Carolyn Ames Noble

Carolyn Ames Noble is the founder of Ames Design Collective, specializing in research, WELL consultancy, interior design and product development. Carolyn has a passion for the role of materials in design and consults for product lines in acoustics, architectural solutions, flooring, paint and solid surfaces. Carolyn is the Chair-Elect for the American Society of Interior Designers National Board for 2021 - 2024. As a WELL AP and WELL Faculty member, she creates interiors and materials with intention that foster human health, beauty and delight in the built environment. Carolyn’s written content has been featured in numerous digital and print publications, such as Colour Hive International’s MIX Magazine, Interface Human Spaces and Interiors & Sources. She has also led the direction, development and presentation of multiple CEU courses in the interior design & architecture industry with a keen focus on HSW accreditation. An interior design graduate from the University of Akron, Carolyn began her design journey at HWH Architects Engineers & Planners in Cleveland, Ohio, and subsequently joined the Sherwin-Williams Company, where she held several positions of increased responsibility, including hospitality & corporate interior designer, Southeast U.S. designer marketing manager, and North American color marketing & design manager for the Sherwin-Williams Consumer Brands Division.