Roberto Guzman Resume / Curriculum Vitae

1. ROBERTO A. GUZMAN 780 GREENWICH STREET, 2C
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10014
T: 917-825-2781
E: ROBERTOAGUZMAN@GMAIL.COM
Professional KGBL New York City 2008-2015
Accomplishments Partner: Architecture, Interior Design, Furniture Design
Partner in charge of architecture and interiors. Responsible for all phases from design concept to
construction documents as well as design and production of furniture pieces for the KGBL line of
furniture. Partner in charge of office standards, web design, merchandising, PR and social media.
• Upper East Side Townhouse, NYC
• KGBL Showroom, Kips Bay, NYC
• West Chelsea Loft, NYC
• Focus Fitness, Chelsea, NYC
• Lower East Side Loft, NYC
• Tribeca Loft, NYC
• Jan Kath Showroom, West Chelsea, NYC
• Flatiron Apartment, NYC
• Brooklyn Townhouse, NY
• KGBL Gallery, West Chelsea, NYC
• Erika Bloom Pilates, Upper East Side, NYC
• Family Compound, Southampton, NY
• KGBL furniture line
COMMA, INC. New York City 2001-2008
Partner: Architecture, Interior Design, Furniture Design
Partner in charge of architecture and interiors. Responsible for all phases from design concept to
construction documents as well as design and production of furniture pieces for the Comma
furniture line.
• 37=1 Boutique, Soho, NYC
• West Village Condominium, NYC
• Upper East Side Duplex Apartment, NYC
• Gramercy Park Penthouse, NYC
• Riverside Drive Apartment, Upper West Side, NYC
• Greenwich Residence, CT
• Comma, Inc. Office, Soho, NYC
GENSLER New York City 2000-2001
Design Director: Studio 585
• Aveda
• Marriott Courtyard Hotels
PETER MARINO ARCHITECT New York City 1997-2000
Senior Architect: interior design, storefront design, coordination of presentation & working drawings
for retail and residential projects.
• Palm Beach Residence, FL
• 20 the Vale Residence, London
• 4 Santo Spirito Residence, Milan
• Polo Ralph Lauren, Polo Sport at the Americana, Manhasset, NY
• Personal Shopper at the Americana, Manhasset, NY

2. • Christian Dior Couture, Paris
• Louis Vuitton, London
ROBERT KEENE & ASSOCIATES Burbank, CA 1996-1997
Assistant Art Director: assisted in set design and set decoration.
• 1997 Grammy Awards
• 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta: Opening & Closing Ceremonies
• 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
• The Rosie O’Donnell Show
• VH-1 Honors
• American Cinematheque Tribute to Tom Cruise
BOHN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN New York City 1993-1996
Architect: interior design, storefront design, furniture and lighting design, project management,
presentation & working drawings for commercial & residential projects.
• Palm Beach Residence, Palm Beach, FL
• Kenar Flagship Store, NYC
• Farallon Restaurant, San Francisco, CA
• Metronome Restaurant, NYC
• Posman Books, NYC
• Park Avalon Restaurant, NYC
• David Barton Gym, NYC
• Petrossian Restaurant Expansion, NYC
KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ASSOCIATES New York City 1989-1993
Architect: interior design, furniture and lighting design, presentation and working drawings.
• U.S. Federal Courthouse at Foley Square, NYC
• Offices for MTV, VH-1, Nickelodeon & Viacom, NYC
• Nations Bank, Charlotte, NC
• World Bank Competition, Washington, DC
• Metropolitan Life Feasibility Study, NYC
• Claremont Park Family Care Center, Bronx, NY
• Residential Lobbies at Lincoln Square, NYC
• Hotel Renovation, Kuwait
GRUEN ASSOCIATES Los Angeles, CA 1987-1988
Intermediate Architect: design presentation drawings, site planning, model making.
• California Mart Expansion, Los Angeles, CA
• Beverly Wilshire Hotel Restoration, Beverly Hills, CA
• South Coast Plaza Renovation, Costa Mesa, CA
• Parking Structure, Beverly Hills, CA
SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL New York City 1985-1986
Promotional Assistant
Education Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, NYC
Master of Architecture 1987
Columbia University, Columbia College, NYC
Bachelor of Arts, Architecture 1984

3. Exhibits ■ Exhibitor, Architectural Digest Design Show, NYC, 2018, 2017 & 2016. KGBL furniture line.
■ Exhibitor, Architectural Digest Design Show, NYC, 2018, 2017 & 2016. KGBL furniture line.
■ What’s New, What’s Next, 2017. A showcase of new ideas, design, materials, and products.
■ Exhibitor, ICFF Miami, Miami, FL, 2016. KGBL furniture line.
■ Exhibitor, ICFF, NYC, 2011, 2014, 2015 & 2016. KGBL furniture line.
■ openhousenewyork, NYC 2013. 86 Forsyth Street Residence
■ Westedge Design Fair, Santa Monica, CA, 2013 KGBL furniture line.
■ Exhibitor, International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), NYC, 2011. KGBL furniture line.
■ Esquire North: Ultimate Bachelor Pad, NYC 2007. KGBL selected to design gaming room for Intel
and Kenneth Cole for Esquire Magazine’s Ultimate Bachelor Pad.
■ Exhibitor, Out of the Box: Design Innovations in Manufactured Housing The Field
Museum, Chicago, IL 2006
■ Inclusion in Faces of Design, MoMA, NYC 2000
■ Exhibitor, Celebrate NY Design! Event sponsored by the Municipal Art Society, co-chaired by
Jennifer Keller & Paola Antonelli, Curator of Architecture & Design, MoMA, NYC. 2000
■ Exhibitor, the G7 Event, sponsored by *surface magazine, which featured seven new
American industrial designers. NYC & Milan, 2000
■ Exhibitor, International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), NYC, 1998. Comma furniture line.
Publications Architecture, interiors and furniture pieces have been featured in numerous magazines,
newspapers and books. A partial listing includes: Interior Design, Elle Decor, Architectural Digest,
Wallpaper*, Casa Vogue, Galerie, Esquire, Surface, British Elle Decoration, Luxe. Interiors + Design,
New York Magazine, New York Spaces, The New York Times, The Washington Post, International
Design Yearbook.
For more info see "Press" section at www.roberto-guzman.com
Computer AutoCAD, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Acrobat
Languages Bilingual: Spanish