Experience Gives Us The Edge
Award-winning CCS Interior Design Group brings more than 32 years of combined interior design experience to our work. We are a full-service luxury interior design firm that creates timeless interiors for luxury single-family homes and condominiums throughout the Midwest, with projects in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and California. Our work includes large-scale renovation and new construction projects from visualization through completion. Our diverse experience sets us apart and brings us returning clients and referrals.
Dedicated Design Professionals
In the Design World, ideas are often lofty while follow through is inconsistent. Having an organized and proactive design team at your fingertips can be the difference between a late, over-budget project and a project that is on time, on-budget and delivers each detail of the intended design. Follow through and project management is where we shine. We work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure every step is taken to complete a smoothly run and successful project.
Dedicated Design Professionals
In the Design World, ideas are often lofty while follow through is inconsistent. Having an organized and proactive design team at your fingertips can be the difference between a late, over-budget project and a project that is on time, on-budget and delivers each detail of the intended design. Follow through and project management is where we shine. We work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure every step is taken to complete a smoothly run and successful project.
Artistic Flair
We offer a fresh and artistic approach to the design process, creating highly personalized interiors that stand the test of time. While we believe in a strong foundation that adheres to the Principles of Interior Design, our goal is to bring out each client’s individual style with ease and charm.
Innovative Approach
CCS Interior Design offers world class innovative design solutions that will enrich and impact your lifestyle, always with detailed execution and flawless results. We offer interactive communication with visual presentations and in-house sketches to guide the entire process with proven organization and professional management.
Innovative Approach
CCS Interior Design offers world class innovative design solutions that will enrich and impact your lifestyle, always with detailed execution and flawless results. We offer interactive communication with visual presentations and in-house sketches to guide the entire process with proven organization and professional management.
Integrity At Our Core
Our clients can depend on us to be honest and trustworthy. We follow through on every task we commit to with hard work; thorough preparation; dedication; and seasoned intuition and instinct. Our clients benefit from these attributes and are always at the center of our work. We want to know who our clients are inside and out, so we can best understand their Vision and the needs of the individuals using the space. The reason we are here is because we love what we do and take pride in our work. Our mission is to create functional spaces for our clients while evoking a nourishing energy using space, materials, textures and colors. Our purpose is to inspire people to thrive in their homes and experience their best quality of life
Our Team
Cynthia C. Smith
Owner + Principal Designer, Allied ASID
Rebecca Pogonitz
Senior Designer
Cynthia C. Smith
Owner + Principal Designer, Allied ASID
Cynthia’s award-winning firm, CCS Interior Design Group, was established more than 13 years ago. Since the beginning, Cynthia has enjoyed a reputation for creating homes that are sophisticated and artistically inspired, yet warm and inviting. No matter the design style, Cynthia creates homes that reflect the individual’s sensibility, lifestyle and values. Her approach involves refining each design element until she can strike a balance between architecture and interior; form and function; and client and designer. Paying close attention to the smallest detail and always looking toward the future, Cynthia looks beyond the trends while creating luxury homes that embody both an everlasting elegance and a personal sanctuary.
After earning a BA in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Cynthia followed her passion for interior design and completed a BFA in Interior Design from the International Academy of Design and Technology. Sixteen years of interior design experience and serving as a committed Leader in the Illinois interior design community have allowed her to serve as Past President of the ASID-Illinois Chapter, and a Designer On Call at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. She has received several prestigious awards and recognitions, including The African American Contractors Association’s Outstanding Emerging Business Achievement Award. She volunteers her services to a variety of Charities, such as Design 4 Dignity, DIFFA, The African American Contractors Association and Make-A-Wish, for which she recently remodeled three spaces for the children they serve.
Cynthia is privileged to work with her dedicated and talented friend Rebecca. She is dedicated to creating a work environment where excellence, innovation, and teamwork are possible.
Rebecca Pogonitz
Senior Designer
With more than twenty years of interior design experience, rather than being recognized for a particular design style, Rebecca is known for designing spaces that are uniquely tailored to each homeowner’s preferences and daily lifestyle, resulting in rich, artistic spaces that will energize and delight them for years to come. Her approach is to embark on the design process from an experiential and emotional perspective. Throughout the process, the Vision driving her projects is not only aesthetic – it is from ‘what kind of energy are we creating, how does the space make me feel and how can I and/or my family thrive in it’. With this mindset and the notion that design trends should not necessarily drive the Vision, the final result is a timeless design unique to whoever is living in that home.
Rebecca volunteers her services to Designs 4 Dignity and is a Designer On Call at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. She speaks often on design-related topics at consumer education events and B2B design/build conferences. Her work has been featured in Chicago Tribune Magazine and on Houzz , HGTV.com and Realtor Magazine. She is grateful for the opportunity to work with her talented friend Cynthia, with whom she shares the same core values of honesty, integrity, trust and dedication to improving the lives of the clients they serve