Joan M. Kaufman, ASID, FSIA, LEED AP

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Company: Interior Planning & Design, Inc.
1260 Iroquois Ave.
Suite 112
Naperville, IL 60563 map
Phone: 630-848-2119 direct 630-293-0618
Email: joan@interiorplanning.com
Website: www.interiorplanning.com

Designer Profile

Joan is the Interior Design Director with Interior Planning & Design, Inc.
She has a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor of Fine Art in Art History from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Joan Studied Art and Design at the Loyola University Rome Center in Rome, Italy and has completed some graduate coursework in the Architecture Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Joan is a Professional member of ASID , IIDA, and FSII, and has passed the NCIDQ exam. Her work experience as an interior designer includes positions and several Chicago architectural firms and an office furniture dealership before founding her own interior design firm in 1990. She has been an active member of ASID since 1988. Joan is a certified Feng Shui Practitioner. Joan is a LEED Accredited Professional an dis active and dedicated to Sustainable Design.

Services Offered

Interior Planning & Design,Inc. is a service oriented company specializing in professional interior design and comprehensive architectural space planning. Our concept of partnering with our clients as a team allows us to provide long term satisfaction and success to your project. Joan Kaufman is a certified Feng Shui practitioner in the Pyramid school. Her in depth understanding of the energy of place enhances the creation of fulfilling environments. Our Interior Design expertise includes office, corporate, healthcare waiting areas, training centers, country clubs, and residences. Our philoshophy of Interior Design emphasizes the creation of the total environment through lighting, color, interior space planning, texture, carpet, furniture, drapery and fabric. We offer on site consultation, full Merchandise Mart priviledges, as well as complete project management, to design a pleasing, functional interior. We work within your budget and time-frame to create a spectacular interior that is coordinated from start to finish. The firm is actively pursuing LEED Silver Ceritification for two Office projects.

Awards & Publications

2009 Best of Naperville Award
1993 Halo/Metalux National Lighting Competition
Project(AGD)Listed on the National Register of Historic Places: 2009
Recent Feature: Kitchen and Bath News
Cover: Naperville Magazine
Cover: Better Home and Gardens /Remodelling Ideas
Double Issue Feature: Better Homes and Gardens
Double Issue Feature: Interiors and Sources
Freatures: West Suburban Living, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Crains Chicago Business, Architectural Products, Architectural Lighting, Daily Herald, Wheaton Leader, Winfield Press, Naperville Sun, The Business Ledger, Northen Illinois Real Estate Magazine, Illinois Real Estate Journal, West Suburban News, and many more.

KE Residence Kitchen Remodel and Sunroom Addition
KE Sunroom Addition and Kitchen Remodel
KE Residence Master Bath Remodel
KE Master Bedroom Addition
KE Vignette
Alpha Gamma Delta
Historic Remodel
Exterior Alpha Gamma Delta Historic Preservation
Alpha Gamma Historic Preservation
Chicago Wolves Headquarters
Chicago Wolves Headquarters
Chicago Wolves Conference 1
Office 2nd Floor Lobby and Architectual Glass Block Wall with Neon Lighting
Glenview office
Space Planning Interior Design, Relocation management
Glenview, IL Office Lobby and Architectual Glass Block with Neon Lighting
Office Lobby and Architectural Glass Block Neon Wall
Training Room with Automated Screen System
Alternative Home Health & Care, Inc. Reception
Alternative Home Health and Care, Inc. Conference 1
ADA restroom for Senior Care
Ceiling Design and special feature work
Dining Room/Entry Design
Sunroom Design
Sustainable Materials and acoustically Engineered space