Paul Cleary

Paul Cleary
VP Business Development-
Mohawk Group
Flooring

Describe your design style in 3 words: Bauhaus. Modern. Urban.

My design icon: Renee Mackintosh

Who would you most like to collaborate with on a project? Niels Diffrient

Fill in the blank, no space is complete without: People noticing and appreciating it.

What project are you most proud of? Mohawk Glasgow, VA

What are your must read design blogs? Coolboom is great and 3 Rings is essential.

Why Interior Design? Interior Design is an industry of artists, forward thinkers and shape makers.

How would you define your personal style? Form and Function

How did you convince your parents you wanted to be an Interior Designer? Sometimes your path allows, you to fall into a careers and industry that exposes you to vision and creativity beyond yourself. This was the case for me.

3 things I can’t live without: Family, Poetry, Ireland.

Why IIDA? IIDA is one of those great organizations continuously giving its’ members great content and consistently raising the profile of its art.

How can we connect with you?
Paul_Cleary@mohawkind.com

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Jocelyn Stroupe

Jocelyn Stroupe
Principal, Healthcare Interior Design Practice Leader
Cannon Design
Healthcare 
 
Describe your design style in 3 words: Honest, human-centered, and enduring.

My design icon: Charles and Ray Eames.

Who would you most like to collaborate with on a project? I’m interested in collaborating with those who want to challenge the status quo. I believe in pushing the boundaries and looking outside the traditional design profession for inspiration.

Fill in the blank, no space is complete without: the people who use the space.

What project are you most proud of? There are really 2 projects that I have been very proud to have been a part of: Banner Good Samaritan Outpatient Specialty Building in Phoenix because of the amazing process and team that had a goal to “create the visionary place to be healed”. The second was the East Pavilion at Northwest Community Hospital in suburban Chicago. It was a highly collaborative team and our client continually pushed for innovation. It was so meaningful to see their reaction when their building opened.

What are your must read design blogs? Truthfully, I’m not much of a blog reader but I do like Transmaterial.net as a great resource for inspiration and innovation in materiality; talkcontract covers a wide range of topics related to design

Why Interior Design? The opportunity (and obligation) we have as Interior Designers is to shape spaces that truly influence people’s lives. Healthcare in particular, allows designers to impact the healing and caregiving process significantly.

How would you define your personal style? Intentional, caring, curious

How did you convince your parents you wanted to be an Interior Designer? I started out in college as a Pharmacy major. After my freshman year, I announced to my parents that I was changing my major to Interior Design. Needless to say they were surprised and didn’t quite know what to think. But they trusted my judgment and have seen how fulfilling Interior Design is as a career choice.

3 things I can’t live without: my garden, my family and good coffee!

Why IIDA? I appreciate the focus on commercial design. 

How can we connect with you?
jstroupe@cannondesign.com

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Susanne Molina

Susanne Molina IIDA, CID, LEED AP ID+C
Director
Klawiter and Associates
Commercial Interiors

Describe your design style in 3 words: Progressive, Refined, Strategic

My design icon: Richard Meier

Who would you most like to collaborate with on a project? My Client.

Fill in the blank, no space is complete without: the client.

What project are you most proud of? I am proud of all of my projects. No single one jumps to the front BUT I must say I have the most satisfaction with the low budget projects that challenge us to be most creative and strategic in our design.

What are your must read design blogs? DesignWire, Interior Design

Why Interior Design? This is a profession that combines creativity, innovation, functionality, and the pushing of boundaries through knowledge, collaboration and strategic thinking resulting in environments for our clients that exceed their expectations and understanding of our profession.

How would you define your personal style? Thoughtful, detailed, not afraid.

How did you convince your parents you wanted to be an Interior Designer? My father was an engineer and my mother a librarian – both supporters of the arts & culture. I started out studying architecture, but upon graduating transitioned to interior design for commercial interiors loving the challenges.

3 things I can’t live without: Barolo, trace paper, blackberry/smart phone

Why IIDA? I started out with IIDA to meet people & network. Over the past 10 years IIDA has given me a platform to give back to the industry through legislation, mentoring, networking, etc (and leading by example)
 
"I AM IIDA because I’m ­­professional, I want to advance the profession and I am always looking for knowledge.” 

How can we connect with you?
Klawiter and Associates, Inc.  
626 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 555
Los Angeles, California 90017
213.225.1847 Direct
818.300.5338 Mobile
213.622.3406 Fax
smolina@klawiter.com

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Bruno Viterbo

Bruno Viterbo
Managing Director
Champalimaud
Hospitality

Describe your design style in 3 words: Comfort, balance and originality.

My design icon: My mother.

Who would you most like to collaborate with on a project? Whenever possible, an artist.

Fill in the blank, no space is complete without: People.

What project are you most proud of? A nightclub I designed in southern Portugal.

What are your must read design blogs? Dec-a-porter - imagination@home (http://dec-a-porter.blogspot.com/)

Why Interior Design? I grew up with floor plans and colored pencils all around the house, but I especially feel drawn to the idea of learning how to build better spaces in our living world.

How would you define your personal style? I always seek an original viewpoint about the client's needs.

How did you convince your parents you wanted to be an Interior Designer? By surprise.

3 things I can’t live without: My children Lucas, Tomas and Maya.

Why IIDA? Because when I first heard of the organization, I discovered that there were wonderful professionals dedicating productive time to advance the profession, and I was so proud of them.

How can we connect with you?
Brunov@champalimauddesign.com

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David D. Ganong

David D. Ganong  
Interior Designer
Gensler
Workplace

Describe your design style in 3 words: Sophisticated, User-centric and Eclectic.

My design icon: Charles and Ray Eames - Their collective works are simply amazing.

Who would you most like to collaborate with on a project? The many talented designers and architects I work with at Gensler. There is such a deep breadth of knowledge.

Fill in the blank, no space is complete without: Lighting design. Light or dark, contrast is the key to creating interest. Lighting can make or break a project.

What project are you most proud of? It’s impossible to name just one. I am proud of having the opportunity to work on projects that positively alter the way people live and work.

What are your must read design blogs? core77; Design Sponge; design milk; decore8

Why Interior Design? I found that all too often spaces were designed/built with no attention to detail, aesthetics, or the ultimate effect the space would have on its users. I believe design has the power to change lives. The power to help us reach our full potential. I started in design to help bring about change; to improve they way we work, live and view the world.

How would you define your personal style? Eclectic and modern.

How did you convince your parents you wanted to be an Interior Designer? They were never consulted. I was always into learning how things were built, and always wanted to create solutions that would make life easier. That interest in design and my concern for others eventually led me to ID.

3 things I can’t live without: My daughter, my wife and Starbucks

Why IIDA? The power of design defines a large part of my believe system. I believe that design has the power to change lives. It has the power to help people rise above and do remarkable things. Design inspires, design can be the driving force, the goal, or the agent of change in many ways. The power of design is limitless . IIDA gives this vision a voice.

“I AM IIDA because I believe in the power of design."

How can we connect with you?
Phone – 617.619.5782
Email – david_ganong@gensler.com

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Charles Uehrke

Charles Uehrke 
Project Director/ Designer
Huntsman Architectural Group, San Francisco CA
Corporate & Law Firm Interiors 
 
Describe your design style in 3 words: Responsible, inclusive, assertive

My design icon: Carlo Scarpa

Who would you most like to collaborate with on a project? Tod Williams & Billie Tsien

Fill in the blank, no space is complete without: Contrasting textures

What project are you most proud of? Wellington Management Co, Boston, MA- I was privileged to design this headquarters project in 1988 as a background for a museum-quality contemporary art collection; an engaged, educated client with superb taste and an appreciation for subtlety- my idea of the perfect client.

What are your must read design blogs? Dezeen/the selby/ design sponge/ bb-blog

Why Interior Design? I can think of no other professional service that connects so intimately with people and their ideals.

How would you define your personal style? Diverse, eclectic, classic.

How did you convince your parents you wanted to be an Interior Designer? My parents bought Hans Wegner furniture for our new home in the 60’s and I got to help place it; from then on, the handwriting was on the wall.

3 things I can’t live without: Red wine, good friends, and Rome.

Why IIDA? Because it connects us all to something much bigger than the sum total of our parts.

How can we connect with you?
CUehrke@huntsmanag.com

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Annie Lee

Annie Lee

Principal, Interior Design

Environetics

Commercial Interiors
 

Describe your design style in 3 words: Elegant, Logical and Fun

My design icon: Church of Light by Tadao Ando

Who would you most like to collaborate with on a project? Marc Jacobs

Fill in the blank, no space is complete without: People

What project are you most proud of? Timberland apparel showroom.

What are your must read design blogs? I’ve been recently introduced to and am intrigued by ‘dezeen.com’, ‘designobserver.com’, and ‘an-architecture.com’.

Why Interior Design? Because it is inclusive of all the functional art forms people live with, such as fashion, food, and entertainment. It is the beginning and the end of one’s self definition.

How would you define your personal style?  Bold and Sophisticated. Not afraid to experiment.  Love wearing dresses with ruffles and colors and love wearing men’s ties.

How did you convince your parents you wanted to be an Interior Designer?  It didn’t need much convincing actually… because I started as a fashion buyer and became Interior Designer as my second career.  By then, I could choose career on my own.

3 things I can’t live without: My family, My work partners, and Tall decaf whole milk cappuccino.

 

Why IIDA? Because I believe all the interior design professionals in the world can reach higher goals when we work together as one entity bracing each other, and IIDA is the perfect vehicle for it. 

How can we connect with you?

ALee@environetics-ny.com

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