Hi, I'm a transdisciplinary designer with 4+ years of experience based in Los Angeles.
Having earned my Master's in Design History, Theory & Curatorial Studies (emphasis on interiors) from Parsons School of Design in New York, my interests are wide-ranging and span from brand imaging and development to historical and contemporary fashion, furniture, interiors, and architecture.
I believe in thoughtful, articulated design as a means to a better life and strive to provide that to each client and employer I collaborate with.
Sunbeam Vintage, Los Angeles, CA, US, Design Director
• Developed Design Styling services resulting in 50% increase in company sales in first 3 months after launch
• Work with dozens of clients and vendors and help manage team of 6 movers to ensure quality control and smooth coordination and delivery of all client purchases
• Assist clients with purchasing, provide with furniture and decor plans, design boards, and renderings as needed
• Complete field measuring, verify client material and design element choice
• Manage all client files and financial data of the design styling program
• Develop design training and materials guide for new hires
• Support Creative Director in defining brand image through directing marketing materials, retail location design, and editorial image production
• Lead re-design of Highland Park showroom and warehouse spaces
• Direct and maintain weekly retail location merchandising
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY, US, Exhibition Dresser
• Counter-Couture (Feb - Oct 2017) and The World of Anna Sui (Aug 2019, February - Mar 2020)
• Created object-specific and conservation appropriate display solutions
• Custom dressed over 100 objects. Assembled, adjusted, and made mannequins in collaboration with designer and curatorial team
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, US, Research & Teaching Assistant
Graduate Research Assistant
Sep 2017 – Dec 2018
• Procured image rights, organized documents, and located research materials and publications for Program Director's two research projects
• Co-coordinated planning, program, accommodations, and venues for the 2018 Design History Society Conference
Graduate Teaching Assistant for Design History
Aug 2017 – Dec 2018
• Lead 25 students in weekly course discussion for Survey of Design History
• Graded all responses, assignments, and exams
• Organized handouts, prepared lectures, and coordinated supplementary materials
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY, US, Exhibition Dressing Assistant
• Reviewed by New York Times as "one of the year's best art experiences"
• Selected as part of 5-person team responsible for handling, installing, and custom dressing a show of over 300 pieces and 100 mannequins
• Used conservation appropriate materials to create anatomically accurate forms that fit the show’s theoretical and historical framework
• Researched human anatomy, fashion history, and proposed display solutions while working with the curatorial team and contributing designers to achieve the exhibition's goals
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, US, Masters, Design History, Theory & Curatorial Studies
A practice and theory based program in conjunction with the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, my research focused on late 1920s - early 1930s modernist French residential architecture and interior design, completed with support from the Fondation Le Corbusier in Paris, France.
Boston University, Boston, MA, US, Bachelors, Business Administration & Management
Lee B. Anderson Scholarship Recipient, Scholarship
Received funding to attend a Scandinavian Design intensive in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Copenhagen
