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Interior Design Career Paths
Presenter: BID Faculty
Brandy von Kaenel
ASSOC. AIA, I IDA, ASID, LEED BD+ C AP, NCIDQ # 020498
BS INTERIOR DESIGN / M ARCHITECTURE / M URBAN DESIGN / HISTORIC PRESERVATION CERTIFICATE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ONLINE‐ INTERIOR DESIGN
http:// www. vonkdesigns. com
Presentation Intent This web‐based lecture by BID Faculty Brandy von Kaenel, highlights career options and paths for interior design students both during their educational careers and post‐graduation.
The presentation will highlight her own professional design career path as an example as to possibilities to students as emerging professionals.
Additionally, tips on how to narrow in and focus efforts now as students both during course‐workand in the field, towards your own field related design interests will be discussed.
Presenter: BID Faculty
Brandy von Kaenel
ASSOC. AIA, I IDA, ASID, LEED BD+ C AP, NCIDQ # 020498
BS INTERIOR DESIGN / M ARCHITECTURE / M URBAN DESIGN / HISTORIC PRESERVATION CERTIFICATE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ONLINE‐ INTERIOR DESIGN
Website: http:// www. vonkdesigns. com
Faculty Bio‐ Teach online at RCC as an Adjunct Interior DesignProfessor
‐ 10 + Years teaching and on‐line teaching experience
‐ Manages interior design consulting business – focus in residential historic preservation and light commercial.
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Masters in Architecture and Urban Design as well as a certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Colorado
at Denver in Fall 2010.
‐ Completed Construction Management and Adult Education and Training courses at Colorado State University.
‐ Active Member of American Institute of Architects (AIA), the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), American
Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and International Interior Design Association (IIDA.
‐ LEED BD+C AP (accredited professional)
‐ Certified interior designer by examination through NCIDQ (National Council of Interior Design Qualification).
‐ Involved with Architecture for Humanity in the Denver Chapter.
Sample of ID Related Career Opportunities• Interior Designer**• Kitchen/Bath Designer• Lighting Designer/ Consultant• Sustainability Specialist/ LEED Expert• CAD Manager• Designer• Showroom Manager• Junior Designer (Architectural)• Drafter• Visual Merchandiser• AutoCAD Technician• Professor/ Instructor• 3‐D Modeling
**Some states have different licensing requirements in order for one to practice professionally as an Interior Designer. Please consult the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) for specifics to your home state: http://www.ncidq.org/
Interior Design Focused SectorsCommercial DesignCorporate/Office DesignHealthcare (Medical, Dental, Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, retirement Communities) Hospitality (Hotel, Spa, Resort, Restaurant) Education and Institutional (Schools, Detention, Government)Museum, Theater and Performance VenuesRetail and Entertainment FacilitiesSpace PlanningFacilities Management
Residential DesignSingle Family HomesMulti‐family HomesKitchen and Bath DesignModel HomesLighting Design Furniture Design Historic PreservationManufacturers' Representative/SalesSustainable Design Specialty
Teaching + PracticeI have a passion for students, teaching interior design and practicing in the field. I feel that by teaching and actively practicing in the field, I can offer students a more broad perspective to the industry and profession. I can best help them to meet their educational goals.
In the ID field, my key focus areas for my design project work is sustainability, historic preservation and modern design.
My Chosen Career Path ‐
ContentSelectedWorksMasters Degree Projects
1. Residential Prototype for Greensburg, Kansas…………………………Hand Models, Renderings and Digital
2. Expeditionary Learning Facility, Stapleton‐ Denver, CO ……………Hand Models, Renderings and Digital
3. Tea House –Theoretical, Commons Park, Denver, C………………….Hand Models and Drawings
Professional Work
4. Various Project Images
Volunteer Work
5. Architecture for Humanity ‐ School ‐ Basa,Nepal ……………………Digital
MastersDegreeProjectResidential Prototype Greensburg, Kansas
Project Statement/ Concept:
Greensburg was devastated by an F5 tornado in 2007 and the entire town is currently being rebuilt from the ground up. The city officials decided to rebuild it entirely green ‐focusing on economic, social and environmental sustainability. We traveled to Kansas to meet with the community, Greensburg Greentown leaders, and to conduct a sitevisit. Our end design concepts were focused on creation of acomfortable, sustainable and adaptable environment.
Hand Models, Renderings and Digital
MastersDegreeProjectResidential Prototype Greensburg, Kansas
Project Features:
Some of the sustainable features in the design were: On‐site renewable energy in the form of wind pods taking advantage of the high Kansas winds, Advanced Framing, ADA features, flexible spaces and movable custom furniture, Energy Star appliances, eco‐friendly finishes and building materials, solar shading devices and passive solar design strategies, pervious paving with an integrated native eco‐system, a high velocity HVAC system, low flush toilets and a tank‐less water heater. In addition, the creation of wind‐sheltered outdoor rooms as extensions of the interior environment, helped to create useable outdoor spaces that are usually rarities in this geographical location.
This project involved the developmentof a 50,000 sq. ft. campus for a new Kthrough 8th grade expeditionarylearning school which embracedoutward bound principles. The 6.67acre site is located in the Stapletonneighborhood in Denver, CO at theintersection of Willow St. and CentralPark Blvd. This site is home to the 1959historic structure Hangar 61. Themodern building is made of concreteand once housed a corporate plane forthe Ideal Basic Cement Co. Is is nowlisted as a landmark. The schoolprogram included classrooms,administration, teachers lounge, music,literature, art and math classrooms,climbing wall space and a ropes course,kitchen and lunchroom, gymnasium,sports amenities, adventure gear,storage playgrounds, communitygardens, running track, outdoortheatre, auditorium and a library.
MastersDegreeProjectExpeditionary Learning FacilityStapleton‐ Denver,COProject Features:
Concept: Transformation
MastersDegreeProjectExpeditionary Learning FacilityStapleton‐ Denver,COProject Concept:The design drivers for this project center around transformation process as it connects to the outward bound principles. Transformation occurs through our experiences within experience of the natural world, with ourselves and our community. The project embraces and celebrate this journey of growth and "metamorphosis" within each child through architecture and learning landscapes, providing places that foster learning, exploration, adventure, reflection, collaboration and creativity.
MastersDegreeProjectJapaneseTeaHouseDesign ‐TheoreticalCommons Park, Denver,CO
This project involved the development of a building, site and interior design for a public Japanese Tea House in a Denver park. This involved pre‐design research on the Japanese tea ceremony and culture along with a site analysis. Also, incorporating a 20th Century Modern style was required.
MastersDegreeProjectJapaneseTeaHouseDesign ‐TheoreticalCommons Park, Denver,CO
Project Concept:The concept and program was developed relating to a ceremonial progression to and inside the structure. I worked at resolving privacy issues, and integrated both function and aesthetics. I included the idea of “wabi‐sabi” ‐‐beauty through imperfection. I learned that some of the most dynamic spaces are thosethat are “in‐between” others, similar to dramatic pauses in music.
Hand Models and Drawings
Professional Work Various residentialnewconstructionProjectsDenver, CO
Professional Work Various residentialremodeldesignProjectsDenver, CO
ProfessionalWorkVarious renovationProjectsDenver, CO
Professional Work VariousrenovationProjectsDenver,CO
Professional Work VariousrenovationProjectsDenver,CO
Design for a secondary school and restroom facilities on an existing site in a rural area in Basa, Nepal.
Scope of work:Coordination with design team on all aspects
Design concepts and Schematics
Final CDs
Updates from site visit team
Opportunity to visit site and help build
Benefit – helping and networkingwith like‐minded professionals!
VolunteerProjectSchool Basa,Nepal
VolunteerProjectSchool Basa,Nepal
OPEN Architecture Network
Professionals
Collaboration
Social Justice Sustainability
VolunteerProjectSchool Basa,Nepal
OPEN Architecture Network
Professionals
Collaboration
Social Justice Sustainability
Whats Next? ‐ Network at local design events + create cards to hand out!
‐ Engage with professionals, professors and fellow peers‐ Ask Questions! Ask professors and student resources
including career resources for help.‐ Research the field and job opportunities in your area‐ Internships! ‐ Professional Organizations – get involved ‐ Professional Organizations – join as a student member‐ Trade publications‐ Focus school projects on your goals and passions‐ Start to create your student design portfolio, resume
and cover letter.‐ Start website/ social media site to showcase your
work!‐ Create a mission statement‐ Create a visual brand and logo for your marketing and
portfolio materials
Employment Sites
EMPLOYMENT:Careers in Interior Design ‐ A resource provided by the Interior Design Associations of North Americahttp://www.careersininteriordesign.com/
Interior Design Jobs ‐ Provides one of the largest sources of employment information for professionals in the interior designindustry http://interiordesignjobs.sellisp.com/default.aspInterior Design Jobs Central ‐ Allows you to post your resume, links, or CV portfolio on the site and search jobs at different companies http://www.creativejobscentral.com/interior‐design‐jobs/
OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK AND WAGE STATISTICS:US Bureau of Labor Statistics—US Government resource that provides salary information as well as occupational outlook statistics http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos293.htmDesign Salaries—The AIGA/Aquent Survey of Design Salaries, commissioned annually by AIGA http://www.designsalaries.com/Salary.com— Free salary calculator that provides average pay rate for professions in different geographic regions http://www.salary.com/
Professional Organization Sites
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ) An independent organization of credentialing bodies providing oversight of the interior design profession through the NCIDQ Examination. http://www.ncidq.org/United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leading non‐profit organization for sustainable design in the U.S., with oversight of LEED building certification and professional accreditation. http://www.usgbc.org/International Interior Design Association Professional organization for interior design professionals, students and industry partners. http://www.iida.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1American Society of Interior Designers Professional organization for interior design professionals, students and industry partners. http://www.asid.org/ARIDO (Assoc. of registered Designers of Ontario): https://arido.ca/American Institute of Architects Leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals, and allied partners. http://www.aia.org/
Web Site Generators
‐ WIX – Free portfolio generator site. http://www.wix.com‐ Behance ‐ A platform for creative professionals across all
industries. Members create multi‐media portfolios that showcase their work within the Network, as well as throughout partner sites and organizations, and the industry‐specific Served Sites. Millions of visitors — including top creative companies, recruiters, editors, and more —come to the Network to see the incredible work and find talented designers. http://www.behance.net/
‐ LINKEDIN‐ Cargo collective‐ Cards (easy to upload files and have creative cards created
and sent to students):http://us.moo.com/
Questions?
Good luck on your future interior design career paths!
Brandy von Kaenel
Email: [email protected]