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Teri D’Amico
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"Is MiMo the Next Art Deco?" on PlumTV.com
Teri D'Amico is the Principal and Senior Designer of DADA, D’Amico Design Associates.
Ms. D’Amico received a Bachelors Degree from the Ohio State University in 1985, where she studied industrial design, art history and education. She continued her education at Parson School of Design in New York City and Miami Dade Community College where she received Post Graduate Degree in Interior Design and Architectural Studies. Teri is NCDIQ certified and is a professional licensed interior designer.
Her design career began working with Henry Myerberg Architects and William Green Associates in New York City. Her experience included working on showroom design. But it was Henry’s West Broadway Restaurant and Café that changed her understanding of the 50’s mid-century design and exposed her to the excitement of hospitality design.
Teri relocated to Miami Beach in 1992 to pursue her design career in hospitality. LPWK Architects introduced her to the world of Resort Design of the Caribbean and Miami Beach working with Club Med and Super Clubs. Teri became a senior designer with Miami based retail design firm, Michael Rosenthal Associates, working on projects like Spec Music, Cache Stores, Diamond Noir at the Breakers Hotel as well as department stores throughout South Florida and South America. 1997 brought the opportunity to launch her own design business. What started out as Teri D’Amico Interiors has evolved into DADA, D’Amico Design Associates, a full service design studio with clients primarily in South Florida and the Caribbean Islands.
Teri’s advocacy for architectural design began as a Miami Beach tour guide and she eventually became a Board of Director for the Miami Design Preservation League. For several years she served on the City of Miami Beach’s Design Review Board. Her most volunteer recent work is with MiMo, where she founded the movement to educate and preserve mid-century Miami-Dade architecture. She curated an architectural exhibit on MiMo for the NY City Municipal Art Society, which is now traveling thought out the world. Teri’s photography will be featured in an up coming book on MiMo published by Chronicle Books. Teri’s knowledge in the restoration process as led her to consulting on historic preservation projects throughout South Florida. All these projects lead her to recently receive the Key of the City from Miami Beach Mayor, Davis Dermer.
To share her passion for the field Teri became an Adjunct Professor at Florida International University, School of Architecture where she teaches design hospitality and advanced construction drawings in AutoCAD. She also had a special opportunity to study with Morris Lapidus, renowned resort and retail designer, while documenting his personal Miami Beach apartment for reconstruction for the Bass Museum.
View Teri's new video:
"Is MiMo the Next Art Deco?" on PlumTV.com
Teri D'Amico is the Principal and Senior Designer of DADA, D’Amico Design Associates.
Ms. D’Amico received a Bachelors Degree from the Ohio State University in 1985, where she studied industrial design, art history and education. She continued her education at Parson School of Design in New York City and Miami Dade Community College where she received Post Graduate Degree in Interior Design and Architectural Studies. Teri is NCDIQ certified and is a professional licensed interior designer.
Her design career began working with Henry Myerberg Architects and William Green Associates in New York City. Her experience included working on showroom design. But it was Henry’s West Broadway Restaurant and Café that changed her understanding of the 50’s mid-century design and exposed her to the excitement of hospitality design.
Teri relocated to Miami Beach in 1992 to pursue her design career in hospitality. LPWK Architects introduced her to the world of Resort Design of the Caribbean and Miami Beach working with Club Med and Super Clubs. Teri became a senior designer with Miami based retail design firm, Michael Rosenthal Associates, working on projects like Spec Music, Cache Stores, Diamond Noir at the Breakers Hotel as well as department stores throughout South Florida and South America. 1997 brought the opportunity to launch her own design business. What started out as Teri D’Amico Interiors has evolved into DADA, D’Amico Design Associates, a full service design studio with clients primarily in South Florida and the Caribbean Islands.
Teri’s advocacy for architectural design began as a Miami Beach tour guide and she eventually became a Board of Director for the Miami Design Preservation League. For several years she served on the City of Miami Beach’s Design Review Board. Her most volunteer recent work is with MiMo, where she founded the movement to educate and preserve mid-century Miami-Dade architecture. She curated an architectural exhibit on MiMo for the NY City Municipal Art Society, which is now traveling thought out the world. Teri’s photography will be featured in an up coming book on MiMo published by Chronicle Books. Teri’s knowledge in the restoration process as led her to consulting on historic preservation projects throughout South Florida. All these projects lead her to recently receive the Key of the City from Miami Beach Mayor, Davis Dermer.
To share her passion for the field Teri became an Adjunct Professor at Florida International University, School of Architecture where she teaches design hospitality and advanced construction drawings in AutoCAD. She also had a special opportunity to study with Morris Lapidus, renowned resort and retail designer, while documenting his personal Miami Beach apartment for reconstruction for the Bass Museum.