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ASID GEORGIA CHAPTER MAGAZINE ISSUE NUMBER III FALL 2017
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Executive Administrator: Elayne DeLeo 351 Peachtree Hills Ave NE | Suite 504A Atlanta, Georgia 30305-4527 Telephone 404.231.3938 administrator@ga.asid.org | www.ga.asid.org ASID NATIONAL 1152 15th Street, NW, Suite 910 Washington DC 20005 t 202.546.3480 t 800.610.ASID (2743) f 202.546.3240 asid@asid.org | www.asid.org EDITORIAL STAFF Editor and Communications Director: Cristi Rajevac, ASID Tony Purvis, Allied ASID Art Director: Laura Shine Lee Executive Administrator: Elayne DeLeo CONTRIBUTORS: Craig Anderchak, ASID Chris Socci, Allied ASID Tony Purvis, Allied ASID Kenan Fishburne, ASID, Assistant Professor, Florida State University Cristi Rajevac, ASID Jessica Kreunen, Allied ASID Haley Morgan, Allied ASID
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BACK TO SCHOOL
Steven Clem, ASID | tvsdesign | Georgia Aquarium
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN!
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Hello ASID GA! It’s hard to believe that summer 2017 is behind us and we are looking forward to celebrating the Holidays! I hope that everyone continues to be busy and looks forward to an even better 2018. Our industry seems to grow by leaps and bounds year after year. I hope that each of you will consider mentoring a design student as they prepare to enter the profession. Thanks to all of you that attended our Annual Meeting. I am so pleased in regards to the progress the chapter has made this year. As promised, we continued to further the reach of ASID in the Georgia Design Community. We worked to engage our diverse membership as One Voice to encourage, promote, and celebrate the value of interior design. Design truly impacts everyone’s life! Please remember that 2017 is a reporting year for your CEU credits. If you are short on CEU’s be sure to check out ASID Academy and Fall Design Week at AmericasMart in late September. There will be many CEU opportunities to round out your required totals. All ASID members cans also visit IDCEC.org for online CEU’s. I am proud to have represented all of you in continued collaboration with our past, present, and future ASID GA leaders. The new board is strong and capable of elevating us to new heights never imagined by the chapter. I look forward to celebrating all your future successes! Thank you, incoming board, for your committed service to your peers in ASID GA. Thank you for making our chapter one of the best in the nation! Lisa and I wish each of you the very best! We hope to see each of you soon at another wonderful ASID event! Best Regards and Thank You!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Craig Anderchak, ASID VeenendaalCave/Nelson president@ga.asid.org PRESIDENT-ELECT Chris Socci, Allied ASID C. Socci Inc. president-elect@ga.asid.org FINANCIAL DIRECTOR Kristin Kong, ASID K Kong Designs finance@ga.asid.org MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Cathy Cheek, Allied ASID PPG membership@ga.asid.org PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Darren Joel, Industry Partner of ASID TecnoSedia professionaldevelopment@ga.asid.org PROGRAMS DIRECTOR (Director-At-Large) Ruthie Minick, Industry Partner of ASID AmericasMart atlarge@ga.asid.org
Craig Anderchak, ASID Georgia Chapter President 2016-2017
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Tony Purvis, Allied ASID Carson Guest communications@ga.asid.org
Hello ASID Georgia! I’m honored to be your ASID Georgia chapter president for 2017-2018! My journey with ASID GA started over 12 years ago interning for the administrator, Grace Howard. As a college student I attended every event possible and networked with design professionals as much as I could. Now as a professional member, I have to say being involved has made me a better leader and designer. As our membership grows, I will continue to focus on all aspects of our chapter. We hope that you will find a spot on one of the many committees we offer. Please ask any of our board members or other ASID volunteers how you can be more involved. ASID Georgia is one of the best chapters in the country and we look forward to a successful year to come. Thank you to all of our IP’s who made the Annual meeting at Sweetwater possible and for all who came to see the new board. We’re excited to serve you for the next year! My best,
Chris Socci ASID Georgia Chapter President 2017-2018
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STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Morgan Bradley, Student ASID SCAD studentrep@ga.asid.org STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE CO-CHAIR Ashleigh Esprit Gwinnett Technical College ashleighesprit@yahoo.com EMERGING PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS CHAIR Wesley Edmonds, Industry Partner of ASID OFS Brands epac@ga.asid.org EMERGING PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS CO-CHAIR Julia Busby, ASID HOK epac@ga.asid.org STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIR Joyce Fownes, Allied ASID Perkins+Will studentrep@ga.asid.org
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CURRENT INTERNSHIP TRENDS Kenan Fishburne, Assistant Professor, Florida State University, Department of Interior Architecture & Design
1 Internships are becoming more competitive as the economy has improved for interior designers. It is important for providers to contact internship programs early as many interns are ready to start by mid- May for summer internships.
2 Students are increasingly burdened with debt and often need to work to provide for their college expenses. Although they understand the importance of any internship, they often choose locations that offer payment. Only 50 percent of internships are currently paid, so many academic programs are recommending that providers consider payment, even if it is minimal.
3 Interns are increasingly valuable to their providers, bringing needed marketing and technology skills into their locations. This might be a justification for payment.
4 85 percent of internship providers use an internship as a “try-out� for an eventual job offer, making internships more than just an educational experience.
5 Students are looking for internships away from their home and school locations, to travel to larger cities and areas which have firms with whom they may ultimately be inetested in working.
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INTERNSHIP TRENDS
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PROVIDER ROLES IN INTERNSHIPS As each internship location will vary in terms of work load, not all of these activities may be possible for any given internship; however, these are the activities that benefit interns the most:
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Library and source work including introduction to products and sales representatives
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Support activities such as phone answering and running errands which contribute to the work of the firm
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WHAT PROVIDERS THINK:
Interior design internship providers interviewed nationally in 2013 by this researcher using ASID and IIDA data bases were split on internship payment, saying students did a better job if they are paid but then later indicating they could not afford payment or did not want to pay students. In 2014, the Brookings Institute published survey results of 43,000 graduating seniors from 700 universities showing 61% of them had participated in an internship and of those internships, 53.5 % were unpaid (Venator and Reeves, 2015). Other studies have shown that paid internships are more valuable to providers and interns both, because when interns must add financial value to their firms they are given more significant tasks to do, resulting in better training and learning (Pologeorgis, 2015). There is increasing evidence that internship, whether paid or unpaid, is an investment in getting a job and that professionals feel that internship should be valuable curriculum required and taken for academic credit prior to receiving a degree.
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Contributor: Kenan Fishburne, Assistant Professor, Florida State University, Department of Interior Architecture & Design
Professional level programs accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) [formerly known as FIDER] voluntarily place themselves before the scrutiny of the profession to ensure that students receive an education that will serve them not only during their time at school, but also prepare them for future professional growth. Students enrolled in an accredited interior design program can be confident that the program meets the quality standards recognized by the profession. CIDA Accredited program information found at the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (www.accredit-id.org) *Statistical information on pages 12, 13, 16, and 17 was obtained from www.Study.com; CIDA-Accreditation information was obtained from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation at www.accredit-id.org. This information is correct to the best of the contributor’s knowledge but should not be presumed to represent the entirety of interior design education in Georgia. To provide feedback on this article, including corrections or omissions, please contact communications@ga.asid.org.
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SCHOOL COMPARISON
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School
Type & Setting
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
Athens Technical College
2-year, public; midsized city
$2,684 in-state; $4,820 out-of-state*
Brenau University
4-year, private not-for-profit; small city
$25,878*
Chattahoochee Technical College
2-year, public; large suburb
$2,682 in-state; $4,818 out-of-state*
Georgia Southern University
4-year, public; distant town
$6,273 in-state; $1 6,874 out-of-state*
Georgia State University
4-year, public; large city
$8,974 in-state; $23,542 out-of-state*
Gwinnett Technical College
2-year, public; large suburb
$2,796 in-state; $4,932 out-of-state*
Lanier Technical College
2-year, public; midsized suburb
$3,164 in-state; $5,834 out-of-state*
Savannah College of Art and Design
4-year, private not-for-profit; midsized city
$34,970*
University of Georgia
4-year, public; midsized city
$11,622 in-state; $29,832 out-of-state*
Valdosta State University
4-year, public; small city
$6,297 in-state; $16,871 out-of-state*
Interior Design Degree Programs Offered Kitchen and Bath Designer Certificate, Interior Design Technology Certificate, Interior Design Diploma, Associate of Applied Science in Interior Design Combined Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design/Master of Interior Design, Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design Interiors Diploma, Associate of Applied Science in Interiors
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio - Interior Design, Master of Fine Arts in Studio - Interior Design
Interior Design Assistant Certificate, Faux and Decorative Painting Certificate, Interiors Diploma, Associate of Applied Science in Interiors
Minor in interior design, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design, Master of Arts in Interior Design, Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design, Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design
Source: *National Center for Education Statistics
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Chattahoochee Technical College Associate of Applied Science in Interiors Website: chatahoocheetech.edu Ginger Burton, Faculty Advisor ginger.burton@ chatahoocheetech.edu
Gwinnett Technical College
Chattahoochee Technical College
The Art Institute of Atlanta
Art Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design Website: artinstitutes.edu Interior Design Program Michael Kleeman, Program Coordinator 770.689.4991 ckleeman@aii.edu
Georgia State University Bachelor/Master of Fine Arts in Studio – Art & Design Website: artdesign.gsu.edu Michael White, Director, Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design 404.413.5228 michaelwhite@gsu.edu
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Georgia State University
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Savannah College of Art & Design
Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta Campus Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design Website: scad.edu Interior Design Program Liset Robinson, Professor & Associate Chair 404.253.3150 lrobinso@scad.edu
Brenau University Gainesville Bachelor of Fine Arts/ Master of Interior Design Website: brenau.edu Gainesville and Atlanta Interior Design Department College of Fine Arts & Humanities Lynn M. Jones, Chair of Interior Design 770.534.6240 lmjones@brenau.edu
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University of Georgia Athens Bachelor of Fine Arts /Interior Design Master of Fine Arts /Interior Design Website: art.uga.edu Interior Design Program Lamar Dodd School of Art Thomas Houser, Interior Design Chair 706.296.9118 thouser@uga.edu
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Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University Statesboro Bachelor of Science in Interior Design Website: chhs.georgiasouthern.edu Interior Design Program School of Human Ecology College of Health & Human Sciences Amy Boyett, Program Coordinator 912.478.5145 aboyett@georgiasouthern.edu
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Valdosta State University
Valdosta State University Bachelor of Fine Arts – Interior Design Website: .valdosta.edu Selena Nawrocki, Ph. D, Professor of Art-Interior Design 229.249.4912 snawrock@valdosta.edu
Savannah College of Art & Design
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SOME ACADEMIC INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR PROVIDERS TO CONTACT: Savannah College of Art and Design: www.scad.edu/academics/programs/interior-design University of Georgia: www.thouser@uga.edu Valdosta State University | Tommy Crane | 229-333-5855 Brenau University | Sandra McGowen | 678-867-0066 Georgia Southern University | Amy Boyett Whiter | 912-478-5345 Georgia State University | Michael White | michaelwhite@gsu.edu Florida State University | Kenan Fishburne | kfishburne@fsu.edu
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DECEMBER
Contributed by Haley Morgan, Allied ASID
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Pride Parade Atlanta, GA | atlantapride.org
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High Point Fall Market High Point, NC | highpointmarket.org
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O’more Designer Show House Nashville, TN | omoreshowhouse.com
Opens 14
Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design Atlanta, GA | high.org
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ASID Georgia Chapter Storytellers Atlanta, GA | ga.asid.org/events/
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NeoCon East Philadelphia, PA | neoconeast.com
Opens 17
Al Taylor: What Are You Looking At? Atlanta, GA | high.org
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Merry Go Zoo: installation by Spanish designer Jaime Hayon Atlanta, GA | high.org
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Red and Green Scene Atlanta, GA | redandgreenscene.com
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MODA: Holiday Cocktails in the Museum Atlanta, GA | museumofdesign.org
Be sure to check out our Events Calendar at ga.asid.org for the latest CEU & Monthly Mix opportunities!
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STEVEN CLEM, ASID 20 1 7 D E S IG N ER of D I S T I N C T I O N
Q 1.
ASID had the honor this year of naming you our 2017 Designer of Distinction, a national and premier award for personal achievement and social consciousness in the interior design profession. Your 39year career has been with one firm, tvsdesign, where your projects have received over 100 regional and national awards for design excellence. What would your advice be to newer designers in the industry who want to create innovative spaces of this caliber?
A My routine has always been about listening carefully to your client, assessing the environment you are going to design - whether it is existing or a white piece of paper - and creatively making the most of the opportunity. This always includes leading the client through the process and in the end, helping them feel like they have been major contributors to the creative thought. In this way, they are genuinely and passionately committed, as you are, to the success of the idea and the project.
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Q 2.
To what do you attribute your success as an architect and designer?
A I love designing for starts. I welcome creative challenges and enjoy discussing the potential, developing concepts, crafting details and selling the ideas. Also, the combination of being both an Architect and Interior Designer has provided me a significantly expanded knowledge of design, engineering, and construction at many scales. It has also given me a mutual respect for the expertise of each profession and how they should work together.
Q Your expertise has been widespread, focusing on projects in cultural arts, education, mixed use,
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and workplace, all the way to showroom and aquarium design (designing our own Georgia Aquarium!) Is there a project type that you deem your favorite?
A I have to admit, my opportunity to design aquariums for people’s experience and as habitats for animals has been most rewarding. Honestly, I am glad I didn’t design them before I had such substantial other design projects. It was personal experience that allowed me to have a unique perspective into the many facets of design, scale of space, sequence of experience, and wonderment. I have also enjoyed showroom design which often enables an interior sculpted environment, highlighting some of the best features of work environments.
Q 4.
Tell us about the shift in workplace design to having significantly more collaborative spaces. How has this proved a positive impact with your clients?
A The shift changes in workplace settings are reflective of the dynamic changes in how we work today. Mobile technology has probably been the most significant influencer that has enabled the creation of many of the collaborative environments we are designing today. It has enabled the designer to be more creative, and clients to realize a more enriched work setting for their employees. The biggest challenge to designers is how to manage the design solution in order to provide more enduring results rather than a short-term aesthetic trend.
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Q 5.
You take an annual trip to Alaska, which sounds wonderful. Please tell us how this became such a cherished tradition.
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This is perhaps my most cherished family experience. My grandparents moved to Alaska in 1945 and worked with the Alaska Native Indian Service in education. My Dad was 10 years old at the time and effectively grew up in Alaska in a true frontier environment. Ultimately, he married in Alaska, and my younger brothers and I were born in Anchorage. We moved away when I was two but through a legacy from my grandfather we ended up with a small cabin in the woods on the Kenai Peninsula, one of the most beautiful areas of the state. We started returning when I was eleven, came here frequently in the summer during high school and college, and now for more than 20 years every summer for a couple of weeks. In 2002, my family sold the cabin and bought another dwelling needing substantial work, but located on 3 ½ acres a magnificent trout stream and close to a beautiful lake for which the peninsula is named. We have now been expanding and enhancing our property for 15 years. It is a magnificent refuge known as Ptarmigan Lodge (on Ptarmigan Creek). My parents spend their summers here, my family and I come up to escape the summer heat, and as for me – for woodworking and fishing.
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Q 6.
What is one city you have travelled to for a project, that you otherwise may never have visited? How did it enlighten you?
A I am currently working in Mumbai, India. I have now been traveling there for approximately 10 years and ironically have only seen a limited amount of the city due to the focus of work commitments. Mumbai is a city of over 20 million people and it constantly reveals some unique visual experiences, both good and bad. Within all of this, one of my favorite attractions is the beautifully colored and patterned fabrics that seem to celebrate their culture and standout in their varied socio-economic environment.
Q 7.
Where are you seeing the most exponential growth of technology in design and how?
A In both architecture and interior design, computer modeling and manufacturing has enabled us to achieve more complex, customizable and fluid design solutions. We are now utilizing 3D printing in our office to illustrate a touchable thought of designed details and components for our clients to experience and appreciate.
Q 8.
Fifteen of your recent projects with tvsdesign have received LEED certification – is this showing us that more clients are moving forward with us towards sustainability, even if initial cost may be higher?
A Early on, many of our projects were associated with progressive pioneers like Interface and others that recognized the need to make their own commitment, as well as demonstrate that they were good stewards of the environment. Other clients similarly recognized their responsibility to their employees as well and made a commitment to pursue LEED. As the manufacturing and construction industry has leaned in, it is more readily achievable today to achieve a sustainable project without extreme expense. The design principles that have resulted through this process provide designers with great guidelines to achieve sustainable solutions. As this industry has embraced sustainability, the bar has been raised to further develop work environments to achieve even higher standards, and thus the development of WELL. This has once again demonstrated a cost premium, but for some early adopters, they will set the pace for the next generation of healthy sustainable design.
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Q 9.
What is one of your projects that you are most proud of?
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A I actually have four favorite projects: My first Interior Design project that launched me into Interior Design – the AT&T Customer Technology Center in the Inforum (1989), the Herman Miller Showroom in Los Angeles (2010), the Georgia Aquarium (2005) and our summer home in Alaska (2002 and on-going).
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