Assistant Professor

Department of Interior Architecture and Design
Curriculum Vitae

Contact

kgrobinson@fsu.edu

Areas of Responsibility

Undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, and service

Biography

Kelley Robinson, RID, ASID, IDEC, LEED Green Associate, is an assistant professor in the Department of Interior Architecture & Design and a registered interior designer in Florida and Georgia. She is also the founder and president of Workshop 131, Inc., an award-winning architecture and interior design studio in Tallahassee, Florida.

Education

Master of Fine Arts, Interior Design, Florida State University, August 2014
Thesis title: “Seeking effective agri-tecture: An urban farm design that nourishes a food desert,”
Major Professor: Dr. Jill B. Pable

Bachelor of Architecture, Auburn University, June 1998

Teaching Areas

Studio I

CAD I

Portfolio Development II

Design Fundamentals II

Research Areas

Her research revolves around the temporal and spatial evolution of the domestic space, specifically areas related to the analysis and mapping of extant features among early to mid-twentieth-century houses, and COVID-19’s impact on residential environments and its associated WFH procedures affecting design practice.

Select Scholarly/Creative Works & Awards

• Robinson, K. G., & Huber, A. M. (2023). Design Mentorship: Determinants of Career Development and Psychosocial Supports. International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice, 17(2), 30. Retrieved from https://cgscholar.com/bookstore/works/design-mentorship?category_id=cgrn&path=cgrn%2F200%2F205 doi:10.18848/2325-162X/CGP/v17i02/1-30
• Robinson, K. G. (2022, November–2023, February). Eastern Bluebirds in Habitats: Land | Water | Sky [Regional Group Show]. The UnVacant Lot, Thomasville, Georgia: Hurst Boiler, Thomasville Center for the Arts, & FSU’s Studio D Summer Institute.
• Robinson, K. G., & Huber, A. M. (presented 2022, June). WFH: A perspective of its benefits and drawbacks from the emerging interior designer’s viewpoint. Presentation at 2022 EDRA Annual Conference, Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), Greenville, South Carolina. (International) Retrieved from https://edra.confex.com/edra/EDRA53/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/11410
• Huber, A. M., & Robinson, K. G. (presented 2022, March). Organizational assimilation within the interior design industry: Are emerging designers on equal footing? Presentation at 2022 IDEC Annual Conference, Interior Design Educators Council, New York, New York. (National)
• Robinson, K. G. (presented 2022, March). Resiliency and pivots: A collection of stories during a shared societal calamity. Presentation at 2022 IDEC Annual Conference, Interior Design Educators Council, New York, New York. (National)
• Robinson, K. G., & Huber, A. M. (presented 2021, October). Mentorship: When here is there. In 2021 Virtual Fall Symposium. Presentation at the meeting of Interior Design Educators Council, Virtual. (National)
• Robinson, K. G. (presented 2021, October). Timing to elsewhere postponed: A case study of coincidental inhabitance during construction and COVID-19. In 2021 Virtual Fall Symposium. Presentation at the meeting of Interior Design Educators Council, Virtual. (National)
• Robinson, K. G. (presented 2021, April). Studio I on a sticky note: Reimagining traditional methods within digital platforms. Presentation at Online education: Teaching in a time of change, Architecture_Media_Politics_Society (Amps), Virtual / Manchester. (International)
• Robinson, K. (2020). How will our spaces change as we continue to practice social distancing? Retrieved from https://www.interiorsandsources.com/article-details/articleid/22945/title/spaces-change-social-distancing
• Second Place: Residential Kitchen Category for a private client, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Florida North Chapter (2019)
• First Place: Corporate Category for the Early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Florida North Chapter (2018)
• Honorable Mention: Hospitality Category for the Governors Club Patio, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Florida North Chapter (2018)
• Second Place: Residential Kitchen Category for a private client, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Florida North Chapter (2016)
• First Place: Residential Individual Space Category for a private client, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Florida North Chapter (2007)

Service

• Co-chair of the 2024 IAD Career Fair
• Faculty adviser to the Interior Design Student Organization (IDSO)
• Continued involvement in interior design legislative advocacy
• Past President, ASID Florida North Chapter (FY1920)