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The 25 – Danny Gonzales
DMG Architectural Specialists, the company founded in 2008 by Danny Gonzales, fills a unique niche in the industry by providing custom materials solutions to architects, contractors, and designers for luxury residential, institutional, commercial, and retail projects throughout the country.
From cabinetry to metalworks, architectural elements to millwork, flooring to decorative finishes, DMG curates artisans and vendors from coast to coast. “Our mission is to make our clients look fantastic to their clients,”
Gonzales, who is a founding board member and vice president of the Chicago-Midwest Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, was named an ICAA Fellow in 2024.
Gonzales is an avid supporter of design education within the architecture and design community. “Supporting the younger generation of architects and designers in our industry to gain invaluable traditional and classical design training has been incredibly fulfilling and is paramount to giving back to our industry,” he says.u