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We're going virtual!
We guarantee this won't be your typical virtual event. With special celebrity appearances, this event is sure to be entertaining. It's all happening on Oct. 8, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. EST. Help us celebrate our Designer of the Year winners and a DECADE OF DESIGN!
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A letter from the Sustainable Furnishings Council
Dear SFC Design Community,
Did you know that over 90% of furniture consumers would prefer that their furniture purchases be environmentally safe? Designers are at the interface between consumers and manufacturers, placing them in a unique position to educate and inform clients and pass those preferences on to manufacturers.
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Call for Diversity and Inclusion Committee
In light of the recent movement to support the BIPOC community, The Interior Design Society is implementing a Diversity & Inclusion Committee to examine and evaluate the society's efforts to create a more inclusive organization. We want to ensure the voices of all our members are accurately represented in order to foster, support, and perpetuate an inclusive and diverse environment within IDS. The committee will be comprised of members who drive the vision and initiatives of IDS as they relate to diversity, inclusion, and equity for the society. Their roles will include developing resources, educational experiences, and advising chapter leadership. Please fill out this form if you are interested in serving on the Diversity & Inclusion Committee!
Sign up here
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September Member Spotlight: Charlie Bolivar
When did you realize that you wanted to become an interior designer?
When I was about 17 years old, I realized that I wanted to be an interior designer. I started working at the D&D building in NYC at the age of 17 for a company named Decorators Walk. I started in their Sample Department, providing wallpaper samples and fabric samples to decorators and their design clients. I subsequently moved on to assisting designers in decorating the show room and staging furniture to create complete rooms to showcase potential designs. Eventually, I took over the responsibility for that role, and it really fueled my passion for interior design!
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2018-2019 Designer of the Year: Individual Impact
Winner: Barbara Owens, Owens Interiors at Home, Texas
The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is an agency dedicated to providing hope and healing to children of abuse. The agency collaborates with professionals in investigation, prosecution and treatment of child sexual and physical abuse. Barbara Owen's background in therapy gave her great insight into the use of color for healing and spacial and interactive therapies. Built in the 1960's, this home was donated by one of its benefactors. The remodel was to be done completely on donations and charity. The design concept was to create as pleasant an environment as possible for the children or families being brought in for investigation or therapy.
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The fundamentals of light layering
According to top residential lighting expert Randall Whitehead, "There is no single light fixture that gives you everything you need to illuminate a room properly." In the home and commercial spaces, proper light layering — ambient, task and accent lighting — helps you bring a room to life with design flexibility and functionality.
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Designing a healthy space for rest, relaxation and self-nurturing
Have you ever yearned for a room dedicated to self-care; an oasis of quiet and peaceful calm that you can retreat to when life becomes too complicated or stressful? What would it take to create a room of one's own? Well, a room of course, or simply a dedicated space in your home or office that remains unsullied by mundane things.
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Sustainable trends in interior design
The Environmental Magazine
Consumer demand for sustainable products, packaging and buildings has only been growing over the last decade, with many of us now interested in purchasing from companies that can demonstrate their responsibility to the environment. The interior design world is no different, and current trends for more climate conscious business practices are likely to continue into the future. Here are a few key developments to keep an eye out for as we move into the second half of 2020.
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How the design industry can confront racist terminology
Architectural Digest
Words have meanings — and as the Black Lives Matter movement has shown the world, some meanings go beyond the seemingly innocuous to suggest disquieting if not appalling definitions. That holds even when the subjects under discussion are interior design and architecture, not necessarily topics that attract controversy in the general public.
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Everything to know about scale and proportion in design
House Beautiful
You know when you see something that just looks right, but you can't put your finger on why? Chances are it has to do with its scale — and more often than not proportions influenced by classical architecture, says Alexa Hampton, who built a foundational knowledge of such buildings while traveling with her father, the legendary American decorator Mark Hampton. However, this concept isn't just something from the history books; it's built around function.
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How to choose a coffee table, according to an interior designer
NBC News
When it comes to furnishing a room, buying a coffee table might not be first on your list. Perhaps you are more focused on finding the right couch for your space or the perfectly comfortable armchair. However, according to Los Angeles-based interior designer and CEO of KMW Interiors Kita Williams, the coffee table is often the anchor in the room — especially in larger living spaces.
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6 designer tips for sophisticated fall-inspired interiors
Forbes
The phrase "fall colors" brings up immediately identifiable images and shades: reds, golds, bright oranges and yellows, and nature fully alive for a few weeks per year. There's a reason leef-peeping is a multi-million dollar business after all, but while these colors are a signature of the season, they're not easily brought indoors — they're incredibly bold and can clash when not used skillfully.
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How the legacies of iconic interior designers are being preserved — and adapted — over time
House Beautiful
They say that good design is timeless. The creatives who carry on the legacies of design stars like Dorothy Draper, Sister Parish and Tony Duquette would be inclined to agree. Decades after these luminaries first left their creative marks on houses, hotels and more, their influence continues, thanks to successors who are saving and adapting their work today.
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Artist turns recycled items into home decor
Winston-Salem Journal
Artist Vanessa Mebel started using recycled materials to make automatons — those moving mechanical devices — because her friends were into dolls.
"I was fascinated with the thought of trying to get these dolls mechanized to perform different feats and still be able to play music and this, that and the other," Mebel said.
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