Andi Pepper received her bachelor’s of fine arts in sculpture and painting from Moore College of the Arts in Philadelphia, and a master’s degree in interior design from Drexel University. Pepper designed the Claridge Hotel while also contributing to Mountain Shadows Resort Hotel, Trump Plaza, and a small casino in Caracas, Venezuela. Her successes led to her appointment as design director for The Gotham Hotel (now The Peninsula) in New York City. In 1982, Pepper founded her own firm, Andi Pepper Interior Design.