International archi-type, designer, world traveler, and amateur photographer, Shawn O'Donahue brings 25 years of experience as a design professional over an extraordinary wide range of commercial projects. Shawn is passionate about his extensive design work in the hospitality industry and bring that experience into other aspects of his commercial and residential work. His experience has provided him extensive knowledge and insight into the industry’s most unique trends over a wide range of projects, hotel brands, and cultures across the globe. As a visionary, his project experience ranges from rustic mountain resorts and restaurants in North America, to tropical beach hotels and private clubs in Latin America, urban hotels in the Middle East, and exotic bars and restaurants in Asia.
Shawn has a degree in Architecture from Portland State University with extended studies in the University’s Barcelona, Spain design studio. He has been called on to speak at events such as the Hospitality Design "HD" Convention in Las Vegas, Hospitality Design Magazine’s Resorts of the Americas Conference in Miami, the Boutique, Luxury and Lifestyle Association (BLLA) Convention, and engagements as part of Design Week in Milan. Prior to founding the design and consulting firm, S-Pod Studio LLC, in 2014 Shawn held the positions of Vice President and Director of Design at several international design firms specializing in boutique hotels, restaurants, bars, retail, and other entertainment venues worldwide.
As a designer, project manager, and visionary he brings the experience of creating a “lifestyle” to any type of project he undertakes. Most of his commissions begin with a phone call from a client who says: “…so I bought this thing, can you help me figure out something cool and amazing I can do with it?”
Shawn is available for design, collaboration, and project management consulting internationally.
Please note: The selected project works shown in this portfolio are from a variety of sources including work commissioned directly of Shawn O’Donahue, work while the designer collaborated with others, or while employed by another firm. Please click on a project under selected works for additional information about a specific work.
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