We’d like to invite NYSID Graduating students to an exclusive opportunity to have your questions answered by Kelly Wearstler. Join Kelly Wearstler, founder and principal of Kelly Wearstler design studio, in conversation with Katy Olsen, AD PRO editor, as they answer your questions about anything and everything design related! RSVP required, submit your questions during registration. The Q&A will take place on Friday, June 5th at 12:30pm EST. Spaces are limited and only for the graduating class of 2020!
 
Sign-up until Wednesday, June 3rd, 11:59pm. Confirmation of secured spot will be received on Thursday, June 4th by commencement@nysid.edu.

Learn More About the Speakers:
 
Kelly Wearstler is an American designer creating multi-faceted, experiential residential, hospitality, commercial and retail environments as well as expansive collections of lifestyle product designs and brand collaborations. Wearstler believes that honoring history, location and architecture is imperative to pushing the boundaries and challenging the rules. One of the key forces behind the rise of the designer hotel in the early 2000s, Wearstler is currently designing for a new age of elevated residential hotel living with a distinctive vision of authentic cultural immersion and site-specific design. Wearstler received her academic training in interior, architectural and graphic design and is the author of five design books.
 
Katy Olson is editor of AD PRO, Architectural Digest's membership for interior designers and members of the trade. She has an extensive background in editorial and content strategy, including roles as executive editor of Business of Home (formerly EditoratLarge.com), Hearst Corporation's King Features Syndicate, People Magazine, and Work Style, an Italian quarterly based in Milan. She received her M.S. with Honors from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Fordham University. She is a Reiki master and a native New Yorker.