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Design for a Seattle Institution

School of Visual Concepts

Interior design, finishes, and furniture for a design institution.

The School of Visual Concepts (SVC) dates back to the days before Photoshop, the Internet, and iPads: 1971, to be exact. That year, two gifted and highly successful illustrators, Dick and Cherry Brown, decided to open an art school where working professionals would do the teaching. More than 40 years later, their underlying philosophy is still quite intact. Today, SVC continues to believe that the people best qualified to teach you about your craft are the ones already practicing it at a very high level. Board & Vellum helped update the school with a layout for their new and expanded campus, as well as interior design services for finish and furniture selection.

School of Visual Concepts – Front entry.
School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts – Exterior overhead signage.
School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts – Applied logo detail.
School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts – Logo applied on wall corners.
School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts – Studio Space
School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts – Printing Press
School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts – Red chairs at the end of a long hall.
School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts – Gallery hallway.
School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts – Logo signage applied to storefront window.
School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts – View at sundown from across the street.
School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

School of Visual Concepts

School of Visual Concepts | Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

Notes & Credits
Images courtesy of Radford Creative.

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Services

Our design services encompass architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture, with teams specializing in projects across the spectrum, from single-family homes to multifamily and mixed-use buildings, and from boutique commercial spaces to civic spaces, like parks. We love designing the integrated fabric of structures, spaces, and places that create vibrant neighborhoods.

Portfolio

Our portfolio of work spans across a spectrum of project types and scales. We don’t have a particular “style” either: we love traditional, modern, contemporary, you name it. Our goal is to work with you to design a project you love.

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