Padstyler acquires Blue-Sketch, Award Winning Virtual Staging and 3D Architectural Rendering company

Austin, TX – New Orleans, LA – March 6th, 2020

Padstyler, a leading Virtual Staging provider today announced the completion of acquisition of Blue-Sketch, a renowned New Orleans company creating high quality architectural visualization solutions for the luxury real estate industry. The acquisition will strengthen Padstyler’s already leading position in the field of Virtual Staging and 3D Architectural Visualization.

Blue-Sketch was founded in 2016 to serve the growing number of 3D camera technologies in real estate. Combining her background in technology and entrepreneurship, the founder Petra Soderling was quickly able to build a product portfolio that utilized 3D models’ technical capabilities.

Offering Schematic Floor Plans, Architectural Renderings, and Virtual Staging solutions, Blue-Sketch has delivered digital marketing packages to over 6000 real estate listings. Blue-Sketch received the ‘Best of Houzz in Customer Satisfaction’ award in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Padstyler will continue to serve the Blue-Sketch clientele with the same attention to high quality both in its products as well as customer service.

Says CJ Singh, Founder and CEO of Padstyler: “We are happy to be able to welcome the Blue-Sketch platform into Padstyler. The same values on great, purposeful and functional design, impeccable technical execution, and most importantly personalized customer service have driven us forward and enabled Padstyler to become a leader in our field.”

“I have great confidence in Padstyler’s capability to take the Blue-Sketch experience forward. Our existing clients, designers, and partners will be able to carry on their work knowing the same philosophy on aesthetics, architecture, and business ethics prevail.” says Petra Soderling, Founder of Blue-Sketch.

For more information:

Padstyler LLC: CJ Singh, CEO

Email: cj@padstyler.com

Blue-Sketch: Ismo Rantala, acting CEO

Email: ismo@blue-sketch.com


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