My name is Taryn-lee Bettencourt. I am an Interior Designer with a passion for people and meaningful designs. Through my design process, I aim to challenge the culture of convenience and fast-paced living. This is empowered by my manifesto, "Beauty in Beginnings." This manifesto explores the idea that the true beauty of design lies at the beginning—the space where ideas, dreams, and fantasies are explored. Through my expertise, it is my goal to try to make these dreams, fantasies, and ideas a reality. Hand in hand with this symbolic outlook on design is my use of minimally processed materials that reflect the beauty of materials in their "Beginning" stages.