Resumé | Frida Laux

San Francisco, CA

EXPERIENCE

Heather Hilliard Design

Interior Design Intern

Supported the full installation and photoshoot of a Pacific Heights residence, supervising movers, assisting with furniture placement, and tracking accessories to ensure design accuracy.

Created scale furniture models, updated CAD drawings to reflect design changes, wrote client care guides, sourced photoshoot accessories, and maintaining organized project files.

Assisted with office management, maintained the materials and sample library, and supported overall studio operations including contacting vendors for samples and CFAs.

SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Model Making

Installation

AutoCAD

Microsoft Suite

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EDUCATION

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

Bachelor of Arts, GPA: 3.6/4.0

Art and Art History major (emphasis in Architecture)

Magna Cum Laude

Senior thesis culminating in a fully designed two-story residential concept, with 100 hours of Rhino 3D modeling and 50 hours of technical plans. Developed an accompanying website focused on health-conscious material selections and iconic furniture design.

Mentored by Dr. Carolyn Guile in Western and Central European Art and Architecture

SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Rhino CAD

Adobe Illustrator

Drawing

Oil + Acrylic

Canva

WIX Websites

Furniture Refurbishing

The Third Parent: Your Home

Copenhagen, Denmark

EDUCATION

Danish Institute of Study Abroad

Conceived and designed an exhibition pavilion for The King's Garden over three weeks, producing watercolor renderings and 3D models totaling 40 hours.

Developed a café on the water concept over six weeks, creating 3D models, and floor plans with Illustrator totaling 70 hours.

Mentored by Sœren Amsnæs in drawing and watercolor

SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Model Making

Drawing

Watercolor

Danish

Boston, MA

CERTIFICATIONS

Harvard GSD

Design and Discovery Remote Summer Program

Over three weeks, independently adapted a triple-decker residential typology into a student-run cafe, incorporating an atrium for central airflow and rhythmically reducing wall mass in a brise-soleil style to adapt the structure from a humid continental to a tropical climate.

Spent 50 hours in Rhino, 45 hours in Illustrator, and 30 hours in Photoshop developing the design.

SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Rhino CAD

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Rendering Collage

CURRENT SKILL PROFICIENCY

RhinoCAD

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

AutoCAD

Chief Architect

HomeStyler

Canva

Google + Microsoft Suite

Model Making

Installation

Furniture Refurbishing

Drawing

Oil

Acrylic

Watercolor

Spanish

French

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Projects

Heather Hilliard Internship

Supported the full installation and photoshoot of a Pacific Heights residence, styling accessories and florals to ensure every detail reflected the intended atmosphere. Collaborated across all phases of an Atherton residence, schematic design, FF&E specifications, furniture logistics, and client care guides, across 2 active projects simultaneously. Built sourcing relationships with vendors and trade professionals while supporting designers in AutoCAD, 3D modeling, Photoshop, and InDesign.

Senior Exhibition

Senior thesis culminating in a fully designed two-story residential concept, with 100 hours of Rhino 3D modeling and 50 hours of technical plans. Developed an accompanying website focused on health-conscious material selections and iconic furniture design.

Dorm Design for Andrews Hall

Designed a maximalist, uplifting dorm interior for Andrews Hall based on a student brief, working within an 11 x 14 foot floor plan. Developed the concept in Homestyler, logging approximately 65 hours of rendering and styling to create a fully realized, inspiring space.

Heather Hilliard Internship

Supported the full installation and photoshoot of a Pacific Heights residence, styling accessories and florals to ensure every detail reflected the intended atmosphere. Collaborated across all phases of an Atherton residence, schematic design, FF&E specifications, furniture logistics, and client care guides, across 2 active projects simultaneously. Built sourcing relationships with vendors and trade professionals while supporting designers in AutoCAD, 3D modeling, Photoshop, and InDesign.

1/5

Work completed before 2022

Krakow, Poland

EDUCATION

Colgate Extended Study

Extended Study Summer Program

Three weeks studying Central & Eastern European architecture and art conservation alongside Dr. Guile, visiting 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites across Krakow, Warsaw, Lublin, and Zakopane. Used Polycam to digitally capture sites for restoration reference.

SKILLS

Rhino

Research

Polish