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Robin Wilson, Eco-Designer (born September 26, 1969 in Austin, Texas) is an African-American woman and nationally recognized eco-friendly interior designer and author of Kennedy Green House: Designing an Eco-Friendly Home from the Foundation to the Furniture (Greenleaf, 2010), with the foreword written by Robert F. Kennedy Jr..

Early Life & Career
Wilson is a lifelong sufferer of asthma & allergies, who attended public schools in Austin, Texas. After graduating from S. F. Austin High School, she entered the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. While in college, she worked at the Lower Colorado River Authority and became immersed in environmental issues from energy efficiency to water conservation. She joined Mercer Management Consulting in Boston. In 1997, she moved to New York while working for Heidrick & Struggles, a company that went public in 1999 which gave her a windfall to enroll for a Master's degree at New York University (NYU), where she studied Real Estate Finance. Combining her love for real estate and her recurring health problems, she believed there was a tie to indoor air quality and asthma & allergies. She founded her firm in 2000 and rebranded it to the eponymous Robin Wilson Home in 2006. She became an early advocate for clean constrution methods and insisted that work teams use low-VOC paints in both residential and commercial spaces so that she and her clients would not start wheezing and sneezing. " "

Career Achievements
Ms. Wilson has done work for President Clinton's Harlem office, the Good Housekeeping Showhouse, the private residence of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and The White House Fellows organization. Her firm was a recipient of the 2008 Make Mine a Million $ Business Award, awarded by American Express OPEN.

Wilson is the first woman to license her name to eco-friendly kitchen cabinetry through Holiday Kitchens " ", which is made the USA in Rice Lake, WI and sold at over 500 independent dealers nationwide. These cabinets are made from sustainable forests, non-formaldehyde adhesives and waste wood is recycled. She has authored many articles, appeared on television, is a highly-sought speaker on eco-friendly design , and is considered an expert on healthy homes/indoor air quality. Her firm is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council.

Wilson is a blogger on the Huffington Post where she writes about eco-healthy issues.

Honors/Awards
Wilson is profiled by The History Makers " ", which chronicles the oral history of African American families. In addition, she has been recognized:
 * 2010: Listed as one of the University of Texas "125 Extraordinary Texas Exes"
 * 2010: Kennedy Green House book wins 2010 IPPY Award bronze in Home & Garden
 * 2009: First woman to license name to eco-friendly custom cabinetry by Holiday Kitchens
 * 2008: Profiled on PBS Nightly Business Report "American Dreamers" profile
 * 2007: New York Post "#46 on "50 Most Powerful Women" list