On this Closer’s episode we connect with Rene Graham, an architect, educator and entrepreneur, who approaches problem solving spatially and takes a functional approach to her designs.

Rene is the founder of Renzoe Box, a beauty tech platform that utilizes data science & innovative packaging to solve for makeup customization & waste. She is the co-founder of LaurelHouse Studio, a boutique architecture practice and design studio based in Bryan, Texas. She is also the co-founder of BCS Modern, a real estate development company focused on design-driven community-based development in Downtown Bryan, Texas.

Combined, LaurelHouse + BCSModern have designed/developed over $65m in property ranging from small scale residential renovations to multi-story mixed-use commercial facilities. Graham has taught architecture, design & entrepreneurship at two major universities in Texas. She has received grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, has been featured on a national TV homes show, won the international Good Design Award®, finalist for SXSW 2020 Pitch, is a 2020 Tory Burch Fellow and 2021 Ladies Who Launch Fellow, and holds national & international patents and trademarks for Renzoe Box®. She has served as an invited design critic at Harvard University, SciArc, Syracuse University, Rice University, Texas Tech, Louisiana State, University of Texas, and Texas A&M University.

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More about our Closer’s guest:

Visit Renzoe Box : https://www.renzoebox.com/

Learn more about BC Modern: https://www.bcsml.com

Learn more about René Graham:

http://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-rene-graham-renzoe-box-mid-cities/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rené-graham-renzoe-box/id1469272023?i=1000442071430