Interior designers have always been on the vanguard of the green building movement when it comes to creating healthier environments for building occupants. I know this from first-hand experience because for the past 12 years I’ve led the Healthy Building Network (HBN), an organization whose mission is to advocate for healthier… Read More →

As you walk down the red carpet and sip cocktails at Celebration next month, be sure to bid, and bid often, on the many exciting auction items offered by the ASID Foundation, such as a One Week Stay at Villa Cerrone in Umbria, Italy. The Foundation will be hosting a live… Read More →

The ASID Interior Design Billings Index remained in positive territory for the month of February but showed no improvement over the previous month. Billings for February posted at 55.1, just slightly below the January index of 55.3. (Any number over 50 is considered positive.) Inquiries also were down, dropping nearly… Read More →

Did you know that interior design is a $64 billion dollar industry that contributes to economic growth and prosperity? And it’s not only the economy where interior design is making an impact. Interior design also helps create environments that help contribute to the safety and comfort of our homes, hospitals… Read More →

The world entered 2012 primed for change. The Arab Spring, the Occupy Movement and other populist uprisings in 2011, fueled by the global expansion of mobile technology and social media channels, engendered a sense of hope that the world could look very different by the end of 2012, especially with… Read More →

A combination of economic and demographic shifts is transforming society and culture across the United States. For some time now, low birth rates among affluent white Americans have been eroding their majority status, while immigration and higher birth rates have increased the proportion of minority populations. Combined, minority populations will… Read More →

Internet shopping in the 2000’s fueled the demand for “mass customization.” Today, mobile technology and social networking have created a culture of “personal consumerism.” Consumers are no longer satisfied with devoting their loyalty to brands that “get them” — today’s consumers want to be personally involved in the brands and… Read More →

The first step to develop a resource library is creating a filing system that is intuitive. Many designers sort by product type, then sub-categories. For example, Annette Stelmack, Allied ASID, LEED AP BD+C, Inspirit-llc, organizes by CSI divisions to streamline the CD phase. Is it live or Memorex? Resource libraries… Read More →

After several years of contraction that began with the onset of the Great Recession in 2008, the interior design industry is beginning to show signs of recovery. Compared to 2010, the number of practicing designers is up, business for many designers is up, and industry is again actively courting designers… Read More →

As interior designers strive for the professional recognition merited by our training and expertise, we constantly come up against those who seek to diminish the role of designers — often without even realizing that is what’s happening. The surprising thing is, those who perpetuate this are all-too-likely to be designers… Read More →