Samantha Gore
Interior Designer
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Manhattan based artist and interior designer with a successful and established interior design business. Creative, smart and conscientious individual able to identify and execute objectives into effective plans and then carry them through to implementation. Extensive experience in New York Metro area and nationally, with a variety of homes, condos, coops and apartments and clients. Style experience with major fashion house. Trained in art, design and art history. Multilingual (Italian and French).
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal
Samantha Gore Interiors + Design
6 2007 - Current
- Established interior design firm providing custom design and redesign solutions for owners of many New York luxury residential apartments
- Conceptualize, manage and realize the design and interior decoration
- Provide floor plans, paint color selection, antique and contemporary furniture sourcing, custom rug design, and organizational solutions for the home and home office.
Director of Operations
Randall A. Ridless LLC
2006.06 - 2007.06
- Directed organizational and administrative support to the Principal of an international interior design firm whose projects have included: Burberry, Bergdorf Goodman, and Lord & Taylor
- Provided editorial copy and material for home and design magazines
- Resourced vendors and services abroad for the decoration of the St
- Andrew’s Grand Hotel, Scotland.
Executive Assistant
Fendi North America, Inc.
2001.07 - 2005.12
- Led organizational and operations support for the President, while working closely with key leadership team
- Responsible for office management, assisted human resources, marketing communications, public relations, store operations, visual merchandising
- Planned and executed special events, conferences and projects, direct outside resources
- Collaborated in the creation of product and visual merchandising, in store and windows, of Fendi’s Fifth Avenue New York flagship store
- Successfully managed creative, logistical and production support for event marketing and publicity efforts launching new Fendi products
- Key liaison to executive team and manufacturing operations group based in Rome, Italy.
Communications Coordinator
LVMH Fashion Group Americas, Inc.
2001.07 - 2002.10
- Provide organizational and administrative support to President, LVMH Fashion Group of North America and the Group CFO
- Brands include: Louis Vuitton, Loewe, Celine, Berluti, Kenzo, Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, StefanoBi, Emilio Pucci, Thomas Pink, Donna Karen, and eLUXURY
- Primary liaison for individual brand executives
- Manage internal and external corporate communications.
Conservation Assistant
Museum of Fine Arts
1998.12 - 2000.05
- Studied, documented and implemented methods of conservation in the Objects Conservation Laboratory
- Treated and catalogued silver from both the European and the American Silver Collections
- Successfully assisted in the logistics and installation of The Hartman Collection, an internationally acclaimed three-year fine silver exhibit.
Restoration Apprentice
Freschi MacGregor
1997.12 - 1999.05
- Restored art works from major museums and churches of Florence, Siena, and Pisa, as well as 14th through 17th century panel and canvas paintings at this leading art restoration studio.
Public Relations Assistant
Middleberg + Associates
1994.11 - 1995.05
- Planned and executed media contacts for full service public relations and marketing firm
- Created targeted media lists, maintained client databases, resulting in greatly improved proficiency and accessibility
- Successfully conducted research for executives and clients, resulting in new and repeat business
- Participated in preparation for presentations giving a higher level of quality and overall continuity.
Education
Image Consulting -
Fashion Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts - Art History + Fine Art
New York University
New York, NYInterior Design -
Parson’s School of Design
Skills
Academic administration
Websites
Personal Pursuits
- Sculptor’s Alliance | 30th Anniversary Exhibit | April 3 – April 29, 2010
- Volunteer | Architecture for Humanity | Park Slope Women’s Shelter
- Stone carving
- Drawing
- Art
- Fashion
- Yoga
- Travel
Accomplishments
Interior design and related construction projects featured in national and international media
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Italian
Full Professional
French
Professional Working
Spanish
Professional Working
Interests
Family
Painting
Sculpture
Outdoors
Boston/Cape Cod
painting and sculpture
My paintings and sculpture have been exhibited in numerous galleries and studios.
Timeline
Director of Operations
Randall A. Ridless LLC
2006.06 - 2007.06
Executive Assistant
Fendi North America, Inc.
2001.07 - 2005.12
Communications Coordinator
LVMH Fashion Group Americas, Inc.
2001.07 - 2002.10
Conservation Assistant
Museum of Fine Arts
1998.12 - 2000.05
Restoration Apprentice
Freschi MacGregor
1997.12 - 1999.05
Public Relations Assistant
Middleberg + Associates
1994.11 - 1995.05
Principal
Samantha Gore Interiors + Design
6 2007 - Current
Image Consulting -
Fashion Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts - Art History + Fine Art
New York University
Interior Design -
Parson’s School of Design
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