SHASTA  SMITH   

Shasta Smith is an interior designer, director, and conservator celebrating 25 years of experience spanning interior architecture, construction, and multidisciplinary design. Her work is distinguished by a rigorous, research-driven approach that bridges the technical demands of the built environment with a deep commitment to historical preservation and material culture. With extensive experience in project management, Smith has led complex design and construction projects from concept through execution, integrating structural insight, spatial planning, and curatorial vision.

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She is the founder and principal director of The Altar Room; a distinctive gallery rooted in preserving forgotten histories. The exhibit is dedicated to rare antiquities, esoteric artifacts, and historically significant design. Renowned for its evocative environment, the gallery reflects Smith’s ability to translate scholarship into spatial experience, where narrative, craftsmanship, and atmosphere converge. Her work positions interior space not only as a functional construct, but as a vessel for history, symbolism, and cultural continuity.

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In addition to her design practice, Smith has served as a college instructor in design, business, and history, and as the executive producer and host of the cable television series Red Hot Design. Her career extends into film and television as a design and historical consultant, contributing to set design and period accuracy across multiple productions. She is also the founder of Vintage Monkey, a nationally recognized archive advancing the preservation, engineering, and industrial design of rare and antique motorcycles through restoration, research, and remanufacturing. Her work has been featured in major publications and broadcast outlets including The Wall Street Journal, PBS, HGTV, DIY Network, Biography Channel, A+E, Cineflix, and FYI, reaching audiences worldwide.

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When not steeped in project management, she can be found in the gallery preserving history, its stories and the magic within each object.