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About Us

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Since 1993, r.o.i. Design provides a return on the design investment and creates lasting customer experiences.

We are a creative team that leads the process of collaborative planning and design.

Our methods and problem-solving skills produce outcomes that are based on budget, brand, and beauty.

We value innovation, discipline, commitment, hard work, and honesty. Our customers have said we are different from other designers. They describe us as practical, flexible, resourceful, and “good businesspeople”. Our portfolio demonstrates a variety of looks and styles. This supports the notion that our designs reflect our customers’ budget, brand, and sense of beauty, not our own preference for a particular look or style.

We operate in a 6,000-square-foot office and a 3,000-square-foot materials library located in a historic building near downtown Grand Rapids. We are supported by over 30 material representatives, keeping us up to date on the latest resources.

Our Process

Whether you take advantage of many of our design services or just a few, we start with listening. We want to understand your goals, your budget, your brand as well as your style.

We believe the best design ideas are the result of listening and understanding, and then the collaborative sharing of concepts and possibilities.

Developing a shared language and images that describe a concept direction is pivotal. From a common vision, planning can begin. From concept and planning, the layout and a selection process can begin. Customer meetings move ideas forward and the design can be documented, and details are developed so others can provide budgets and plans to execute the design.

We participate in providing finishes and furnishings to complete the project. In addition to purchasing and reselling the products to our customers, we support the process with layout, selection and planning.

We are available through project completion to answer questions and provide direction.

Our Team

Small but mighty, our team has skills and energies that allow us to work on sizable projects. We depend on each other and typically we all are working on all projects in different capacities for greatest efficiency and best possible outcome. Whether we are acting as a Design Lead, Interior Designer, Graphic Designer, Project Manager, Draftsperson, Spec-Writer or Sample “gopher”, we all play an important role.
Small but mighty, our team has skills and energies that allow us to work on sizable projects. We depend on each other and typically we all are working on all projects in different capacities for greatest efficiency and best possible outcome. Whether we are acting as a Design Lead, Interior Designer, Graphic Designer, Project Manager, Draftsperson, Spec-Writer or Sample “gopher”, we all play an important role.

Mary Witte

Owner & Design Development

Ryan Bright

Creative Executive – Operations & Graphic Design

Lindsey Turner

Associate Interior Designer

Rayanne Rzepka

Assistant Procurement & Product Manager

Cyndee Thenikl

Design Administrator

Marianne Martz

Executive Interior Designer

Ronda Geyer

Product Procurement Manager & Project Manager

Julie Kleinjans

Finance & Marketing

Mary Jane Caster

In Memoriam

Mary Witte

Owner & Design Development

Ryan Bright

Creative Executive – Operations and Graphic Design

Lindsey Turner

Associate Interior Designer

Rayanne Broadway

Studio Administrator

Cyndee Thenikl

Design Administrator

Marianne Martz

Executive Interior Designer

Ronda Geyer

Product Procurement Manager & Project Manager

Julie Kleinjans

Finance & Marketing

Mary Jane Caster

In Memoriam

Our Blog Posts

The Value of Design for Offices

For every business, there is a huge opportunity through design and branding: it helps your HR Department by attracting new hires, and it supports your sales force by building trust with your customers. We at r.o.i. Design believe interior design creates efficiency and...

What are the Design Trends Today?

r.o.i. Design is looking ahead to see what the trends and tools are for the future. That means attending design product exhibits (NeoCon, BDNY, and more), reading design articles, and paying attention to our industry. That doesn’t just mean interior design, but all...

Your Home away from Home: Managing the Upgrades to your Vacation Home

You waited a long time to go back to relaxation at the beach, back to time away from the busyness of the city, back to the simplicity of the cottage.  But when you get there, do you realize you forgot to follow through on the furnishing upgrades assignment you gave...

Rivertown Family Chiropractic makes “The Move” 

From a cellular phone storefront to a magnificent two-story open space, Rivertown Family Chiropractic has moved to a new location and business is booming.  Dr. Mark Wolfman and wife Janelle were attentive to every detail of their new space, making sure their patients...

Beacon Hill Opens the Vista Lounge and Game Room 

Beacon Hill at Eastgate continues to add programs and opportunities for residents for on-campus activities. The most recent is the reopening of the Vista Lounge. This room was previously barely used, and only populated with chairs, tables, wallcoverings, and art.  ...

NeoCon 2024

Two of our designers, Marianne and Lindsey went to NeoCon this month to see the new and exciting things in the world of commercial interior design products. They came back and are reporting on the trends they saw.   Stronger than ever commitment to sustainability and...

Does your corporate space “sell”?  

Does your space reflect the story you have been telling your customers about your goals, values, and successes? Does your space promote pride and loyalty among employees?   Hipcouch.com states in their article, “How the right office interior design makes or breaks a...

Accessorizing for Comfort and Fun 

One of r.o.i. Design’s good clients asked for our help supplying furnishings and accessories for their company's family condo. Located in the Downtown entertainment district of Grand Rapids, we saw this as an opportunity to meet their deadline and stay within their...

How Design Impacts Hiring and Retention

r.o.i. Design responded to a call from a mid-size manufacturer who asked, “Can you help us make our Core Values more prominent in our facility?” They thought it would help them during their interview process as well as engaging existing employees. This group had just...

Hudsonville Vision Care Upgrades Its Patient Experience

Doctors Walt and Gammage joined Hudsonville Vision Care in the 1980’s and are preparing for the next generation of leadership, which has already started with Dr. Wustman, who joined in 2017. Subsequently, this meant enhancing the interior, with expanded offices and...
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