Designer Mario Echeverria & wife Bobbie share a few of their favorite things

Echeverria Design Group Owners Mario & Bobbie Echeverria

Biltmore members since:
1994. We have watched our niece Yvonne Roberts create & grow
the Cellar Club into what it is today, always fi nding ways to improve
the experience.

Favorite aspect of Biltmore life:
We can’t say enough about the environment, its history, the special
events and the relationships we have created. We especially enjoy
the interactive luncheons-- it’s fun to be surrounded by others who
enjoy great food and wine.

Favorite aspect of life:
Not knowing what’s next.

A great getaway is:
5000 feet above the clouds at The Swag, an inn in the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina.

The ultimate Sunday would be:
Having breakfast in Barbados on the wrap-around balcony overlooking the turquoise water. Lunch on the beach and a candlelit dinner at the oceans edge at sunset. Taking the time to reflect on all of the blessings that God continues to provide.

Our idea of “fun”:
Taking some time for a little getaway to Canyon Road (Art Galleries) in Santa Fe, seeing the yellow Aspens in Grand Teton (Jackson Hole), or skiing in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Our idea of beautiful:
Finding the inner beauty in people. Beauty is something that can
be seen through the eyes not always with the eyes.

Great design is:
The understanding that a successfully designed space is one that has a specifi c purpose. Each space must echo a subtle yet defi nitive message that clearly and simply emphasizes the cohesiveness and unity of the environment. Our design fi rm, Echeverria Design Group, specializes in retail and commercial architecture and space planning for over 20 years.

Our heroes:
We are each others’ heroes. We have been with each other 24/7 since we married, including the building of our design firm.

Our guilty pleasures:
Dark chocolate, Christmas ornaments and orchids.

Favorite holidays:
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Because you get to spend quality time with friends and family. New Year’s is also exciting because of the anticipation of what the new year will bring.

The perfect guests to share the perfect bottle of Champagne with us on New Year’s Eve:
All of our friends are important – like the facets of a diamond, how can we say that one is better than the other?

Our shared New Year’s Resolution:
Take a longer vacation. Go to the Chelsea Garden Show in May.