Facts

Richard Van Der Heijden

Education

Arts Center College of Design, Los Angeles.

– B.A. with distinction.

– Ford scholarschip.

– Major in interior design.

Work 

1965 (aug) – 1966 (feb) Morganelli-Heumann and Associates, L.A., interior designer.

– I Magnin, Dallas

– Fletcher Jones residence, Holmby Hills.

– Computex, El Segundo.

 

1966 (mar) – 1968 (aug) Knoll International, L.A., interior designer.

– Corperate interiors and showroom designs.

 

1966 (mar) – 1970 (aug) Knoll International, NYC, staff exhibit designer.

– Knoll showrooms and exhibits throughout the VS.

– System development for coordination of textile displays and promotional material.

– Consultant for the Knoll Planning Unit.

 

1970 (aug-oct) Unimark International, NYC, interior & graphic designer.

– Panasonic exhibit, NYC.

– Dormitory furniture.

 

1970 (oct) – 1971 (sep), MBA Communicatons, Inc., NYC, graphic design director.

– Corporate recruiting brochure for Ford, Celanese, Exxon, Macy’s and others

– Promotional campaigns for MBA and its clients.

 

1971 (oct) – 1972 (nov), Freelance, NYC, interior & graphic designer.

– United Nations School Gymnansium, NY.

– Dal-Mor, Canada.

 

1972 (nov) – 1973 (mar), McGraw-Hill Publishers, NYC, graphic designer.

– Assorted book and publication designs

 

1973 (apr) – 1977 (mar), SLS Envronetics, NYC, interior designer.

Principal Designer (invited to rejoin Staff)

– Credit Lyonnais, NYC.*

– Gilman Paper, NYC.*

– Amerada Hess, NYC.

– Metropolitan Life, NYC.

– Swiss Bank, NYC.*

– Deutsche Bank, NYC.

– Blue Cross-Blue Shield, NYC.*

– Esmark, Chicago.

– Chatered Bank, Chicago.*

– Coopers and Lybrand, Washington D.C.

– Union Carbide, Brussels, Belgium.

– Iran-Arab Bank, Teheran, Irak.

– Collins Publishing Company, Scottland.

* Award winning or published projects.

 

1977 (mar) – 1978 (apr), SLS Environetics, L.A., interior design director

– TRW Systems, LA.

– Coopers and Lybrand, LA.

– Addressograph, LA.

– Seiko, LA.

– Fred Sands, LA.

– Dole, San Fransisco.

 

1978 (jun) – 1979 (jun), Cannell-Heumann and Associates, LA, interior design director.

– Sinclair Paint, LA.

– KTVU, San Fransico.

– Lakeside Rastaurant, Newport Beach.

– Kaiser Oil Resources, Calgary, Canada.

 

1979 (jun) – 1986 (aug), The New Idea, dba L.A.

– Western Electric, LA.

– Paramount Pictures, LA.

– Richard Chamberlain and Gavin MacLoad residences, Beverly Hills

– Tenant Improvement projects in the LA area.

– ARCHITOPIA

 

1986 (aug) – Present, Architopia dba L.A., architectural, interior/graphic designer.

– Sylvia X Jampol residences, Ventura beach and Santa Cruz.

– Richard Jampol residence addition, LA.

– 2 acre housing/commercial development, Capistrano Beach.

– Johnston’s Yogurt and other logos.

– Various corporate identities.

– A bridge connecting two towers, Beverly Hills.

– A variety of tenant improvement projects, LA.

– Two posters about alternate architecture.

– Rosenfeld Res, NYC.

– IFTA Art Center, Sedona.

– Library/Museum, Sedona

– Commercial & residential blocs, Sedona

– Lee Christensen Assoc., Sedona.