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Jeff Knoll
Studio Design Principal
Jeff possesses over 25 years of experience in interior design. He approaches his designs holistically – incorporating workplace strategy, branding, biophilia, and technology. His designs are rooted in workplace with a focus on the human experience. He focuses on creating effective, efficient spaces that support the needs of his clients. He seeks out opportunities to create experiences for his end-users and foster a sense of community. He prides himself on creating designs that “feel like a place people want to be.” His projects capture the culture of each client in a unique manner that reflects and supports their brand, with designs that inform, engage and inspire. He strives for excellence and looks for ways to make every project, regardless of size or budget, innovative and unique. As the Studio Design Principal, he maintains the vision for the entirety of the project. He successfully collaborates with clients, while at the same time challenging them, in order to find new ways to evolve their workplace.
Awards/Honors
2018 Corenet Project of the Year for UM
2018 NYCXDesign, Honoree for Alphasights
2016 New York Design Awards: Silver Winner for Biotronik
2016 Interior Design, NYC X Design: Honoree for Workplace Tech for Biotronik
2016 Interior Design, Best of Year – Showroom: Finalist for Biotronik
2015 Interior Design ‘Make it Work Award’: Finalist for Initiative Media
2015 IES Illumination Award for Initiative Media
2015 Office Snapshot Most Popular Office: Initiative Media
2015 Interior Design, Best of Office Book: Gemological Institute of America, Riverstone, Initiative
2014 New York Design Awards: Finalist for Gemological Institute of America
2014 New York Design Awards: Finalist for Initiative Media
2014 IFMA Award for Workplace Innovation: Initiative Media
2014 IFMA Award for Workplace Innovation: Credit Suisse
2014 IFMA Award for Design & Construction of a New Facility: Gemological Institute of America
2014 IFMA Award for LEED Certification: Gemological Institute of America
2010 Grand Prize Antron Design Award for MLB
2009 Winner Antron Design Award
Finding Inspiration at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
I’ve been a docent at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 15 years, and as a designer, it has been a constant source of inspiration for me. It’s amazing to see the diversity of art throughout time and cultures, yet also see the similarities. People have always been interested in creating beauty with function. Today’s concerns are not that different from people from all time periods. A Native American coat using the shape of the skin to honor an animal speaks about function, beauty, and sustainability. A 17th century rifle for the Queen of Spain, which represented the height of technology, design, and luxury, is no different than our desire to have the latest tech gadget or iPhone. From a visual standpoint, the drama of light and shadow in a Caravaggio, the stillness of a Chinese Buddha, the movement of a Pollock, the simplicity of Korean pottery, the abstraction of an African mask, the complexity of a desk from Versailles, are just a few examples of the endless sources of inspiration to draw upon as a designer.
“Good design is good problem-solving. It is wrestling with a set of programmatic, financial, or physical constraints to find the best solution.
A good designer will come up with an idea. But great designer will take that idea, put it aside, assume it is incorrect, and start all over by looking at the problem from a different perspective.
I think for every problem, there is a series of solutions. Only after evaluating them all will the best one rise to the top.”
– Jeff
Press
Designer Forum: Ted Moudis Associates designs AlphaSights' New York office