At the age of 7, horse mad Andrea Rapke Knowles, was told by her father that if she stopped sucking her thumb he would buy her a pony. At the advice of a family friend with a beautiful barn on her property, a pony was chosen (a Welsh Cob terror name Gee Whiz), boarded with the friends and their training began. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Loma Alta, owned and run by Penny Wahler in Santa Cruz, California, and her first Warmblood was purchased to begin Children’s Hunters / Equitation and a taste of horse shows.

In 1989, they moved to G & G Stables in Los Angeles, CA with Rob Gage and Cyndi Grossman at LAEC. Quite a few amazing and life-changing horses took them around the state and beyond on the show circuit. Rob and Cyndi were amazing trainers and friends, as were the incredible assistant trainers, including Richard Spooner.

Sadly, school took over and Andrea was then educated in Lugano, Switzerland and London, England, graduating with a double major in Art History and English Literature. Feeling passionately about the art business brought her to positions at Sotheby's, Christie's and Guggenheim, Asher, a NY & LA based art

consultancy. Additionally, she received corporate training at WME & CAA in Los Angeles.

Her love of art and design began in childhood where, at a young age, she was already attending auctions and picking fabrics and furnishings for her family's homes. This life-long interest led her to her first professional residential renovation in 2009, the creation of her own firm and the building of a business focused on true collaborations, a knowledge of the newest trends in design/build and a holistic and discrete approach to every venture.

Now, she is bringing stable life back into the fold with work on Equine Residences throughout the US and abroad.

She is involved in a multitude of charitable foundations focused on homelessness, animal care and rescue and childhood illness. She resides with her husband and two Jack Russell Terriers in Beverly Hills, California.

Senior Designer

Mateja Gejo is a graduate of the Architecture & Civil Engineering University of Nilš Serbia. He majored in architectural visualisation and his passion for architecture and design pushes him to bring a client’s vision to life while being inspired to learn more about all of the necessary components and steps to get the best results possible in every image created. He is fulfilled by creating interior and exterior renders and consistently pushes himself to grow in the CGI field.

Lead Designer

Marko Gejo is a graduate of the Architecture & Civil Engineering University of Nilš Serbia with a Masters in Architectural Engineering. He has spent the last 6 years specialising in interior design, 3D modelling, 3D visualisation and graphic design. His experience with numerous architectural firms has included floor plan layout/design, construction organisation, product design and architectural visualisation. By working in numerous applications in the field, he keeps his skills fresh by using each discipline to level up to the next.