Who am I?

I am Alanna Frierson, a recent graduate of Florida State University’s Interior Design program.

To me, design is where aesthetic and functionality meet. It is a marriage of the ages - work and play, push and pull. I believe design is the physical reflection of the human condition. Interior spaces can exhibit the juxtaposition of birth and mortality, light and dark; they can influence aspiration and direct conscious and unconscious thought. As such, I take great care to craft spaces that may be a hearth for the mind, body, and the earth surrounding it.

My Interests

I love developing a project’s zeitgeist. Its spirit is ultimately the experience that users empathically follow. To feel safe, you must design with safety in mind. To feel transparency, you must facilitate it in all aspects of the process.

For this reason, concept and brand identity heavily influence my design direction and processes. A project is only successful once one can feel its energy.

Light, transparency, color theory, and human agency run the show in my studio projects. These are elements of experience that I find most interesting in design.