Ariana Martinez
Interior Designer · Project Manager
Ariana is an interior designer and project manager at iJ DESIGN STUDIO, where she has practiced since 2022. Her work spans commercial and residential projects across Chicago and beyond, from ground-up new construction and historic home renovations to corporate office environments and specialty retail.
She brings a full-service perspective to every project, moving fluidly across design, architecture of record, construction management, and furniture design and procurement. Her experience ranges from a new construction daycare and a 1920s home renovation to workplace environments for clients including Chicago Public Media, Slalom Consulting, and Groupon.
Selected Experience
Village of Hope Daycare, Chicago IL
13,000 sf new construction daycare. Full-service architecture and interior design.
Woodlawn Residence, Chicago IL
9,000 sf historic 1920s home renovation. Full-service architecture, interior design, and procurement.
NRDC Chicago, Chicago IL
Design collaboration, architect of record, construction management, and furniture design and procurement for a 6,000 sf office upfit in the historic Civic Opera Building.
JHDC Refresh, Chicago IL
Design and visual branding for a dance company studio and shared theater partner.
expeRHEEience, Chicago IL
2,400 sf building rehabilitation and conversion to a commercial candle-making shop.
Additional Experience
Allsteel Showroom, Boston MA*
Allsteel Headquarters, Muscatine IA*
Allsteel Showroom, Chicago IL*
Chicago Public Media, Chicago IL*
FTD, Chicago IL*
Slalom Consulting, Chicago IL*
SMS Assist, Chicago IL*
Tarsus, Rosemont IL
Tovala, Chicago IL
Work Better, New York NY*
Marquette Associates, Chicago IL*
Groupon, San Francisco CA*
* Completed with prior firms.
Work History
Interior Designer & Project Manager, iJ DESIGN STUDIO — 2022 to present, Chicago IL
Interior Designer & Project Manager, Charlie Greene Studio — 2017 to 2020, Chicago IL
Interior Designer, Box Studios — 2013 to 2017, Chicago IL
Academics
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design — Illinois Institute of Art