HI, MY NAME IS PIA

That’s a lot shorter than Maria Pia Miro Quesada Michelen ! Some fun facts about me are that I am from Miami, Florida, I speak 3 languages — English, Spanish and Portuguese — and I have the entire script for the movie Pearl Harbor (2001) memorized .. yeah I don’t know why either. I am 21 years old, and I am double majoring in Interior Design & Graphic Design at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) with a focus on Brand Design and Brand Identity. I am currently on track to graduate both majors in June 2022 !!


A LITTLE ABOUT ME

From a young age, I have been fortunate to be able to travel the world. My parents always emphasized that there’s more to the world than what we see and know. Different people, cultures, lifestyle, and my favorite, different art. I have been able to absorb and admire everything from the grandness of Versailles in France and the Hagia Sophia in Turkey to simplicity in the ruins of Machu Picchu, Peru and Athens, Greece. Visiting museums such as the Louvre, El Museo del Prado, MoMa and PAMM all have played a role in the designer that I am today.

Although my life has always revolved around design — whether that was by drawing on the walls as a toddler to painting murals for non profit organizations, my very illustrative anatomy notes in high school, or these last four years at SCAD — nothing makes me happier than an outdoors yoga session, a vanilla iced coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts, or a big poké bowl on the beach. (Bonus points always go towards activities I can share with my miniature goldendoodle, Simba.)

I am a creative and detail oriented designer … so much so that I actually have different hand writings for different subjects so that just by flipping through the notebook I can visually see what it is that I am looking at. At a young age, I developed independence and self discipline by attending a military summer camp where I learned life skills such as time management, attention to detail, and leadership skills that I implement into my process when it comes to design.

I BELIEVE THAT GOOD DESIGN CAN INSTILL A POSITIVELASTING IMPRESSION ON THE HUMAN SPIRIT & MAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

IT IS MY MISSION AS A DESIGNER TO PROVIDE THAT EXPERIENCE.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

HIGH SCHOOL

Our Lady of Lourdes Academy

Miami, Florida

Fall 2014 - Spring 2018

COLLEGE

Savannah College of Art & Design

Savannah, Georgia

Fall 2018 - Spring 2022

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

Summer 2020

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