Classic Exhibits Inc. has welcomed a new designer to the team. This new employee comes with an extensive custom design background.
Katina Rigall also has a solid knowledge of portable, modular and hybrid displays.
“She is going through our training program, otherwise known as ‘19 Years of Information Crammed into 7 Brutal Days,” said Mike Swartout, design director.
“I was born and raised in Portland, Ore., and studied Interior Design and Art History at Oregon State University as an undergraduate,” said Rigall. “The summer before I graduated and my last semester of college, I worked as a designer for cruise ship interiors. Imagine the themed spaces from the kid’s play areas to the night clubs. This gave me my first taste of experience design and I loved it.”
“After graduating, I worked with an established interior remodeling firm for over three years, where I learned how to plan and execute detailed kitchen designs while collaborating with experts from various trades,” she continues. “As much as I enjoyed these projects, I felt I needed to expand my design skills to work in a more creative niche. I returned to school at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC to get my Master’s degree in Exhibition Design.”
“I love art and its ability to impact the viewer, and I consider my medium to be large 3-dimensional experiences that utilize colors, shapes, lighting, and graphics to encompass viewers at an event. My projects at their best are large scale sculptures in addition to thoroughly functional branded experiences that inform people about products and services in a memorable way. After working in Exhibit Design for a custom house on the East Coast for over four years, I am very happy to be returning to my hometown to work with Classic Exhibits where I can continue to do what I love.”
“As a member of the EDPA Scholarship Committee, I often meet students from FIT and see their great work,” said Kevin Carty, VP of sales. “It is especially exciting that Katina is a graduate of the FIT program.”
