Meet Claire
Interior Designer of Possibility
CLAIRE DRUGA BEGAN HER JOURNEY as an interior design student in North Carolina, steps away from the High Point furniture market. She was a member of the ASID Carolinas chapter, winning an award in the ASID Otto Zenke healthcare design competition her senior year. She received her B.S. in Interior Design from Appalachian State University in 2015 and dreamt of starting her design career in New York.
After graduation, Claire took the leap of faith and moved to New York without a job, but with the determination to connect with the ASID NY Metro chapter. At the first ASID NY event she attended, the graduation party, she received a warm welcome, won an ASID Design Summit ticket, and left with job opportunities and a sense of a vibrant, supportive community. Claire continued to grow as a designer with ASID by participating in numerous continuing education events as well as by joining the Emerging Professional Committee and the Professional Development Committee in 2016.
Claire's work experience includes positions for New York residential interior designers, as a design consultant for the Daltile Marazzi NY Design Studio, and an internship with the trend forecasting gurus at Fashion Snoops. It is with great enthusiasm that Claire took on the role of Membership Director for ASID NY Metro in October 2018, and she looks forward to connecting with members and giving back to the community that has enriched her design life so much. Claire is currently working toward NCIDQ certification and has launched her interior design company, Dwell Possible, LLC, in New York.
EXPERIENCE
FOUNDER
DWELL POSSIBLE, LLC
APRIL 2018
FOUNDED INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY
ASID NY METRO CHAPTER
NEW YORK | 2015-PRESENT
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR 2018 - 2020
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 2015
EMERGING PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE 2015
PROJECT DESIGNER
EBK GROUP
NEW YORK, NY | OCT 2016 – OCT 2017
AUTOCAD FLOOR PLANS
BID DOCUMENTS
RESEARCHING FF&E
RESIDENTIAL + HOSPITALITY
DESIGN CONSULTANT
DALTIlE MARAZZI DESIGN STUDIO
NEW YORK, NY | FEB 2016 – OCT 2017
TILE AND STONE SELECTION
TREND CONSULTATION
BESPOKE CLIENT SERVICE
GRAPHIC DESIGN
EVENT PLANNING
DESIGN ASSOCIATE
BJS ASSOC. INTERIOR DESIGN
NEW YORK, NY | JULY 2015 – DECEMBER 2015
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
STUDIO DESIGNER
SOURCING AT THE D&D
SCHEDULING DELIVERIES
VENDOR FOLLOW UP
LEARNED THE NEW YORK MARKET
INTERIOR DESIGN INTERN
TATUM GALLERIES
BANNER ELK, NC | APRIL 2013 - MAY 2015
SELLING FURNITURE
FABRIC SELECTIONS
SPACE PLANNING
VIRTUAL MERCHANDISING
DESIGN ASSISTANT
MCKENZIE CUSTOM BUILDERS
BOONE, NC | NOV 2014 - MAY 2015
AUTOCAD
SOURCING FINISHES
INVOICING
QUICKBOOKS
ORGANIZATION
HOME INTERIORS INTERN
FASHION SNOOPS
NEW YORK, NY | MAY 2014 – AUGUST 2014
TREND FORECASTING
SEASONAL CAPSULES
SURFACES + MATERIALS REPORTS
TRADESHOWS
PHOTOSHOP
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
B.S. INTERIOR DESIGN
BOONE NC | AUGUST 2014 – MAY 2015
LIBRARY DESIGN SENIOR PROJECT 4TH YEAR
HEALTHCARE DESIGN 4TH YEAR
RETAIL DESIGN 3RD YEAR
RESTAURANT DESIGN 3RD YEAR
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
AT GREENSBORO
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
GREENSBORO, NC | 2011-2012
DINING AS THEATER DESIGN
DOMINO WALKING
HUMMINGBIRD DESIGN
SOCIAL MEDIA + DESIGN
WINSTON-SALEM, NC | MAR 2012 - APR 2013
TABLE DISPLAYS
VISUAL MERCHANDISING
TERRARIUM DESIGN
CUSTOMER SERVICE
HOSTED WORKSHOPS
RIVERSIDE FURNITURE
PROP STYLIST
HIGH POINT FURNITURE MARKET | FALL 2011
30,000sq ft. SHOWROOM
COMMERCIAL DESIGN INTERN
HAYDEN DESIGN
WINSTON-SALEM, NC | AUGUST 2011
RESEARCHED FURNITURE + FINISH MATERIALS
ORDERED SAMPLES
ORGANIZED DESIGN LIBRARY
PROVIDED JOB SITE ASSISTANCE
MARKETING ASSISTANT
HHB ADVERTISiNG
MACON, GA | SEPT 2008 - MAR 2010
SOCIAL MEDIA
SEO TACTICS
WORKSHOPS
FOCUS GROUPS
EVENT PLANNING
TWITTER CAMPAIGN
MERCER UNIVERSITY
B.B.A. ADVERTISING
AUG. 2004 - MAY 2008
MACON, GA
CHI OMEGA
MERCER CORPS
STUDY ABROAD
BOND UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
AUSTRALIA