Mikyung Hunt

Mikyung Hunt serves as an Associate Professor in the Integrated Studies / Illustration department at ArtCenter College of Design, where she has taught since 2012 while simultaneously leading her LA-based design consultancy Studio E Renderings. Her dual expertise bridges academic instruction in visual communication and professional execution of large-scale retail, commercial, and hospitality environments.

Education

• BFA in Interior Architecture, California State University Long Beach

Professor Hunt's professional practice centers on Interior Architecture and Design Visualization, with deep specialization in color theory, material applications, and spatial storytelling. Her work spans retail, commercial, hospitality, residential, and furniture design sectors, emphasizing hand-drawn perspective techniques and narrative sketching to translate conceptual ideas into client-ready presentations. This expertise directly informs her teaching of perspective, sketching for communication, and persuasive visualization methods.

Professional Recognition

• Featured publication in World’s Best Store Design Vol.3
• Best Renovated Store Award (1990s)
• Best New Store Award (1990s)

With no documented graduate students or research grants, Hunt's impact manifests through her industry consultancy Studio E Renderings—which has delivered over 5,000,000 square feet of retail space for elite firms including Gensler, Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, and Cole Martinez & Curtis—demonstrating applied design innovation rather than traditional academic research outputs.