Al Ruschmeyer is a designer with sophisticated sensibility, an appreciation for history and a classic design sense. Following studies at Academy Of Art he did visual merchandizing for 8 years and was given management of a flagship store until an opportunity to do interior design lead him to leave visual merchandizing and form a residential interior design firm in 1980. Notable design projects have been the restoration and renovation of the 1929 Phleger estate in Woodside, the updating of the Alma Speckles town house on Nob Hill and the transformation of an industrial shell into a chateau for a furniture manufacturers showroom at the SF Design Center. He has created exhibits for the SF Fall Antiques show from 1992 to 2009 and rooms for The SF Decorator Show House. In 1992 won the House and Garden design award for his work at the library of the Hillsborough Carolands Chateau. Over the past few years has contributed to books on the architect David Alder and decorator Francis Elkins and currently another book on Francis Elkins. He continues to enjoy creating beauty and comfort for his clients as well as pursuing mountain biking and snowboarding in the Sierra mountains where he grew up.