ABOUT MOENIA
Moenia Design specializes in high-quality accessories, accent furniture, signature licensed designs, and custom product design services for the home furnishings and hospitality industry. We strive to create a casual elegance that will withstand the test of time. You will notice a shift to cleaner lines, and more variety in the colors, styles, and materials offered in our product line in an effort to transition to a more modern aesthetic.Our history starts more than 25 years ago in the California wine country town of Healdsburg, where reproductions of European wine country baskets filled a small retail store. Many of those baskets are still offered today in our Vineyard Collection. Over time, more baskets were added, as well as furniture and other decorative accessories. Later, the retail store was closed and Moenia Design, then known as Vintage Baskets, began to sell exclusively to the design trade and retailers.
In May of 2005 the assets of Vintage Baskets were acquired by Moenia Design.
Moenia is a Latin word that means “walled dwelling or castle”. It is pronounced “mo en’ ya” (emphasis on the “en”). We chose the word Moenia because it implies the conscious creation of a sanctuary; the kind of place designed to make you feel completely carefree.
We believe that our commitment to high quality, and exceptional customer service will instill that sense of confidence in everyone we work with - whether it be a custom design for a large hotel or a repeat Buyers for a small retailer. We strive for integrity throughout our organization and we mean what we say. We believe that credibility, integrity and a commitment to customer service are essential attributes for our staff.
OUR TEAM
Neil Gehani
President & CEO
Neil has over 25 years experience in technology, business, sales, and marketing. His focus and drive combined with his strengths in product development, strategic marketing, finance, logistics, sales and channel development make him ideally suited to lead Moenia Design into its next phase of development.
Neil has worked in the high technology industry for most of his career in various leadership and management positions. He started Moenia Design in March 2005 and acquired the assets of Vintage Baskets in May 2005.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from Ohio Northern and Kent State University. Managerial and Marketing executive programs at Case Western Reserve and Stanford University.
Neil has worked in the high technology industry for most of his career in various leadership and management positions. He started Moenia Design in March 2005 and acquired the assets of Vintage Baskets in May 2005.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from Ohio Northern and Kent State University. Managerial and Marketing executive programs at Case Western Reserve and Stanford University.
Tonie Cox
Director of Product Design
Tonie got her start as a fashion and product photographer before transitioning to industrial design. She has taught industrial and interior design at the undergraduate level as well.
She has blended her influences: the flowing, sensuous lines of fabric, the interplay of light of shadows, and the elegant structures of nature to create a unique line of home furnishings. She believes in the Bauhaus ideal of creating beauty in everyday objects. By making common items beautiful, design is brought into daily life and sub-consciously becomes a part of the built environment much like the inherent beauty of the natural environment.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard University, MA in Industrial Design from North Carolina State University, School of Design.
She has blended her influences: the flowing, sensuous lines of fabric, the interplay of light of shadows, and the elegant structures of nature to create a unique line of home furnishings. She believes in the Bauhaus ideal of creating beauty in everyday objects. By making common items beautiful, design is brought into daily life and sub-consciously becomes a part of the built environment much like the inherent beauty of the natural environment.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Environmental Studies from Harvard University, MA in Industrial Design from North Carolina State University, School of Design.