ABOUT US
ABOUT THE FIRM
For Robin and Harvey, the personal is professional. Despite their years of combined experience and an ever-increasing roster of talented designers, Wise Nadel Design retains the personal touch of a boutique design firm. Having completed hundreds of projects, from statement homes to large-scale condominiums, their client-driven approach remains the yardstick against which all of their work is measured.
From initial concept development to final touches, every project undertaken by Wise Nadel Design is done so under the watchful eye of its two principals. No matter what team is assembled to manage the day-to-day design work, our clients ultimately know that Robin and Harvey are never more than an arm’s length away. The result is a multi-tiered support system that is always on the ready, and a level of consistency in both the aesthetics and quality of the design product.
Aside from the quality of our work, our reputation as a firm is rooted in the longstanding partnerships that we’ve developed over many great years in the industry. Our goal has always been to foster symbiotic relationships with some of the city’s best builders, tradespeople, and suppliers, helping us to execute our visions in a way that is efficient, cost-effective, and in keeping with our high standards and attention to detail.
We’re immensely proud of these relationships and count them amount our chief assets. But most of all, we take pride in work well done, the spectacular designs we deliver, and the affirmations we’ve received by countless satisfied clients.
MEET HARVEY
For the past two decades, the name Harvey Wise has been synonymous with high-end interior design in Toronto. What few may know, however, is that his path to the top of the city’s design world has been anything but traditional.
Harvey’s formal training is in business, having completed his MBA in marketing, and spending the first 20 years of his career in the competitive sphere of advertising, marketing, and product design. Over these years, perhaps foretelling his future to come, Harvey’s business interests often ran in close proximity to an emerging passion for interior design. Combining his entrepreneurial spirit, business acumen, and a keen eye for transitional design, his eponymous firm – Harvey Wise Design – was brought to fruition in 2004.
Name recognition soon followed as Harvey Wise Design became known in the city’s design circles for its sophisticated interiors, highlighted by an unyielding attention to detail and an aesthetic that bridged the gap between the timeless and the contemporary. Then in 2018, again exemplifying his twin passions for business and design, Harvey merged firms with longtime colleague and confidant Robin Nadel to bring Wise Nadel Design to the forefront of Toronto’s interior design scene.
Though his road was the one less taken, Harvey’s contribution to the city’s design landscape is indisputable. His influence is felt in the myriad of stately homes that line the streets of Toronto’s most affluent neighbourhoods, and in the upcoming generation of talented young designers, many of whom honed their crafts in his cultivating orbit.
MEET ROBIN
While classically trained in architecture, Robin Nadel has made her indelible mark on Toronto’s increasingly talented and competitive world of interior design. It is perhaps this very training that separates Robin from other designers in this field.
After completing her degree in architecture from the University of Toronto in 1995, Robin earned her stripes working in some of the city’s most prestigious designer firms. During this time, she collected the wealth of knowledge and experience necessary to found Robin Nadel Design in 2009.
Following a decade of sustained growth and influence, she merged with longtime friend and colleague Harvey Wise to launch Wise Nadel Design in 2018. With the firm’s circle of influence expanding with every passing year, Robin’s trademark designs have become ever-present, from luxury single-family estates to multi-unit and high-rise developments.
Today, Robin boasts an untarnished reputation as one of Toronto’s most trusted and admired designers. Known for her innate ability to see past the surface of the home, she looks deeper, to the story of the home, which in turn informs the structure, the design, and the finish. Now, with over 25 years of industry experience, Robin’s signature is upon every bespoke detail in some of Toronto’s great houses. Her rise to prominence has not been meteoric, but rather steady and true, driven by hard work, dedication, and an unparalleled commitment to her craft and to her clientele.