Nina Petronzio

Nina Petronzio is a Canadian-American interior designer, furniture designer, and actress whose public profile combines early film work with a later career in high-end residential design. She was born on 15 October 1979 in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada, to New York artists. Her father, bronze sculptor Robertino Petronzio, studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in Florence, and later established an art foundry with the family. This artistic environment, together with Petronzio's exposure to European architecture, fashion, and design, helped shape her interest in interiors, furniture, and home building. Petronzio first became known as a child actor. At the age of eleven, she played Jo, the female lead, in the film Vincent and Me, which was filmed across the Netherlands, France, and Quebec. Tcheky Karyo played Vincent van Gogh. Her performance received a nomination for a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in 1991, making her, at the time, the youngest actor nominated in that category. The film's United States television release through Disney received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special. Travel associated with the film's European release and festival appearances broadened her awareness of visual culture and contributed to her later interest in design. In 2003, Petronzio and her husband, Steven Ho, founded an interior-design firm on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, California, together with the Plush Home furniture line. The business became associated with high-end, transitional-style interiors, custom furniture, fabric selections, and home plans. Transitional design generally combines traditional proportions and materials with more contemporary restraint, and Petronzio's work has been described in those terms. Her clientele has included private and celebrity residential projects, with published references identifying work for Mark Wahlberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Neve Campbell, and James Franco. Plush Home's furniture has also been used or specified for film and television production. Projects identified in reference material include Spider-Man 2, Mission: Impossible 2, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Nip/Tuck, The Island, and Heroes. These placements connect the firm's residential design practice with the visual requirements of entertainment production, where furniture must support a setting's period, character, and overall art direction. Petronzio has been associated with the American Society of Interior Designers as an Industry member. Her design work has appeared in or been discussed by outlets including Elle Decor and The Franklin Report. The available reference material does not provide verified details about the firm's current ownership structure, revenue, employee count, geographic expansion, or the present status of individual furniture collections. Her public identity remains centered on the intersection of interior design, furniture, visual styling, and acting.

Nina Petronzio's career developed across two creative fields: screen acting during childhood and interior and furniture design in adulthood. She was born in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, to New York artists. Her family background was closely connected to the visual arts. Her father, Robertino Petronzio, was a bronze sculptor who studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in Florence, Italy, before returning to establish an art foundry. The combination of sculpture, art production, and an international cultural outlook provided an early context for Petronzio's later design interests. Petronzio entered the film industry at eleven when she was cast as Jo, the female lead in Vincent and Me. The production was shot in the Netherlands, France, and Quebec, and dramatized a connection to Vincent van Gogh, played by Tcheky Karyo. Petronzio's performance earned a 1991 Genie Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. Reference material identifies her as the youngest actor to have been nominated for that award at the time. The film later received a United States small-screen release through Disney, where it was recognized with an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Special. Her work on the film took her beyond rural Nova Scotia through European releases, festivals, and travel. Exposure to European architecture, fashion, and visual design contributed to her interest in interiors, furniture, and residential construction. After her early acting work, Petronzio moved toward design. In 2003, she and her husband, martial artist Steven Ho, founded an interior-design firm on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, California. The firm was established alongside Plush Home, a furniture line associated with Petronzio's design practice. Its work was positioned at the high end of the residential market and became known for transitional interiors: spaces that draw on traditional design language while incorporating contemporary forms, finishes, and proportions. The firm's services and output have included interior concepts, furniture, fabric selections, and custom home plans. Petronzio developed a reputation for working with celebrity and other discerning private clients. Published descriptions identify projects for Mark Wahlberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Neve Campbell, and James Franco. The available source material does not specify the dates, budgets, or complete scope of those individual projects, so they are best understood as examples of the clientele associated with her design profile rather than as fully documented project histories. Plush Home's work also reached the entertainment sector. Production designers specified pieces from the furniture line for film and television projects including Spider-Man 2, Mission: Impossible 2, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Nip/Tuck, The Island, and Heroes. These uses gave the furniture an additional role beyond private interiors: it could function as part of a production's setting and visual storytelling. The crossover was consistent with Petronzio's earlier acting career and with her familiarity with the demands of screen presentation. Petronzio has been identified as an Industry member of the American Society of Interior Designers. Her work has been featured or reviewed in design-oriented publications including Elle Decor and The Franklin Report. The available references do not establish a detailed chronology of later collection launches, business reorganizations, current staff, or the present operating structure of Plush Home. Accordingly, the documented history supports a profile of Petronzio as a designer-led practice rooted in West Hollywood, combining residential interiors, furniture, custom planning, and entertainment-related design work.

• 2003

  Founding of the West Hollywood design practice and Plush Home

  [1]Nina Petronzioen.wikipedia.org

  Petronzio and Steven Ho founded an interior-design firm on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood alongside the Plush Home furniture line.

• 1991

  Genie Award nomination for Vincent and Me

  [1]Nina Petronzioen.wikipedia.org

  At age eleven, Petronzio received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance as Jo in Vincent and Me.

A high-end, transitional-style interior and furniture design practice combining custom residential design, curated materials, and furniture with a strong connection to entertainment-industry visual production.

• Furniture line · 2003

  Plush Home

  Plush Home is the furniture line founded by Nina Petronzio and Steven Ho in 2003 alongside their West Hollywood interior-design firm. It is associated with high-end, transitional-style furniture intended for residential interiors and has also been specified by production designers for film and television projects. The available reference material does not provide a complete catalog, individual product names, launch chronology, or current collection status.

• Interior design services

  Custom residential interiors

  Petronzio's core professional offering consists of high-end residential interior design. The practice is associated with transitional interiors, custom furniture, fabric and finish selections, and tailored home plans. Its reported clients include celebrities and other private customers, although the source material does not provide a complete project list or detailed specifications for each commission.

• Residential design service

  Custom home plans

  Custom home planning forms part of the design services associated with Petronzio's practice. The offering connects architectural planning, interior concepts, material choices, and furniture direction for individual residential projects. No detailed technical scope or separate business launch date is provided in the available sources.

1. 1Nina Petronzioen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Nina Petronzio official websiteninapetronzio.com