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Michelle Mio
Growing up in California, Michelle’s parents always knew
she would work in a field where her creativity would be put to
good use. They never knew that passion would take their daughter
across the country to Michigan!
An accomplished collegiate golfer and student, Michelle had
to decide whether golf or interior design would be her life’s
path. Hands down, Michelle chose interior design! After graduating
from Texas Christian University with a B.S. in Interior
Design and a minor in Japanese, Michelle began working at Elizabeth
S. White Designs in Fort Worth, Texas – an established design
firm servicing some of the metroplex’s most prestigious
clientele.
After several years of designing in Texas, the winds of change
brought Michelle to Michigan. She updated her winter wardrobe
and accepted a senior design position at Joseph
A. Keenan & Associates in Birmingham,
Michigan. After spending four years with the firm, Michelle decided
to open her own firm – Mio & Co., Inc. Working
on multiple residential, corporate and hospitality projects,
Michelle enjoyed the entrepreneurial aspect of being “her
own boss.”
Exactly one year later, designers, business owners and friends,
Rosemary Cotter and Jill Schumacher invited Michelle to combine
her experience and talent with theirs and Rariden
Schumacher Mio & Co. was born. Michelle now feels so fortunate that
she works with such a talented, dedicated, and fun-loving group.
Michelle can often be found walking her French Bulldogs, Gus
and Gertie, through downtown Birmingham. If you happen to see
them, the dogs love having their bellies rubbed!
Rosemary Rariden
Rosemary Rariden Cotter co-founder and senior partner, comes
to the interior design business with approaching 20 years experience
in residential and commercial design. An Oakland County native,
Rosemary was raised in the country with antiques and an emphasis
on decorative arts. Rosemary’s beginning as a 19-year-old
newlywed was relegated to stripping wallpaper and painting their
honeymoon cottage. After two sons born in the 70’s
and a career in real estate management, Rosemary brought her
interests in interior design and decorative arts full circle.
After an apprenticeship she founded the design firm of Jones-Keena.
In the late 90’s the firm was sold and Rosemary continued
as chairman emeritus. Within 18 months Rariden-Schumacher was
formulated and launched with Jill Schumacher and followed by
Michelle Mio within the year. The firm has grown, matured
and completed a number of world class assignments. Rosemary
has worked in both Southern and Northern Michigan, the Rocky
Mountains and South Florida on a routine basis.
Rosemary’s proclivity and her strength lies in timeless
traditional work accented with fine art and antiques to which
she has had considerable training. She is regarded as an
expert on color and texture, her color sense is legendary.
Her work has been published yet she maintains a high level of
privacy which manifests in time spent with her family and charitable
pursuits. Rosemary, her husband Michael, a local real estate
broker, and their 3 dogs divide their time between Bloomfield
Hills, Harbor Springs, Michigan and Naples, Florida.
Rosemary is quoted “I’ve been truly blessed to have
provided interior design services to some of the most wonderful
clients ever.
Jill Schumacher
Jill Schumacher is co-founder of Rariden
Schumacher Mio & Co., an interior design firm based in Birmingham, Michigan.
Jill’s work as one of the principal designers at the firm,
along with partners Rosemary Rariden-Cotter and Michelle Mio,
is inspired by her appreciation for exquisite materials and furnishings. Jill's
extensive experience in interior design and demand for outstanding
craftsmanship is juxtaposed with her eye for unconventional accents,
creating the exceptional aesthetic sensitivity she brings to
each design project.
Prior to forming Rariden Schumacher Mio
& Co., Jill managed the
Rozmallin showroom in Michigan Design Center and spent
two years as an associate designer and project manager with a
design firm in Birmingham, Michigan.
Jill is a graduate of the University of
Michigan, where she studied
Visual Arts.
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