Victoria Jo Cialdella | Student Interior Design Portfolio

HE LLO!

Growing up, I was always the “art kid” at school and in my family, and I constantly tried to be more than that. I wanted my art to be something that people would experience and interact with to create their own memories around it. As I have continued to grow, my love and understanding for art has grown into my passion for interior design. Designing environments focused around the human experiences gives me the opportunity to create that will be a part of memories that people will remember forever, the physically environment allowing people to easily recall that memory. Throughout my student design work, I make a conscious effort to improve peoples’ experiences through the built environment, my student projects reflecting my creativity and innovative thinking to enhance those experiences.

Victoria Jo Cialdella

Interior Design & Production Design Student

708.846.5223

SKILLS

Software

Adobe InDesign*

Adobe Photoshop* Revit

EDUCATION

Design Skills

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Blick Art Materials, Savannah, GA

Model Building

Enscape

Adobe Illustrator AutoCAD

INVOLVEMENT

Experience Orlando, SCAD

Sketching

3D Modeling Hand Rendering

*Certified

Selected with 15 fellow students to visit Orlando and learn first hand about the themed entertainment industry.

December 4th - December 14th, 2022

Experience Miami, SCAD

Selected with 5fellow students to visit the Miami interior design scene, which included: visiting design firms, attending the 2022 Cruise Ship Expo, and visiting an active construciton site.

June 4th - June 12th, 2022

SCAD Interior Design Organization (IDO)

President, 2022-Present

Vice President, 2021-2022

Project Manager/Secretary, 2020-2021

Student Member, 2019-Present

Network for Executive Woman in Hospitality (NEWH)

Student Member, 2020-Present

International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

Student Member, 2020-Present

Themed Entertainment Association (TEA)

Student Member, 2022-Present

Savannah, GA

BFA in Interior Design

Minor in Production Design

Expected Graduation - June 2023

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

SCAD Pro X Royal Caribbean, SCAD

- Participated in a team charette, delivering multiple design solutions for the client (current project under NDA) November 2022

Hidden Hems - Venue, SCAD

- Research to understand brand clientele and demographics not as heavily targeted

- Programs: Revit, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

April 2022-June 2022

Nurturing the New Wave - Pop Up Experience, SCAD

- Collaborated with other interior design students

- Explored innovation in technology and used it as tool to market the cruise ship experience

- Programs: Revit, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

March 2022-April 2022

Fledge The Nest - Workplace, SCAD

- Documented a construction drawing set

- Researched client to identify 2 specific user groups

- Programs: Revit, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign

January 2022-March 2022

Sofrito - Restaurant, SCAD

- Completed a virtual 3D space model

- Learned and applied ADA rules into design of space

- Programs: Revit, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign

September 2021-November 2021

Sales Associate

- Greeted guest and provided them with quality customer service.

- Anticipated guests needs and recommended solutions for their artistic ideas.

August 2021 - Present

Lincolnshire Country Club, Crete, IL

Waitress/ Bartender

- Greeted and served guests, providing friendly and quick customer service.

- Cataloged inventory, sorted stock, and replenished an out of stock bar.

May 2020 - August 2021

AWARDS

Showroom Winner, SCAD, 2022

Dean’s List, SCAD, 2019 - Present

Academic Honors Scholarship, SCAD, 2019

Achievement Honors Scholarship, SCAD, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CAPSTONE

PROJECT YEAR: 2022-23 (in progress)

SKILLS: InDesign, Photoshop, Revit

WORKING TEAM: Individual

KEYWORDS: Textile waste, Co-working, Studios

LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio

PROJECT BRIEF SITE

62 E BROAD ST, COLUMBUS, OHIO

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Dealing with post-consumer textile waste and creating by creating a closed-loop system in the built environment

PatchWork is focused on tackling the issue of textile waste and how the built environment can reduce the amount of waste created by consumers. The multi-use building is a co-working studio and retail space that also simulated a closed-loop system, keeping any textile waste brought into Patchwork alive and giving textiles new life.

Columbus, Ohio, is the location for this project. The city is home to a thriving fashion scene, which relates back to the context of the project. 62 E Broad Street is in the heart of the Uptown District in Columbus, which is adjacent to the Arts District of Downtown Columbus.

WORK IN PROGRESS

MEET DINAH!

- Local artist

- Works with textile waste in projects

Lives a relatively sustainable lifestyle

MEET STEVEN!

- Currently an OSU studying EEDS

- Mainly shops second hand

- Struggles with repairing more worn clothing

MEET ELLIE!

- Works in the Uptown District

- Trying to have better sustainable practices

- Has been trying to thrift and flip clothes recently

TEXTILE RECYCLING QUOTES

Helping achieve a common end goal: eliminating the amount of textile waste entering landfills or being disintegrated.

Post-Industry Waste

92 million tons of textile waste is generated by the fashion industry each year

Post-Consumer Waste

Post-Consumer waste is primarily recycled through donating to secondhand stores and non-profits

13 million tons of textiles are generated by manufacturers each year only 2% of industrial fabrics are recycled of post-consumer waste is recycled

PATCHING YOUR STORY

Clothing patches have been a form of self expression that has been practiced since ancient times, being a symbol of luxury, honor, and status. The use of patches has been redefined again and again throughout history, but one aspect of the patch has remained consistent: patches serve as a symbol of self expression and have been used in the unique way to tell one’s personality and feelings. Throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s, the subcultures of the hippies and the punks adopted the use of patches as symbols of rebellion, self expression and authenticity.

Patches allow for people to customize the telling of their story, displaying their unqiue interests, personality, and style to others. The curation of patches to tell one’s personal story personal story allows for a truly authentic narrative, creating a perfectly unqiue experience tailored to them.

FLEDGE THE NEST

PROJECT YEAR: 2022

SKILLS: InDesign, Photoshop, Revit

WORKING TEAM: Individual

KEYWORDS: Co-working, Daycare

LOCATION: Savannah, GA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

For this project, we were tasked with creating a co-working space that accommodated both workplace and childcare design. With this project, we were tasked with selecting clients and conducting brand research,researching into neurodivergencies, completing construction documents, and producing final renderings.

SELECTED CLIENT PROFILE

CUCKOOZ

NEST, LONDON, UK

CONCEPT

FLEDGE THE NEST

A quote from Cuckooz Nest’s website states “children are free to explore without any restrictions”. This is not only a goal for Cuckooz Nest, but the parents as well, wanting the children to be adventurous and feel boundless while still feeling safe to do so, the adults giving them the confidence to explore. This idea of exploration goes further than the children: it extends to the parents as well. At one point in time, the parents were fledglings themselves, leaving the “nest” and exploring the world, presented with endless opportunities to start a new life adventure.

Collaborative work and childcare center

FURNITURE PLAN LEGEND

LAYOUT DEVELOPMENT

THE HIDDEN GEM

PROJECT YEAR: 2022

SKILLS: InDesign, Photoshop, Revit

WORKING TEAM: Individual

KEYWORDS: Cruise ship, Reinvention LOCATION: Symphony of the Seas

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

For this project, we were tasked to select a cruise ship line and then create a venue space that fit a certain sub-demographic within the general demographic of those who sail with that cruise line. With this project, it was important to work in metric and follow IMO regulations to successfully design a ship venue.

SELECTED CLIENT PROFILE

ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL (RCI)

HISTORY

- Founded in 1967 as the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

- 1st ship was the Song of Norway in 1970

- Leased 1st coastal property in Haiti in 1986, following with Cococay in 1980

- Became Royal Caribbean International in 1997 after merging with Celebrity Cruises

COLOR STORY INSPIRATION

CITRINE

CONCEPT

Promotes motivation, activates creativity, and encourages self expression

AVENTURINE

Soothes the soul, regulates energy, keeps heart open

BLUE LACED AGATE

Builds strong emotional health, opens energy levels, symbol of freedom

Dispels negative energy, relieves symptoms of anxiety and depression

HIDDEN GEMS

The world is full of sights and destinations unknown by many. Sometimes concealed in a seemingly ordinary environment, hidden gems are meant to be discovered by the curious, revealing the gem’s brilliant beauty, like a lusterless stone opening to reveal the precious gems and jewels inside.

MATERIALITY INSPIRATION

Materials selected for this project emulate natural design details in the gems selected as inspiration. Their rough yet organic forms, the movement in their textured surfaces and outlines, and the rich color of the natural gems took root in the materials selected. The goal is that bringing the elements of the gems into the project through materials will act in a similar way as the gems and mimic their properties.

DRIVING INSPIRATION FROM THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GEMS

SMOKEY QUARTZ

SPECIAL LOGO: ON BOARD THE SHIP, GIVEN A PASS WITH A SPECIAL LOGO

START OF EXPLORATION: EXPLORE WHILE LOOKING FOR THE LOGO ON THE SHIP

SEPARATION: SEPARATING THEMSELVES FROM THEIR FAMILY AND EXPLORING ALONE

DISCOVERY: STUMBLE ALONG THE SPECIAL LOGO ON A SEEMINGLY NORMAL CLOSET DOOR

EXPLORATION: OPENS THE DOOR WITH KEY CARD, REVEALING A SET OF STAIRS

INDIVIDUAL POD EXPERIENCE

The recessed pod seating throughout the space allows teens to take control and make their own decisions. The pods allow for several different customizable experiences for the teens to personalize to their liking.

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NURTURING THE NEW WAVE

PROJECT YEAR: 2022

SKILLS: InDesign, Photoshop, Revit

WORKING TEAM: Collaboration

KEYWORDS: Branding, Experience

LOCATION: Atlanta, GA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Tasked with designing a branded pop-up experience as a promotional oppourtunity for the selected brand of choice. The pop up experience had to capitalize on four different ship experiences: the dining, the on-board entertainment, the family experience, and the port of calls visited by the cruise line.

CONCEPT

IMAGE BOARD BY CAROLINE MAGNANI

CORAL-INSPIRED DESTINATION WALL

The designated port of call destinations space will allow families to explore the variety of stops that Royal Caribbean International makes while at sea and inspire them to book their next adventure. Users will peep into the coral-inspired viewing wall that will digitally mimic a destination upon looking inside. Inspiration for this design was taken from the adventure-seeking nature of families on-board.

RENDERING BY CASSIDY OPPERMANN

MUSIC-INSPIRED WATER SHOW

RENDERING BY CAROLINE MAGNANI

The designated on-board entertainment space will mimic one full of energy and adventure much like that aboard a Royal cruise. Users will be entertained by the simultaneous sound of music and water displays that surround the circular space. Inspiration for this design was taken from the on-board Aqua-Theatre.

SELECTED CLIENT PROFILE

ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL (RCI)

The Royal

1st ship to sail was Norway

Leased a coastal property in Haiti, Labadee, in 1986

RCCL purchased SS in1996 and CC in 1997

Rebranded to Royal Caribbean International in 1997

INTERACTIVE SCAVENGER HUNT

RENDERING BY TORI CIALDELLA AND CASSIDY OPPERMANN

Incorporating both the scavenger hunts on-board a Royal cruise and the entertainment surrounding Centennial Park, the family experience will allow adventure-seeking families to be on the lookout for hidden gems throughout the space and the surrounding area. This type scavenger hunt is a common trend amongst Royal ships, different motifs hidden throughout the ships for the family to discover.

SOFRITO NO.5

PROJECT YEAR: 2021

SKILLS: InDesign, Photoshop, Revit

WORKING TEAM: Individual

KEYWORDS: To-Go, Post-Covid

LOCATION: Miami, FL

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Designing a restaurant experience that responds to the new “normal”, responding to the effects of the pandemic. One response to the pandemic was the increased use of takeout services. This project focuses on how the take-out experience can be reinvented in a new and exciting way.

LOCATION

WYNWOOD, MIAMI, FL

EXISTING SITE

SITE ANALYSIS

POPULATION BREAKDOWN

67% 22% 10%

HISPANIC AFRICAN AMERICAN WHITE

MATERIALITY INSPIRATION

CREATING NEW LAYERS TO A TRADITIONAL FAMILY RECIPE

CONCEPT

SOFRITO

Sofrito is a family recipe with a mix of many ingredients that is passed down from one generation to the next, new layers are added to the recipe as it is passed down. Mi Dulce Madre is a prime example of adding something new to the original. As each customer explores different areas within the restaurant, they discover a new layer added to the base of it all. The idea of adding new layers goes beyond Mi Dulce Madre and extends into Wynwood, people leaving their mark on the once plain walls of the now vibrant district.

NO.6

THE PRINCESS OF COLOR

PROJECT YEAR: 2022

SKILLS: Revit, Photoshop

WORKING TEAM: Individual

KEYWORDS: Art Deco

LOCATION: NA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Designing a restaurant boutique that is inspired by interior design history. Taking inspiration from prominent designers in interior design and their unqiue styles and blending them together into a boutique hotel lobby space.

THE PRINCESS OF COLOR

Inspired by the nickname of Syrie Maugham “The Princess of Pale” this boutique hotel lobby space takes a Dorothy Draper twist on the nickname with plenty of color and pattern to make a modern Art Deco inspired space.

NO.7

1 - R09

PALE AMBER GOLD

1 - R17 LIGHT FLAME

EUPHORIA, 2019

NO.7

PRODUCTION DESIGN

MODEL MAKING

PROJECT YEAR: 2022

SKILLS: Physical Model Making, Photoshop

WORKING TEAM: Individual

KEYWORDS: Romeo + Juliet, Ancient Greece

LOCATION: NA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Redesigning the set of William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet in a new period of time. After doing research on Ancient Greece and developing a concept around it, then designing and modeling a stage to reflect the research.

CONCEPT IMAGERY EMOTIONAL RESEARCH

CONCEPT IMAGERY

ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH

STAGE IDEATION

Taking inspiration from the colossal size of Ancient Greek temples, as well as the delicacy of the details in painted frescoes, the stage dressing is meant to transport people to those ancient Greek times.

HAND RENDERINGS

Living Room, Markers + Colored Pencils, 2021

Dining Nook, Watercolor + Colored Pencils, 2021

Squirrel, Oil Pastels, 2020

Self Portrait, Charcoal, 2019

Paris Market, Graphite, 2019