Biography
Addie Smith is a passionate and award-winning lighting designer who strives to elevate the human experience with the subtle and transformative power of light. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Art at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) with a degree in Interior Design and has been a professional architectural lighting designer for the past decade in New York City and Chicago and serves as Senior Lighting Designer at AE Design in Denver. Addie’s aspirations are guided by her love of beautiful experiences, human connection, and place-making. With light, she hopes to enliven the built environment with drama, and inspire people to do, feel, and be better. Addie serves as a Rocky Mountain Region Co-Coordinator for the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), is a board member for the local chapter of Women in Lighting Design (WILD), is an Associate Member of the IIDA, is a Member of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and is a LEED ID+C Accredited Professional.