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Kate Brown (Putaski)

Kate Brown (Putaski)

Interior Designer/Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Owner + Creative Director

  • Education

    • Bristol Central High School

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    • Wentworth Institute of Technology

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Interior Design

  • Experience

    • TRO Jung|Brannen

      May 2006 - Oct 2010
      Interior Designer/Intern

      Assisted in all phases of design especially construction documentation and construction administration.

    • Perkins Eastman

      Oct 2010 - Mar 2014
      Interior Designer

      Designs office spaces, building repositions, multi-family housing units, and building amenity spaces including cafeterias and conference areas. Selects appropriate furniture and finishes for projects, and assists in construction documentation. Manages the interior design product library and vendor presentations.

    • Gensler

      Apr 2014 - Aug 2015
      Interior Designer

      Skilled in conceptual design, finish palettes, furniture selection, and project realization. Typical deliverables include test fits, renderings, presentations, and documentation in all phases of construction.

    • Unispace

      Oct 2015 - Jul 2021
      Interior Designer

      Led corporate interiors projects from Programming to Full Completion alongside in-house construction team. Completed numerous test fits, full project design, furniture specifications and construction administration.

    • IRIDIO Interior Design Studio

      Jul 2021 - now
      Owner + Creative Director

      We are a full service interior design firm located in the heart of Chicago. Our design services cover corporate interiors, residential, and retail. We have the ability to perform strategy work, test fits, schematic/design development, FFE specifications, construction documentation in conjunction with an AOR, and construction administration. Visit us at iridiodesign.com for more. We can be reached at [email protected] for general project inquiries.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NCIDQ

      Sept 2012

    • LEED AP, BD+C

      Mar 2009

    • Registered Interior Designer

      Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
      Jun 2021

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kate Brown (Putaski)
      Best Tenant Fit-Out in Southern CT BOMA's TOBY Awards Sep 2013 Designed new global headquarters for Tronox in Stamford, CT. Project received award for Best Tenant Fit-Out in Southern CT.
    • Awarded to Kate Brown (Putaski)
      "Workplace of the Immediate Future" - Special Award for Quality of Design and Presentation Materials Perkins Eastman panel of judges Apr 2013 Internal competiton to reorganize Perkins Eastman's headquarters in NYC and rethink it's collaboration spaces.
    • Awarded to Kate Brown (Putaski)
      Project Portfolio Design Award Boston Society of Architects' Design Awards Mar 2010 Designed portfolio for Microsoft's NERD (New England Research and Design) Conference Center.
    • Awarded to Kate Brown (Putaski)
      Best Directed Studies in Interior Design Interior Design Department Aug 2008 Won award for the conversion of LA's Griffith Observatory into a futuristic events venue.
    • Awarded to Kate Brown (Putaski)
      Student Submission Finalist IIDA New England Jun 2008
    • Awarded to Kate Brown (Putaski)
      2nd Place Brinkmann Scholarship Winner Gensler Nov 2007 Out of 100+ students entries, was selected to present office design to a panel of judges at Gensler's office in NYC.