The Power of Design

The recession may have cost them their jobs, but it didn't stifle their creative spirit. Here's how a few recently unemployed designers and architects are using their design education to stay afloat despite the economic downturn.

By Michele Meyer

Design Dialogue

With Joe Pettipas, IIDA, ASID, IDC, LEED AP, RDI

The Power to Innovate

The power of design isn't limited to the innovation of the designer. By Steve Hendershot

The Power of Women

From the showroom to the boardroom, five pioneering females continue to carve out their place in Interior Design history.

By Chi-an Chang

Robin Klehr Avia, FIIDA

The Power of Alternative Ideas

The proactive approach to sustainability occurred quickly, speeding through the last decade. But beyond sustainable materials, today's green-alternative practices are keeping the design industry focused on the future.

By David Whitemyer

Our Summer Cover

Hennie Haworth designed the issue's feature artwork. She lives and works in East London. "For the cover, I wanted to create an eclectic mix of interior patterns and designs, incorporating all kinds of opposites with traditional and modern, natural and geometric elements all linked together around the title."

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Fall Perspective Looks at Education

The state of Interior Design education
How programs ensure grads are prepared to enter the workforce

Gone are the days of staying in one career and working for one employer for 40-plus years. The modern workforce has kissed its collective chance at a gold watch and blow-out retirement party goodbye...By Michelle Bowles

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