"Lolinda would turn out to be a hands-on learning experience for Collins. Dissatisfied with his original designer, Paganini let that firm go and brought the project in-house. Collins, Paganini, and Hannah Walbridge, now a project manager at Collins’ design firm, created and built Lolinda themselves. 'It was one of the most difficult projects I’ve ever done,' says Paganini. 'It was a gigantic box with sheet rock everywhere, so we had to create everything that’s there.' The final result is striking. Diners enter Lolinda through a darkened hallway that opens into a cavernous, softly lit dining room. 'Still to this day when we walk people in there, they get very surprised,' says Paganini. 'I think Lolinda is one of [Hannah’s] major accomplishments.'" - Caleb Pershan
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