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SUMMARY

Designer with over twenty years of experience in all scales, sectors, and programming, focusing on creative, branded commercial projects

EXPERIENCE

Adam Carmichael Design + Creative, New York, New York - Founder, 2022 

  • Founder of design consultancy focusing on luxury commercial and residential interior design and creative

  • Services include interior architecture and planning, FF&E sourcing and specification, construction documentation, furniture and millwork design, environment installations and styling, as well as visual communication through mood boards, hand-sketches, renderings, 3D modeling, and CAD drawings

  • Responsible for the conceptualization, development, and implementation of innovative built and branded environments across multiple disciplines including retail, hospitality, residential, workspace, exhibit, and experiential design

  • Serve as Creative Director on all projects translating the clients’ taste, lifestyle, and vision, actualizing a clear conceptual thread to express the space’s highest potential

  • Employ Business-to-Business model as the studio’s foundation and operation, focusing on collaboration with trusted architect and design partners to grow and contract teams as needed per project

  • Generate content and assets for collaborating firms' public communications and social media accounts

ChaseDesign, Syracuse and New York, New York - Vice President, Environmental Design, 2022 - 2024 - Remote Position

  • ·Closely partnered with Studio Creative Directors and multi-disciplinary teams to address our clients’ needs through design, which included Retail, Hospitality, Experiential, and Exhibit projects

  • Inspired visionary thinking and elevated creative work within internal studios through hand-sketching, rendering, materials selection, and graphics

  • Led the ideation process to develop relevant, modern creative ideas and visual identities with the 2D, 3D, and Story Teams to create branding, logos, and dynamic strategies to combat market challenges

  • Pioneered new technical Design Intent Drawing Set standards and practices

  • Persuasively presented design and strategic imperative solutions that solved the business problem and enhanced the human experience

Menino Design Studio, New York, New York - Creative Director, 2017 - 2022

  • Served as architect Margherita Menino's right hand in evolving her boutique design consultancy focusing on luxury residential and commercial interior design and architecture, product development, and branding

  • Managed and interfaced with condominium and co-op boards, building architects, and NYC Landmark Preservation Committee to gain approvals

  • Conducted construction and purchasing administration and project management to ensure projects were realized according to design documents

  • Drove business development through the group’s website design and launch, networking, outreach, as well as new and existing client relationships

Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, New York - Director, Store Design and Visual Merchandising, 2011 - 2017

  • Directed the concept development, design, creative asset implementation, architectural planning, and budgets of the global retail experience of over 1,800,000 square feet for over 30 new, renovated/relocated, and capital improvement project spaces with a budget of $650,000,000

  • Supervised, mentored, and championed in-house design and architecture teams

  • Sourced, selected, and managed external collaborating agencies, design firms, architects of record, artisans, millworkers, and vendors to ensure projects were maintained on schedule, within budget, and adhered to building codes

  • Owned and maintained master brand standards for all elements for the built-environments

  • Controlled and managed project FF&E and Color and Materials resources

  • Worked with Chief Creative Officer Terron Schaefer and SVP of Visual Merchandising and Store Design Harry Cunningham on the development of brand creative initiatives, assets, and photo shoots for various Saks Private Labels and advertising campaigns

  • Led and supported visual merchandising initiatives for entire fleet

  • Evaluated vendor shop submissions and defined the development of design criteria parameters 

  • Collaborated cross-functionally with Merchant, Construction, Finance, and Procurement Teams to ensure design strategies aligned with cross-functional business needs

  • Assessed real estate lease agreements to identify issues that could impact design and  construction

  • Drove corporate-wide sustainable building practice initiatives including sourcing and implementation of renewable material resources

  • Oversaw design and planning of hospitality initiatives including elevated restaurants, lounges, food halls, spas, and salons as well as coordinated Owner/Operator relationships to ensure programming alignment

  • Led on-site installations and construction meetings to resolve field issues and develop punch lists

  • Delivered Custom Fixture, Décor Specification, Care and Maintenance, and Flame Spread books with each in-depth architectural design sets

Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, New York, New York - Director, Store Design, Planning and Visual Merchandising, 2010 - 2011  

  • Oversaw design, planning, and visual merchandising for off-price division, further developing the ‘Luxury in a Loft’ concept

  • Managed FFE and Visual Merchandise budget guidelines

  • Contributed to Men’s and Women’s Private Label marketing collateral development and photo shoots

  • Led Visual Merchandising Teams in store openings

  • Led company-wide calls with in-store Visual Directors to discuss new initiatives and merchandise categories

Jones Apparel Group, New York, New York - Senior Designer, Store Design and Creative Services, 2003 - 2008  

  • Designed retail locations, wholesale shop-in-shops, showrooms, fixtures, and trade show exhibits from conception through project completion for apparel, footwear, and accessories divisions of brand portfolio

  • Executed visual communication for designs through hand and computer-generated 2D and 3D mediums

  • Developed design documents, millwork drawings, details and sections for production, and fabrication

  • Supervised Junior Design team, distributed and managed projects to ensure efficient task completion

Richardson Design, Cleveland, Ohio - Design Intern, 2002 - 2003  

ChaseDesign, Skaneateles, New York - Summer Design Pro Co-op, 2002  

HSN Improvements, Beachwood, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois - Design Intern, 2001 - 2002  

EDUCATION

Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 1998 - 2003  

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design; minors in Industrial Design and Studio Art

AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS/INVOLVEMENT

INDUSTRY SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • design:retail Magazine Forum Brooklyn, New York, Moderator, Panel discussed Brooklyn as a test lab for new retail and how it relates to other burgeoning markets, 2016

  • International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) New York, New York, Panelist, Discussion of designing retail stores for today’s savvy shopper, 2016

  • IIDA Forum New York, New York, Panelist, Discussed of utilizing synesthesia, 2015

  • IIDA Forum New York, New York, Guest Speaker, JAG Showrooms, Led tour and discussion of redesigned footwear, handbag and jewelry showrooms, 2008

SOFTWARE

  • Autodesk AutoCAD and 3ds Max with V-Ray, Adobe Creative Cloud, SketchUp, Procreate, KeyShot, PlanGrid, Microsoft Office Suite, exposure to Revit, Rhino, and Enscape; Mac and PC proficient

PROJECT HIGHLIGHT LISTING

New York City unless otherwise noted

HOSPITALITY

RESIDENTIAL

  • Building Upgrade – 700 WGrove, Hoboken/Jersey City, New Jersey, 2025

  • Private Resdience - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2024

  • Building Upgrade – 645 West End Avenue, Upper West Side, 2022

  • Gehris Residence – Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, 2022

  • Allouani-Ho Residence – The Metropolitan Tower, 2020

  • Phipps Residence – The Atelier, 2019

  • Grimmlemann-Gikow Residence – Upper West Side, 2019Private Residence - 36 Bleecker Street, 2018

  • Private Residence - 49 East 96th Street, 2018 

  • Private Residence - Casablanca, Morocco, 2018 

  • Private Residence - 555 West 23rd Street, 2018 

RETAIL

New Build

Relocation

Renovation

Food Hall

International Retail

Wholesale

Pop-Up

Off-Price

SHOWROOM

TRADE SHOW EXHIBIT

  • LEI - Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007

  • Nine West Group - Las Vegas, Nevada, 2004

EVENT DESIGN

References available upon request