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Interior Design Department Faculty
Rebecca Andrews, Assistant Professor Susan Besser, Instructor Emily Brewer B. A., O’More College of Design First Year at O’More: Credentials/Past Experience: Interests: Courses:
M.Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design Mr. Burke is principal and president of Burke Coffey Architecture and Design. He has produced and coordinated engineering drawings for various projects, including historic renovation and adaptive-reuse, public schools, and single and multi-family residential projects, as well as a number of small commercial projects. Ginny Caldwell, IIDA B.A, English, Auburn University First Year at O’More: Credentials/Past Experience: Significant Accomplishments: Courses:
B.Arch., University of Kansas Mr. Coffey is principal and secretary of Burke Coffey Architecture and Design. While the majority of his experience is in the residential field, Mr. Coffey has also worked on tenant build outs, schools, multi-family housing, daycare facilities, historic renovations, residential development planning, space planning, and retail stores. Peter Fleming Assistant Professor B.I.D., Auburn University First year at O'More 2006 Credentials/past experience: Peter currently holds the position of Studio Head at McAlpine Booth & Ferrier Interiors in Nashville, Tennessee and has 17 years of experience in the Architecture and Design community. Before moving to Nashville, Peter lived and worked in New York City and Boston. He has worked in the office of Robert A. M. Stern, among others, concentrating on highly detailed, interior environments. Projects have been published in periodicals including Architectural Digest, Veranda, Southern Accents, The Robb Report, Elle Décor and House and Garden. Peter received a Bachelor of Interior Design from the Auburn University School of Architecture, and has continued his academic education through the Institute for Classical Architecture in New York, Bard Graduate Center of the Decorative Arts, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His practical education has come from having business relationships with Christie's, Sotheby's and a wide array of specialized craftspeople. Peter's previous teaching experience includes the Boston Architectural Center, where he taught two semesters of advanced level residential interior design. Interests: "The focus of my career has been residential interior design, in the form of custom projects ranging from 4,000 sq. feet to 30,000 sq. feet in scope, in a variety of locations across the United States. Product design has also been part of my experience with furniture, lighting, door hardware and bath fixture collections - all currently being produced or in prototype development. I am enthusiastic about design instruction, as I believe the teachers that guided me are greatly responsible for where I find myself today." Courses:
B.S., California State University, Long Beach Throughout his career, Mr. Gilbert has been involved in product design and development and has worked extensively with architects and interior designers. While serving as director of product development at Wellness Environments, he developed several architectural and furniture products from conceptual design through manufacturing. At Earl Swensson Associates, he helped establish a digital visualization department and greatly expanded the firm's use of digital 3D modeling. Mr. Gilbert is currently an independent training consultant for design-related software. www.dgviz.com Kelly Gore, Assistant Professor B.S., University of Tennessee Ms. Gore had the invaluable experience of working as an interior designer at two of Nashville's leading architecture firms, Earl Swensson Associates and Fowlkes and Associates Architects. She currently works as an independent designer. At the 2001 IIDA Design Competition, she won the "Best of Commercial Design" award. She specializes in the area of color theory and also has an extensive private practice primarily in office design. Alfred Sharp, Instructor B.A., Vanderbilt University Mr. Sharp began adult life enrolled as a new student at Vanderbilt's School of Law but quickly realized this was not what he wanted to do. Casting around for a while, he lit on woodworking and found his life's passion. Now, as a custom furniture-maker, he creates one or two museum-quality pieces of furniture at a time in his shop in Woodbury, Tennessee. His work appears in museums and historic homes throughout the South and has been featured in numerous major periodicals and books. Mr. Sharp is a member of the board of directors of The Furniture Society and the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists. Douglas Stewart First year at O'More: Credentials/past experience: Interests: Courses:
Kim Zimmer, Instructor B.S., Southwest Missouri State University B.F.A., O'More College of Design Ms. Zimmer is the owner of the design firm Kim Zimmer Interior Design, specializing in high-end residential interiors, small commercial projects, and business consulting for artists and designers. Prior to starting her own firm, she was an interior designer for Alcott Interiors. She was also the vice president of marketing and account services for the Haggin Group in San Francisco, an advertising agency whose client list included global marketers like Sony, Amazon, Starbucks, and Hallmark. Distinguished Professor John W. Kiser, Distinguished Professor Emeritus B.A., George Peabody College; M.A., George Peabody College
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