We pay tribute to three friends of the College we recently lost. Their impact on NYSID and its students will endure for years to come.
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Residential designers and NYSID faculty members Lawrence Levy ’05 (BFA), principal of Lawrence Allan Inc.; Stefan Steil ’08 (BFA) / ’10 (MFA-2), principal of Steilish Interiors and Architecture; and Alejandra Munizaga ’11 (BFA), principal of Natura Interiors share insights into their careers and what drives them to design homes.
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NYSID students are landing life-changing internships at prestigious firms. This is particularly true of second-year MFA-1 students, who have mature portfolios to present during the interview process. Five MFA-1 students talk about what they learned during their summers at work, how they got their internships, and NYSID’s support of learning through experience.
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Honorary doctorate recipient Nate Berkus launches “My Home in Sight,” a partnership with Novartis, for people with declining vision.
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In 2018, NYSID offered the course The History of the Interior Design Profession in America for the first time. This fall, it filled to capacity almost immediately. Faculty member Alexis Barr gives us a taste of what she’s teaching.
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Michelle Jacobson ’18 (MPS-S), NCIDQ, WELL AP, LEED AP ID+C, ASID, was working on this kitchen project while she was still at NYSID. An interior designer with 20 years experience, her studies in sustainability have changed her perspective on what’s possible in design.
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When Victoria Bartholomew and Bailey McGrath met as assigned roommates for NYSID’s summer Pre-college program, they had no idea that five years later, they’d share an apartment and be just months away from earning their BFA degrees in Interior Design.
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The Office of Academic Affairs awarded the students whose capstone projects are featured here the Chairman’s Award for their overall performance at NYSID.
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“It’s an exciting time for this field and having this program at NYSID means we get to participate in—and sometimes lead—the evolution of sustainable design.” —David Bergman, architect and director of NYSID’s MPS in Sustainable Interior Environments
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“The field of architectural lighting is growing rapidly. The growth is driven by worldwide efforts toward creating sustainable spaces, combined with the advancement of LED technology and advanced controls.” —Shaun Fillion, lighting designer and director of NYSID’s MPS Lighting Design program
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“The interior design community is a large part of our business, and education is crucial to the continued advancement of interior design.” —Jose Veliz, senior manager of the Architect and Designer Segment, Benjamin Moore Inc
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On October 23, 2019, the New York School of Interior Design hosted a costume ball that engaged the entire community in a fun, immersive lesson in the principles of the Bauhaus movement. At a faculty meeting months before, instructors Stefanie Werner and Francisco De Leon raised the idea of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus with a party in the tradition of the movement’s famous costume balls.
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On September 23, 2019, NYSID trustees, alumni, and supporters came out to kick off this year’s Dialogues on Design series at The Educated Eye Luncheon in the lovely interior of a private club in New York City.
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On September 5, 2019, alumni, students, and trustees came to the opening of Pattern and Process, Selections from the Kravet Archive in the NYSID gallery at 70th Street. The exhibit was curated by Darling Green and designed to resemble the Kravet Archives in Bethpage, NY, complete with flat file drawers that hold selections of important textiles, objects, and documents and visitors can pull out to study.
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NYSID’s curricula and offerings are evolving to push the standards of interior design education further.
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NYSID’s MFA-1 has changed significantly since its inception in 2009, but the resolve of its career-changing students has remained a constant. Shannon Andrews ’11 of HLW, Andrew Kaplan ’14, Topaz Wong ’16 and Carrie Anne Li ’16, all of Gensler; Nick Domitrovich ’12 of NICOLEHOLLIS; and Brett Helsham ’12 of Brett Helsham Designs discuss the education behind their exciting careers.
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Ever dream of being a studio director at a major firm? Becky Button ’01 (BFA) leads a studio for Gensler, and provides us with some insights into her job at a company that employs more than 27 NYSID alumni around the globe.
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In the 13 years since he graduated from NYSID, Alberto Villalobos ’06 (AAS) has made a name for himself in high-end residential design. As this issue’s visual thinker, he shares the ideas and sourcing behind one striking room design.
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NYSID students’ approaches to Instagram are as diverse as their design sensibilities, demonstrating there’s more than one right way to market yourself as an interior designer.
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Fifty percent of NYSID’s BFA studios are devoted to residential design. Gideon Mendelson ’07 (AAS), founder of Mendelson Group, and Brooke Lichtenstein ’10 (BFA) and Yiannos Vrousgos ’10 (BFA), co-principals of Input Creative Studio, talk about the foundation in residential design that got them where they are today.
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