John Cantrell
+14046303599


Interior designer turned strategist, brand and creative director, this sampling of work ranges large-to-small with project contributions from several internal and external teams. These projects span 18 years of brand strategy, product design, events-and-exhibitions, interiors and architecture.

Further works, awards and words can be found published in
Fast Company, Dezeen, Interior Design, Metropolis and Contract Magazines.

2019-2024
Strategy Lead, Gensler
Studio Co-Director, Workplace, Gensler
︎︎︎Confidential Work

2016-2019
Brand & Marketing Co-Director, Shaw Contract

︎︎︎Inside Shapes Collection
︎︎︎Shaw Contract ReBrand
︎︎︎Visualization Strategy
︎︎︎NeoCon 2019


2013-2016
Project Director | Designer, Gensler
︎︎︎Shaw Create Centre
︎︎︎Fitzco | Momentum | Weber Shandwick

2013-2016
Independent Design & Art Direction

︎︎︎HelloSociety - Pinterest Campaigns
︎︎︎Design is Material Exhibition

2005-2013
Interior Designer, HOK
︎︎︎Porsche N. America HQ
︎︎︎Victor2 for Steelcase


Mark

Shaw Create Centre




For: Shaw Contract
Role: Project Director 
Architect: Gensler
Contractor: EMJ Construction
Mural Commission: Alex Proba

Photography: Connie Zhou

The Create Centre was a 5-year, $20mil investment by Shaw Industries to create a new HQ for its commercial brands. The project embraces the rich legacy blending a culture of design, marketing and manufacturing in the community which grew the brand. All the while creating a workplace to support the future talent of creativity and making.


 



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