Norah Larson
612-600-7718 norahann0505@gmail.com @norahanninteriors norah-larson
Interior Designer
EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (CIDA accredited)- Summa Cum Laude
Interior Design Intern
College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa May 2024
High School Diploma Simley High School, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota September 2016- June 2020
Studio BV Minneapolis, Minnesota August 2023 Skills include Sketchup, InDesign, Photoshop, Revit, Microsoft Teams, Material Bank, Participating in a Request for Proposal, focus on non-profit projects, communication with coworkers, contractors and client, ordering sample materials, and setting up base Sketchup model renders.
TJMAXX Part-Time Sales Associate Ames, Iowa Eagan, Minnesota November 2023-May 2024 Skills include providing customer service, inventory, markdowns, and organization and stocking of merchandise.
SKILLS
Cashier
Hand Drafting & Sketching, Procreate
Gertens Greenhouse Retail Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Revit, Enscape, Lumion, AutoCAD, Sketchup, 3Dx Max, & Twin Motion Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Premiere Pro & Illustrator Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Notes Google Slides, Docs, Sheets, Drive Adobe Acrobat, & Bluebeam Material Bank, Miro
April 2020- June 2023 Skills include providing customer service, sales transactions, and communication with customers and staff.
HONORS, AWARDS, & ACTIVITIES Iowa State’s College of Design and the College of Agriculture and Life Science’s Group Design Charrette First Place Interdisciplinary Award Fall 2021
VOLUNTEER WORK Habitat for Humanity Ames, Iowa Fall 2021, & Spring 2022
Volunteered for two days, 3 hour durations, painting and refurbishing donated furniture for resale.
Participated in a two-day interdisciplinary design charrette. The goal of this group project was to redesign an educational space for students of Iowa State’s College of Agriculture and Life Science’s located within Iowa State’s Student Innovation Center.
Iowa State College of Design Ecology of Care Exhibition I and II - Cash Prize and Award Group project nominated and exhibited in 2023, 2024 This exhibition showcases the creative talent of students and their innovative solutions for promoting and preserving the delicate balance of our environment. Innovation award in 2024.
Janice Peterson Anderson Excellence Award Interior Design Department Nominee Spring 2024 Nominated by Iowa State’s Interior Design Faculty to be a finalist for the Department
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
Member of Iowa State’s Interior Design Student Association
Iowa State’s College of Design Rome Program
Iowa State’s Adventure Award Scholarship
Fall 2021
2021, 2022
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Deb Pulver Design Study Abroad Scholarship Iowa State’s College of Design International Interdisciplinary Studio July 2023
Fall 2022
Iowa State University Deans List 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024