Owner, Founder of Design Well Spent Company

Tobi Wray is the Owner | Founder of Design Well Spent Co., an award-winning interior design firm specializing in retail, hospitality, and multifamily design in Seattle, WA. With over 15 years of experience, Tobi is a NCIDQ-certified professional, member of the IIDA, the PNW Chapter President of the Retail Design Institute, and the recipient of several design awards including RDI International Store Design of the Year Award, IIDA’s Best INshow Award, and design:retail magazine's 40 under 40 in 2018. Prior to launching her business, Tobi was the Senior Manager of Design for Specialty Retail at Amazon.com where she led a team of interior designers, architects, and industrial designers in coming up with new retail design concepts for the online giant - Amazon Books, Amazon 4-star, and Presented by Amazon, to name a few. Prior to Amazon, Tobi led the America's Concept Design team at Starbucks Coffee Company, developing new concepts for Starbucks and their emerging brands, including TAZO Tea and Teavana. Tobi earned her Bachelor's of Fine Arts Degree in Interior Design from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA where she has taught part-time in the Interior Architecture Department.