Ty Atwood

Furniture design professor

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Education

• M.F.A., furniture design, Savannah College of Art and Design
• B.F.A., painting, Savannah College of Art and Design

Credentials

• Professor of furniture design, Fall 2023–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

• Senior designer, 2021–23, Harbour, Los Angeles, California
  Lead concepting and development of furniture products for indoor and outdoor markets.

• Designer, 2019–21, Brown Jordan, Costa Mesa, California
  Designed and developed new products for hospitality and trade sectors. Creative direction for marketing assets such as CGI, photography, 3D models, and catalogs.

• Intern, 2018, Dakota Jackson, New York, New York
  Concepted and designed furniture pieces for residential market. Research, rendering, and sketching to enhance ideation.

• Instructor, 2018, Savannah, GA
  Generated and executed a lesson plan in furniture design.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

• School of Building Arts Outstanding Achievement Award, SCAD
• Brown Jordan Innovation Award
• Scott Morgan Design Scholarship
• International Design Award (IDA)
• Interior Design Magazine NYCxDesign Award

Organizations

• American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD)
• Tau Sigma Delta, National Honor Society for the School of Building Arts, SCAD

Publications and presentations

• High End Luxury Furniture Fair, The International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), New York, NY, 2017–19
• Wanted Design, New York, NY, 2017