Student Profile: Calyn Cox

Hometown:  Born in Cypress, TX but grew up in Dubai, UAE (which is where I call "home")

Design Interests:  Hospitality Design

Favorite Part of the Design Process: Space Planning

 

Favorite Designers:  Kelly Wearstler, Jonathan Adler and Katie Ridder (all of whom have branched out and used their brilliant design talents to create their own furniture, textiles, and or clothing and jewelry designs)

Personal Statement:  I believe that my job as a designer is to pay attention to the subtle tints and details that make the world around us such a unique and interesting place and to constantly strive to implement unique color, pattern and texture into my designs.

If I didn't Design, I would... Be a lot less stressed.... and would have probably done nursing or have become a veterinarian (which was my dream occupation growing up)

Where I'll be in 5 years:   Hopefully employed at a hospitality firm and loving the work that I do

Dream Job:   Working for Kelly Wearstler and learning how to design like she does

Student Profile: Averi Saunders

Hometown:  San Antonio, TX

Design Interests:  Residential, Hospitality, and Retail Design

Favorite Part of the Design Process:  Furniture and Finish selections, and interior architecture development

Favorite Designers:  Kelly Wearstler, Jonathan Adler, Antoni Gaudi

Personal Statement:  Design adds to life. Life is more vibrant and exciting with beautiful surroundings.

If I didn't Design, I would...  Be a film producer
 

Where I'll be in 5 years:  Designing a W Hotel

Dream Job:  Owning my own firm

Student Profile: Mary Claire Johnston

Hometown:  Dallas, Texas

Design Interests:  Commercial, Hospitality, Corporate, and Retail Design

Favorite Part of the Design Process:  Space Planning and Rendering

Favorite Designers:  Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier

Personal Statement:  Artwork inspired me to go into design. To me, architecture is art.

If I didn't Design, I would...  go into architecture or engineering.

Where I'll be in 5 years:  Hopefully, I would be a senior designer at a great architecture/design firm.

Dream Job:  a place where I am happy
 

Student Profile: Nicola Bathie

Hometown:  San Antonio, Texas (Originally Johannesburg, South Africa)

Design Interests:  Residential Design

Favorite Part of the Design Process: I love seeing beautiful textiles and furniture and everything else that goes with design.

Favorite Designers:  Kelly Wearstler

Personal Statement:  I think design matters because you have the potential of making the world a happier place, space by space.

If I didn't Design, I would...  start my singing career.

Where I'll be in 5 years:  Hopefully be happy in a big and energetic city

Dream Job:  Queen of England?

Student Profile: Melissa Nicole Davis

 

 

Hometown:  League City, Texas

Design Interests:  Hospitality, Entertainment, and Commercial Design

Favorite Part of the Design Process:  I love Space Planning and developing my designs in SketchUp

Favorite Designers:  Zaha Hadid and Phillippe Starck

Personal Statement:  For me, Interior Design serves as a fun and exciting creative outlet for my typically analytical mind. I think design really matters because it can bring excitement to the spaces and environments people inhabit and interact with on a daily basis.

If I didn't Design, I would...  have a lot more time to sleep.

Where I'll be in 5 years:  Working hard at a job that I love

Dream Job:  Walt Disney Imagineer!

#SketchUp #SpinningBeachBallofDeath #TCUinnov8

Hey everyone!

Spring break is right at our front door and most of us are ready for a week to relax and (TRY) to get design off of our minds. As a class we have started to put our AutoCad floor plans into a program called SketchUp. This is a great program that you can download yourself offline for free. This program allows us to pull our floor plans into 3D. We can upload lot of different furniture pieces, appliances, fixtures and much more from an online database (for free). Onec you load them into your space you can change the colors and textures to what we want them to be. As you can tell my colors are all over the place but that will change when I get to editing those. It is very tedious and time consuming BUT the outcome is worth it! Here is a picture of my cafe... it is VERY rough and there is MUCH to do but you'll get the idea of what the program helps us do. Hope y'all enjoy and have a great spring break!   

-- Calyn