Angelo Surmelis

Biography: Angelo's parents told him that he started dragging furniture to different locations in their Chicago apartment at age seven. They tried to stop him until they realized it looked better when he was done. A native of Greece, Angelo majored in fine art and design with a minor in theater. Working as an actor in Chicago and New York after college, Angelo eventually started his own design firm helping a diverse array of clients from poor college students who wanted to spruce up their dorm rooms to designing events at the Playboy Mansion.

Angelo's design firm, Swell Space, is based in Los Angeles. Click here to visit the Swell Space web site.