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IIDA ANNOUNCES THE 15TH ANNUAL INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE
December 9, 2011, Chicago, IL— IIDA announces the 15th Annual Industry Roundtable, bringing together Design industry leaders and some of the industry’s foremost manufacturers, for a weekend symposium exploring current influences and tendencies encountered by the Design community. Read more.

GLOBAL EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED BY IIDA
December 8, 2011, Chicago, IL— The International Interior Design Association today announced the winners of the 2nd annual Global Excellence Awards, an international Interior Design competition honoring the best in Interior Design projects from around the world. Read more.

TOP INTERIOR DESIGN ORGANIZATIONS ISSUE REPORT ON DESIGN’S IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE
November 17, 2011, Chicago, IL – A seminal industry research report issued by IIDA and five leading Interior Design organizations including ASID, CIDA, IDC, IDEC, and NCIDQ, highlights a growing body of evidence that supports the positive impact of Interior Design on public health, safety and welfare. Read more.

November 17, 2011, Chicago, IL – Five IIDA Members were recognized as exceptional education role models on DesignIntelligence’s™ list of the 25 Most Admired Educators of 2012 that honors excellence in education and education administration. Read more.

June 3, 2011, New York, NY. - On Friday, May 20 Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP, Executive Vice President and CEO of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), provided inspiration and insight as she delivered the commencement address to the 2011 graduates at the New York School of Interior Design. Ms. Durst also received the college’s Honorary Doctorate degree in Fine Arts Read more. . .

June 3, 2011, New York, NY - The following is excerpted from the Commencement Address delivered by Cheryl Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP, to the graduates of the New York School of Interior Design on May 20, 2011. Read more.

May 19, 2011, Chicago, IL —The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) will induct Peter Conant, IIDA, Managing Principal at Conant Architects, New York, NY, as the Association’s president for the 2011-2012 term. Conant will be inducted at the Association’s Annual Meeting, June 12, 2011 at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Read more. . .

April 28, 2011, Tallahassee, Fla.- The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) and International Interior Design Association (IIDA) today urged lawmakers to remove a provision from House Bill (HB) 5005 that would impact registered interior designers. Read more...

April 8, 2011, Chicago, IL – Lewis Goetz, FIIDA, FAIA, College of Fellows Chair for the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), announced five IIDA Members have been inducted into the College of Fellows. Read more...

March 11, 2011, Chicago, IL – The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) and International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are pleased to formally announce a partnership among the three design organizations to create an accrediting body for interior design continuing education. Read more...

March 17, 2011, Chicago, IL – International Interior Design Association (IIDA) has announced its participation as a new partner for content with publisher Vendome, which is owner, manager and producer of magazines, journals, websites and conferences for healthcare design. Read more...

IIDA Announces 2011 Global Excellence Awards

March 1, 2011, Chicago, IL – The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is pleased to announce a new Editor In Chief and advertising team for its award winning design journal, Perspective. Read more...

January 28, 2011, Chicago, IL – Now celebrating its eleventh year, the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Leaders Breakfast series is a collection of international networking events honoring leaders across the Interior Design industry. Read more...

January 12, 2011, Chicago, IL - The International Interior Design Association's (IIDA) 9th Annual Student Mentoring Week will take place February 21-25, 2011. Student Mentoring Week is an initiative created by IIDA to acknowledge the important role that students play in furthering the design industry.  Read more...