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Junko Toshima

Junko Toshima

New York, NY, US

 

About 

Interior Designer | LEED AP BD+C 


Employment 

Etelamaki Architecture, New York, NY, US, Interior Designer

Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
 

Amanda Sullivan Studio Architects, New York, NY, US, Junior Interior Designer

Specify materials and finishes; create mood board, FF&E sheets, 3D models, and renderings; produce CAD drawings, including plan, section, elevation, RCP, redlines, and details; research precedents and inspiration images. Clients include high-end residential and hospitality

Apr 2016 - Jan 2020
 

Zoological Lighting Institute, New York, NY, New York, NY, US, Translation Assistant

Serve as a language resource for the executive director, an expert on the effects of architectural structures (such as glass curtain walls) and artificial lighting on animal populations. Edit subtitles for the Institute’s films shot in Japan.

Jun 2014 - Dec 2019
 

Kumiko Inui Architects, Tokyo, JP, Intern

Assisted in model making at this top Japanese architectural firm. Models were done by hand and were primarily of institutional buildings planned to replace those destroyed in the Tohoku earthquake and flood.

Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
 

Greensaw, Philadelphia, PA, US, Intern

Participated in multiple projects of this design-build firm specializing in architectural reclamation and sustainable design. Learned to work with the properties of aged wood and other reclaimed materials.

Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
 

Education 

Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, US, Bachelors, Interior Design

Sep 2013 - May 2015
 

Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, US, Interior Design

Jan 2011 - May 2013
 

Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ, US, Music

Music Therapy

Jan 2007 - May 2009
 

Sogetsu School of Ikebana, Tokyo, JP, Ikebana Master Certification

2nd Degree Masters Certification in Japanese Floral Arranging

Apr 1999 - Dec 2002
 

Awards 

High Achievement in Interior Design Award, 1st Place

Sole Recipient. Awarded by Architecture & Interior Design Department at Philadelphia Community College.

2013
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills