
Louise Cohen
NCIDQ, ASID
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About
NCIDQ-certified, award-winning interior designer with extensive experience leading residential and commercial projects from concept through completion. Skilled in space planning, ai design visualization, materials and color selection, AutoCAD documentation, and coordinating with clients, architects, and contractors to deliver distinctive, functional spaces within practical constraints. Manage project budgets, schedules, and vendor relationships across large-scale new construction or renovation as well as smaller projects.
Committed to clear visual communication and collaborative design, with experience mentoring interior design students and Drexel co-op students.
Experience
Louise Cohen Interiors (1997 – Present)
- Lead an independent interior design practice, managing projects from initial consultation and concept development through design documentation and implementation.
- Translate client goals, site conditions and functional requirements into tailored design concepts, space plans, visual renderings, specifications and construction documents.
- Use Auto CAD to produce detailed plans and documentation that communicates design intent and supports project execution.
- Collaborate with clients, architects and contractors to resolve design challenges, coordinate project details, and align design goals with practical constraints.
- Employ Drexel co-op students and mentor interior design students, sharing professional insight and supporting their development through exposure to design practices.
- Manage project budgets, vendor relationships and schedules while balancing aesthetic intent, functionality, quality and cost.
- Deliver 2-4 large scale projects annually, including new construction exceeding 6,000 square feet and budgets of $1,000,000 or more, in addition to 3-6 smaller projects.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design – Drexel University