Interview with:Amy Grace Mason [amygmason]
DESIGN
 | What is your specialty? office furniture planning - cubicle layouts, seating, panel planning |
| What made you interested in design? as i child i loved architecture, color and fun furniture. it's just something i've always been drawn to. |
| What has been your professional career path? interned in high school at a residential design studio, went to college & graduated with a BS in Family & Consumer Sciences w/ a concentration in interior design. interned & worked part-time my last year of college at a furniture [Knoll] dealership where i still work today. |
| What is your motivation? What makes you get up in the mornings? dreams of something bigger and gaining experience and doing the best i can until then. |
| How would you define your design style? modern, clean, colorful, always changing |
| How do you promote and move your work? mostly blogging, but our work website has pictures of work i've been involved in. i also take the pictures. also a lot of our references are by word-of-mouth.
[www.ajgrack.com] |
| In which new areas would you like to experiment? restaurant or retail design. i would like to become more full-service, being involved in the process [layouts, planning] and the finish [lighting, accessories, staging] |
| Shapes, color, concept: where do you usually begin when conceiving a design? most of my work is done after a room is aesthetically completed. i usually focus more on concept and how the end user would like to work in the space. |
| What are your sources for documentation and to generate ideas? many of our furniture vendors [Knoll, OFS, Carolina Business Furniture, KI], blogs or magazines i read [Metropolitan Home, Real Simple]. |
| What is your favourite type of customer? one who isn't afraid of color, to work outside the box or do something different. |
| To a certain point, is copying justifiable? in what i do i believe so. as far as furniture layouts for cubicles or private offices goes, i believe we are encouraged by our vendors to use layouts they suggest but to also come up with something new and creative. |
| List some things you dislike seeing in design. too much color, clutter [in accessories or too much furniture], too much pattern |
| Do you believe the newer generations are better at designing? not necessarily, though they are learning new ways of showing design and executing it with computer programs. |
| How do you calculate budgets for a design project? we are usually given budgets from the customer, then create the layout they desire and cut out unnecessary items if over budget. |
| Which professionals in your field -contemporary or past- do you most admire? being a Knoll dealer, i admire all the Knoll designers. Florence Knoll, Mies van der Rohe, Bertoia and Saarinen are some of my favorites. i love their desire to do something different, to push the limits and create artwork in furniture. |
| Which software applications do you most utilize in your work? AutoCAD Architecture, Team Design, CAP Designer & Worksheet, Microsoft Excel & Outlook |
| If you weren't a designer, what would you be doing? maybe i would have tried Architecture or designing in a different field [Graphic, Fashion, Product Design] |
| At this moment, what would be your dream job or project? dream job might be working independently or for a large company. dream project would be a large commercial building - either a restaurant, museum, etc - something that lots of people would benefit from. |
| Can you see yourself in this field twenty years from now? yes. |
| Which design resources online do you frequently visit? vendor websites, blogs, building codes/standards |
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Amy Grace Mason
Erie, PA, USA
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