Every great firm is shaped not just by the work it produces, but by the people it brings into the fold and this summer, Tribus Interior Design welcomed two of Anderson University’s interior design students through its doors.

Olivia Black and Caelyn Cramer spent their summer immersed in the world of high-end residential and commercial design at Tribus, working alongside a team that knows firsthand what it takes to build a career in this industry. By the end of it, neither of them had to wonder what came next. Both were offered full-time positions more than a year before they’re even set to graduate in May 2027.

A Legacy of Anderson University

What makes this moment feel especially fitting is the thread that runs through it. Susan Peace-Vernon, President and Principal Designer at Tribus, is herself one of Anderson University’s own a member of the program’s earliest four-year graduating class in 1994. Baylie Weeks, Tribus’s Director of Design, followed that same path, graduating from AU in 2018.

The firm that Olivia and Caelyn interned with this summer wasn’t just any design firm. It was one built, in part, by people who walked the same halls they do now.

Investing in What Comes Next

At Tribus, bringing in the next generation of designers has always been personal. Susan knows what it’s like to be on the other side of that experience and she takes seriously what it means to be someone else’s first look at the profession.

“Anderson University produces incredibly talented designers, and we’ve always felt a connection to that program. Getting to open our doors to these students, let them work on real projects alongside our team, and watch them grow over a summer — that’s one of the most rewarding things we do. When someone comes in and just gets it, you know. You want to be part of where they’re headed.”

— Susan Peace-Vernon, President & Principal Designer, Tribus Interior Design

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There is something deeply fitting about a firm that has spent nearly a decade creating beautiful, intentional spaces for clients and having a digital home that reflects everything they’ve become.

Tribus Interior Design has launched a new website, and in many ways, it tells the story better than words can.

Built From the Ground Up

Design has always been in Susan Peace-Vernon’s dna. With five generations of homebuilding behind her, she didn’t just enter this industry, she was raised inside of it. That foundation gave her something most designers spend years trying to develop: an instinctive understanding of how a space is built, not just how it looks. It’s the kind of knowledge that changes everything, from how she reads a floor plan to how she guides a client through a decision that will shape the way they live in it.

After earning her ASID certification and building her expertise across new construction, complete remodels, plus the full arc of furnishing and finishing a home, Susan founded Tribus in 2017 with a clear purpose: to offer clients a seamless, all-inclusive collaborative experience from the first sketch to the final touch, no fragmenting the process across multiple contractors, no loss of continuity, no compromising the outcome along the way.

Collaboration as a Design Philosophy

What grew from that is a boutique firm with an unmistakable character. Led by Susan and a team of certified designers their collaborative mindset approach gives them an advantage to all other designers for every project. They sit down with clients. They ask questions. They listen for the things people don’t always know how to say out loud: how they move through a space, what they want to feel when they walk in the door, what their home or office needs to do for them beyond looking beautiful.

That quality of listening translates into spaces that feel specific; blending color, texture, and material in ways that are elegant without being expected, livable without sacrificing detail.

A Reflection of Everything They’ve Built

The new website isn’t just a refresh. It’s a moment of pause, a chance to bring it all into one place. The range of projects. The depth of the work. The relationships that sit at the heart of every space Tribus has designed. Residential to commercial. Mountain to coastal.

It’s a living portrait of what the firm has grown to be: experienced, intentional, and deeply rooted in the belief that the best spaces begin with truly understanding the people who will live in them.

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