Firm: Shannon Scott Design, 2353 Hollister St., Los Olivos, (805) 688-6286, shannonscottdesign.com
Notable Projects: Fess Parker’s Wine Country Inn & Spa, Tengri Ranch (a Bhutanese-inspired home), and Sea Cliff (a private castle in Newfoundland, Canada)
“I’m one of those people who’s known what they wanted to do basically their whole life,” explained Shannon Scott, a Big Sur–born, Burbank-raised interior designer who studied at Allan Hancock College and the UCSB Extension program in the mid-1990s. “Since 5th grade, I’ve been changing my bedroom every few weeks.”