During the course of her career, Kristie Strasen has had the opportunity to work with a variety of prestigious and well-regarded companies large and small.  She has won a number of industry awards for her own design and color work as well as awards for the implementation of ideas from other talented designers.  Kristie founded Place Textiles in 2005 and owned the company until 2015.

She currently has her design studio in White Salmon, Washington where she provides consulting services for leading companies in both residential and contract market segments.