
ASHLEY TALIAFERRO DESIGN
design + all things creative
RICHMOND, VA

Work experience
Interior Designer, NCIDQ, IIDA, ALA
January 2018 - PRESENT
Quinn Evans Architects (formerly BCWH Architects), Richmond, VA
Interior Design services for Library, Schools, & Community organizations is Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, and Wisconsin areas. Facilitator of Design Thinking across the firm as a Design Counselor & Mentor. Focus on Library Design, Interior Design Advocacy, Inclusive Design, & Early Learning pedagogies.
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Interior Designer, NCIDQ, IIDA
January 2017 - September 2017
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Charlotte, NC
Interior Design & project management services for workplace & healthcare clients in the Carolinas.
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Interior Designer + Marketing Coordinator, NCIDQ, LEED GA, IIDA Associate
​October 2011 - October 2016
Perkins+Will, Charlotte, NC
An Interior Designer:: My most recent role at Perkins+Will included design production, construction administration, space planning, furniture selection, schematic ideation, storytelling, branding, and environmental graphics. Client work included a focus on corporate interiors, healthcare, and K-12.

A Volunteer:: In addition I was on the Social Committee, our event planning group, and I volunteer my time to our Sustainable Design and Social Responsibility Initiatives. The Perkins+Will Commuter Challenge, the Steelcase Victor 2 competition, PARK(ing) day, We Care, and design services for Sow Much Good are such projects.
A Former Marketing Coordinator:: marketing collateral creation and coordination, graphic communication, social media management, developing and planning PR materials and events, assisting with interior design materials for clients.
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Freelance Design Consultant
September 2008 - present
i AM Design :: freelance design services, Richmond, VA & Charlotte, NC
Marketing and social media development with brand auditing and graphic design work including logos, business cards, illustrations, invitations, and website content development. Interior design consulting for commerical and residential clients including wayfinding + environmental graphics, FF&E selection, space planning, drafting, seasonal landscaping for enhancing curb appeal, and the design of renovations to existing homes. Probono work includes graphics & artwork for nonprofit clients.
Draftsperson
May - December 2005 / Freelance June 2006 - February 2009
Miller Marine, Inc., Deltaville, VA
Paid my dues in the family business as a drafter of maritime construction documents and shipyard site plans in AutoCAD and in use for CNC fabrication.
CAD Survey Technician
September 2006 - March 2007
​EMC Engineering Services, Inc., Savannah, GA
Assisted the head of the surveying department with AutoCAD drafting and the implementation and coordination of survey projects throughout the Savannah metro area.
Graphic Design + Public Relations
December 2005 - March 2006
Liberty At Compass Quay, Urbanna, VA
Promoted the public relations for a newly opened inn by coordinating and implementing new forms of event and publicity advertisement. Researched, compiled, and created brochures, newsletters, newspaper ads, and wedding planning guides.
Interior Design Intern
May - August 2004
Impressions of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA
Assisted the interior designers by ordering, coordinating, implementing designs for clients and assisting customers in the home furnishings showroom.
Affliations.Honors.Volunteering
NCIDQ Certificate Holder, License 31984
International Interior Design Association, Member
University of North Carolina, School of Architecture - Studio Reviewer
Barkitecture 2025 Volunteer
Sow Much Good Farmstand and Office Renovation Design
Sante Se Riches a Haitian Medical Clinic, Marketing and Graphics Team Member
CityChurch Renovation Design Direction, Wayfinding, and FF&E Selection
Co-teacher for Earth Day + Sustainability at Highland Mill Montessori
We Care Volunteer
Emerging Professional Member, USGBC Charlotte Region Chapter
Supporter of The Designers Accord
Society for Marketing Professional Services, Member, 2011-2012
Student Mentor to a Team of Undergraduate Interior Design Students, Spring 2008
Design Miami: Student Design Assistant to Tokujin Yoshioka, December 2007
American Society of Interior Designers, Student Member, 2006
Savannah Young Architects Forum, Student Member, 2006
SCAD Academic Honors Fellowship, 2006-2008
Sigma Pi Kappa, Honor Society, Member since 2005
Senior Set Designer, A Company of Wayward Saints, Spring 2005
education
Savannah College of Art + Design, Savannah, GA, Master of Art, Interior Design, May 2008, Summa cum Laude

University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, Bachelor of Art, Historic Preservation: Museum Design with a set design focus, May 2005, Magna cum Laude

Advanced Studies in England Study Abroad Program, Bath, England, Summer 2003
designer's toolbox
Revit
Enscape
AutoCAD
Sketchup
Adobe Suite
Microsoft Office
Rapid Visualization
Sketch & Collage Renderings
Hand drafting & Detailing
Mind-mapping
Space Planning & Test-fits
Project Management & CA
MEP Coordination
FF&E Selection
Lighting Design
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specialties
Design Thinking & Facilation
User Experience
Contextual research
Branding & Storytelling
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CLIENTS
Asheville School
Baltimore County Public Library
Bank of America
Blu eCigs
Carolinas Healthcare System
Cecil County Public Library
City of Baraboo, Wisconsin
City Church Charlotte
Cristo Rey High School
DC Public Library
Duke Energy
Founders Federal Credit Union
HSS+M, PLLC
Lenovo
Maymont Foundation
Microsoft - Charlotte
Monarch Charlotte
Newport News Public Schools
Newport News Library
Moore & VanAllen
Saint Mary's Catholic School
Saint Michael's Episcopal School
Suffolk Public Library
US Department of Labor
Science Museum of Virginia
Sow Much Good
TD Bank
Wells Fargo
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