A biography for Genevieve Gorderhasn’t been written yet.
“I think taking design out of the studio and really having a relationship with the people that you're making it for really convinced me of how powerful a thing design is. It's not just an aesthetic decoration.”
“I'm so used to talk-show hosts just giving you a sound bite and not really being interested.”
“It's about the power of design and the power of the human spirit. It's above paying anybody to do something stupid for money like reality television does - like ambushing people.”
“There's a big difference between decorators and designers and the training is very different.”
“Design can have such a positive impact on the way people live and on their relationships and moods.”
“I'm opening a store at the end of the month in the New York meatpacking district. I'm launching a line of bedding this summer, and I am writing a book that will be out next January.”