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About Jennifer

Hi, I’m Jennifer Sutton, NCIDQ and I am a creative design professional with experience in projects of various types and scale. My passion for creativity led me to the profession of Interior design. Kendall College of Art and Design set me on my path, with the goal of impacting the lives and shaping the experiences of countless people through design. My career over the last 15 years has included a diverse group of project types including historic preservation, education, hospitality, workplace, residential, sports, and gaming. Each project is different, but each has a common thread - the potential to impact lives and the power to create memorable experiences.

Select Project Experience

Residential/Multifamily

  • Private Residence, Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, 2019*

  • McGlynn Residence, Rochester Hills, Michigan, 2018 ****

  • Detroit Athletic Club, Suite 600, Detroit, Michigan, 2017 *

  • Private Residence, Basalt, Colorado, 2014 *

  • The Albert (public spaces), Detroit, Michigan, 2013*

  • River Place Apartments, Buildings 400, 500 & 600, Detroit, Michigan, 2009 Proposed ***

  • Avenue of the Arts, Kelsey Apartments, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2009**

  • Clearwater Place Apartments (Historic), Water Filtration Plant, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2009 **

  • The Fitzgerald, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2007 **

Workplace

  • International Bancard, Detroit, Michigan, 2016 *

  • Varnum, Detroit, Michigan, 2015 *

  • Quicken Fulfillment Center, Detroit, Michigan, 2013 *

  • Rossetti, Detroit, Michigan, 2013 *

  • Lambert Edwards & Associates, Detroit, Michigan, 2012 **

  • Hagerty Insurance Agency, Building 6 & 7, Traverse City, Michigan, 2011/2012 **

  • State Voices, Detroit Michigan, 2011 ****

  • Lambert, Edwards & Associates, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2010 **

  • Hagerty Insurance Agency, Executive Offices, Traverse City, Michigan, 2009 **

  • Clear Water Place (historic), Water Filtration Plant, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2006 **

  • Hospitality / Gaming

  • Baobab Fare (restaurant), Detroit, Michigan, 2019 *

  • Plum Hollow Country Club, Southfield., Michigan, 2013 *

  • 45 S. Division Development, Rockwell’s (restaurant/bar), Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2008 **

  • Red Geiger (restaurant), Traverse City, Michigan, 2006 **

  • Luxor Casino and Resort, Criss Angel/Cirque du soleil, Believe Theater (Bar/retail), Las Vegas, Nevada, 2008 ***

  • MGM Grand Detroit Casino, Lobby Bar, Detroit, Michigan, 2009 Proposed ***

  • Luxor Casino and Resort, Star Deli, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2009***

* Represents projects completed while at Rossetti

** Represents projects completed at Cornerstone Architects

*** Represents projects completed while at Hamilton Anderson

**** Represents projects completed independently

 

Recent Work Experience

Rossetti
Detroit, Michigan

Director of Interior Design, responsible for management and development of interior design staff and a resource for all interior projects within the office. Both leading and collaborating on individual projects, including large stadium projects like Ford Field, temporary design at the Miami Open, and local office projects like Varnum and International Bancard.

Project Experience:

  • Office design experience, including small fit-outs to sports practice facilities

  • Full hospitality design development, for clubs, restaurants, country clubs and lobbies

  • Sports design from start to finish, includes practice facilities, stadiums and racetracks

  • Residential experience, both high-end private residence and multi-family concept design

Cornerstone Architects
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Interior designer and business development manager for the expansion of Cornerstone Architects in Southeast Michigan. Project experience includes overall design, space planning and FF&E on various project types and scales.

Project Experience:

  • Office space experience

  • Education experience, including K-12, specialty programs at Interlochen and collegiate

  • Historic projects, including multi- family and hospitality design

Awards

  • 2018 ASLD Spotlight Award, CAM Magazine Award, ACT INDEX Award for Best Wall and Ceiling, Ford Field Renovation, project team Rossetti

  • 2016 CAM Award, The Albert, project team Rossetti

  • 2016 Sports Business Award, Stadium of the Year, Daytona International Speedway, project team Rossetti

  • Michigan AIA 2010 Honor Award, Dow Center for the Arts, project team Cornerstone Architects

  • 2009 NOMA Design Excellence Citation Award, Cirque de Soliel Criss Angel Believe, project team Hamilton Anderson

  • 2009 Green Building of America Award, Blodgett Building Adaptive Reuse & Rehabilitation, 920 Cherry Street, project team Cornerstone Architects