International Alumni Who Have Built Exciting Careers in the US. NYSID alumni Therese Virserius ’03 (AAS), Jennifer Graham ’85 (BFA), Ruoxi Cui ’13 (MFA1), IIya Pulyaev ’17 (MFA2), and Myoung Joo Chun ’02 (MFA2) on what brought them to the US to study and what kept them here.
Read MoreSocial Impact Design in Rwanda; Alumna Christelle Muhimpundu’s work for MASS Design Group
Read MoreThe way NYSID teaches color for interiors is both traditional and innovative. Fine artist and NYSID instructor William Engel ’02 (AAS), and retired NYSID professor Ethel Rompilla ’84 (BFA), formative influences on how color is taught at NYSID, discuss what goes into having an educated “eye” for color. Alumna Andrea LaConte-Magno ’02 (AAS), director of color marketing and development at Benjamin Moore, sheds light on her exciting career in color.
Read MoreEric Corey Freed on Bold Innovation in Green Building
Read MoreOne of the most magical things about Barbara Lowenthal is that she finds every mind, every classroom, energizing after decades of teaching and administrating at NYSID. Says NYSID President David Sprouls, “Barbara’s thinking and teaching have become part of the DNA of this College.” Here’s what this beloved educator has to say about her 27-year tenure at NYSID.
Read MoreWhy I Give — Timur Yumusaklar, President & CEO of Schumacher
Read MoreThe College Raised More Than a Half-Million Dollars for the Scholarship Funds in a Pandemic Year
Read MoreThe Kravet Family Makes Pre-College Possible for Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Kids
Read MoreHonorary Doctorate Recipients Adam Sandow and Kia Weatherspoon Shared Advice on Designing for This Unique Historical Moment With the Class of 2021
Read MoreDavid Sprouls, president of the New York School of Interior Design, welcomes readers to the Winter 2021 issue of Atelier.
Read MoreFaculty member Leyden Lewis designed this NYC apartment for a South African couple who uses the pied-à-terre as a vacation home. He says, “My clients live and breathe art, so everything in the space serves their huge and magnificent collection.”
Read MoreCOVID-19 has made it clear that interior design is, at its core, about well-being. We sat down with three alumni in healthcare design, Elsie St. Léger ’10 (BFA), Peter Agnew ’15 (BFA)/’16 (MPSH), and Pál András Rutkai ’15 (MPSH), to discuss their careers in this rapidly evolving sector.
Read MoreWhen we caught up to chat with Beth Diana Smith ’14 (AAS), she was managing her booming small business through the COVID-19 pandemic, and still finding time to volunteer on the New York School of Interior Design’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission.
Read MoreLong before the COVID-19 pandemic forced NYSID to temporarily close its campus last March and move classes online, the College was developing a hybrid flexible model with online, in-person, and experiential components. The pandemic accelerated this process, forcing NYSID to undergo years of digital transformation in mere months.
Read MoreThe thesis is the culmination of a NYSID student’s education. It’s also an exercise in dizzying freedom. How does one settle on just one idea? Sara Herrera ’21 (BFA) shares insight about how to get the most out of the Thesis Preparation course.
Read More“As a philanthropist, you use the resources you have to ignite someone else. What a blessing to be able to give something like that. In fact, it’s the greatest gift you can give to yourself.”
Read More“This scholarship makes me feel like there is a lane for me in the big world of design.”—Karina Infante ’21 (MFA1)
Read MoreKorapin Srisom ’20 (MPSL) endeavored to create a lighting design for an existing landmark building, the Brooklyn Historical Society, that reflected the way the sky and skyline have changed between the 1800s and today.
Read MoreMolly Cummins, Phuong Hyunh, and Klayre Tan ’20 (MPSS) created a sustainable workplace and headquarters for the international beauty brand Lush. The company’s core values are transparency, positivity, and sustainability, and the trio encapsulated this ethos in both the aesthetics of the space and the use of sustainable materials, energy-efficient lighting, and plants.
Read MoreLast summer, President David Sprouls invited trustee Cheryl Durst and interested faculty members, staff members, advisors, and alumni to form a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission. Faculty member Leyden Lewis and registrar Jennifer Melendez stepped up beside Durst to co-chair the Commission.
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