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Alexandra Menglide

Alexandra Menglide

New York, NY, US

 

About 

I'm a recent graduate and I feel lucky to be starting my career at a time when design has become so interdisciplinary. While my background is in interiors and furniture, my interests range from urban design to lettering to technology. I'm very comfortable using digital tools for design, but I also love drawing, making collages, taking photos and using words to drive my creative process. 

As a born and raised New Yorker, I have always been intrigued by cities and the way design affects city life and vice-versa. My master's thesis addressed the design of a pedestrian arcade on Roosevelt Island (where I grew up), exploring how the interior/exterior space could serve the community as more than just a path for circulation. 

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Employment 

Design Within Reach, New York, NY, US, Studio Account Executive

I currently consult trade and retail clients on authentic modern design, for both residential and commercial projects. I manage and develop accounts to stay on track with studio sales goals.

Sep 2012 - current
 

DESIRON, New York, NY, US, Design Assistant

I worked with the design team to generate ideas for new collections, products, promotional items and showroom styling. My primary responsibilities included producing drawings, digital renderings and presentation material.

Nov 2010 - Sep 2012
 

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, US, Volunteer

Assisted with tours for "To a Great City" (the Manhattan edition of stillspotting nyc) where composer Arvo Pärt and the architects at Snøhetta collaborated on a series of stillspots around Lower Manhattan that explored the special relationship between space and sound.

Sep 2011 - Sep 2011
 

Education 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, Masters, Interior Design

Sep 2009 - May 2012
 

Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), Copenhagen, DK, Furniture Design

Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
 

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, US, Bachelors, English and Spanish

Sep 2005 - May 2009
 

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