Since joining Perkins+Will in 2005, associate principal and New York office interior design director Meena Krenek, IIDA and LEED AP, has proven that office space can be a destination for design, not just a workplace. The winner of three ASID Annual Design Excellence Awards from the Georgia Chapter, Krenek has designed Atlanta-based offices for for AutoTrader.com, Carter’s, McKinsey & Company, and Shaw Contract Group, among countless others. Here, she discusses the importance of storytelling, why she based a stairwell on a carpet tufting machine, and the joy of a beautiful case of pencils.