Gabriele Orbell

I grew up in charming and culturally inexhaustible Vienna, Austria. After college, I had the privilege of landing a job managing a World Champion Hair Stylist Salon. I loved my work! I was responsible for scheduling client appointments, many of them very famous, interviewing Stylist Candidates, organizing Seminars and fashion shows which were developed with fashion houses such as Valentino, Dior, and Escada. I controlled advertising with magazines such as Harpers Bazaar and Vogue, managed inventory, bookkeeping and finances. …and then I fell in love with an American living and working in Vienna. Marriage and Kids followed, and then the opportunity to live in the States. We first settled down in West Palm Beach, Florida. Soon we relocated to the Golden State and ended up in Concord. I am thrilled with being in California! My natural appreciation for home architecture and ...