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Q Studio was derived from the design philosophy of "Question Everything". To us, this means approaching the design from the
perspective of the user's experience. We step back from our pre-conceived ideas about what an environment should be and approach the design from the perspective
of someone experiencing it for the first time. This allows us to create a unique solution that sends strong messages about brand, character and identity.
When we apply this philosophy to the design of your space, it means considering the entire user experience. To make a deliberate and memorable impression
that will stay with clients and staff long after they have left your space, it is necessary to carefully integrate all elements of the experience; from
products displays, furniture, captivating architecture, engaging graphics and advertisement displays to music and flowers. No detail is too small! These
elements can be focused to grab the attention of your client's and staff and wow them with your story.
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john seegers | co-founder
email: js@qexperience.com
John Seegers is a co-founder of Q Studio and has designed interior environments,
architectural graphics, furniture and products. His work focuses on corporate environments with emphasis on identity
development and includes projects for UBS, Chubb Insurance, Unum Insurance, SAP Labs, Tishman Speyer, BBDO Chicago,
Ogilvy & Mather, McMaster Carr, Accenture, Avanade and The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
John has worked in the permanent collection at the Chicago Historical Society and has been exhibited at The Art
Institute of Chicago. His achievements include the 2000 AIA Design Excellence Award, Interior Magazine 19th Annual
Interiors Award for 1998 and the 1997 AIA Citation of Merit.
John earned a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is a registered architect.
He has worked with The Environments Group and Eva Maddox Associates. He has taught design as an adjust faculty member
at Columbia College, Chicago.
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catherine severson | co-founder
email: cs@qexperience.com
Catherine Severson is a co-founder of Q Studio with a specialty in interior environments, identity development
and color consulting. She has delivered a wide range of projects including workspaces for SAP Labs, UBS, Crate & Barrel and Brinson Foundation;
client experience centers for Herman Miller, Unum Insurance and SAP; showrooms for Solutia and Izzy Design. She has provided color consulting
services to Joel Berman Glass and Bentley Prince Street.
Catherine lectures frequently on the subject of color and identity, has conducted Neocon seminars and published numerous articles on the use
of color in the built environment. Over the past four years she has acted as a juror for Best of Neocon with Contract Magazine.
Her work has been published in Interior Design and Contract Magazine, and her achievements include Best of Neocon showroom Design Awards for
2000 and 2002, AIA Excellence Award for 2002 and the 2000 DuPont Design Award.
She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Iowa State University and studied color and human response with The American Information
Center for Color and the Environment. She has worked with The Environments Group and Perkins & Will Architects.
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