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What does Kismet mean?

Kismet is more to me than just a word and more than just a business name. It is a way of thinking and a way of being.

My first introduction to the word kismet was when a sculpture by Terra Sculpture was showcased in a display garden that I helped design for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. The sculpture was stunning, but the name really struck me. Years later when thinking about what my company name could be I wrote some goals for what I wanted out of a company name. I wanted it to say something about me and have a correlation to design but most of all I wanted it to have meaning and not be generic. (Designer’s curse)

Kismet has many definitions, but most definitions come to align around destiny and fate. The Turkish /Arabic root of the word means by portion, or division. Each of our lives contain chapters and phases that we move through to reach our goals and work towards who we are meant to be. So by Kismet you are working through the phases of life to reach your destiny. This also can be applied to design as it is a process that has many phases to work through before coming to the final design. I strive in each of my designs to create spaces that feel as if they were always meant to be as they are and giving a sense of groundedness to the garden and elements within.

In turn, Kismet by definition and my interpretation of its various origins gave it correlation to design and deep meaning. It also speaks to how I try to design and my thought process. The last factor that sold me on the name was that it started with a K. I have a unique spelling to my name and the K has always been a bit on an identifier to me.

And Kismet Design was born.

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If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.

Vincent Van Gogh

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.

Audrey Hepburn

The key to great design is capturing the spirit of the client and the essence of the space.

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Let’s build something together.


What does Kismet Mean?

kis-met

Noun

Destiny; Fate: an event or course of events that will inevitably happen in the future.

When you encounter something by chance that seems like it was meant to be, then it could be kismet, your destiny. (vocabulary.com)

Read what it means to me here.

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Kismet Design LLC- Landscape Architecture

9010 Market Place #142
Lake Stevens, WA 98258
425-919-7109
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Wonderful results. Amazing talent and listener! Kryssie is organized, great at coordinating with others, and an absolute joy to work with.
-Lori S.

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Extremely polite and very knowledgeable. A pleasure to do business with.
-Jesse H.

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Kryssie Maybay is a fantastic Landscape Architect. She has comprehensive knowledge in all aspects of creating outdoor living environments. From grading and drainage, hardscapes, decks, outdoor rooms, water features and pools, to planting and site amenities/furnishings, Kryssie is truly one of the most inventive and inspiring designers I have known. Besides her ability to work closely with her clients in creating their vision, Kryssie’s complete understanding of the constructability of the work makes her incredibly valuable to the installation team. In general, projects rarely go perfectly smooth, but Kryssie is able to minimize most problems on her projects because she maintains a huge commitment to collaboration within the team. Kryssie’s clients always get high quality landscaping projects with the best value. 
-Dave H.

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