How it Started
I wanted to be an interior designer since I was 13—as soon as I realized it was a '“real” job. I was the kid who would draw floor plans for fun. I even wrote to interior designers that I admired from my design magazines—I still have those letters.
I’d always been creative, but I liked that interior architecture and design have a technical side and constraints that call for thoughtful solutions.
Before starting SG23 Design, I worked in award-winning high-end residential design, hospitality, retail and corporate interior design.
Credentials
Shila Scarlet Griffith is a formally educated and trained, NCIDQ certified and LEED accredited interior designer that honed her skills while working on award-winning projects at a prestigious architecture firm before starting her own interior design studio.
The Basic Numbers.
Degrees: 2
Jefferson University
(Formally Philadelphia University)
B.S. in Interior Design 2008
M.S. in Sustainable Design 2010Years of professional experience: 15+
National Certifications.
NCIDQ Certification (Cert. No. 30831) - National Council for Interior Design Qualification
LEED AP - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional
Past Employers.
Philadelphia University (Now Thomas Jefferson Univ.)
TransAmerican Office Furniture
Greenable
Exhibition.
Design is Inclusive. DesignPhiladelphia. Oct. 4 - Oct. 13, 2018.
Volunteerism.
Mastery Pickett XIII Career Day Volunteer; 2022
CABE Summer Academy Mentor; Summer 2021, 2022 and 2023
Winter Tree Pruning 2021 with Friends of Penn Treaty Park + Philly Tree People
Vote Forward Super Volunteer
Hidden City Philadelphia Columist - Marked Potential Project
United By Blue Cleanups
P.I.A. River Cleanups
Greenbuild 2013 Outreach and Engagement Committee Member
Our Design Studio
We are located at 600 Main Street, Suite 3 in charming Riverton, NJ—just across the river from Philadelphia. Visits are by appointment only.
Also, this space and I have a bit of history…
When I was a little girl my mom used to take me to this lovely shop called Victorian Thymes. I waited and waited until I turned 15 and was old enough to ask for a job there. I had the best first boss (now friend) anyone could ask for, that would let me come in to work late some Saturdays so I could take classes at Moore College of Art and Design. I also met one of my dearest friends there. I even remember the first time her boyfriend (now husband) picked her up from work. I was the maid of honor in their wedding, and now I get to see their daughters grow up. We had the most lovely customers, ate a lot of chocolate and I still maintain that if Victorian Thymes was open, I’d happily work there every Saturday. I loved that job so much, especially around Christmas time.
I worked there for about 6 years, up until the shop closed permanently and I tried not to cry as I handed in my key. That shop closed and we said goodbyes to a space that held so many memories.
Fast forward 17 years later, I was looking for a studio space so that I could hire a team. The same exact space that Victorian Thymes was in all those years ago became available. In March 2019, SG23 Design moved into a space that was already so special to me. Things really do come full circle.