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Welcome to Intentional Designer

Interior Design

Jaan Ferree

Jaan works with residential, commercial and public projects. Her designs integrate artistic beauty with a deep respect for the power of a place to support, nurture and inspire the people who live, work or visit the place.

Green Interior Design

Ferree is also deeply interested in incorporating green building and sustainable practices into her interior design. Ferree is a member of the Green Building Council in Asheville, North Carolina.

She is also an allied member of the Asheville, North Carolina American Association of Architects and is a recommended interior designer by Sarah Suskana's Not So Big House website.

Sacred Space, Retreats, Meditation Gardens, Labyrinths/Prayer Walks

Ferree has also done numerous commercial and residential designs for interior and exterior spaces where sacred intentions energize a space for public or private use. Her installations of outdoor labyrinths also include Valle Crucis Conference Center in Valle Crucis, NC and Carpe Diem Farms in Highlands, North Carolina. Ferree has experience in consulting on designs and applications of meditation gardens, labyrinths, and sacred spaces. She is currently working with Mission Hospitals, Inc. in Asheville, NC on the redesign project of their two chapels. The chapel on the St Joseph's campus will include an indoor labyrinth (prayer walk).

Intentional Design has helped individuals and businesses to improve the ambiance of their interior environments, clarify their interior design goals, improve productivity and creativity, and welcome new opportunities for success.

News: Retail Shop in Black Mountain
I designed the interior for the new location of Head to Toe gift shop on historic Cherry Street in downtown Black Mountain, NC.
03-14-2011; Designing retreat space
I will be assisting Shannon Knapp of Horse Sense of the Carolinas by designing an outdoor retreat environment centered around their beautiful large seven circuit labyrinth. It is exciting for me to be working again the this remarkable equine therapy organization.
09-27-2010; Recent Appointment to the Public Art Board of Asheville
It is one of the greatest joys of my life to help promote artists and to bring their work to the public. I have been doing this for more than 30 years through various business ventures, and I am excited and honored to now be a part of the Public Art Board of Asheville, North Carolina.
09-27-2010; Spirit of Place, Places of Spirit: Creating a Healing Environment
I will be presenting on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at the Spirit of Place, Places of Spirit: Creating a Healing Environment conference, co-sponsored by the North Carolina Arts for Health Training Institute and the Mountain Area Health Education Center.
09-27-2010; St. Joseph Chapel Lunch and Learn
On Monday, December 21, 2009, Jaan will be participating in a lunch hour Labyrinth walk and discussion with the Chaplains at Mission/St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville.
12-07-2009; More news…