Design Portfolio

ELIZABETH SHARP

CONTENTS RESUME: Elizabeth M. Sharp HOSPITALITY DESIGN: senior capstone project involving 10 months of research and design CORPORATE OFFICE DESIGN: corporate satellite office design in Cincinnati ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN: Italian restaurant

design in Cincinnati

HEALTHCARE DESIGN: spa focused on instilling confidence in teen girls RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: residential loft for a music-loving couple GRAPHIC DESIGN: graphic design work completed during a month long London summer abroad FURNITURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: full size chair designed and built by me

ELIZABETH M. SHARP

6868 Drake Road - Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

EDUCATION

Miami University (Oxford, OH)

B.F.A. Interior Design. IIDA Member. IIDA Executive Board: Marketing + PR.

Furniture Design and Construction. Senior Thesis: Prada Boutique Hotel.

University of the Arts: Central Saint Martins College of Art + Design (London, UK)

Graphic Design, 6 credit hour summer elective design studio

Indian Hill High School (Cincinnati, OH)

13-382-5151 5 elizmsharp@gmail.com

August 2008 - May 2012 July 2011 August 2004 - June 2008

WORK EXPERIENCE ProCamps Worldwide (Cincinnati, OH) - Part-Time Graphic Designer April 2013 - Present

· Developing, designing, and executing email promotions for companies sponsoring

camps, camp updates, post camp follow-up

· Lead design for invitations, t-shirts, logos, flyers, camp promotional items, fantasy camp

items, advertisements, banners, credential cards, autograph cards, post camp follow-up,

and graphic photograph backdrops

Arhaus Furniture (Cincinnati, OH) - Interior Design Specialist November 2012 - Present

· Expanding my knowledge about the quality of high-end furniture

· Learning and executing key factors when representing and selling the Arhaus brand

· Gaining knowledge about the logistics side of the furniture business

· Developing and building relationships with clients by providing in-home consultations

· Creating special orders with clients to customize their home

· Collaborating with co-workers to improve store sales

ProCamps Worldwide (Cincinnati, OH) - Graphic Design Intern

May 2012 – August 2012

HighStreet Design (Cincinnati, OH) - Design Intern May 2011 – August 2011

· Created drawings in AutoCAD

· Organized resource library, rugs and spaces

· Worked in retail providing interior design customer service

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS Advanced computer skills: Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, AutoCAD,

Microsoft Office, Google Sketchup, Revit and Social Media

References available upon request

HOSPITALITY DESIGN PRADA BOUTIQUE HOTEL location: CHICAGO, IL type: SENIOR YEAR CAPSTONE PROJECT challenge: DESIGNING 30,000+ SQ. FT. OF SPACE year: JUNE’11-APRIL’12

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FLOOR 2 A. RUNWAY B. LOUNGE C. BAR D. BACKSTAGE FLOORS 5-9 A. LUXURY ROOMS B. SUPER LUXURY ROOMS

HOSPITALITY DESIGN PRADA BOUTIQUE HOTEL the idea of taking beautiful fabrics, textures, colors, designs & ideas and

blending

them together to represent a

brand

RUNWAY BOUTIQUE SHOP GUEST ROOM ENTRANCE GUEST ROOM CLOSET

CORPORATE OFFICE DESIGN POLLACK ARCHITECTURE Pollack is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and focuses on the motto:

“work, life, balance”

The firm represents a youthful and natural design approach. CONCEPT:

WORK

BALANCE LIFE

creating a balance in the space.

CORPORATE OFFICE DESIGN POLLACK ARCHITECTURE location: CINCINNATI, OH type: CORPORATE SATELLITE OFFICE DESIGN challenge: CAPTURING THE FIRM’S IMAGE year: SENIOR FALL

ENTERTAINMENT AREA ENTRANCE HUDDLE AREAS YOGA/LIBRARY AREAS CONFERENCE ROOM

RESTAURANT DESIGN AMORE RESTAURANT location: CINCINNATI, OH type: RESTAURANT DESIGN challenge: UNDERSTANDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF DESIGNING A RESTAURANT year: JUNIOR FALL

A. ENTRY B. BAR LOUNGE C. CASUAL DINING D. BAR E. KITCHEN F. OFFICE G. WALK-IN FRIDGE H. ELEGANT DINING I. PRIVATE DINING J. WOMEN’S RESTROOM K. MEN’S RESTROOM L. UTILITY

HEALTHCARE DESIGN LEAP TEEN SPA location: CINCINNATI, OH type: HEALTHCARE DESIGN challenge: CREATING A CONCEPT THAT WILL ENGAGE TEEN GIRLS year: SOPHOMORE SPRING

I chose to design a teen spa focused on making young teen girls more comfortable with themselves. The spa incorporates spa services, therapy, and connection between mother/daughter and between friends

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN MUSICIAN’S DREAM location: CINCINNATI, OH type: RESIDENTIAL DESIGN challenge: A LOFT SPACE FOR TENANTS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS/QUALITIES year: SOPHOMORE FALL

My tenants are young musicians with a strong passion for music. I selected tenants that have much different interests than me. The different levels of a music score became the conceptual basis behind the loft space

GRAPHIC DESIGN LONDON STUDY ABROAD location: LONDON type: GRAPHIC DESIGN challenge: TRYING SOMETHING NEW AND ACCOMPLISHING IT IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME year: SUMMER 2011

FANZINE

FURNITURE DESIGN SELF DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED CHAIR location: OXFORD, OHIO type: FURNITURE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION challenge: THE CHAIR DESIGN year: JUNIOR SPRING

Furniture design and construction provided me with the techniques and skills to build and understand the construction of furniture. I learned how to construct a kitchen cabinet as well as a full size chair designed by me. I wanted my chair to be functional yet have a detail appeal. The whole chair is constructed of the mortise and tenon joint.