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Apr 14, 2021 By IIDA HQ

We speak with the VP of Advocacy, and Co-Chair of DEI for IIDA Southern California

Article By IIDA HQ Apr 14, 2021

Spring Advocacy Brief: 2021

Catch up on what our IIDA Advocacy chapter teams have been doing—bills that have passed and those still on the floor for votes.

Apr 16, 2021 Advocacy

IIDA Member Spotlight: Christine Peter

We speak with the VP of Advocacy, and Co-Chair of DEI for IIDA Southern California

Apr 14, 2021 Members

IIDA Chapter Leadership Conference

IIDA virtually gathered chapter leaders from across the country to discuss equity, leadership, career growth and personal branding—and to celebrate some of our most dynamic IIDA members.

Apr 02, 2021 Chapters

2021 Diversity in Design Scholarship Awardees Named

IA Interior Architects, in partnership with the IIDA Foundation, is pleased to present the 2021 IA Interior Architects Diversity in Design Scholarship winners and honorees.

Apr 01, 2021 Foundation

Perspective: Community | Pre/Post: Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Chicago

A nearly demolished historic hospital is nursed back to health—re-emerging as a much-buzzed-about multi-use commercial space.

Apr 01, 2021 Perspective

Perspective: Community | The Anti-Anti-Office

Alone together: Designers are rethinking open spaces to keep teams moving forward—safely.

Mar 31, 2021 Perspective

Spotlight on Our Chapters: 2020 Catalyst Grants

IIDA chapters reached important goals and benchmarks with funding from our Catalyst Grant program

Mar 22, 2021 Chapters

Perspective: Community | Reading the Room

A community gathering place for centuries, libraries evolve their interiors to meet emerging societal needs.

Mar 22, 2021 Perspective

Industry Roundtable Designer Picks

Designers who joined IIDA’s recent Industry Roundtable discussion, share their current favorite books, movies, tv, music, art, and guilty pleasures.

Mar 21, 2021 Industry roundtable

Perspective: Community | Roundtable on Museums

The form and function of museums has been fundamentally altered by the pandemic. Now, designers look to a future post-COVID-19.

Mar 12, 2021 Perspective

Perspective: Community | Scratch Pad March

Fodder to fuel the creative fires.

Mar 12, 2021 Perspective

Women Lead Design: Women’s History Month Edition

IIDA connects with six leading women in design as they reflect on the value of mentoring, the role of women in design, and the places they seek inspiration.

Mar 02, 2021 Women lead design

Talk, Talk: Screen Life

In a socially distanced world, here’s how two designers stay connected to their community.

Mar 05, 2021 Perspective

Maintaining Community During COVID-19

Even amid a sea of screens, design teams are finding ways to deepen connections—collaborating, creating, and conversing in whole new ways.

Mar 04, 2021 Perspective

High 5: March

5 things generating buzz in the design world: Prada’s fashion statement, a haveli turned hotel draws on local artisans, Norway’s new passport, Lego’s biophilic blocks, and biotech textiles.

Mar 03, 2021 Perspective

Online Masterclass: The Importance of Interior Design in 2021

Cheryl Durst joins Martha Thorne to talk about the role of interior design, designers, and education in 2021.

Mar 02, 2021 Education

IIDA Member Spotlight: Rashanda Udekwu

We speak with IIDA member and Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for IIDA’s Northern California chapter.

Feb 11, 2021 Members

IIDA Celebrates Black History in Design

Influential Black designers have impacted and continue to impact the world of design. Join us in exploring the work and careers of designers including Charles "Chuck" Harrison, Ann Lowe, Emmett McBain, and Leroy Winbush.

Feb 18, 2021 Iida hq

Diversity in Design: Dr. Tasoulla Hadjiyanni, Ph.D.

The IIDA Foundation, in partnership with Interior Design Educators Council Foundation (IDECF), is pleased to present the 2021 IIDA Educator Diversity Award sponsored by KI.

Feb 19, 2021 Foundation

Pre/Post: Zorba

Architecture and design firm sgnhA turns an historic Vietnamese shophouse into a cinematic office space for creatives.

Feb 10, 2021 Perspective

A New Vision

It’s time for designers to take the blinders off and work towards improving access for the growing number of people with visual impairments.

Feb 14, 2021 Perspective

For Now, For Next: 12 Essential Ideas For 2021

IIDA Industry Roundtable members convened to discuss what the past year revealed about life, work, and what the future might hold for the design industry, for our clients, and for ourselves.

Feb 02, 2021 Industry roundtable

Talk, Talk: Delineating Diversity

How can the design industry truly become more diverse and inclusive?

Feb 01, 2021 Perspective

IIDA Student Members Reflect on Their 2020 Mentorship Experience

The Student Mentoring program goes virtual in 2021—hear from students on the importance of establishing professional relationships while building their careers.

Feb 04, 2021 Students

Scratch Pad: February

What to read, watch and browse this month.

Feb 01, 2021 Perspective

Generation Next

The design community has the power—and responsibility—to usher in a workforce as ethnically and racially diverse as the world it’s designing for.

Feb 01, 2021 Perspective

Anna Hernandez Awards Celebrates Women in Design

Establish your name, and fund the further development of your emerging design firm—if you are a woman-identifying designer you may qualify to apply for the Anna Hernandez/Luna Textiles Visionary Award and Education Fund.

Jan 25, 2021 Foundation

Cheryl Durst on Designing a Better 2021

Cheryl S. Durst shares insights on how we weathered a radical 2020 and the ways we can transform our world with, and through design in 2021.

Jan 25, 2021 Cheryl durst

Best of Asia Pacific Awards

Join IIDA in celebrating the 17 category winners including best of competition winner Pulse On Partnership Limited of Hong Kong.

Jan 22, 2021 Competitions

Access Code

Instead of just ticking a box, designers are focused on building accessibility into the DNA of a space.

Jan 19, 2021 Perspectives

High 5: January

Check out 5 items building buzz in the design world: pod offices, the state of women in the workplace, the whitest white, carbon-negative furniture, and bioplastic PPE.

Jan 19, 2021 Perspective

Talk, Talk: Mental Health Check

How can design leaders support team members’ mental health in difficult times?

Jan 07, 2021 Perspective

The Automation Effect

Designers are using tech to add convenience—and safety—to their spaces.

Jan 05, 2021 Perspective

Design Unity with IIDA and Interior Design

Virtual programming dedicated to fostering a dialogue on the role of design in addressing social justice issues and the lack of diversity and representation within interior design and architecture.

Dec 09, 2020 Design unity

Scratch Pad: December

Even COVID can’t stop culture. Here are some releases and exhibitions worth checking out.

Dec 14, 2020 Perspective

Shift Happens

Designers discuss where they’ve been—and where they’re headed as they navigate the next normal.

Dec 08, 2020 Perspective

Breaking the Silence in Design: Where Do We Go From Here?

IIDA and OFS present a frank conversation on equality, diversity, and inclusion in interior design—and what students can do for themselves and for the future of the industry.

Dec 14, 2020 Academy

The New, New Urbanism

Andrés Duany set the standard for accessible, interactive urban design. Now he’s charting a course for its post-pandemic future.

Dec 08, 2020 Perspective

High 5

Here are 5 things bubbling up in the design world: pop-up classrooms, a Japanese brand’s U.S. debut, a children’s hospital that aims for wellness—and fun, the growing mushroom movement, and a Bauhaus redux.

Nov 19, 2020 Perspective

Interface + IIDA: Virtual Converge Sustainability Summit 2020

A cohort of emerging designers and students convened virtually for a two-day climate summit.

Nov 22, 2020 Interface converge

Fast-Forward to 2025

COVID has changed everything–what will last and what will morph into something else? Designers look ahead to the future of office, hospitality, healthcare, and retail interiors.

Nov 19, 2020 Perspective

Advocacy Spotlight: Oregon and Cincinnati/Dayton

IIDA Chapters are staying connected with members safely and being creative with virtual events from happy hours and networking to annual fundraisers.

Nov 16, 2020 Advocacy

IIDA Advocacy: Sunset Reviews

Many laws contain a clause that calls for regular review or termination after a certain period of time–learn what this means as you advocate for your profession.

Nov 16, 2020 Advocacy

2020 State Legislative Round-Up

IIDA Advocacy shares what has changed, and what has stayed the same in key elections throughout the U.S. where politicians that support our industry were up for reelection.

Nov 16, 2020 Advocacy

What Design Education Means Now

What does it mean to teach in a global health crisis? IIDA and KI gathered six designers and education professionals to explore a changing education landscape, optimism, and the resiliency of students.

Nov 11, 2020 Education

The Value of IIDA Membership

IIDA is designed for you. Familiarize yourself with the benefits of membership—from networking opportunities to continuing education tools—and be included in an expansive design community.

Nov 04, 2020 Membership

What Clients Want

Today’s clients are radically empowered and informed and view designers as facilitators and synthesizers that can reconcile divergent viewpoints.

Oct 29, 2020 Industry roundtable

Meet Monae Redmond, IIDA’s Director of Member Services

In her new role, Redmond will be responsible for leading membership growth and development strategies while also serving as the primary conduit to the Association’s regional and chapter leaders.

Oct 29, 2020 Iida hq

Designing for Our Future

IIDA’s season of giving has begun through the annual Designing for the Future campaign, which will support a timely new initiative—the 2020 IIDA Impact Stipend for members who have made a necessary pivot this year.

Oct 29, 2020 Foundation

IIDA Wilsonart Essay Winner Reflects on Mentorship Experience

The Wilsonart Essay awards IIDA Student members for participating in a reflection on their experience as a mentee in the Student Mentoring Program.

Oct 19, 2020 Students

Implementing Multimodal Learning Styles

Appealing to different learning styles can better engage your audience and create a more lasting impact for your distance learning programs.

Oct 14, 2020 Education

From Outdoor Space to Outer Space

Climate change drives design towards sustainability and towards a future where we design for life in space, and the current trend towards incorporating the outdoors in workplace design.

Oct 13, 2020 Industry roundtable

The Impact of the Built Environment

IIDA and KI discuss how built environments impact all of us and how we can continue designing with purpose post-pandemic.

Oct 05, 2020 Community as strategy

The Design Process in the Real World

The 2020 IIDA Student Roundtable report highlights our program the offered IIDA Student members an inside look at different professions within the interior design industry—from designers, to sales and manufacturing roles.

Oct 05, 2020 Student roundtable report

Each Generation Has its Own Issues

Intergenerational shifts impact design needs from workplace to healthcare design—our Industry Roundtable addresses designing for an aging population.

Oct 05, 2020 Industry roundtable

Our Members, Their Stories

IIDA understands the power of design to bring us together and provide a better future for us all.

Oct 02, 2020 Membership

Watch Advocacy 101: Just the Basics

The 2020 Advocacy Symposium opening session Advocacy 101: Just the Basics highlighted ways that the IIDA advocacy department can assist members and students in their advocacy efforts and debunked common advocacy misconceptions.

Oct 01, 2020 Advocacy

IIDA Virtual Advocacy Symposium: State of Affairs

IIDA's 2020 Advocacy Symposium went digital—catch up on the State of Affairs

Oct 01, 2020 Advocacy

Everybody is Included

How will efforts and progress in diversifying the interior design industry shape the future of the industry, and the world at large?

Oct 01, 2020 Diversity

How To Capture Workplace Behavior

How can designers best learn the ways that workplaces are used, and how can clients best describe what work looks like to their employees?

Sep 16, 2020 Industry roundtable

BEHR Color Trends 2021

BEHR COLOR TRENDS 2021: ELEVATED COMFORT

Sep 22, 2020 Sponsored content, Behr

Women Lead Design: Ronnie Belizaire, Rachel Rouse, Kia Weatherspoon

Women making strides in design discuss the urgency of this current moment, what’s next for design, and how a diversity of design thought is more crucial than ever.

Sep 16, 2020 Women lead design

Brand, Culture, & Community Goals

What does community mean when being together physically is challenged, and what is the significance of brand and culture in the built environment if we’re not there?

Sep 16, 2020 Community as strategy

The Path to Seamless Distance Learning Opportunities

Distance learning can be a multi-faceted experience—move beyond the webinar by engaging new methods.

Sep 16, 2020 Education

Omnipresent, Invisible, On-Demand Technology

The seamless integration of technology into the workplace is a challenge that most designers and manufacturers face—how can we keep tech out of sight, but within an arm's reach?

Sep 16, 2020 Industry roundtable

Campus Center Spotlight: Arizona State University

IIDA 2020 Campus Center Award Winners Arizona State University share insights and tips for campus centers to start planning to enter for next year's award.

Sep 16, 2020 Students, Awards

2020 Advocacy Symposium Keynote Speaker Bill Grant

Bill Grant, mayor of Canton, Georgia, and president and chief creative officer of the award-winning Grant Design Collaborative, shares insight into how the skills that designers possess can drive advocacy.

Aug 13, 2020 Advocacy

The IIDA 2020 Advocacy Symposium Goes Virtual

IIDA Headquarters is happy to announce that our annual Advocacy Symposium will be going virtual this year, our sessions will be live via Zoom September 8-10 2020.

Aug 13, 2020 Advocacy

Good Design, is Sticky, Behavior-Enabled, and Hi-Res

IIDA’s annual Industry Roundtable report, Industry Roundtable 23: The Future of Place, Experience, and Worklife focuses on design theory inherent to innovative design for the future.

Aug 14, 2020 Interior design, Industry

Watch: Approaching Community With Intention

As part of the Community as Strategy program series, design professionals talk community building and engagement during COVID and times of societal unrest.

Aug 14, 2020 Interior design, Leadership

When Women Lead, Design Thrives

As part of IIDA’s 2020 NeoConnect programming, IIDA presented Collective D(esign): Women Lead Design, with an eye on leadership and how women specifically lead, the panel addressed the importance of being able to see yourself reflected in your leaders and managers.

Aug 14, 2020 Women lead design

A Letter from Cheryl Durst and IIDA

Design illuminates disparity and helps close the gaps—from healthcare and education to public space and urban planning. Design in all its manifestations is a force for change.

Aug 04, 2020 Iida, Interior design

Sascha Wagner on Design Influence, Leadership During Crisis, and the IIDA Community

2020-2021 International Board President Sascha Wagner discusses the roles of community and design in the process of evolving through crisis, and the need for adaptability in our environments.

May 29, 2020 Iida, Iida international board, Future of design, Covid-19, Workplace design

Women Lead Design:Angie Lee, Linda C. Mysliwiec, Meghan Webster

In this ongoing series, IIDA features women leading the design industry. Hear what they have to say on the importance of diversity in design, mentorship, inspiration, and the future of the profession.

May 28, 2020 Women lead design, Diversity

Collective D(esign): Sustainability, Design and Adaptive Change

In response to our rapidly changing world, IIDA brings you a design-focused dialogue on the effects of a global crisis. Watch the seventh webinar in the series today.

Oct 01, 2020 Collective d(esign)

A View Towards the Workplace of 2024

IIDA members forecast an office designed for enhanced wellness answering the question: how will a new workplace be designed for human wellness in 2024?

May 28, 2020 Interior design, Workplace design, Covid-19, Corenet global, Commercial real estate, Corporate design, Future of design, Iida members

Collective D(esign): An IIDA Webinar Series

In response to our rapidly changing world, IIDA brings you a design-focused dialogue on the effects of a global crisis. Join us weekly for these important community discussions.

May 08, 2020 Webinar, Ceu, Iida, Sustainability, Healthcare design, Workplace design, Product design, Hospitality design, Education, Careers

John J. Nelson Sr. Scholarship Winners on the Impact of Design

Jeremiah Brown, Lawson Dyson, and Serica Weaver share how design has impacted their lives, and how they plan to leverage their careers for good.

Sep 28, 2020 Foundation, Diversity

Repositioned. Reimagined. Chicago.

Iconic Chicago architectural landmarks Willis Tower, Tribune Tower, and the Old Post Office are spotlighted in IIDA and AIA Chicago Designers + Architects Talk series.

May 07, 2020 Iida, Aia

The Education Community Responds to Change: The Conversation Continued

A panel of educators and students centering on the changing education and employment landscape.

May 11, 2020 Education, Students, Covid-19

Collective D(esign): Healthcare Designers at the Forefront

In response to our rapidly changing world, IIDA brings you a design-focused dialogue on the effects of a global crisis. Watch the second webinar in the series now.

Apr 23, 2020 Interior design, John czarnecki, Public health, Healthcare design, Covid-19, Collective design

Collective D(esign): Watch the First Webinar

In response to our rapidly changing world, IIDA brings you a design-focused dialogue on the effects of a global crisis. Watch the first webinar in the series now.

Apr 23, 2020 Covid-19, Interior design, Public health, Membership, Cheryl s. durst

Lauren Rottet: Connectivity, Success, and Enduring Design

IIDA and AIA Chicago kicked off the second season of their Designers & Architects Talk series on February 11, with a conversation between IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, and Lauren Rottet.

Mar 10, 2020 Cheryl s. durst, Lauren rottet, Aia, Interior designers, Designers & architects talk series

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Safety Information

The health and safety of IIDA members is our priority, and we have gathered together some essential tips and important information for keeping you, your family, and your community safe.

Mar 10, 2020 Iida members, Personal health & safety

Interior Adaptations Across Chicago

On March 10, IIDA Headquarters will host Repositioned and Reimagined, a discussion on three of the most newsworthy and timely interior transformations in Chicago: Willis Tower, Tribune Tower, and Old Post Office.

Feb 21, 2020 Designers & architects talk series, Old post office, Willis tower, Tribune tower, Chicago, Interior design, Architecture, Adaptive reuse

Spotlight on Oklahoma: New Design Awards Elevate Local Community Work

Kristen Brumley, IIDA, discusses why championing Oklahoma’s local design community with the newly-established Oklahoma Interior Design Awards is beneficial to both practitioners and design advocates.

Feb 21, 2020 Advocacy, Chapter spotlight, Interior design advocacy, Oklahoma city center, Interior design awards, Kristen brumley

2020 Advocacy Preview: Continued Success

2019 was an eventful year for interior design legislation and activism. To build on this momentum, Emily Kelly, Director of Advocacy, Public Policy, and Legislative Affairs for IIDA, wants to help you advocate for your profession in 2020. Our advocacy initiatives, events, training guides, and resources, are designed to support your voice and creative energy.

Feb 21, 2020 Advocacy, Cheryl s. durst, Advocacy symposium, Legislation, Upcoming events, Interior design

Looking Forward to the 2020 Designers & Architects Talk Series

Here at IIDA Headquarters, we are thrilled to partner with AIA Chicago for the second consecutive year to co-present the Designers & Architects Talk series. This year, we offer four provocative Tuesday evening discussions that will address commercial interior architecture and design. Both architects and commercial interior designers will want to attend to learn from the speakers as well as to mix and mingle with the Chicago design community.

Feb 24, 2020 Interior design, Iida, Aia chicago, Designers & architects talk series

Leaders Breakfast 2019 in Review

This past December, IIDA’s Leaders Breakfast series wrapped another successful year, and an incredible decade of celebrating the history of IIDA, its design leadership, and our dynamic community of designers and industry members.

Feb 24, 2020 Herman miller, Leaders breakfast, Awards, Interior designers

How Evolving Behavioral Health Needs and Awareness Impact Interior Design

The 2019 IIDA HCD Power Lunch Addresses the Complexities in Designing for Behavioral Health Spaces and how the evolution of behavioral health needs and awareness impact interior design.

Jan 06, 2020 Healthcare, Iida hcd power lunch, Healthcare design expo, Hospitals, Safety

The Confluence of Workplace and Hospitality Design: An IIDA Panel Discussion at Room & Board

The IIDA-hosted panel at Room & Board's New York showroom focused on the influence of hospitality design in the workplace - one of the decade's most significant commercial interior design trends.

Jan 06, 2020 Industry, Interior design

Member Spotlight: IIDA Members Elected to City Council

This past November IIDA Mid-America Chapter members Bonnie Limbird, IIDA and Julie Sayers, IIDA were elected to their city council where they will contribute their expertise advocating for their communities.

Nov 06, 2019 Members, Advocacy

2019 Advocacy Symposium Inspires Collaboration in Public Interest

The 5th annual IIDA Advocacy Symposium, held this past September in Boston, was a resounding success thanks to a bevy of informative speakers, engaged attendees, and meaningful advocacy conversations. We cannot say thank you enough to our sponsors IdeaPaint who hosted the opening reception, and Allsteel who hosted Saturday’s event.

Dec 12, 2019 Events

Sydney Peña: From Graduation to Junior Interior Designer

Sydney Peña, Associate IIDA, the 2019 IIDA Student of the Year, and interior designer at Axis Architecture + Interiors recalls her first month on the job and shares her journey from graduation to the professional world.

Nov 22, 2019 Awards, Students

Planned Balance

The divisiveness that surrounds Planned Parenthood means the healthcare organization’s facilities must strike a perfect mix of safety and experience.

Nov 17, 2019 Interior design

Education Revolution

The fight for diversity can’t be solely waged at the organizational level. To drive a truly inclusive workforce, the industry has to connect with young designers early.

Nov 17, 2019 Education

IIDA Mentor Spotlight: Onisha Walker

Onisha Walker, Assoc. IIDA, shares her experiences as both a mentee and a mentor with the IIDA Student Mentoring program.

Nov 14, 2019 Members, Student mentoring program

Celebrating Anna Hernandez

The legacy of Anna Hernandez: Promoting entrepreneurship by women in the interior design industry.

Mar 02, 2020 Iida foundation, Anna hernandez, Entrepreneur, Women in design, Career, Philanthropy

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