Eliza Wattiez is an interior designer who makes South Florida her home. She works for De’ Marti Design, where she is additionally a project manager, responsible for commercial and residential projects.
She was born into an artistic family and has lived in many different places during her life. “Basically I do not have a particular place where I grew up,” she says. “I was born in Paget, Bermuda, where my parents were living at the time.” She has lived in New Canaan, Connecticut and Montreal, Canada, and has also lived in France, Spain, and Italy. “Now I am permanently in the U.S.”
She was strongly influenced by her family and their accomplishments. Her mother, Lisa Staniforth Gourdon, is the creator and director of L’Ecole D’art Mural in Versailles. “This school is one of the first to certify decorative faux finish painters, enabling graduates to restore historical monuments such as the Chateaux de Versailles or the Louvre,” she says. Her mother recently finished restoring the Musee Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. One of her uncles is in the hall of fame for Yacht Design, and another is the Supervisor in Advanced Visualization at Bombardier Aerospace. Her two aunts are both high-end residential designers, and have also designed private jets.
Eliza Wattiez Grandmother, Joanne Hewson Rees, won recognition as a fine artist, and also competed in the 1952 Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway. This in turn inspired Eliza to train as an equestrian showjumper; Thus she competed for Canada’s National Equestrian Show Jumping Team.
She was born into an artistic family and has lived in many different places during her life. “Basically I do not have a particular place where I grew up,” she says. “I was born in Paget, Bermuda, where my parents were living at the time.” She has lived in New Canaan, Connecticut and Montreal, Canada, and has also lived in France, Spain, and Italy. “Now I am permanently in the U.S.”
She was strongly influenced by her family and their accomplishments. Her mother, Lisa Staniforth Gourdon, is the creator and director of L’Ecole D’art Mural in Versailles. “This school is one of the first to certify decorative faux finish painters, enabling graduates to restore historical monuments such as the Chateaux de Versailles or the Louvre,” she says. Her mother recently finished restoring the Musee Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. One of her uncles is in the hall of fame for Yacht Design, and another is the Supervisor in Advanced Visualization at Bombardier Aerospace. Her two aunts are both high-end residential designers, and have also designed private jets.
Eliza Wattiez Grandmother, Joanne Hewson Rees, won recognition as a fine artist, and also competed in the 1952 Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway. This in turn inspired Eliza to train as an equestrian showjumper; Thus she competed for Canada’s National Equestrian Show Jumping Team.
