Introduction Statement

Hello designers,

my name is Katie Rohrbach of Katie Rohrbach Interiors. Ever since I was about seven years old I have been designing interior and exterior spaces. I still hold onto some of the interior space drawings from way back then. My passion for design continued to grow as time passed by. After graduating high school I attended Bellevue College studying photography, art and design for about two years until I transferred to Washington State University to study interior design. Currently I am enrolled at Washington State University as a freshman in the summer program. This opportunity to study at Washington State University means everything to me and I will tell you why. When I was sixteen years old I had a grand mal seizure at one of my friends birthday parties and landed onto a glass/hardwood coffee table. Ever since that fall I have never quite been the same… the fall caused memory loss to come and go with each passing day since the accident. Four years later and I still struggle with remembering how to do certain activities or what I am supposed to do. The one thing that this accident can’t take away from me is my ability to design and create. Although I will have this ‘handicap’ the rest of my life I will always be able to do what I love; design and create. The world around me inspires my designs and I put everything I have into a project no matter how small. I will continue to expand on my understanding and elements in the Interior Design industry on my road to my future career as an Interior designer.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Showrooms

Our trip to Seattle was well worth the journey. We got to bond with one another while staying at the Roosevelt Hotel and while going to different appointments with different companies and firms. We dressed in professional attire and constantly inquired about the companies and manufactured products, etc. Our group started out by departing from Pullman Washington- small country town and headed out towards the big city of Seattle, Washington. Its about a six hour drive without complications... well with a bus full of 41 giggly girls and 4 men things didn't go according to plan. The bus broke down about 6 feet from the top of the pass - over heated engine. While we worked on fixing the engine our friends in the landscape classes passed us in their caravans. Eventually we got up and moving and stopped for lunch in Issaquah where we switched buses and tried to stay on schedule. 
Arriving in the Seattle Design Showroom district we took a tour of SDC (see group photo below). We were allowed to see some materials rooms and were told we would be getting some free samples. Who doesn't love free samples of fabric!? We also received free wrapping paper samples. These will be used for Christmas this year. It was great to get to touch and see all of the materials, furniture and everything they had to showcase. I really enjoyed the furniture rooms where they had treated their wood pieces in a different way then other stores. They did a number of finishes, treatments, etc to get the wood just perfect. I would describe it as looking into the wood rather then looking at it. 
Next we walked to the Daltile showroom where we experienced a lot of tile work. We registered for a lot of free samples which are being shipped to us. This will aid in helping us with our kitchen and bathroom projects that we are currently working on. Right now I am focusing on sustainable materials but I have room for some different materials from Daltile. The samples from Daltile are beautiful and I can't wait to see them again. After Daltile we visited Pental where we got to explore another showroom which was just as exciting as Daltile. Pentel had some wonderful bathroom/ room setups that we could see the materials physically being used in. It was truly an outstanding visual- to be able to see the sample splotch on an actual surface made visually other samples on surfaces easier. 
-END OF DAY ONE-

-DAY 2-

On day two our two groups went our separate ways again -Group B (my group) walked to the Knoll showroom on 5th avenue. We were given a grand tour of the showroom and got to see all the chairs. Some of the classics were there such as the Womb chair, Wassily chair, Bird chair, Tulip chair, Diamond chair, etc. We were able to see their office space designs and new innovative designs for compact office cubicles as well as their transforming office chairs. The transforming office chairs conform to the person basically. If you are a 6'5" man you can accommodate yourself  in the chair by simple raising the chair and pulling the seat out farther and pulling the arm rests out. The backing is made of a breathable material that is strong and durable. I strongly believe that Washington States School of Design and Construction should invest in these classic chairs. We then sketched chairs for the remainder of our time there. Next we caught a bus ride to 3 Form. 
3 Form is one of my favorite materials- ever since I was introduced to it during summer session I have used it in all of my projects. 3 Form is made of an eco-resin which makes it easy to clean off of, bend, use as lighting, and easy to create almost anything out of it. The 3 Form showroom we visited dealt primarily with lighting but they did say that they could make anything imaginable. 







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