Real-estate entrepreneur: Suzanne Kasler.

• Author: Johnson, J. Douglas
• Position: Indiana's Entrepreneurs of the Year

Every year Ernst & Young, Merrill Lynch and Inc. magazine honor "individuals and companies whose ingenuity, hard work and innovation have created successful and growing business ventures.

Again, indiana Business recognizes the seven winners of the 1990 Indiana Entrepreneur of the Year awards. REAL-ESTATE ENTREPRENEUR

Suzanne Kasler

The Kosler Group, Inc.

Indianapolis

Suzanne Kasler, who's CEO of The Kasler Group, Inc., in Indianapolis, has a dollhouse that is the envy of every girl from 7 to 70.

Kasler's dollhouse is a collection of miniature rooms decorated in minute detail that includes, among others, a country kitchen, a little girl's bedroom, a man's Ralph Lauren Polo bedroom and a paneled library. It recently was the centerpiece of a fund-raiser for Indianapolis' Riley Hospital for Children and drew "ohhs" and "ahhs" from kids of all ages.

Now, instead of small rooms, Kasler decorates real rooms for the likes of Eli Lilly and Co., International Business Machines Corp., Mayflower Transit, Inc., and AMAX Coal industries, Inc., as well as a host of successful law and accounting firms. Kasler's design work has been featured in top industry magazines, and was recognized among the Top 200 Interior Design Giants by Interior Design magazine.

In 12 years, Kasler's design firm has moved from an office on the top floor above an art gallery...