About Us

With Civility Design's Approach to design as well as their wealth of experience, talent, and knowledge, any residential or commercial project is intended to motivate, elevate, and inspire the visitor to Live Better. Play Better. Work Better. Be Better.

Perspective

Experience an environment born of the creative spirit behind Civility Design and find yourself woven within the layers of wit and whimsy, sexy and chic, intrigue and invitation, comfort and confidence -- all-the-while nestled within the order of an appropriate and orchestrated architectural skin.

Primitive brick walls are coupled with high-gloss trim. Matte finishes patterned with sheen become a texture onto their own. Aged woods flow with polished chrome. Technology is translated into simple convenience. Modern lines compliment the rhapsody of antiquities.

It is through this unexpected layering of materials and finishes, of texture and color, of periods and of perception, that a greater depth and dimension of personality is not only given to the space, but also reflects the greater depth and dimension of personality in its owners and occupants.

This dialogue of elements has proportion married to celebration. Order wields wonder. And spaces are created to elevate and to inspire yourself: to live better; to work better; to play better; To Be Better.

While this perspective and approach pays homage to the notions of classicism and sophistication, it dissolves the stodgy overtones of that cliched 'timeless elegance' to reveal its smart young outlook with the modern aplomb which is Civility Design.

Team

Don Raney and Jaymes Richardson, the award-winning team behind Civility Design, have brought together an abundance of talent, education, and interdisciplinary skills. Masters of interior and architectural design, color, furnishings, fixtures, textiles, lighting and product design, their firm also provides Programming, Budget, Management, Purchasing, Construction Planning & Oversight, as well as Installation with each commission. The firm's diverse background includes architecture, interior design, the fine arts and decorative arts, construction and business administration. Civility Design's talent has been performed throughout the United States, and has been featured in numerous magazines, newspapers, and other publications across the US and Canada as well as airing on HGTV. Jaymes Richardson's Design Degree was received from the Art Institute in Atlanta. Don Raney, a professional member of ASID, received his BA from the College of Architecture and Planning as well as his BA in French from Ball State University and is a licensed Registered Interior Designer in the State of Illinois. They, along with Mavis, their Yorkshire Terrorist, reside in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

Community

Civility Design is involved in a wide range of philanthropic activities. In step with the guiding principles behind Civility Design's philosophies, the following organizations are supported to not only make a difference to those living, working, or playing in one of the spaces they create, but working to make Life Better for others within their community as well. National Multiple Sclerosis Society for more information, please visit www.nationalmssociety.org DIFFA - The Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS for more information, please visit www.diffa.org