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FAVORITE THINGS THE EMINENT INTERIOR DESIGN PRINCIPAL’S STYLE IS FUN MEETS FUNCTIONAL. BY CHRIS LEE
FOR EMINENT INTERIOR DESIGN PRINCIPAL BRANDI HAGEN, THE
past few years have been a roller coaster. She and her husband/business partner, Jeremy, operated the firm out of their home for 16 years. Just as they were ready to make the leap to a commercial space, the pandemic hit and their plans got paused. As restrictions eased — and clients who’d been stuck at home powered a shelter industry boom — Eminent leaped back into growth mode, building out a 2,300-square-foot space in Plymouth and developing a team of eight fulltime employees. Hagen was itching to expand. An interior designer for 25+ years, she cut her teeth at Billy Beson Company. “He taught me everything I know about design — the good and the bad,” she laughs. Shortly after her older son was born, she launched Eminent. Now that her kids are teenagers, she is doubling down on business. Eminent doesn’t have a look, and that’s by design. Hagen loves the variety, whether contemporary, modern, traditional or farmhouse. Her favorites, in turn, reflect her penchant for the fun and functional.
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Walrus, an artist-led North Minneapolis consignment shop that features original and vintage art. “You can find something unique and also very affordable,” she notes. The shop has clearly homed in on a successful formula; since its 2021 debut, Walrus has sold a quarter of its inventory every week.
2 | Trend “I love the new white finishes,” she says. “Everything is coming out white, from light fixtures to doorknobs to plumbing. It’s fun and an excuse to pop up color elsewhere.”
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