  
Jack Adams, ASID www.adamsdesign.net senior interior designer/director of interior design ■ A creative design professional who offers experience of owning and directing a world-class interior and architectural design firm (listed for four consecutive years in interior design magazine’s Top 100 Giants annual survey). ■ A design director who brings a proven ability to effectively create and coordinate interior design and interface with architects, realtors, and developers and who is capable of balancing the demands of creativity with the reality of time, budget, and marketability so as to optimize the success of your firm. ■ A true artist and disciplined businessman with a wealth of experience and a diverse background, one who guides and protects the considerable investment of an interior design commission with confidence and authority and makes the process one that you will look back upon with pride and pleasure. experience highlights ■ Hotels and Resorts Design and specification for 12 hotels: public areas, restaurants, guest rooms, staff uniforms, menu graphics, and identity logos. ■ Condominium Residential High-Rises Design of unit floor plans and space planning for 7 buildings, including decor and furnishing of all public areas, elevators, lobbies, and function areas. ■ Restaurants and Lounges Design and specification of FF&E for 24 restaurants, including table-top, theme, staff uniforms, menus, and identity graphics. ■ Retail Stores, Boutiques, Galleries Design and fixturization of 26 stores and galleries, including image marketing, theme definition, custom display fixtures, theatrical lighting effects. ■ Offices Design, space planning, furnishings, and open office lighting for more than 20 offices meant for various uses. ■ Residences and Homes Design and furnishing of more than 50 homes, including high-rise apartments and the complete architectural design of many free-standing homes and compounds.
 professional experience
2007 Contract Project: GA Design, New York, NY Hotel design for Divers Hotel to be built at Bernice Bay on the Red Sea, Egypt. Contract Project: Ismael Levya Architects, New York, NY Director of Interior Design. Competition for Rosewood Hotel Dubai. Streamlined design staff functions and oversaw design of three high-rise lobbies and public areas. 2006 Contract Project: Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart, Singapore Director of Interior Design. Won the competition for Conrad Hotel, Dubai for the firm and consolidated their effort in establishing an interior design presence in the Middle East. Contract Project: Builders Design, Gaithersburg, MD Consultation to refocus their design excellence and make a more efficient operation. Builders Design is the largest producer of model display homes for homebuilders in the United States. 2005 Contract Project: Robert Zimmer Associates, Santa Fe, NM Consultation to provide refurbishing and renovation of the Pierre Hotel, NYC; complete plan and presentation. Contract Project: KEO, Doha and Dubai Hospitality/commercial/retail/residential (small cities) design for the Palm (Dubai) and the Pearl (Doha) off–shore developments. Branding design of the Global Village in Doha (an Epcot Center-type master plan). 2004 Contract Project: Hirsh Bedner Associates, Los Angeles Director of Projects/Senior Interior Designer for a new casino in Macao, China. 1977–2004 Owner/Design Director: Adams Design, Honolulu, HI A commercial and residential design firm. 1976–1977 Designer/Marketing Director: Dale Keller Associates, Honolulu, HI An international hospitality design firm. 1974–1976 Director of Interior Design: Media 5 Architects, Honolulu, HI An international architectural firm. 1971–1974 Designer/Project Manager: Richard Crowell Associates, Honolulu, HI A hotel design group. 1963–1968 Captain, US Army Intelligence General staff, strategic research and analysis   
education / studies Undergraduate Studies USMA, West Point, 1963 Bachelor of Arts & Sciences: Humanities and Engineering (double major) Art Center College of Design, 1971, Pasadena, CA Bachelor of Design Sciences Postgraduate Studies American University, Washington, DC (foreign affairs) Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC (fine art) University of Hawaii (fine art) Honolulu Academy of Arts (fine art) Adjunct Professor University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI Period Design, furniture design, architectural design, space planning and rendering Adjunct Professor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY Interior design and interior architecture publications Designs featured in: interior design interiors Sunset magazine designers west honolulu magazine island homes Listed in: who’s who interiors Annual survey of the Top 100 Interior Design Giants: 4 consecutive years portfolio and references Available on: www.adamsdesign.net Telephone: 212.925.4558
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