Our Team
CYNTHIA LAMBAKIS
Owner and Principal Designer
Master of Interior Architecture
Cynthia Lambakis brings an extensive level of design skills, commitment, and integrity to her Pasadena interior design practice and the community. She has served in leadership roles such as President of the American Society of Interior Designers (Pasadena Chapter), an Interior Advisor for the 2018 Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts and as an Instructor at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM). She is an Allied Member of the American Society for Interior Designers (ASID) and a member of the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA). She was selected by the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts to design sought-after rooms including an open floor plan kitchen, loggia and a bespoke master suite. Her design credentials include a Master of Interior Architecture from the design program at Cal Poly Pomona, a Certificate of Interior Design from UCLA Extension, and a Bachelor of Arts in European Studies from San Diego State University. Prior to launching Lambakis Interior Design, Cynthia served the greater San Gabriel Valley for nearly a decade as the co-founder of Ederra Design Studio, where she explored her passion for historical home restoration and gained an extensive knowledge of design project management. Cynthia’s inspiring design advice and signature aesthetic are featured regularly in esteemed industry publications and on television. Her passions beyond design include travel, enjoying cultural events and her volunteer work for the Tournament of Roses.
MEREDITH YOUNG
Associate Designer and Marketing
Bachelors of Art, Masters in Theology
Meredith fuels her senses and marketing mojo both in the digital world and with hands-on experience helping clients articulate their design goals. Having received her undergraduate degree with an emphasis in graphic design from Westmont College, her visual design and communications skills are always at the ready. She believes everyone has an innate sense of beautiful design, but it takes a designer’s eye, passion and experience to materialize it. In addition to working directly with faculty on projects while pursuing her undergraduate degree, Meredith honed skills in interiors and marketing during a 3-summer internship at Ware Malcomb. A few of her favorite things are her husband, her puppy, and a good slice of pizza. She directs the marketing strategy and social media channels for the firm.
SAMANTHA DELBRIDGE
Draftsperson and Associate Designer
Student of Interior Design
Samantha (Sammi) is a design student currently attending Chaffey College and will achieve an Associate’s degree in Interior Design in June of 2023. It excites her to work alongside Cynthia as a draftsperson and associate designer so she can learn the necessary skills to become a hands-on designer. Her enthusiasm for design developed at a young age when she would visit construction sites with her father and could see beautiful interiors firsthand coming together. Seeing blueprints on the kitchen table every day fueled her specific interest in interior/architectural drafting. Sammi has a love for anything out of the ordinary and has an eye for colorful detail in every design. Frequenting thrift stores and antique shops in her free time for fashion and decorative inspiration. Her unique style and attention to ornate details is what has helped her flourish in her studies, excelling in AutoCAD and space planning.
VERONICA CRUZ
Draftsperson
Master of Interior Architecture
Veronica enriches the team at Lambakis Interior Design as a draftsperson. She oversees all drafting, floorplans and elevations for the firm and enjoys the challenge of conceptualizing and improving a space. Having acquired a passion for design at an early age, Veronica would often sketch floorplans like a puzzle, finding creative solutions to the rooms she entered. Her innate artistic ability and agile mind are balanced by education that fine-tuned the sense of style, balance and technical acumen she brings to each project. Veronica holds an undergraduate degree in Design from Cal State Long Beach and a Master of Interior Architecture graduate degree from the UCLA design program. When she’s not at the drafting table, you’ll find her combing through architecture and design magazines over coffee in the morning and watching her daughter and son grow and achieve milestones.