Meet Ariana 

Over the last decade, she has a proven track record in leading artVIA to deliver award-winning design solutions and highly-praised consulting services that her clients value.  

Ariana Smetana is a multi-faceted, left and right-brain strategic thinker, with global leadership skills honed over 20 years of international experiences. She has consistently positioned the firm to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction, quality of project management services, and creative solutions in commercial and residential spaces to transform and elevate the users' experiences. Her firm has developed a comprehensive targeted approach towards delivering business results through creating user-centered & activity-based workplaces that lead to an improvement in collaboration, knowledge transfer, team's interactions, along with design being in alignment with culture, and visual brand identity that ‘speak’ the same visual messages to internal and external customers.

She has degrees in B.S. Economics, and Interior Design, and professional skills that span over careers at PWC in London, UK, Continental Airlines, and Shell Oil in Houston TX. 

She is a keen learner, continuously expanding her knowledge through research, conferences and professional developments to keep the pulse on trends that impact businesses. As well, she evolves her design sensibilities and inspirations through extensive travels to places in the U.S.A., Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia.  Since 1997, she calls Houston home, after growing up and living in Zagreb, Croatia, and as well in London, UK.