Designers    Rita St. Clair, F.A.S.I.D.  Ted Pearson, A.S.I.D. My design career was born in the 60's producing psychedelic posters for coffee houses in Baltimore. I worked my way through college by assisting urban planners & architects and broadened my scope with an internship in Exhibit Design at the Hirshhorn Museum at the Smithsonian Institution. In 1976 I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a B.F.A. in Interior Design and began my tenure at RSC as a design assistant. My 25+ years at RSC has enriched my appreciation of European and Asian cultures from which we import their finest furnishings. Philsophically it has enabled me to refine my design techniques in molding unique interior architectural spaces that offer our clients creative alternative choices that enhance their particular lifestyle.  Joe Bowers, A.S.I.D. I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design from Richmond Professional Institute in 1968. I am a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers and have over 30 years of diversified design experience with Rita St.Clair Associates. My work covers a high concentration of residential interiors as well as corporate offices, institutional projects and sales marketing models. Projects over the years have ranged from total renovation of existing spaces to collaboration with my Clients on concepts for the proposed construction of a new home or apartment. I feel successful communication is the most important component in a relationship between Designer and Client in order to bring the job to the desired conclusion.  Peter Bartels I graduated from the University of Cincinnati 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design and have been with the firm since 1982. Before joining the firm, I worked for various interior design and architecture firms after graduation, and through my college co-operative work study program. Since joining Rita St.Clair Associates, I have worked on residential, contract and hospitality design projects. I realized that being involved in diverse aspects of Interior Design challenges my creativity, therefore, I do not become stagnate. I'm always meeting new challenges, refining my design sense, and realizing that various design solutions can be applied between the different disciplines of Interior Design. I feel it is important to listen to the client's needs, guide them in the right direction, and not to follow the latest design trends. I believe that life is an evolutionary process of continual learning and refining ones talents.  Brian Thim I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Interior Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art and became part of the Rita St.Clair Associates design team in 1986. I currently hold the Contractors License for the firm and am an active allied member of the Restaurant Association of Maryland. Working on both renovation and new construction, my design experience includes a well balanced mix of both residential and contract interiors. Whether it is producing a full set of Interior Design working drawings or specifications, no task is too big or too small. I feel that color plays a major role in how we perceive and react to our environment.