Everett Hoag

RIFashion, President

Providence, RI, USA
As a designer, I’ve been moving more and more into custom work--so many of our new projects are special order or straight out custom-built. Please let me know if you have any questions or if there is anything I may do to assist.

Work Experience

Fountain Street Creative

President, Chief Creative Officer

The hallmark of Everett Hoag’s design for events is elegant atmospheres with a twist of casual. In truth, clients don’t consider his approach to be casual in the least and even Everett understands that the spaces he composes demand extraordinary knowledge and discipline – as well as flawless adherence to a precise complicated project timeline. Memorable event experiences result from outrageous inspired flourishes and the thoughtful integration of striking architecture, high-tech elements, and ravishing objects.

“My travels and my love of nature have inspired me to always strive to reveal the beauty in event experience design.” Everett Hoag

For 40+ years Everett Hoag’s been creating an extravaganza of exhibitions, installations and star-studded parties, always pushing the boundaries of creativity.. Sometimes an event requires a bold statement. More often it is a well-balanced space – an atmosphere that doesn’t feel too controlled, too constricting – that is most alluring and expresses a strong point-of-view. Everett’s approach may suggest a spontaneous spirit but his work also conveys deep confidence in mind, outlook and execution. Why select ‘generic’ or ‘cookie-cutter’ when it comes to events intended to compliment your life? Confidence and beauty walk hand-in-hand and events that possess those attributes always make us want to linger and enjoy.

With a reputation for precisely elegant events, Everett Hoag has, in the four decades of his artistic existence, garnered a stellar list of clients, including Barbara Walters, Michael Jackson and legendary NYC restaurateur Warner Leroy of Tavern on the Green & Russian Tea Room fame. Hundreds of A-List clients and Fortune 500 clients have worked with Everett Hoag and trusted him with his all-encompassing approach to design. “We begin with simple, but powerful ideas. Then we design and build an event with such style, luxury and capability that it exudes unprecedented presence. When we finish we put that presence to the test with people to experience and delight in the thoughtful clubby furnishings and environmental performance eye-candy. You don’t want an event to feel like a museum. A great event, with its harmonious compositions of furniture, music and food, provides a sense of intimacy on a grand scale. An event should make guests happy and be tremendously comfortable. To spend time there is to wish that our lives could be less frenzied, less burdened by the unnecessary – in short, more Everett-like.”
October 2006 - Providence, Rhode Island, United States

RIFashion

President

Sustainability in New England’s Style Community
Placemaking is how people inside see our community and how people from outside see our community.

Act Now – The RIFashion Project/Shop Local Fashion
online magazine, sustainability and entrapunral workshops
Act Local – Community Philanthropy
Fund-raising campaigns and events; leadership and philanthropic development for youth
Think Forever – Preserving the Arts and our Environment
Hands-on, interactive experiential learning lectures, workshops, and residencies
January 2008 - Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Education

State University Of New York (SUNY)

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Theatre and Education Major; Workshop of the Damned at Dannemora State Prison using theatre as a creative outlet for "Lifers" with no chance of parole; Touring shows with workshops; Craft Co-Op for fine arts; concert and dance promoter
1971 - 1975 Potsdam, New York, United States

Awards

RITHA

Character of the Year

2008

Skills

Concept Development, Fashion Design, Consulting, Corporate Identity Development, Costume Design, Creative Planning, Interactive Design, Interactive Development, Marketing Strategy,