MEET THE FOUNDER
YVONNE GERBASI, NCIDQ
Yvonne is an NCIDQ-certified interior designer with over a decade of experience designing and managing projects throughout the Midwest. From multi-million dollar developments to small refreshes, Yvonne designs and delivers interior projects in numerous markets, types, and scales.
Prior to relocating to Northeast Ohio and starting Basi Collective in 2020, Yvonne led the interiors at the boutique architecture firm, Blackline Studio in Downtown Indianapolis, IN. As a former professor and life-long learner herself, Yvonne most enjoys guiding clients through the design and building process, showing them the incredible transformational possibilities of intentional design and project management.
CERTIFICATIONS
NCIDQ #32159
Fitwel Ambassador
Registered Interior Designer (IN)
EDUCATION
B.A. Interior Design, Minor Sociology;
Purdue University
Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building Certificate;
Parsons The New School of Design
What’s in the name Basi Collective?
Basi comes from Yvonne’s last name and means “groundwork” in Italian. We’re a big advocate for being proactive, setting a strong “groundwork” for a successful project. Planning, intuition, thoughtfulness, and project management are our secret sauce ingredients, and what our clients have said they love the most about working with us.
We believe design is a Collective approach and not one ego. Our designs must account for all who are affected by them in both the micro (room/building) and macro environments (neighborhood/world). We love collaborating closely with our clients and our incredible team of consultants to create holistic and thorough design solutions.
Put together, Basi Collective is the ethos to what we do.
