Principals
REBECCA JONES • FOUNDER & CEO
Her love and passion for hospitality design and creating fabulous yet functional spaces were the true motivators to establish RD Jones & Associates in 1996. Rebecca has more than 40 years of specialized experience in Hospitality, Restaurant and Multifamily interior architecture and design. A true Texan at heart, she received her BFA degree from Texas Tech University and studied at Parsons School of Design in NYC. She spent 12 years working in New York with a sole focus on Hospitality before starting her name sake firm.
As Owner and Principal of RD Jones & Associates, she continues to set the design direction and tone for all projects. In all renovation and new construction projects, Rebecca’s experience drives her visually stunning and operationally viable design, her essential foundations for timeless design.
Along with her team, she creates industry leading designs with classic details ensuring the ageless sophistication for her clients. As the founder of RDJ+A, she has built a talented and agile team. Her team members work closely with Rebecca, maintaining her style and functionality throughout all RDJ+A projects. Her personal attention to the projects and the team helps retain the high level of design and detail that she is known for.
Rebecca desires to individually craft each environment, creating captivating architecture and décor. Most important to RD Jones & Associates mission is to create value for each project, embrace the client’s needs, adhere to the projects budgetary constraints and build long term working relationships.
BERNARD HOLNAIDER • PRINCIPAL
As Managing Partner & Creative Director of RD Jones & Associates Baltimore Office, Bernard's hands-on leadership coupled with his creative problem solving and passion for hospitality and multi-family design ensure consistent, sophisticated and successful projects. He has a desire to please clients, meet deadlines and complete projects in a timely manner. His natural talent for leadership of the creative process coupled with a vast knowledge of the design industry enables him to manage complicated projects, design teams and clients. He embraces the core principals of design on adhering to the creative process, scope, schedule, and budget.
Bernard's responsibilities include management of all phases of the interior architecture and design process for the Baltimore studio. He is closely involved in new client development, contractual documentation and overall creative leadership as well as project management. He has over 30 years of experience in the Hospitality and Commercial Real Estate Industries, and he has directed numerous outstanding Design Projects in the Hotel, Spa, Restaurant and Multifamily industries. His remarkable creative visions, overseeing and implementing the design process from concept thru installation is of huge value to all clients and consultants associated with the project. He remains personally involved in the creative design vision, itemized cost estimation, review of detailed specifications, procurement and project management. The thorough oversight of all of these aspects aligned with the tight RDJA Construction Documentation, assures the design team has met all of our clients budgets and goals.