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BIOGRAPHY

"Talent helps, but it won't take you as far as ambition."

Amanda Cleveland graduated Cum Laude from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design in 2011. Currently a second-year M.F.A. candidate at The Florida State University, Department of Interior Design, Amanda is a Graduate Teaching Assistant, serves as the chairperson for the Graduate Visual Communications Committee and is the Graduate Representative for the university's Interior Design Student Organization (IDSO). Amanda's thesis research and project focuses on biophilic design and its relation to the human affinity for nature and the integration of this form of design into alternative healing environments. With this she is studying how people benefit from nature-conscious spaces and furnishings, and the potential it has to impact their overall well-being. Amanda plans to complete her Masters degree in the summer of 2014 and focus her career on biophilic design, alternative healing environments, hospitality design, commercial design, and evidence-based design.

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

"People respond to design that responds to people."

I am inspired by the human affinity for nature and believe that as living beings we are all connected indefinitely. This symbiotic communicative relationship between us and our natural environment, and successful design intrigues me, when created with sincerity that responds to the quality of life taking place within it. I embrace human relationships because they are the foundation for all design and they afford me the opportunity to continuously reshape the way I perceive the world and the methods that I use in my design responses. I believe that by carrying this connectedness into the design process with expertise, research, and intuition, design solutions inherently exude wholeness and in turn celebrate the very human relationships that they are designed from and for. Supportively, my design process is collaborative and embraces psychological connections that promote a sense of renewal and attachment within the built environment. And, as a designer I perceive the profession as a platform from which I can generate sustainable growth in the lives of clients and by extension, the greater society.

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