Featured Articles
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The Secret Skills and Small Joys of Chapter Leaders
Surprising skills, beloved books, and people they’d trade places with — inside the lives of IIDA chapter leaders, part two -
The Design Career Starter Kit
Check out this three-episode webinar series built to empower students and provide them with the tools needed to move forward in their job search and early career -
The Two-Speed Workplace Is Here
The gulf between those who regularly use AI and those who don’t is widening fast. For designers, that gap is about to become a design brief. -
Inside the Lives of IIDA Chapter Leaders
Guilty pleasures, small rituals, things they can’t live without — chapter leaders take us inside their days -
Change Starts at the Chapter Level
We honor winners of the 2026 IIDA Chapter Awards for their dedication to improving the profession, one chapter at a time -
Design Leaders: Jay Henry of Tarkett
"Leadership is like good design: it has to be intentional, useful, and centered on people" -
Design Leaders: Joey Giovannetti of KI
"I realized is that the part of design I loved most was never just the spaces themselves. It was the people." -
It’s Here: The Futures Readiness Index
We explain what the Index is, how it works, and how you can harness it to meet your specific needs and goals -
Celebrating Our Newest NCIDQ - Accredited Members
Join us in celebrating IIDA members who have taken an inspiring step forward in their professional journey toward becoming registered interior designers -
5 Spiritual Spaces With Stunning Designs
Award-winning examples of beautiful design, all the more transcendent because they encourage people to connect with a higher power — or tap into the power within -
Grassroots Victories Defeat Deregulation
As we fight a recent wave of deregulation in the industry, it’s more important than ever to support IIDA Advocacy efforts in your state -
Advocacy Works: July 2026
Strategy, collaboration, and sustained engagement continue to move the interior design profession forward
IIDA is Your Community
IIDA members are the best, brightest, and most forward-thinking interior designers, manufacturers, educators, students, and leaders in the industry. Read some of our member stories to learn more
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Designing for Uncertainty: What the Futures Readiness Index RevealsWebinar |
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NCIDQ Prep Course | Session 3: Professional (IDPX)NCIDQ Prep |
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NCIDQ Prep Course | Session 4: Implementation (IDIX)NCIDQ Prep |
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IIDA Dallas Leaders Breakfast 2026Leaders Breakfast |
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Maximize Your Membership: A Guide to IIDA BenefitsMembership |
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IIDA San Francisco Leaders Breakfast 2026Leaders Breakfast |
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