JohnJohn Florian Koncar Interiors, Interior Design, Cleveland, Ohio

Biography

Since 1986, John Florian Koncar has designed award-winning interiors for people who seek individuality in their homes. He and his staff work from a sprawling mid-century ranch house in Cleveland's eastern suburbs, but he has completed design projects in Chicago, Cape Cod, Washington, New York, Princeton and both Florida coasts.

A graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP), his education includes apprenticeship in the world renowned Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the custom cabinetry and upholstery workrooms of Holzheimer Interiors and numerous construction sites. This broad knowledge base distinguishes him among his peers. He has been referred to as a "designer's designer".

John Koncar's interior design work has appeared in HGTV's Homes Across America, Interior Design Magazine, Fine Furniture International, Met Home, Northern Ohio Live, Cleveland Magazine, Crain's Cleveland Business and The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Philosophy

Whether modern or traditional, the consistent virtues of a John Florian Koncar-designed interior are confidence, classicism, and elegance; but foremost, comfort. Each interior is artfully crafted to compliment the building's exterior, and the personalities of its owners.

The Koncar interior showcases the designer's talent for custom architectural detailing, the planning of kitchens and bathrooms and custom cabinetry design. His vision and scholarship guide him in creating environments unique to his clients; in either new construction or renovation.

Appropriateness is all.

CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
By Melissa Hebert

JSTYLE MAGAZINE
by Marilyn Karfeld

The 10,000 square foot home this Walden couple loves is not only eminently livable; it's the perfect backdrop for their unflagging interest in their community and the world around them.

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PROPERTIES MAGAZINE
Originally appeared in July 2010 Issue

Reading original promotional brochures for Bratenahl Place is like looking at scenes from Mad Men, touting a lifestyle of privacy and glamour. Recently, John recreated the “high life” above the forested shoreline, a mere ten minutes from downtown Cleveland.

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SPECTACULAR HOMES
OF OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA

John Koncar is one of the designers featured in this coffee table book. Kathryn Riddle of Currents newspaper calls the book “gorgeous, filled with ideas to inspire, and one which the discerning reader will turn to time and again for the sheer pleasure of it.”...

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SOPHISTICATED HOME
By Jill Sell

Popular interior designer John Florian Koncar always kept his eye on a classic midcentury modern ranch house in Mayfield Heights. When the home went on the market for the first time in 35 years, an ecstatic Koncar bought it and moved from Cleveland Heights. That was in 1992...