alumni | oedesignstudio

"The classes I took in high school made me realize my passion for interior design and feel confident in finding my niche."

Alyse Decker, '08

Phoenix Rising

Home Staging and Interior Design

"Going to studio classes everyday was my favorite part of high school! Fashion is such a huge industry. Not everyone realizes how many markets there are in this business. In fact, everything I've learned was because of studying fashion at Olathe East. Those same studio classes have helped make an impact on my career!"

Jessica Epps, '14

Portfolio

"The lessons and skills I took away from my design classes with you have served me all through design college and through starting my own business. In design school I felt I had a leg up on everyone since I had already learned many of the design principals, how to creatively problem solve, presentation and communication skills and many other useful skills that are necessary to know in the design field and really any professional field. I definitely wouldn't be where I'm at if I hadn't had the opportunity to start learning how to channel my creativity into these useful skills at the high school level."

Amanda Totoro, '10

Amanda Totoro Designs

I'm a senior graphic designer/creative lead at an agency in Kansas: Grapevine Designs. There I do front end design for emails, graphic design for print/digital media and I run production for getting ads/design projects to clients on time. I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for you and your class.	I graduated from Olathe East in 2010. I took fashion and interior design in high school and fell in love with both. I also knew I loved working with children, so I majored in elementary education and graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching from K-State. I am now a second grade teacher and I recently opened a rustic home decor space at a local shop in Manhattan, KS. I love being able to do both things that I love on a daily basis. Feel free to follow me on Instagram at serendipity.decor.
I graduated from O'More College of Design with a BFA in Interior Design in 2012. I have worked for multiple published Interior Designers as a Design assistant and Project manager. In 2014 I started my own design company offering local design services in Nashville, TN along with virtual design services nationwide.	I travel the world modeling, I'm currently here in Paris working in showrooms! I have pursued a modeling career, and have found that after the fashion week shows they will have showrooms designed to help market and sell their clothes to companies. I also help with clients and talk to them about the whole sale price, retail price, fashion forecasting, complementary colors, fabrics, swatches, and so much more because of the education I received.
I currently work for Phoenix Rising Home Staging and Interior Design where I get to exercise my passion daily. The classes a took in high school made me realize my passion for interior design and feel confident in finding my niche. I'm so thankful for the programs that were offered at Olathe East that helped to support me in getting to where I am today.	"I am currently working in Dallas, Texas at an Event Planning and Design Firm as an Event Planner. I'm responsible for design layouts of events, assisting in proposal writing, planning the event and handling the logistics to make each party perfect!"
"I graduated cosmetology school in 2011. I am currently an independent stylist, renting my booth at Salon Z. I also do personal styling for weddings and special events."	"I graduated with a BFA in Fashion Communication from Stephens College in '12. I currently work for a start up, Warby Parker, at our flagship location in New York City. I am in charge of employee experience. Making sure the environment is fun, quirky & exciting is my day to day. I also plan our team meetings, group outings & celebratory events!"
In 2015, I graduated from Kansas State University with an Apparel Marketing degree and minors in Business Administration and Hospitality Management. My career was prompted by my love for graphic design, event planning, social media strategist, and general marketing. After graduation, I began my career as a Marketing Coordinator at HMN Architects. After working for 6 months at HMN, I was promoted to Director of Marketing.	"I graduated from Olathe East in 2010 and Kansas State University in 2014 with a degree in Apparel Marketing and Business Administration. I am currently working in the Designer Shoe department at Nordstrom where I am expected to use my expertise and sense of style to give our customers the best shopping experience possible and create a head to toe look by the time they walk out of the door!"
"I began my college career at JCCC in Apparel Marketing and Broadcast Journalism. I am currently going into my senior year at Kansas State University and I will be graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Broadcast Journalism. My plan is to eventually combine my fashion background with broadcasting."	"I graduated from Kansas State ans am currently working in the interior design department at an architecture firm in Dallas. We work on a wide variety of projects including industrial, education, healthcare and churches. Sustainable practice is something that we are working more and more on as clients are requesting LEED certified spaces."
"I graduated from Kansas State with a degree in Public Relations. Currently, I am a Social Media Manager for a digital agency. I manage Facebook advertising for a variety of clients. This includes designing the image, writing the copy and optimizing the best performing ads. "	"I currently work as an Assistant Fashion Editor for a luxury fashion magazine publishing company in NYC. My job consists of taking trends from the global fashion industry and conceptualizing shoots for each of our markets, working with brands to secure the best product for these shoots, and executing these stories to appear in our publications."
"Currently I work full-time at an advertising agency in Kansas City (Sullivan Higdon & Sink) on the SONIC Drive-In account and spearhead their nationwide Local Store Marketing program. Also, I just recently launched a side-company with my true passion, interior design. My company is Collected Home Designs and is fresh on the market! Collected Home Designs has services ranging from residential design, virtual (eDesign), event design and holiday decor. "	"I am currently attending Xenon International Academy for cosmetology in Denver, Colorado. I will graduate in 3 months. I am also doing freelance work in the Denver area."
"I am currently a graduate student at Kansas State in Landscape Architecture (and yes I do way more than make gardens)! Currently my studio is working with the city of St. Louis to help them design solutions on what to do with all the vacant space within the city that will in turn help revitalize the community. Right now I am really enjoying the community base aspect of design and I am hoping to be able to follow this path in my future career!"	"I am in school for graphic design with a minor in marketing. In two years, I will go to Rocky Mountain College of Design in Colorado to get my Bachelor's in Graphic Design. I am also a full-time manager where I market my own store daily."
"Right now, I work at Dicks Sporting Goods on their apparel team! I manage their freight, and a big part of it is ORGANIZATION and color patterns! I build the walls and fixtures, and get to pick out what items get to be featured. Its awesome."	"I am currently the Optical Director at an optometrists office in Olathe. I'm in charge of all inventory, frame buying and all merchandising. I create displays and make sure all of our product is up to date and fashion forward. I attend different conferences all over for retail and merchandising education but also as a buyer."

"I am currently working in Dallas, Texas at an Event Planning and Design Firm as an Event Planner. I'm responsible for design layouts of events, assisting in proposal writing, planning the event and handling the logistics to make each party perfect!"

"I graduated cosmetology school in 2011. I am currently an independent stylist, renting my booth at Salon Z. I also do personal styling for weddings and special events."

"I graduated from Kansas State with a degree in Public Relations. Currently, I am a Social Media Manager for a digital agency. I manage Facebook advertising for a variety of clients. This includes designing the image, writing the copy and optimizing the best performing ads. "

"I am currently attending Xenon International Academy for cosmetology in Denver, Colorado. I will graduate in 3 months. I am also doing freelance work in the Denver area."

"I am in school for graphic design with a minor in marketing. In two years, I will go to Rocky Mountain College of Design in Colorado to get my Bachelor's in Graphic Design. I am also a full-time manager where I market my own store daily."

"Right now, I work at Dicks Sporting Goods on their apparel team! I manage their freight, and a big part of it is ORGANIZATION and color patterns! I build the walls and fixtures, and get to pick out what items get to be featured. Its awesome."