The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Janet Bussell, Interior Design ‘02
 
“Life is full of opportunities and my greatest pleasure is achieved when I can assist someone in realizing and creating any aspect of space which they desire to make their own. Someone’s selection of one of my designs, when there are so many other ideas to choose from, is the greatest sense of career fulfillment I know.”

Janet Bussell, 1992 Interior Design graduate, is a professional Interior Designer specializing in interior space planning and architecture. Her numerous projects have included designing “club cottages” for the PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, working directly with the late Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace, renovating a private home on exclusive La Gorce Island for a family of German royal descent, collaborating with renowned decorator Jorg Marquarde, of Galeria Del Elefante in Ibizia, Spain, and producing designs for a large estate on Star Island.

As Vice President of Tutt Design Group, Inc., Janet worked on designs for superstar Cher’s estate in Tahiti Beach, Florida and Cher’s custom home in Malibu, California. She worked directly with Cher on every detail of design.
 Janet has developed her own signature line of ceramic tile colors and designs which are now being produced and distributed by Tile Works and California Pottery.

Janet continues to be loyal to The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and believes in giving well deserved praise to her former instructors and today hires AIFL students to work for her firm. She welcomes opportunities to visit the college to share her wisdom with interior Design students.

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