Lawrence Hubbard Designs

Lawrence

Lawrence Hubbard, Founder and CEO, started Viggiano Interiors in 1988 while working as a Detroit Police Officer. In a short time Viggiano's became one of Detroit's most recognized full service interior design firms, securing a substantial number of Domestic and International clients. Certainly a leader in the industry, Mr. Hubbard, through innovation and determination has created an unique market niche for himself where none existed before. Clients not only get quality furnishings and service, they get in-depth personalized attention and his unparalleled style of design.

Initially a freelance designer of residential interiors, Mr. Hubbard held the prestigious position of staff and resident designer of several luxury apartment and residential subdivisions. There are not many upscale apartment complexes or residential communities that do not have his unique signature. On the commercial front a slew of large-scale projects have garnished him praise as he has completed commercial splendors from hotels and restaurants, to plush nightclubs.

In 1997 Mr. Hubbard purchased the dilapidated historical Hall-Oldsmobile mansion in the Boston-Arden Park historic district of Detroit. After undergoing extensive renovations and restructuring, his home has served as a show house with examples of his enticing and well-respected work. Never satisfied, he welcomed the new millennium filming and launching the pilot of his own life style television show, “That's Got To Go!", being part of Michigan's first prestigious list of registered designers, and expanding his business to Dallas, Texas.

In 2003, after regaining the ability to walk after a tragic accident in the summer of 2000, Mr. Hubbard took on new challenges; publishing his first book, Award Nominated "Where I Was, Where I Am, Where I'm Going", and leaving the United States to study in the Dominican Republic. In Santo Domingo, he attended the Universitario Dominico Americano and Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra studying Latin culture and Spanish. After graduating in 2005, He traveled to Spain and then Mexico to continue his studies in Spanish and Italian at the Universidad del Valle de Mexico y Universidad Leonardo da Vinci Italia, while also doing missionary work as a professor of English and Spanish to an international student body representing more than 20 countries, including the Mayan and indigenous communities of Mexico. In February 2009, after completing his studies he returned to the United States settling in Florida. In August 2009 Mr. Hubbard became the star of the New Entertainment and Style TV show Sarasota Music and Bars; Out On The Town and Entertainment personality on Sarasota's WSLR 96.5 FM.

Each year Mr. Hubbard extends his arms to the community by speaking about his work and mentoring to youth organizations and schools, and training interns to work in the design industry. This along with the countless art shows and lectures helps him towards his goal, to expose others normally not in touch with the arts to explore it's colorful and thought provoking world. In other community efforts, Mr. Hubbard hosted the launch reception for the Detroit chapter of the National Organization of Black Designers.