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Spatial Experience Design Alumni

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Tim Kobe 

Founder Eight Inc pioneered design for original Apple Store

Nolen Niu 

President Nolen Niu, Inc; series judge on Spike TV’s Framework

Andre Kim 

Director of Design Experience and Strategy, Starbucks

Ini Archibong 

Luxury product designer for Hermes and others.

Melanie Hung 

Senior Architecture Designer, Frog Design

Melissa Lee 

Store Designer, Starbucks

Mikey Nitro 

Senior Environmental Designer, BRC Creative

Therese Swanepoel 

Senior Insights Stragetist, REI

Julia Park 

Gensler

Kelly Weldon 

Senior Experience Designer, Adobe

Behina Rahmati 

Environmental Designer, Co-Chair Vans Pride ERG

Alvin Oei 

Manager Retail Creative, Disney

Jade Milan 

Senior Experience Designer, Frog

Adriana Avendano 

Junior Designer, Eight Inc.

Amanda Sutanto 

Store Designer, Amazon

Helene Huang 

Designer, Gensler

Spatial Experience Design Alumni Gallery

As+founding+principal+of+West+Office+Exhibition+Design%2C+was+responsible+for+the+master+plan+and+design+of+major+exhibitions+and++new+museums+in+the+United+States+and+abroad.+He+has+directed+projects+such+as+the+Las+Vegas+Springs+Preserve%3B+World+Forest+Center%E2%80%99s+Discovery+Museum+%28Portland%29%3B+California+Science+Center+%28Los+Angeles%29%3B+Hong+Kong+Science+Museum%3B+Odyssey%2C+the+Maritime+Discovery+Center+%28Seattle%29%3B+Washington+State+History+Museum+%28Tacoma%29%3B+Great+Lakes+Science+Center++%28Cleveland%29%3B+Louisville+Science+Center+%28Kentucky%29%3B+Park+City+Museum+%28Utah%29%3B+Science+Museum+of+Virginia+%28Richmond%29%3B+and+Guangdong+Science+Center++%28China%29.+West+Office+has+been+awarded+by+the+American+Association+for+State+and+Local+History%2C+the+Society+for+Experiential+Graphic+Design%2C+the+American+Alliance+of+Museums+and+the+Industrial+Designers+Society+of+America.+Kramer%2C+who+retired+from+West+Office+in+2013%2C+serves+on+the+board+of+directors+of+the+Powerhouse+Science+Center%2C+which+he+also+designed.

Andrew Kramer

Chris Adamick

André Kim
Richard+Holbrook+has+been+helping+companies+create+innovative+and+commercially+successful+products+and+brand+positioning+strategies+for+more+than+25+years.+As+a+1981+Industrial+Design%C2%A0graduate+of+ArtCenter+College+of+Design%2C+he+was+recruited+by+several+international+automobile+brands%2C+and+accepted+a+position+with+PSA+Peugeot+Citroen+as+part+of+the+company%E2%80%99s+first+Global+Design+Center.%C2%A0First+in+Coventry%2C+UK+and+then+in+Paris%2C+France%2C+Holbrook+held+the+position+of+Design+Manager+for+the+Corporate+Exterior+Styling+Studio%2C+responsible+for+creation+of+design+proposals+for+the+company%E2%80%99s+three+brands+%E2%80%93+Peugeot%2C+Talbot%2C+and+Citroen.+Returning+to+Los+Angeles+in+1985%2C+he+established+his+studio+to+expand+into+other+areas+of+interest%2C+including+sports+equipment+and+products+for+cooking+and+work+environments.+Initial+projects+with+Casablanca+Fan%2C+Dacor+Appliances%2C+Herman+Miller%2C+Thermador%2C+Tropitone+Furniture+and+other+industry+leaders+helped+build+a+portfolio+of+work+diverse+in+scope%2C+but+consistent+in+design+excellence.+In+2000%2C+Holbrook+formed+dna%2C+a+joint+venture+with+Teknion%2C+an+office+furniture+manufacturer+based+in+Toronto%2C+Canada.+Serving+as+startup+CEO+and+Creative+Director%2C+Holbrook+led+a+team+that+designed+and+delivered+a+new+line+of+products+including+seating%2C+storage%2C+desks+and+accessories%2C+as+well+as+a+ground+breaking+website+and+%E2%80%9Cconfigurator%E2%80%9D+to+specify+custom+desk+and+storage+systems+with+a+drag-and-drop+interface.+In+2003+Holbrook+returned+to+his+product+development+practice+with+brand+creation+and+business+strategy+skills+to+complement+his+extensive+experience+in+design%2C+engineering+and+manufacturing%2C+initiating+projects+with+new+partners+including+Bernhardt+Design%2C+Brown+Jordan+International%2C+Gunlocke+Furniture%2C+Office+Depot+and+Staples.

Richard Holbrook
Adam+Voorhees+is+the+award-winning+creative+director+of+his+namesake+studio%2C+which+focuses+on+developing+experiences+that+inspire+interaction+between+users%2C+objects+and+environments.+Named+the+2010+World+Superyacht+Young+Designer%2C+Voorhees%E2%80%99+passion+for+design+and+sailing+started+early%E2%80%94at+the+age+of+5+he+was+already+drawing+profiles+and+sections+of+boats+depicting+interior+arrangements.+Following+various+design+endeavors+ranging+from+high-end+audio+to+skateboarding%2C+Voorhees+graduated+with+honors+from+ArtCenter.+After+co-founding+a+design+consultancy%2C+Voorhees+worked+for+Espen+Oeino+International.+Upon+returning+to+the+States%2C+he+launched+his+studio%2C+which+to+this+day+focuses+on+the+convergence+between+built+and+natural+environments.+His+studio%E2%80%99s+design+sensibilities+reflect+a+multi-faceted+dialogue+in+a+wide+range+of+scale+and+type%E2%80%94from+custom+furniture+to+yacht+projects+in+Europe+and+America.+Since+2014+Adam+has+taught+at+his+alma+mater+and+is+committed+to+guiding+the+next+generation+of+designers.

Adam Voorhees
In+1989%2C+Tim+Kobe+founded+the+award-winning+design+firm+Eight+Inc.%2C+which+works+across+architecture%2C+interior+design%2C+product%2C+communications%2C+strategy+and+branding+for+such+companies+as+Apple%2C+Virgin+Atlantic+Airways%2C+Nike%2C+Coca-Cola%2C+Knoll+and+Citibank.+Kobe+worked+for+Herb+Rosenthal+and+Associates+at+the+American+Broadcasting+Company+in+Los+Angeles%2C+Murray+Gelberg+in+New+York%2C+and+The+Burdick+Group+in+San+Francisco.+In+1987+he+became+a+founding+partner+of+West+Office+Design+Associates+and+was+responsible+for+the+master+planning+of+museums+and+exhibitions+including+the+Hong+Kong+Science+Museum.+Kobe+is+a+trustee+and+chairman+of+the+academic+affairs+committee+at+ArtCenter+where+he+also+lectures.+He+has+also+lectured+at+the+California+College+of+the+Arts%2C+the+Academy+of+Art+University+in+San+Francisco%2C+and+on+behalf+of+the+U.S.+State+Department+regarding+sustainability+and+architecture+in+Bangkok+and+Los+Angeles.

Tim Kobe
Through+her+intention+to+weave+narratives+into+a+complete+spatial+experience%2C+Los+Angeles-based+Susyn+Herridge%2C+a+senior+spatial+designer+at+Cory+Grosser+Design+%2B+Strategy%2C+seeks+through+research%2C+insight+and+reinterpretation+to+design+compelling%2C+immersive+and+interruptive+encounters+that+inspire+others+to+think+differently.+She+is+developing+a+career+in+architecture%2C+leading+projects+from+concept+to+completion.+Her+designs%2C+focused+on+experiential+marketing%2C+are+tailored+to+a+client+list+that+includes+Disney%2C+Hyundai%2C+Universal+Studios%2C+Edith+A.+Miller%2C+the+Los+Angeles+Public+Library%2C+Red+Devil+and+Supply+Frame+Inc.+Her+projects+include+the+L.A.+Public+Library-funded+%E2%80%9CStudent+Zones%E2%80%9D+for+afterschool+study%2C+with+design+and+branding%2C+including+architectural+elements%2C+environmental+graphics+and+furniture%2C+placed+in+10+pilot+branches.+Herridge+was+also+part+of+an+immersive+sponsored+studio+for+Bikini+Berlin%2C+tasked+as+a+retail+concept+designer+to+investigate%2C+research+and+experience+Berlin%2C+Germany%2C+through+the+medium+of+fashion.

Susyn Herridge
Inspired+by+Charles+and+Ray+Eames%2C+with+whom+he+interned%2C+Bruce+Burdick+sought+a+multidisciplinary+career%2C+which+included+direction+of+ArtCenter%E2%80%99s+Environmental+Design+Department.+He+worked+with+Herb+Rosenthal+and+John+Follis+and+then+founded+The+Burdick+Group%2C+focusing+on+innovative+furniture+design%2C+exhibitions%2C+installations%2C+showrooms+and+stores+for+clients+worldwide.+Projects+include+groundbreaking+furniture+for+Herman+Miller%2C+furniture+for+Itoki+%28Japan%29+and+Casas+%28Spain%29%2C+exhibits+and+interiors+for+the+Rock+and+Roll+Hall+of+Fame+and+Museum%2C+the+garden+of+Samsung+Electronics+%28Seoul%29%2C+the+Philips+Competence+Centre+%28Netherlands%29%2C+Esprit+de+Corp+retail+environments%2C+and+the+Crayola+Caf%C3%A9+and+retail+store+at+the+Hallmark+Crown+Center+%28Missouri%29.+Early+exhibits+pioneered+the+use+of+interactive+computers+by+visitors.+His+work+has+been+published+widely+and+received+numerous+honors%2C+including+awards+from+I.D.%2C+Industrial+Designers+Society+of+America%2C+AIGA+and+%22Time.%22+In+2012%2C+Burdick+received+ArtCenter%E2%80%99s+Lifetime+Achievement+Alumni+Award.

Bruce Burdick
Stuart+Fingerhut%2C+former+creative+director+for+Toyota%E2%80%99s+Scion+brand+at+the+George+P.+Johnson+Experience+Marketing+Agency+in+Los+Angeles%2C+recently+established+SFS+%28Stuart+Fingerhut+Studio%29%2C+a+materials+and+process-driven+studio+where+work+is+guided+by+investigations+in+3D+and+2D+realms.+From+hand+assembling+laser-cut+sheets+of+metalized+acrylic+to+sculpting+landscapes+in+a+digital+3D+environment%2C+the+studio%27s+goal+is+to+create+objects+and+experiences+inviting+viewers+to+look+away+from+a+screen+and+engage+with+a+space+or+object.+Among+Fingerhut%E2%80%99s+areas+of+focus+are+light%2C+color+and+space%2C+and+how+to+leverage+and+intersect+them+for+unique+and+memorable+visual+experiences.+Making+dialog+of+analog+to+digital+and+back+frames+much+of+the+studio%27s+output+with+the+aim+of+producing+new+visual+aesthetics+and+spatial+experiences.+Projects+include+work+that+is+at+times+biomorphic%2C+hyper+technological+or+both.

Stuart Fingerhut
The+daughter+of+a+professional+architect%2C+Stephanie+Stalker+is+an+experiential+designer+with+an+inherited+eye+for+spatial+design+and+a+love+of+color%2C+pattern+and+texture.+After+establishing+a+foundation+in+design+at+the+University+of+Nevada%2C+Las+Vegas%2C+Stalker+went+on+to+study+environmental+design+at+ArtCenter+and+strategic+product+and+service+development+at+INSEAD+in+Fontainebleau%2C+France.+She+honed+her+professional+skills+working+for+Disney+and+Hasbro%2C+where+she+established+brand+style+guides%2C+events+and+partnerships.+She+has+created+guidelines+for+branded+environments+across+marquee+corporate+events%2C+studios%2C+stadiums+and+campuses+all+over+the+world%2C+including+Cannes+Lions%2C+Ad+Week%2C+Fashion+Week%2C+Levi%E2%80%99s+Stadium%2C+TechCrunch+and+CES.+Most+recently%2C+Stalker+designed+total+spatial+experiences+for+Yahoo.+When+not+crafting+brand+experiences%2C+she+can+be+found+buried+in+colorful+paper+and+glitter%2C+glue+gun+in+hand%2C+or+engaged+in+an+intense+game+of+peek-a-boo+with+her+son%2C+Henry.

Stephanie Rose Stalker
Based+in+Shanghai%2C+Seon+Young+Kim+is+an+environmental+designer+who+creates+interdisciplinary+spatial+experiences+in+the+field+of+interior+architecture%2C+branded+retail+and+exhibition+design.+During+her+studies+at+ArtCenter%2C+she+participated+in+international+design+workshops+in+Seoul+and+Shanghai+and+worked+for+Marcel+Wanders+in+Amsterdam.+After+graduation%2C+Kim+moved+to+Berlin+to+focus+on+exhibition+design+at+Triad%2C+the+global+German+design+agency+whose+services+range+from+strategic+consulting%2C+scenographic+development%2C+and+concept+design+to+construction+planning+and+engineering.+Kim+is+currently+working+as+the+lead+designer+for+Triad%E2%80%99s+China+office.+Among+her+projects+are+Shanghai%E2%80%99s+retail+store+and+restaurant+Hunter+Gatherer%2C+whose+open-kitchen+design+was+inspired+by+a+%E2%80%9Creal+food%E2%80%9D+philosophy%3B+a+futuristic+showroom+for+China+Mobile%E2%80%99s+Zhejiang+Experience+Center%3B+and+a+playful%2C+origami-inspired+brand+and+interior+for+the+U.S.-based+Stone+Fresh+company%E2%80%99s+first+two+stores+in+mainland+China.

Seon Young Kim
Scott+Franklin+co-founded+NONdesigns+with+his+wife%2C+Miao+Miao%2C+in+2006.+The+Pasadena-based+design+studio+builds+branded+environments+and+everything+within+them.+Franklin+and+Miao+share+the+roles+of+principal+and+designer%2C+bringing+to+life+retail%2C+event%2C+exhibition%2C+living+and+working+spaces.+After+exercising+a+broad+range+of+design+disciplines+and+fine-tuning+their+combined+voice%2C+they+created+products+that+include+the+NON+Box+modular+design+system+%28reconfigurable+frames%2C+floors%2C+ceilings+and+walls%29%3B+the+NON+Linear+lighting+modules+%28LED+luminaires+that+connect+in+endless+possibilities+of+lighting+environments%29%3B+and+the+NON+Common+desk%2C+a+large+surface+with+a+playful+approach+to+organization+and+divided+workstations+through+modular+array+slots+creating+movable+bookends%2C+folders+and+dividers.+Franklin%E2%80%99s+background+includes+exhibition%2C+furniture%2C+product%2C+branding%2C+interactive+design+and+fabrication.+At+ArtCenter%2C+Franklin+teaches+design+studios+and+workshops%2C+and+Miao+teaches+environmental+design%2C+branding+and+lighting+design.

Scott Franklin
As+the+co-founder+and+creative+director+of+L.A.-based+design+studio+We+Are+Matik%2C+Sarah+T.+Kang+defies+traditional+marketing+conventions+by+crafting+immersive+environments+and+interactive+experiences+with+leading+technologists.+Her+design+practice+explores+emerging+technology+as+a+creative+medium+to+deliver+meaningful+human+experiences.+Through+her+years+of+experience+in+environmental+design%2C+Kang+has+gained+international+recognition+working+on+an+array+of+projects+ranging+from+a+public+art+installation+for+the+City+of+Hayward+to+branded+spaces+for+world-renowned+Fortune+500+brands+like+Samsung%2C+Disney%2C+Hyundai%2C+Red+Bull%2C+Jay-Z%2C+Paul+Mitchell+and+Sonos.+She+has+received+numerous+honors+including+Davey+Awards%2C+Communicator+Awards%2C+Horizon+Awards+and+W3+Awards%2C+in+the+arenas+of+interactive+multimedia%2C+environmental+design+and+experiential+marketing.+She+has+taught+%22Introduction%22+to+%22Environmental+Design%22+courses+at+ArtCenter+at+Night+and+has+delivered+a+talk+at+Mindshare+LA+about+unlocking+creativity+through+participatory+art.

Sarah T. Kang
Born+in+Hamilton%2C+Ontario%2C+Marc+Scim%C3%A9+studied+at+the+Institute+of+Design+at+the+Illinois+Institute+of+Technology.+He+earned+a+BFA+in+Industrial+Design+and+the+Industrial+Design+Faculty+Prize+from+the+School+of+Design+at+the+University+of+Illinois%2C+Chicago.+While+studying+in+Chicago%2C+Scim%C3%A9+began+his+career+in+the+furniture+industry.+In+2015%2C+Scim%C3%A9+received+a+Master+of+Science+in+Environmental+Design+%E2%80%93+Furniture+and+Fixtures+from+ArtCenter.+In+2016%2C+four+designs+Scim%C3%A9+created+while+studying+at+ArtCenter+received+A%E2%80%99+Design+Awards%3A+Gold%2C+two+Silver+and+Bronze.+In+London%E2%80%99s+Restaurant+%26+Bar+Product+Design+Awards%2C+Scim%C3%A9+won+the+top+prize+for+sofa+design.+Bend+%26+Transition%2C+an+extensive+modular+seating+and+table+system%2C+created+for+his+master%E2%80%99s+thesis+design+project+at+ArtCenter%2C+is+currently+in+development+for+production+under+license+with+an+Italian+manufacturer.+Bend+%26+Transition+is+slated+to+make+its+market+debut+in+2017.+++

Marc Scimé
Jia+You+is+a+brand+designer+whose+approach+is+human-centered%2C+taking+into+consideration+people%27s+needs%2C+behaviors+and+desires.+After+graduating+from+ArtCenter%2C+she+joined+Brand+Design+studio+at+Gensler+LA%2C+working+on+projects+for+Microsoft%2C+Waldorf+Astoria%2C+Herbalife%2C+UC+Irvine%2C+Health+Medical+Center%2C+Hyundai+Capital+and+Riot+Games.+Previously%2C+she+worked+as+a+freelance+designer+for+the+U.S.+Geological+Survey%2C+software+gaming+innovator+IGT%2C+and+others%2C+and+interned+at+global+design+consultancy+Continuum+in+Seoul%2C+Korea.+Among+her+honors+are+the+Spark%21+Award%2C+Red+Dot%3A+Best+of+the+Best%2C+and+IDEA+Gold+she+earned+as+co-designer+for+the+Designmatters+project+GiraDora%2C+a+human-powered+washer+and+spin+dryer+for+women+in+Peru+without+access+to+running+water%3B+and+the+SEGD+%28Society+for+Experiential+Graphic+Design%29+award+for+her+work+on+Hyundai+Card+at+Gensler.+She+currently+lives+in+London+where+she+is+a+freelance+designer+with+Millington+Associates.

Jia You
From+a+young+age%2C+Jessica+Pell+had+a+passion+for+architecture+and+design.+This+led+her+to+ArtCenter%2C+where+she+developed+a+multidisciplinary+approach+and+philosophy+toward+design.%C2%A0As+part+of+a+furniture+design+studio+at+the+College%2C+Pell+designed+one+of+Bernhardt+Design%E2%80%99s+top-selling+furniture+pieces%2C+the+Apel.+Also+while+at+ArtCenter+she+was+awarded+the+prestigious+Angelo+Dohghia+Award+for+her%C2%A0exhibition+design%3B+and+furthered%C2%A0her+studies+at+Tama+Art+University+in+Tokyo%2C+where+she+designed+sustainable+products+and+environments+as+part+of+the+Pacific+Rim+project.%C2%A0Her+professional%C2%A0career+began+at+Eight+Inc.+in+San+Francisco%2C+which+led+to+a+position+at+Rottet+Studio+in+Los+Angeles.+Pell+then+founded+Manola+Studio%2C+a+Los+Angeles-based+interdisciplinary+firm+whose+work+ranges+from+a+hospitality+project+near+Joshua+Tree+to+restoring+an+architectural+home+by+Richard+Neutra+to+branding+for+a+restaurant+in+Highland+Park.

Jessica Pell
A+son+of+Nigerian+emigrants%2C+Ini+Archibong+draws+from+architecture%2C+environmental+and+product+design%3B+design+strategy%3B+and+lifelong+passions+for+mathematics%2C+philosophy+and+world+religions.+He+founded+Design+by+Ini+in+2010.+An+ArtCenter+Edwards+Endowed+Scholar+and+an+Outreach+Grant+recipient%2C+Archibong+also+has+a+master%E2%80%99s+in+luxury+design+from+ECAL+%28%C3%89cole+cantonale+d%E2%80%99art+de+Lausanne%29.+His+industry+honors+include+selection+as+an+ICFF+Studio+winner.+He+has+been+on+lecture+panels+at+the+College+Art+Association+conference+and+at+the+University+of+Southern+California%E2%80%99s+School+of+Architecture+with+esteemed+architects+and+designers+such+as+Frank+Gehry+and+Karim+Rashid.+Archibong%E2%80%99s+work+has+been+exhibited+globally%2C+including+at+the+Victoria+and+Albert+Museum+in+London.+He+has+also+designed+and+consulted+for+top+brands+such+as+Bernhardt+Design%2C+De+Sede+and+Herman+Miller+and+been+featured+in+various+print+and+online+publications.

Ini Archibong
California-based+Ina+Kanaoki+specializes+in+environmental+design%2C+graphic+design+and+conceptual+art.+Born+in+Redondo+Beach%2C+she+graduated+with+honors+from+ArtCenter+and+has+worked+many+different+freelance+jobs+within+the+field.+She+is+currently+an+environmental+designer+at+Vans+where+she+executes+the+iconic+brand%E2%80%99s+look+through+events%2C+store+designs%2C+installations+and+displays+worldwide.+Outside+of+her+day+job%2C+Kanaoki+is+part+of+an+art+duo+called+FAIK.+A+vibrant%2C+playful+and+captivating+mix+of+illustration+and+graphic+design%2C+FAIK+art+aims+to+inspire+creativity+through+its+spectrum+of+color%2C+unusual+characters%2C+and+imaginative+environments+while+sending+positive+vibes+into+the+world.+Kanaoki%E2%80%99s+passion+for+branding%2C+spaces%2C+and+art+translates+into+both+2D+and+3D+experiences.+She+desires+to+spread+creativity+and+inspire+others+to+follow+what+they+love.

Ina Kanaoki