The Legacy of Maria Spears
NYSID alumna Maria Spears left the NYSID Board of Trustees at the end of 2022, after a six-year tenure, in order to focus on family and traveling the world with her beloved husband, William. From the time she joined the board in May 2016, Spears was a visionary and generous benefactor of the College. Says NYSID president David Sprouls, “If you know Maria, you understand that her energy, vibrance, and enthusiasm are infectious. She’s had a tremendous impact on NYSID’s students in more ways than one.”
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Gala 2023: A Resounding Success for Scholarships
On Tuesday, April 11, the New York School of Interior Design held its “Gala 2023” in a private club in New York City, securing more than $600,000 for scholarships. NYSID Trustee Alexa Hampton, emceed, lending both humor and insight to the evening.
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Commencement 2023
On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the New York School of Interior Design honored the class of 2023 with a graduation ceremony at 92Y’s Kaufmann Concert Hall in New York City. One hundred sixteen interior designers obtained their degrees after much hard work and tenacity. Eighty-five graduates walked the stage.
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Notable at NYSID: Summer 2023
The New York School of Interior Design’s curricula and offerings are constantly evolving, pushing the standards of design education further. Hear about NYSID’s exciting new hires, projects, and directions here.
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Portfolio: Grace Spiezia '22 (MPSS) and Samantha Berlanga '22 (MPSS)
With Prohibition, Grace Spiezia and Samantha Berlanga set out to create a full-service healthy dining experience, offering locally sourced, pesticide-free foods in the footprint of a real building in Tribeca. The commercial space includes a market, outdoor eating, restaurant spaces, and a speakeasy, hidden by a secret entrance on the first floor.
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Portfolio: Katherine Ugorec '22 (MPSH)
Katherine Ugorec’s Canarsie Micro Hospital, located in the landmarked ruin of a former smallpox hospital on Roosevelt Island, is designed to provide patients 12 years and older with access to orthopedic care within 72 hours of injury.
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Portfolio: Josefina Ortuzar '22 (MPSL)
Josefina Ortuzar envisioned her lighting thesis set in a luxury hotel on Lake Louise, located in Banff National Park, Canada. She chose this wild location because it’s one of the places in the world most free of light pollution, a getaway known for its clear night skies full of bright stars and views of the Northern Lights.
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Welcome From David Sprouls
David Sprouls, president of the New York School of Interior Design, welcomes readers to the Fall 2022 issue of Atelier.
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Visual Thinker: Guta Louro
For this project in Jarinu, a rural municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, NYSID alumna Guta Louro ’19 (MFA2) was tasked with breathing new life into two houses that had been neglected for decades.
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Creating Spaces of Love and Refuge
Alumna Gail Davis ’11 (AAS), the sole principal of Gail Davis Designs, begins her design discovery with understanding her clients’ lives and psyches intimately. She places an emphasis on designing for African Americans.
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Where Residential Design Can Take You
NYSID Alumna Kiki Dennis ’00 (AAS) built her own successful residential interior design firm. Then, she became a partner and residential interiors co-lead at the architecture firm Deborah Berke Partners. An interior designer who leads at an architecture firm, she thrives in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment.
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How a Small Firm Laid the Groundwork for a Multibillion-Dollar Hotel
Alumna Marie Aiello ’04 (AAS), owner and principal of Marie Aiello Design Studio and president of NYSID’s Alumni Council, never expected her first hotel project to be a 470-foot-tall, 669-room superstructure in Times Square called TSX Broadway. This is a story of the power of design as a strategic force in real estate development and the potential for a little firm to make a big mark.
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Find an Invaluable Design Internship
Whether you’re searching for a first design job in an expanding or a retracting market, the same principles apply. Three NYSID students, Min Ae Choi (MFA1, graduating 2023), Antonio Harris (MFA1, graduating 2023), and Melida Valera (MFA1, graduating 2024) offer insights about their recent internships at great firms and how they landed them.
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Looking for Your First Design Job? Help is Here!
There’s a lot of groundwork and networking to do before you apply for a first job. Sascha Flowers, NYSID’s Career Services and Internship Coordinator, is an employment expert and career coach with deep experience in placing designers in jobs that point them toward professional development.
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How Travel Abroad Shaped Jack Travis
By 1992, architect and designer Jack Travis had already traveled through much of Europe and journeyed to Senegal. But it was his trip to South Africa that year that changed the way he sees the world.
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Want to Be a Better Designer? Study Abroad
NYSID BFA students on their semester abroad in Portovenere, Italy.
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Why I Give: Charlotte Moss
“Through a scholarship at NYSID, I am able to provide someone with the education to pursue a career in our incredible industry and to do it in a city that nurtures by virtue of all it has to offer….”
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Gala 2022, A Record-Breaking Success
On Tuesday, May 3, the New York School of Interior Design held its Gala 2022 at the University Club of New York, securing $700,000 for scholarships, a record-breaking number of funds raised at this annual event. It was the first in-person celebration for the NYSID community in more than two years.
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Commencement 2022
On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, the New York School of Interior Design honored the Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 with a traditional Commencement ceremony at 92NY’s Kaufmann Concert Hall.
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Welcome Associate Dean Daniel Harper
NYSID has a new Associate Dean, Daniel Harper, who has primary oversight of the undergraduate programs. His responsibilities will extend into aspects of every degree program.
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