We create places people remember.
Our work moves between Commercial, Hospitality and Residential design. What we learn designing a home can change how we think about a restaurant. A hospitality project can spark an idea for a workplace. Good ideas come from everywhere, and working across sectors keeps us sharp.
How you live. How you work. How you gather. What you love. We get to work making a place that feels like it belongs to you. We care about the big idea and the smallest detail. We refine the vision, draw it, source it, manage it, and bring it to life. Our team stays close from the first conversation to the final installation.
We create places people remember.
Our work moves between Commercial, Hospitality and Residential design. What we learn designing a home can change how we think about a restaurant. A hospitality project can spark an idea for a workplace. Good ideas come from everywhere, and working across sectors keeps us sharp.
How you live. How you work. How you gather. What you love. We get to work making a place that feels like it belongs to you. We care about the big idea and the smallest detail. We refine the vision, draw it, source it, manage it, and bring it to life. Our team stays close from the first conversation to the final installation.
For Dani Miller, design has never simply been a profession. It has been the way she has learned to see the world—through places, people, materials, stories and the details that shape how we experience them.
Her career has been defined by curiosity. It began in hospitality and carried her from Los Angeles and New York City to projects and teams around the world, working across interior design, brand and the built environment. Along the way, she learned to think at every scale—from helping translate Cadillac’s global identity across seven international regions to considering the smallest details that make a space feel personal, memorable and deeply connected to its purpose. Each experience shaped the designer and leader she is today.
Now, as Owner and Principal of Lauderdale, Dani brings that perspective home. She leads the studio with equal parts creative conviction and curiosity, believing that the best work begins with listening well, asking thoughtful questions and remaining open to where an idea can lead.
Her work spans hospitality, commercial and residential interiors, but the pursuit is the same: to create places that mean something to the people who experience them. Places with a point of view. Places with a sense of belonging. Places people remember.
Since taking ownership of Lauderdale in 2022, Dani has continued to build upon the studio’s legacy while shaping its next chapter—growing its team, expanding its body of work and mentoring the designers who will carry the profession forward.
After a career spent designing across markets, brands and places, Dani remains most inspired by what first drew her to design: the possibility of creating something meaningful where there was once only an idea.
Involvement:
University of Tennessee, College of Architecture and Design Advocacy Board, Dean's Circle
University of Tennessee, Chancellors Associates
Knoxville Museum of Art, Board of Trustees
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
Julie joined Lauderdale in the Spring of 2023, bringing over fourteen years of experience, grounded in a strong commercial design background. A graduate of the University of Tennessee with a BS in Interior Design, she brings a balanced perspective that integrates creative direction with disciplined management. In her role, Julie drives studio operations with a focus on performance, accountability, and consistent delivery of high-quality work.
She fosters strong partnerships with clients and teams alike, creating an environment where ideas are elevated and outcomes exceed expectations. As Studio Director, her leadership ensures that projects are thoughtfully guided from concept through completion, balancing creativity with accountability at every stage.
Outside the studio, Julie’s priority is her family. As a mother of two boys, she values time spent together—whether by the pool or gathered around a fire, bringing the same sense of presence and intention to her personal life as she does to her work.
Taylor is the Design Lead for Lauderdale Home, where she brings a thoughtful eye, a love for the details, and years of experience to the firm’s residential work. A University of Tennessee Interior Design grad, she has spent her career designing spaces of all shapes and sizes, but home is where her heart is. She loves creating interiors that feel layered, collected, and personal to the people who live in them.
In her role, Taylor helps guide the creative direction of Lauderdale Home, working alongside the design team and reviewing everything from big picture concepts to the tiniest details in drawings. She loves the collaborative side of design and helping turn a great idea into a home that feels beautiful, functional, and completely its own.
Outside the studio, Taylor is usually spending time with her family, dreaming up her next trip, or transforming her own home alongside her husband. She serves on the IIDA East Tennessee Chapter Committee, where she’s dedicated to helping the design community grow and thrive.
Nicole joined the Lauderdale team in the summer of 2019 after graduating with a degree in Interior Design at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Immersed in the commercial and higher education sectors at the start of her career, she honed in on designing interiors that perform well and stand the test of time.
Having gained experience in a variety of market sectors, Nicole now uses those skills in all the projects she touches. She loves diving into the details and considering important connections—both within the design, between individuals, and with our relationship to the built environment.
Outside of the office, Nicole firmly believes in being an active member of the local design community, and she volunteers on the IIDA East Tennessee chapter’s committee. She is also an avid rock climber and enjoys quiet evenings with her husband and cats.
Callie is an Interior Designer with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Tennessee, bringing her passion, optimism, and a healthy dose of humor to everything she does at Lauderdale. With a foundation in architecture, her background allows her to holistically approach projects with deep consideration for a building's context and place.
Callie’s passion for interior architecture evolved with her belief that design should begin at the scale of the individual. She’s fascinated by the relationship between people and the spaces we create approaching every project with a deep sense of purpose and thoughtfulness.
She is an active member in the AIA East Tennessee Chapter and has continued to stay involved in the UTK School through mentorship and studio reviews. On any given day you can find Callie at hot yoga, listening to country music or chasing a sunset.
Olivia is from Baltimore, Maryland and a proud graduate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Architecture. With years of experience in FF&E across commercial, higher education, and hospitality environments, she specializes in creating functional and inspiring spaces that foster connection and community.
Her love for interior design comes from the belief in the power of space to shape human interaction. She is dedicated to designing environments that not only meet the needs of the users but also enhance their experiences, promoting relationships and well-being through thoughtful, intentional design.
When she is not working, you can find her enjoying quality time with her husband and pup, cheering on the Volunteers at UT football games, or teaching at the local Lagree studio. She is also an active committee member of the East Tennessee Chapter of IIDA.
Pruett is a possibilitarian who treasures meticulous craft and celebrates unique character. Curating experience with bold direction and specificity, she seeks to shape abundant lives, filled with joy, through her design work.
As a Registered Interior Designer with a BS in Interior Design and a Master of Architecture from the University of Tennessee, her experience has covered a variety of project types. Her work is fundamentally centered on the people each space is shaped for. From high-end residential spaces to destination hotels, she focuses on place making that injects inspiration into the every day.
Pruett is always curious and loves to learn alongside her Interior Architecture students when lecturing at the University of Tennessee. She is also an active member of the East Tennessee IIDA chapter. If she is not teaching or designing, you can find her in her flower garden, sketching portraits, or with her nose stuck in a book.
