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Students take pride in their hard earned design skills at the New York School of Interior Design. They also enjoy showing them off. In what has become a commencement tradition, many graduates create elaborate constructions atop their mortarboards which families and friends admire from the audience.

Photo: Jason Gardner.

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Welcome

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Beyond 100

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Commencement

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Outside the Classroom

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Faculty Profile: Shaun Fillion

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Scholarship Profile: Erin Folan

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Scholarship Recipients

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Celebrations & Key Events

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Trustee Profile: Ellen Kravet

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Thesis / Capstone Projects by 2017 Graduates

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Alumni Events & Notes

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Supporters

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Leadership

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In Memoriam: Hugh Hardy

On the cover: Undergraduate student, Taylor Clarke, working in the Mario Buatta Materials Atelier. Photo: Mark La Rosa.

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his year brought the culmination of the New York School of Interior Design’s centennial celebration, and with it, an opportunity to prepare the College for its second century. NYSID has grown and changed with the profession since Sherrill Whiton founded the school in 1916, so envisioning our future has always meant anticipating the future of Interior Design. This year, we tasked our students with solving the challenges the next generation of city dwellers will face with the Designing Tomorrow’s Home Exhibition.

We exposed our students to the most forward-thinking minds of our field, and others, through the first NYSID symposium, Interior Design: The Essential Profession.

Welcome

Orienting ourselves toward the future was more than a curricular initiative. Our centennial was designed to engage the entire NYSID community: alumni, students, faculty, honorary degree recipients, trustees, members of the design world, and friends.

To that end, this year’s gala honored David Kleinberg with the Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award, Charlotte Moss with the NYSID Centennial Medal, Brian Sawyer with the Thomas Armstrong III Award, and Paul Scialla with the Green Design Award.

In this year of taking stock of what we have accomplished and where we are headed, it was particularly meaningful to receive accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

This achievement is the highest possible level of accreditation and no small feat for an institution the size of NYSID. Also in 2017, DesignIntelligence ranked NYSID’s undergraduate interior design program #1 in the United States, and the graduate interior design program #2. The same DesignIntelligence survey respondents named NYSID’s Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, Dr. Ellen Fisher, one of the “25 Most Admired Educators for 2016–17,” an accolade that came as no surprise to those of us who work with her or have been in her classes. I am proud of our administration and faculty, and grateful to our board members and alumni, for helping NYSID achieve this level of excellence.

As you look through the thesis and capstone projects by the class of 2017, you will see our students’ commitment to harnessing the power of design to improve human efficiency, wellbeing and happiness.

In their plans to heal and help through interior design, you will see a glimpse of the future of our field.

Warmly, DAVID SPROULS President, New York School of Interior Design

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NYSID Turns Toward its Second Century

While the first half of our centennial celebration

was about reflecting on

our past—because NYSID

couldn’t be what it is today without understanding our

history—the second half of the centennial shifted the focus to the future of the

College and the profession.

Thank you for helping us lay the foundation for another century of excellence in

interior design education.

Facilities that anticipate the Next 100 Years

NYSID made important improvements to its 70th Street Facility, thanks in part to centennial gifts from our friends. The new Green Rooftop, which began as a U.S. Green Building Council student project, blossomed into a peaceful oasis thanks to gifts of furniture and planters from The Mine and paint from Benjamin Moore. The freshly painted lobby, in “Skimming Stone” and “Blackened” donated by Farrow & Ball (both shades chosen by NYSID faculty member Ethel Rompilla), makes everyone feel welcomed into NYSID. The College’s cutting-edge lighting lab, which opened in September of 2016, is unparalleled at any other educational institution (see pg. 24).

ABOVE: STUDENTS ON GREEN ROOF TOP. PHOTO: MARK LA ROSA. LEFT: NYSID’S NEW LIGHTING LAB. PHOTO: ANDREA BRIZZI.

NYSID’s First Symposium: “Interior Design: The Essential Profession” On Friday, October 7, more than one hundred students, educators and professionals attended NYSID’s first symposium on the state of the interior design profession.

Dr. Ellen Fisher, NYSID’s VP of Academic Affairs and Dean, explains she called the symposium “Interior Design: The Essential Profession” because she believes that “Interior Design must position itself as critical to human well being.” Morning keynote Aaron Betsky, Dean of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, discussed the gendering of interior design, and its marginalization as subordinate to architecture. The afternoon keynote, Dan Ariely, a Behavioral Economist at Duke University, explored how design can encourage self-control, pointing to a refrigerator that can prevent food waste. A discussion with John Zeisel, president, Heathstone Alzheimer Care and Patrick Burke, principal, Michael Graves Architecture & Design, moderated by Randy Fiser, CEO of ASID, focused on designs that can help seniors and wounded veterans continue to live in their homes.

The afternoon “Hot Topics” session, moderated by Metropolis Editor-in-Chief Susan

Szenasy, incorporated the Japanese PechaKucha tradition, challenging a series of speakers to give rapid-fire presentations on how design can transform human experience. Darris James, global professional manager, Gensler D.C., architect Jack Travis, and designer Susan Nagle, Bentel & Bentel Architects,were just two of the speakers to ignite minds with their micro-presentations.

This symposium did not shy away from criticism of the profession: closing speaker Denise Guerin, Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota and principal of Martin & Guerin Design Research, critiqued the design community for neglecting to evaluate or report on the benefits of their activities.

The day concluded with interactive brainstorming that asked attendants to identify their associations with Interior Design. After the information from this experiment was culled, faculty member Judith Gura’s analysis was that, “Human Factors are now the most important concern of interior designers, who are no longer thinking only about the way environments look, but also the way they relate to the people they serve.”

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Designing Tomorrow’s Home Exhibition

Led by instructors Edwin Zawadski and Joseph Goldstein, nineteen of NYSID’s post-professional MFA students were asked to envision what a New York City home would look like in 50 years. The final designs imagined a future in which space and natural resources would be at a premium, and incorporated technology, sustainability, and modular and flexible living. The resulting exhibition, sponsored by Valchromat, ran from September 30 to December 3, 2016 and offered elegant solutions for some of humanity’s most daunting challenges.

KEVIN GARCIA’S PROJECT, LIVING UNDER A BRIDGE, PROPOSES RESIDENTIAL UNITS SUSPENDED FROM UNDERNEATH THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

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Redefining Traditional Exhibition & Contest

From March 23 to April 28, the NYSID gallery presented Redefining Traditional: Style for Today’s Home, an exhibition co-sponsored by Traditional Home. The work in the exhibition grew out of a challenge posed by five companies: Brizo, Ethan Allen, Hinkley Lighting, Mottahedeh, and Sunbrella. Students in NYSID’s Furniture Design, Kitchen & Bath Design, and Residential Design I, II, and III courses were tasked with using these company’s products in new ways or with reimagining the products for a new generation of home dwellers.

LINDSAY ANFANG, WINNER OF THE MOT TAHEDEH CHALLENGE, BEING INTERVIEWED BY TORI MELLOT T OF EDITOR AT LARGE T V. 8

PHOTO: MAT T CARASELLA.

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Centennial Dinner Honors a Great Leader and Outstanding Professors

The College concluded more than a year of centennial festivities with a special dinner on May 24. Invited to the dinner were William Breger Faculty Achievement Award winners, honorary degree recipients, commencement speakers, and members of the Board of Trustees and Advisory Board. The prime honoree of the night was Patricia M. Sovern, Chairman of NYSID’s Board of Trustees from 2010 to 2017, a period of unprecedented growth for the College.

NYSID Trustee James P. Druckman presented Sovern with NYSID’s Centennial Medal for her commitment to the College and field of interior design. In addition, the Centennial Dinner’s host, Dr. Krystyna Breger, widow of architect and beloved NYSID professor William Breger, presented 23 outstanding former and current faculty members with the William Breger Faculty Award Medal. Luminaries of the field came out to recognize the centennial and honorees, including Mario Buatta, Jamie Drake, Leta Foster, Mariette Himes Gomez, Ruth Lynford, and Mitchell Owens.

A CENTENNIAL MEDAL FOR PATRICIA M. SOVERN The Centennial Dinner provided an opportunity for NYSID to award Patricia M. Sovern its Centennial Medal for her service to the field of Interior Design. Sovern, who became Chairman of NYSID’s Board of Trustees in 2010, handed the reins of the Board to Ellen Kravet in September of 2017. During her tenure as Chairman, Sovern established a vital committee structure for the Board of Trustees and oversaw the expansion of the campus and NYSID’s accreditation by Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Upon presenting Sovern with the Centennial Medal, NYSID Trustee James Druckman said, “Because of (Patricia’s) work, this College has the strength of vision, organization, breadth of partnerships and good will throughout the design world to thrive in its second century.” The sterling silver medallion, designed

by Advisory Board Member Michele Oka Doner, depicts an intricate tree of knowledge.

Sovern will continue to serve on NYSID’s Board of Trustees.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: DR. KRYST YNA BREGER AWARDING THE WILLIAM BREGER FACULT Y AWARD MEDAL TO ANNE KORMAN; DAVID SPROULS, PATRICIA M. SOVERN, AND JAMES DRUCKMAN; ROCCO LEONARDIS AND TODD CLASS. PHOTOS: JASON GARDNER.

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Mitchell Owens, decorative arts editor, Architectural Digest, addressed members of the New York School of Interior Design’s 2017 graduating class at the College’s Commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 25 at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The College graduated 136 students from 21 countries awarding them with associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degrees in the field of Interior Design.

Having received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree during the ceremony, Owens shared with the students how Mario Praz, author of The House of Life, shaped his career as a design writer. “Everything you will create, in your professional realm as well as your personal world, from this day forward, means something; it has resonance. You will be creating houses of life. And I know that I and my colleagues look so forward to seeing, feeling, experiencing—and, yes, writing about—the stories that you have yet to tell,” said Owens.

Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees were presented to Owens; Leta Austin Foster, who is principal of Leta Austin Foster & Associates, Inc; Peter Pennoyer, principal partner of Peter Pennoyer Architects; and Katie Ridder, founder and principal of Katie Ridder, Inc.

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“Just as Sherrill Whiton started something new in 1916, so too do we start something new today. The New York School of Interior Design has been celebrating its 100th birthday this past year. That’s certainly a milestone, but we have only just begun. Likewise, graduating is a huge milestone. But you too have only just begun. You do not represent the end of a century, and this ceremony does not just represent the end of your time as a student; today marks the start of a new era,” said NYSID president, David Sprouls as he congratulated the graduates as members of the College’s centennial graduating class.

PETER PENNOYER,

LETA AUSTIN FOSTER, DAVID SPROULS, MITCHELL OWENS, K ATIE RIDDER, PATRICIA M. SOVERN. LEFT: MITCHELL OWENS GIVING THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO THE CLASS OF 2017.

PHOTOS: JASON GARDNER.

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An important component of the commencement ceremony is recognizing NYSID students and faculty who have achieved excellence. Thank you to the families, individuals, and institutions that have endowed these awards. The 2017 winners are: The Chairman’s Award Recognizes outstanding creative achievements.

Ilya Pulyaev (MFA-2) Linda Ching-yu Chien (MFA-1) Hiral Shah (MPS-H) Minh Tran Binh Lai (MPS-L)

Ana Blanc Verna Award for Excellence in Interior Design Established to honor the memory of Ana Verna, a distinguished graduate of the College. Matias Verna, Ana’s son, presented the award.

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Krista Danielle Gurevich Davis (MFA-1) (BFA)

Oona Yasukevich (BFA)

Shehanaz Basheer Kummatti Veettil (MPS-S) May Ghadanfar (BFA)

Robert Herring Travel Prize

William Breger Faculty Achievement Award

Established to raise awareness of the value of foreign travel as part of a designer’s growth.

In recognition of excellence in teaching and dedicated service.

Don Kossar

Ilana Lotan (BFA) Ashley Crook (MFA-1)

DEAN ELLEN FISHER PRESENTING DON KOSSAR WITH THE WILLIAM BREGER FACULT Y ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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MFA-1 CHAIRMAN’S AWARD LINDA CHING-YU CHIEN

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MFA-2 CHAIRMAN’S AWARD ILYA PULYAEV

ROBERT HERRING TRAVEL PRIZE ASHLEY CROOK (MFA-1)

ANA BLANC VERNA AWARD OONA YASUKEVICH

ALUMNI AWARD DANIELLE DAVIS

ROBERT HERRING TRAVEL PRIZE ILANA LOTAN (BFA)

PHOTOS: JASON GARDNER.

BFA CHAIRMAN’S AWARD MAY GHADANFAR

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Outside the Classroom For a student of interior design, there is nothing quite as powerful as creating a design that solves a problem in the real world. NYSID students go beyond the theoretical to build relationships with practicing interior designers, immerse themselves in the spaces of other cultures, donate time to great causes, and improve lives.

Student Murals Enhance the New Green Roof This year, a garden bloomed on NYSID’s roof, the result of the ingenuity of NYSID students. Alumni Carolina Martins, Yujin Oh, and Emma Sawrey proposed the project while they were students and members of the NYSID chapter of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2015/16. They created plans for a green layer and peaceful retreat on the roof of the 70th Street campus, intended to reduce the energy needed to cool and heat the building. They received a grant from the New York Chapter of the Garden Club of America to get the project underway. In October of 2016, Martins, Oh, and Sawrey presented their design to a panel of mentors including Alexa Hampton, interior designer and NYSID trustee; Ethan Lu, Director of NYSID’s MPS-S program; and Michelle Newbery, President of The Mine. The panel approved the designs and the school made them a reality, with help from NYSID’s supporters. The Mine generously donated gorgeous furnishings and planters. Benjamin Moore provided paint. This year’s USGBC chapter president, Danielle Davis, organized a USGBC Student Mural Design Competition. The winners were Nanmei Jiang and Caitlin Nolin, who worked under the advisement of NYSID instructor Jonathan Bressler. Celebrated muralist Tyran Schouten painted the murals on the rooftop. This enhancement to NYSID, and dynamic educational experience, would not have been possible without guidance from NYSID Advisory Board member Ross J. Francis and John Danzer, principal of Munder-Skiles.

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PRE-COLLEGE STUDENTS AT DRAKE/ANDERSON ASSOCIATES.

NYSID’s summer pre-college program, two-week courses for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors interested in an introduction to interior design, grew this year. There were 54 summer students—the largest group yet—who hailed from 14 states and 4 countries. NYSID added a second course, Pre-College II, so students could deepen their introduction to the field.

NYSID faculty member, Don Kossar, exposed the students to the professional world of interior design with tours of Ralph Pucci, Cullman & Kravis, Gomez Associates, COOK FOX Architects, Gensler, and other firms and showrooms.

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Pre-college Program Grows

NYSID Creates a Buzz at “Dining by Design” For the ninth year, Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) invited NYSID students to showcase their talents in Dining

by Design, a fundraiser at which designers create extravagant dining environments to raise money for people living with HIV/ AIDS. This year, BFA students Garrett Carter, May Ghadanfar, Bonnie Hoeker, and Kwanghae Lee worked under the guidance of faculty member Rene Estacio and designer Alex Papachristidis to create a dining display inspired by a pulsating heartbeat. Their installation garnered social media buzz as well as praise from Interior Design Magazine and Domino, which named it one of the “ten best at DIFFA.” Said Estacio, “My goal for NYSID students is to be recognized as the best interior design students at this event.”

ABOVE: NYSID TEAM BUILDING THE DIFFA INSTALLATION; RIGHT: THE FINISHED INSTALLATION AT PIER 92 IN NEW YORK CIT Y.

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Students Redefine Nantucket Style For the second consecutive August, NYSID students participated in Nantucket by Design—a fundraising event celebrating Nantucket’s past and future created by the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA).

NYSID students Britt Barr, James Malone, Mae McKenna, and Ajaee Shepard redesigned a room in the Jethro Coffin House, the oldest standing structure on the island, dated to 1686. Shepard and McKenna created a strong contrast to what might usually be found in a 1600’s Nantucket home, with the design concept “Bauhaus by the Sea.” Trustee Maria Spears made NYSID’s involvement possible.

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Hands-On Historic Preservation in Nantucket In August, NYSID students travelled to Nantucket for a two-week course that used the island as a laboratory to delve into the world of historic preservation. Warren Ashworth, architect, architectural historian, and housewright, taught students the functioning of the classic timber mortise and tenon joint by showing them how to build a Nantucket-style bench. He contextualized this hands-on learning by taking students on tours of Nantucket houses under renovation.

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Students Create Designs to Soothe Traumatized Children

“Nothing can prepare you to speak to the employees who fight every single day for these kids’ safety. I couldn’t help but feel an enormous sense of responsibility to give my very best to this project.”

–ASHLEY DAI, STUDENT

Naomi Barasch, Senior Director of the Queens Child Advocacy Center (CAC), recognized a problem with her organization’s facility, though it was designed to be child-friendly. The Queens CAC provides what Barasch calls, “a single stop for child victims of sexual and severe physical abuse,” with on-site multidisciplinary care from Child Protective Services, detectives from the Queens D.A., pediatricians who specialize in child abuse, and Safe Horizons workers to provide victim advocacy and mental health services. Barasch was troubled by the notion that the bright, toy-filled reception area of the CAC might be too stimulating for her clients. She said, “The toys and constant action get kids too excited.

Our clients need to be calmed. It occurred to me the design of the room could be triggering our clients.”

She reached out to NYSID for help with a plan for “Trauma-informed design.” Within 24-hours, she had an emphatic “yes” from Ellen Fisher, NYSID’s VP for Academic Affairs and Dean.

Architect and NYSID Faculty Member Terry Kleinberg and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Barbara Lowenthal got to work creating a curriculum for this “Service Learning” option within the Summer Experiential Learning course. MFA-1 students Ashley Dai, Paula Victoria, Akshara Vyas, Talya Euell, Mai Al Kawari, Ada Hoxha, Byungjun Jung, and Brittany Cole took on the challenge. Under the direction of Kleinberg, the students conducted research

by interviewing police officers, employees, and non-offending parents. They came up with several principles to guide their trauma-informed design process. They were: Provide play spaces that give children a sense of control and privacy; create a sense of flow and order for stress-reduction; incorporate nature as a positive healing distraction; and resist re-traumatization by creating a sense of safety. The students ultimately presented plans and drawings for four spaces in the CAC. Soothing lighting was key, so Jeffrey Hoenig on the lighting faculty advised the students. Says Barasch, “They brought in elements of nature: raindrops, curves, shelves that look like trees. I think my favorite thing is the main reception desk that is split into two levels, so that little kids can see with their heads over the desk. This detail and so many others will give kids a sense of control and safety.”

Student Ashley Dai recalls, “Nothing can prepare you to speak to the employees who fight every single day for these kids’ safety. I couldn’t help but feel an enormous sense of responsibility to give my very best to this project.” The Queens CAC and its parent organization, Safe Horizons, are working to raise funds to get the plans realized.

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Student Display Shines at Lenox Hill House Gala

SIBEL AGUN, ARA KIM, DAVID SPROULS, ROSE DARLINE DARBOUZE, ONISHA WALKER

Mentored by alumna Rose Darline Darbouze, MPS-L student Sibel Agun, MFA-1 student Ara Kim, and MFA-2 student Onisha Walker created a gorgeous table top display at the April Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Spring Benefit Gala at Ciprani 42.

The theme of the gala was “All that Glitters,” and Agun, Kim, and Walker’s design evoked Venetian renaissance gardens.

NYSID students were in the company of some of New York’s top designers in creating a setting to help raise money for one of the nation’s oldest settlement houses—Lennox Hill Neighborhood House, which serves 20,000 New Yorkers in need each year.

Style Library Contest Winner Visits Company Archives in UK This year, Style Library sponsored a design competition at NYSID, challenging students to design a hospitality space utilizing any of the products from Style Library Contract’s six British home lines. The winners were: Sylvia Sirebella (first place), Patricia Huamanchumo (second place), and Natalia Leuterio (third place). Style Library flew MFA-1 Student Sirebella to England for a private tour of their archives and meeting with the design team. Sirebella’s winning design of a concept hotel bar, entitled “Whisky and Velvet,” will be on display at the Decoration & Design Building this fall.

Wellness Week Helps Students Decompress Karen Higginbotham, NYSID’s Dean of Students, remarks, “Our students are under so much stress. Wellness Week brings in resources to help them cope with stress and take care of themselves.” At the main Wellness Fair on April 5, New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center provided sessions on everything from smoking cessation to empowerment for victims of sexual violence.

Cancercare provided a caregivers’ workshop for the friends and family of people with cancer. The most popular event of wellness week happened when New York Therapy Animals, Inc. brought in canine friends to help students get playful and relax

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NYSID STUDENTS RELA XING WITH CANINE FRIENDS FROM NEW YORK THER APY ANIMALS, INC.

Each year, NYSID instructors lead overseas trips that go well beyond ordinary tourism. Our experts escort students into private homes, design firms and universities, and take them to landmarks, historic sites, and important shops and showrooms to give them an insider’s view of a nation’s design culture.

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Study Abroad

INDIA From December 28 to January 10, a group of NYSID students went abroad for the “Exploring India’s Golden Triangle: From the Mughals to the Modernists” course taught by NYSID instructor and Fulbright Scholar Suzanne Frasier. Students traveled to New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, and Ahmedabad; and visited ancient sites, modernist masterpieces, and national institutions that included the Taj Mahal, the pink city of Jaipur, LeCourbusier’s Mill Owners’ Association Building, as well as New Delhi’s Khiki Mosque and Chandi Chowk market. They also visited CEPT University, one of India’s premier architecture and interior design colleges. “Visiting India for the first time opened my eyes to compositional elements that I haven’t been in contact with before,” said student Antonio Rodríguez. “I loved the use of sacred geometrical patterns, and the use of light and shadow to create visual dynamism.”

NYSID STUDENTS IN THE COURT YARD OF THE KHIRKI MASJID IN DELHI, INDIA.

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From May 12 to 26, a group of NYSID students went abroad for the “Treasures of Ireland: Irish Art, Design, and Culture in Dublin, Kilkenny, and Cork” course taught by Jennifer Goff; NYSID instructor, Fulbright Scholar, and curator of the Eileen Gray collection at the National Museum of Ireland.

With this trip, Dr. Goff’s history with NYSID came full circle, as she did her Fulbright research at NYSID in New York. Dr. Goff says, “The material culture of Ireland predates Stonehenge in England and the pyramids in Egypt. In addition, our contemporary designers, such as Joseph Walsh, and architectural firms, such as Grafton Design Studios, are doing groundbreaking work today.” Students began their journey by visiting the Neolithic tombs of Newgrange, continued on to explore Ireland’s Romanesque, Gothic, and Neo-Gothic cathedrals, and later, its Palladian and Rococo mansions. Students had rare, behind-the-scenes access to the Eileen Gray Collection and archive with Dr. Goff. Says recent BFA graduate Emily Kent, “After falling in love with Eileen Gray’s designs, it was surreal to see her work first hand. We got to hold Eileen’s tools and see rare objects. It made her work come alive for me.”

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NYSID STUDENTS IN IRELAND.

The intimate setting of NYSID’s Lunch & Learns allowed students to seek mentorship and wisdom from design professionals from across the industry. This year’s speakers were particularly entrepreneurial. The season kicked off with furniture designer Sergio Orozco, principal of the eponymous design and licensing company. At a September panel co-sponsored by the International Furnishings and Design Association, Kim Price, Founder of KAVANTE, Andrea Brodfuehrer, principal of von b interiors INC., Jessica Ahnert Davis, founder of Nest Studios LLC, and Susan Hirsch, IFDA NY Educational Foundation VP, discussed forming a design business from the ground up and opportunities through the IFDA. Laura Carter, a sales person with TRI-KES interior finishes and Chairperson of the NEWH Hospitality Network NY Scholarship Committee discussed NEWH’s scholarship opportunities for students. Judd Lord, Senior Director of Industrial Design for Delta Faucet Company/ Brizo, discussed his creation of marquee product suites and more. Monica Webster, former owner of Monica Webster Interior Design and Editorat-Large for Fairfield County Home Magazine, discussed the secrets to earning money while designing kitchens and baths. The season concluded with advice from Robin Feuer, founder of The Ruffled Window Custom Drapery Workroom.

Helping the Elderly Through Creativity Members of the Undergraduate Student Association volunteered with elderly residents of the Mary Manning Walsh Home, a rehabilitation and long-term care center on the Upper East Side. Students helped seniors design decorative tiles to go into residents’ rooms.

Students Conduct Research for NYC Health & Hospitals NYSID faculty member Dr. Nicolas Watkins, Performance Analytics Manager for Gensler, and Breeze Glazer, Director of NYSID’s Master of Professional Studies in Healthcare, guided

The team produced a myriad of recommendations for NYC Health & Hospitals System in a formal presentation. One of the most interesting findings was that caregivers were likely to have their backs to

a team of NYSID MPS-H students as they conducted research, on behalf of the NYC Health & Hospitals System, at Ida G. Israel Community Health Center in Brooklyn and Judson Health Clinic in Manhattan.

The goals of the study were to uncover the relationship between the design of existing facilities and patient and staff behavior to provide evidencebased recommendations on how to improve the efficiency of clinics and the experience of patients and caregivers.

For their Applied Research Healthcare Design course, students Danielle Gallardo, Yoonkyung Gwak, Xinyi Li, Chigozie Mbamalu, Monica Flores, Nicole Dunlap, Hiral Shah, and Sheyda Sharareh used structured interviews, questionnaires, and tracked behaviors using tablet-based behavioral observation software.

patients, facing computers for much of the exam. Students recommended a triangulated furniture layout to facilitate more face-to-face interactions with the patient. The clinics had an excess of unused space, so the client loved the suggestion that they incubate other health services and businesses within the clinic, such as podiatry, holistic medicine, etc.. “Instead of consuming research as they might in an academic class, these students were conducting it,” Dr. Watkins commented. “The experience opened the students’ eyes to what an application of their research could do for a client.”

Tours Expose Students to Many Facets of Interior Design

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Good Advice from Design Professionals at Lunch & Learns

We’re grateful to the organizations that made it possible for our students to get out of the classroom and into the world of design for site visits and tours. The NYSID chapter of American Society of Interior Designers toured the workshop of Anthony Lawrence, Belfair, as well as a 1912 Tudor Style Mansion.

NYSID’s United States Green Building Council chapter membership visited the firm of Sawyer/ Berson. The Graduate Association toured City Hall. NYSID’s Contract Club of the International Interior Design Association toured the Knoll and Bulthaup showrooms.

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Alumni Mentorship Program: Spotlight on Ashley Dai & Erin Wells Launched in the fall of 2013, NYSID’s Alumni Mentorship Program pairs students with established alumni for a year-long professional growth opportunity. This year, fourteen pairs participated.

Erin Wells (BFA 2004) Principal-Interior Design, Ageloff Associates, mentored Ashley Dai, current MFA-1 student. Both share insights about their experience here.

What drew you to the mentorship program?

EW: I got my BFA at NYSID after a BA at Oberlin and a foray into a career in marketing for a firm that stored and transported art. When I found NYSID, I struck on a way to have a career that enables me to have a creative life that’s also economically sustainable. NYSID taught me how to be artistic and business-minded and it’s very important to me to give back to this institution that has afforded me so many opportunities.

That’s why I’ve served as the head of the alumni association, and it’s also why I’ve taught at the College. This experience has been different, non-academic, and very fulfilling, because together Ashley and I look broadly at the city and the world of design.

AD: I was a serious tennis player, so focused on National Championships during my undergraduate years at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. I’ve played tennis my whole life, and I’ve had a coach my whole life. When I stopped playing tennis, I really missed having that support, that person who has been through what I’m going through, someone to guide me. I thought a mentor might fill that void, and it’s been better than I could have imagined.

What do you do together?

AD: Erin and I go on city adventures together. She gives me a list of the most interesting design experiences in New York, and I pick one and we go. We’ve gone to the Tenement Museum, Bryant Park Library, and the New York Public Library. We soak in everything New York has to offer, and it helps me see the bigger picture, and remember why design is so important.

EW: It’s easy for New Yorkers to spend our time rushing through every day. There are so many great opportunities for inspiration in this city. It’s been amazing to set aside the time to see the city, to have someone to process the experience with, especially someone who brings a fresh perspective.

What do you value most about your mentor or mentee?

AD: I value Erin’s optimism. She always sees the glass half full. She reminds me I will never be able to go back again to the pure experience of being a graduate student. When I am stressed, she reminds me that I got into interior design so I could enjoy it.

EW: Ashley is an incredible person. Not only does she have abundant passion, she follows her passion. She’s driven, caring and talented. It’s going to be exciting to see where her path takes her.

Will you continue your relationship beyond the formal year-long mentorship?

EW: I want to keep doing this! I’ve been speaking to a friend who is working on the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and I’d like to take Ashley there. I also want to go to Prospect Park.

AD: Let’s set a date!

Set a Designer on a Course to Success As mentors, alumni can have a huge impact on the career and perspective of an emerging designer.

To volunteer for the mentorship program, contact Samantha Fingleton at Sfingleton@NYSID.edu.

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OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

When I found NYSID, I struck on a way to have a career that enables me to have a creative life that’s also economically sustainable.

NYSID taught me how to be artistic and business-minded and it’s very important to me to give back to this institution that has afforded me so many opportunities.

Erin Wells, BFA’04

The 2016/2017 Mentorship Program Pairs NYSID is grateful to the practicing interior designers who shared their time and expertise with students.

The 2016/17 pairs were: Ross Alexander (BFA, 2009) and Victoria Bartholomew (MFA-1 student)

Gideon Mendelson (2007) and Ilya Pulyaev (MFA-2 student)

Arlene Angard (2008) and Brittany Cole (MFA-1 student)

Elise Morrissey (2001) and Bailey McGrath (BFA student)

Lisa Casertano (2002) and Rachael Connor (MFA-1 student)

Eric Paeper (2011) and Nanmei Jiang (MFA-1 student)

Lawrence Chabra (2009) and Peter Hassler (MFA-1 student)

George M. Peters (2008) and Unnit Kore (MFA-1 student)

Matthew Giampietro (2014) and Megan Fensterer (MFA-1 student)

Lauren Stern (2007) and Sujin Park (MFA-2 student)

Krista Gurevich (2016) and Sylvia Sirabella (MFA-1 student)

Erin Wells (2004) BFA and Ashley Dai (MFA-1 student)

Drew McGukin (2010) and Grishma Bheda (MPS-S student)

Catarine Wright Tauana and Marques de Freitas (MFA-2 student)

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Lighting the Path Forward Shaun Fillion on NYSID’s Lighting Lab & MPS-L Program

In September of 2016, NYSID opened its state-ofthe-art lighting lab at 70th Street. In July of 2017, Shaun Fillion, LC Educator IALD, became Director of NYSID’s Masters of Professional Studies in Lighting Design. Fillion has been on faculty at NYSID since 2012, and currently teaches Lighting I, Lighting Design Studio I and Lighting Design Lab I. With over two decades of experience in lighting design, Fillion has won many awards, including the IES Illumination Award. He serves on the Board of Managers for the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, NYC Chapter. As Lighting Studio Manager for RAB Lighting, he manages a team of designers, targeting major projects with next-generation lighting solutions. Fillion shares what’s next for lighting designers at NYSID and the industry.

Does the new lighting lab set NYSID apart from other academic programs?

Absolutely. This lab is the first of its kind, leveraging state-of-the-art technology to explore the use of light in the built environment.

What makes the lighting lab so cutting-edge?

A key feature of the lab is the Eos color exploration system created by ETC Lighting. Eos allows students to explore the influence of the lighting spectrum on color perception with a combination of advanced tunable luminaires and visualization software.

The lab also features hands-on opportunities to play with beam quality, to tilt and pan light, and to experiment with the shape of a beam. There are many different types of interior surfaces on which to cast light. Our students are tasked with creating evocative scenes in the room, and they succeed.

Lighting used to be seen as something static in a room—a revealer of furniture and architecture—but now it’s a dynamic element, both transformational and responsive.

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What is your vision for the MPS-L Program?

Architectural lighting design education has been focused on a representational experience, mixing hand drafting and digital rendering programs to convey ideas. NYSID’s program adds a hands-on element. I want students to play with luminaires, to experience the performance of fixtures, to understand those qualities of light that don’t show up on paper or in a digital rendering. I also want to guide the program in a direction that allows our students to customize their education based on the type of projects they want to pursue in their future careers.

What’s exciting about the field of lighting design now?

Lighting Design has pivoted as a field. Lighting used to be seen as something static in a room—a revealer of furniture and architecture—but now it’s a dynamic element, both transformational and responsive. Today’s lighting fixtures are essentially small computers. Lighting systems can be an integral part of the network of a building, speak to smart phones of occupants, and change over time to influence human health and behavior.

For example, in hospitals, we can simulate the pattern of clouds overhead to give patients the feeling of connectedness with nature. The opportunities for interior designers and architects who have a lighting expertise are tremendous.

PHOTOS: ANDREA BRIZZI.

This lab is the first of its kind, leveraging state-of-theart technology to explore the use of light in the built environment.

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Erin Folan:

PHOTO: JASON GARDNER.

A Mark Hampton Scholarship Recipient Launches Her Second Career

Erin Folan graduated with high honors from NYSID’s MFA-1 program in 2017. Before Commencement, she had secured a job as a Junior Interior Designer at Bentel & Bentel Architects/Planners AIA, a commercial firm based on Long Island, an opportunity she came across on NYSID’s job board.

Folan didn’t start out as an interior designer. She received her undergraduate degree in accounting from College of the Holy Cross and worked for five years as an external auditor for Deloitte. Receiving the Mark Hampton Scholarship made it possible for her to transition to a career she loves. Here’s what she has to say about her education at NYSID. What did receiving the Mark Hampton Scholarship mean to you?

My job as an auditor paid me well, but the long hours doing work I was not passionate about did not make me happy. I was strategic in my research of interior design programs, because I wanted to acquire a level of expertise, to go into the workforce feeling confident. I sought out NYSID’s three-year MFA program, but not having the financial security of a full time job for three years made me nervous. Getting the scholarship eased this burden and made it possible for me to focus on my studies without going into debt.

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What was your favorite aspect of your NYSID education?

Having a distinct building for the graduate students creates a sense of community that makes the experience of graduate study at NYSID special. The classes of graduate students form tight knit groups as a result of working so closely together.

What was your favorite class in the MFA-1 program?

I’d say that every year, my favorite course was my studio course, because it enabled me to apply what I had learned in my other classes to a specific type of project, whether it was the design of a hospital or a hotel.

You had an internship at Tara Seawright, Inc. What did this experience teach you?

I learned about the back-end work of installing a project, from delivery schedules to accounting. I learned to see projects through, from planning to installation. I also learned that as much as I enjoyed residential work, I wanted exposure to commercial work.

Can you tell me about the work you do at Bentel & Bentel?

In the months I’ve been here, I’ve worked on three projects: high-roller hotel suites in Vegas; a restaurant for Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s Westside; and a master-plan for the high school that I graduated from!

Being an interior designer has exceeded my high expectations.

THE MARK HAMPTON SCHOLARSHIP Mark Hampton was an interior decorator whose relaxed traditionalism was embraced by America’s elite, making him a celebrated symbol of gracious living for decades. The scholarship was endowed by friends in memory of the designer in 1999 and is awarded to an exceptional MFA candidate.

Each year, NYSID awards undergraduate scholarships and graduate assistantships to worthy students. To be eligible, students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be engaged in full-time study at the College. We are grateful to the donors who have set emerging designers on the path to success through their support of NYSID’s scholarship fund. Scholarship recipients for 2016/17 are:

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS Endowed Scholarships Barbara Bernie Scholarship Lea Lennox

Geoffrey Bradfield Scholarship Kwanghae Lee

Trustee Scholarship

Stephanie Sam

Meghan Ivie

Nichole Samuel

Danielle Davis

Emma Smith

Karl Springer Scholarship Margaret McKenna

Sherrill Whiton Scholarship Evan Pohl

Mario Buatta Scholarship

Chairman’s Merit Scholarships

Kathryn Sellaro

Aparna Avasarala

Ruth Burt Scholarship

Princess Garcia

Md Atiqur Rahman

May Ghandanfar

Shelia Chapline Scholarship Jessica Borkowska

Tessa Girouard Natalie Henao Jeffrey Mathews

J. T. Collins Scholarship

Coriann Pormilli

Tatiana Toshimitsu

Lydia Radandt

Inez Croom Scholarship

Francene Roberts

Felix Guzman

Shayna Sumner

Ellie Cullman Scholarship Tova Tropp

Murray Bartlett Douglas Scholarship Monica Molinaro

Albert Hadley Scholarship Olga Dmitrieva Maria Russo Tamara Tennenbaum

Betty Sherrill / McMillen Inc. Scholarship Suzanne Conti

Aries Swangler Nicole Tenhagen Daniela Vanegas Alexis Wachtel

Peter Agnew

Gregory Wittenstein Steffy Zambino

President’s Merit Scholarships Elizabeth Baldeo Samantha Brennan Alexis Cardona Garrett Carter Yazmin Dorado Anna Everhart

Rubén de Saavedra Scholarship Michelle Lau

Inge Heckel Scholarship Stephanie Sargon

Trustee Scholarship

Mariam Ganny

Mark Hampton Scholarship

Dahee Goak

Erin Folan

Bonnie Hoeker Seryung Hong Faith Hoops Emily Kent Shannon McFarland Natalia Melendez Yeon Seo Park

NYSID Grants

Molly Stephens

Yerselli Conteraras

Cara Wasserstrom

Michelle Lau

Jessica Stamler

Gilboy Brognah

Roslyn and Peter Brandt

Christine Furtenbacher

Daniel Davidge

MonicaSeroiczkowski

Yiqi Tang Tori Thorgersen

President’s Merit Scholarship Brittany Cole Julia Caldwell Maria Usman

NYSID Grants Su Sandi Aung Joseph Fisher Marie Nguyen Cristina Steglitz Ainsley Thomson Inga Vincent Tingting Zhang

Jessica Cruz Jennifer Fabian Nicole Gagnon

Amanda Torres

Gerardo Gonzalez Angeline Guzman Kimberly Henderson

Rachel Edelstein

Desiree Hendricks

Oona Yaoukevich

Dioris Perez

Elizabeth Nesbit Shean Scholarship

Keith Bjes Scholarship

Erica Verbeek

Gabrielle Rosario

Charlotte Moss Scholarship LaVerne Neil Memorial Scholarships

Evelin Tracz

Alumni Scholar Fund Scholarship

Hasnaa Abohomos

GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS0S

Scholarship Recipients

Hadija Rowe Karen Ruiz

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CELEBRATIONS & KEY EVENTS

Celebrations & Key Events NYSID is first and foremost a college, but it’s also a cultural hub for the interior design community. The school creates opportunities for established and aspiring designers to come together to honor excellence in the profession and deepen their appreciation of design.

Annual Gala Our heartfelt appreciation goes to the 320 supporters who came out to celebrate at NYSID’s Annual Gala on March 6 in the sumptuous dining room of a landmarked Italian Renaissance Palazzo-style building designed by architect Charles F. McKim. It was NYSID’s great pleasure to award David Kleinberg, principal of David Kleinberg Design Associates, the Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award.

The legendary entrepreneur, author and designer Charlotte Moss received the NYSID Centennial Medal. The noted landscape architect, co-founder of Sawyer | Berson Architecture & Landscape Architecture, LLP, won the Thomas N. Armstrong III Award in Landscape Design.

Lastly, Paul Scialla, well-known champion of sustainable design and CEO of Delos™, received the Green Design Award. Trustees Alexa Hampton, Maria Spears and Newell Turner co-chaired the event, which raised money for the NYSID Centennial Scholarship Fund, helping to ensure the next generation of brilliant designers will have a chance to realize their potential.

CLOCK WISE FROM ABOVE: ELLIOT GREENE, PATRICIA M. SOVERN; CHARLOT TE MOSS, DAVID SPROULS; DAVID KLEINBERG, BRIAN SAW YER;

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PHOTOS: BFAnyc.

JESSICA ROSE COOPER, DAVID SPROULS, SUSAN NAGLE.

CELEBRATIONS & KEY EVENTS

PHOTOS: BFAnyc.

TOP: GUESTS AT THE DINNER. MIDDLE LEF T: BILLY KENNY, MAYA AHLUWAHLIA, ELLEN KRAVET, LAWRENCE LEV Y. MIDDLE RIGHT: MARIA SPEARS, DAVID SCOT T, CHARLOT TE MOSS, BETSEY RUPRECHT. LEFT: MICHELLE NEWBERRY, ALEX A HAMPTON, DAVID SPROULS.

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The Educated Eye Luncheon The Educated Eye luncheon on September 20 was both a benefit for NYSID and a celebration of the 120th anniversary of House Beautiful, the College’s long-time ally in advancing appreciation of interior design. The Educated Eye featured three dynamic presentations by design-world tastemakers.

Sophie Donelson, editor-in-chief of House Beautiful, spoke about the magazine’s work over the decades.

Christopher Spitzmiller chronicled his journey from talented ceramicist to renowned lamp impresario.

Bunny Williams revealed her inspirations for design and life. Patricia M. Sovern, who was NYSID’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the time, welcomed guests, and Trustee Newell Turner provided introductions.

TOP: GUESTS AT THE LUNCHEON. MIDDLE LEFT: DAVID SPROULS, BUNNY WILLIAMS, SOPHIE DONELSON, NEWELL TURNER, CHRISTOPHER SPITZMILLER. MIDDLE RIGHT: SUSAN NAGLE, DAVID SPROULS. BOT TOM: DAVID KLEINBERG,

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PHOTOS: MARY HILLIARD.

PATRICIA M. SOVERN, ELLIE CULLMAN.

PHOTOS: MAT T CARASELLA.

CELEBRATIONS & KEY EVENTS

Michael I. and Patricia M. Sovern Lecture on Design: Deborah Berke

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: DEBORAH BERKE, PATRICIA M. SOVERN; DEBORAH BERKE DELIVERING HER LECTURE; MICHAEL I. SOVERN, PATRICIA M. SOVERN, DEBORAH BERKE, DAVID SPROULS; ELLEN KRAVET, SUSAN NAGLE, PETER BENTEL.

On Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Deborah Berke, FAIA, LEED AP, addressed a full house at NYSID with a talk about her storied career in architecture and the practice of “adaptive reuse” of existing architectural structures. Berke is an architectural educator, founder of Deborah Berke Partners and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture, the first woman to hold the position. Berke, who has adapted buildings originally designed by the likes of Louis Kahn and McKim, Mead & White called her lecture “Architecture from the Inside Out” in reference to “imaginative, inventive, sustainable, and creative ways of reimagining and re-inhabiting existing buildings—a sort of alchemy.” Among the projects her firm is famous for are buildings for the Bard College Conservatory of Music, the Yale School of Art, and 48 Bond Street in New York. The discussion ended with an Q&A session followed by a reception in the NYSID gallery. This lecture was made possible by an endowed gift from Patricia M. Sovern, Trustee and Former Chairman of NYSID, and her husband Michael I. Sovern.

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Toasting NYSID in the Warmth of Palm Beach On January 30, 2017, NYSID President David Sprouls travelled to Palm Beach, Florida for a party honoring the College at the home of Liza Pulitzer Calhoun and Bob Calhoun. NYSID alumni, accomplished designers and connoisseurs of design were in attendance, including Kim Coleman, Mary Davidson, Leta Austin Foster, Jennifer Garrigues, Mark Gilbertson, Nicole Limbocker, Grace Meigher, Dennis Miller, Muffy Miller, David Ober, Scott Snyder, and Percy Steinhart.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: GRACE MEIGHER, DAVID SPROULS, LIZA PULITZER CALHOUN; LIZA PULITZER CALHOUN, MARK GILBERTSON, GRACE MEIGHER; THOMAS KIRCHHOFF, LETA AUSTIN FOSTER; SOFIA MADURO, DENNIS MILLER, JODIE KING; JUDITH WALL GUEST, STEPHEN MURRAY, NELLIE BENOIT.

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On March 22—at an annual lecture established to honor the memory of Sally Henderson, the NYSID faculty member who developed the College’s first course in green design—Randy Fiser engaged Rick Fedrizzi in a conversation about how the building industry is addressing the potential for interiors to affect health and wellness now that Americans are spending 93% of their lives indoors. Rick Fedrizzi, is CEO and chairman of the International WELL Building Institute, former CEO and founder of the U.S. Green Building Council, and author of Green Think: How Profit Can Save the Planet. Randy Fiser is CEO of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). One point of discussion was how the new WELL Building Standard for advancing health and well-being in building grew directly out of the legacy of LEED certification. Said Fedrizzi, “A rating tool can help a design firm understand early in the process where opportunities exist with light,

CELEBRATIONS & KEY EVENTS

The Sally Henderson Lecture on Green Design: Rick Fedrizzi and Randy Fiser

air, comfort, nutrition, acoustics, and fitness.”

NYSID Parties at High Point Market Twice a year, the interior design industry descends upon North Carolina to attend High Point Market, the largest home furnishings tradeshow in the world. In October, NYSID and the online retailer The Mine co-hosted a reception at the Proximity Hotel. More than 100 people joined NYSID President David Sprouls, Trustee Alexa Hampton and The Mine President Michelle Newberry for the party, including Amy Astley, James Druckman, Thom Filicia, Philip Gorrivan, Pamela Jaccarino, Suzanne Kasler, William Li, Mary MacDonald, Jessica Romm, Sabine Rothman, and Mark Sikes.

Public Programs to Amuse, Educate & Inspire Part of NYSID’s mission is to foster an appreciation of design for those inside and outside the industry. All are welcome at NYSID’s public programs. Highlights of the 2016-17 season included a November 3 lecture at which Primo Orpilla, founder of Studio O+A, discussed creating healthy work spaces for start-ups and corporate giants. In February, Joel Sanders, principal, Joel Sanders Architect, traced the evolution of two decades of work on gender identity and design, the subject of his book STUD: Architectures of Masculinity. In April, NYSID took a look back at the short life of the respected, wild, and adored magazine NEST, with a panel that included Lisa Zeiger, former decorative arts editor at NEST, Mitchell Owens, decorative arts editor at Architectural Digest, and Glenn Gissler, president of ASID New York Metro. A May 3 panel explored the life and work of Irish genius Joseph Walsh, maker and designer of furniture whose pieces have been displayed in museums throughout the world. Moderated by design historian Daniella Ohad, panelists included Walsh himself, Jennifer Goff, Curator of Furniture at the National Museum of Ireland, and Glenn Adamson, design curator and historian.

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TRUSTEE PROFILE

A Chat with Ellen Kravet Kravet Inc. Helps Students Touch the Real World of Design KRAVET TEXTILE ARCHIVE AT BETHPAGE Kravet Inc. has opened its Textile Archive, the most extensive privately held textile archive in the world to NYSID students, who can take inspiration from G.P. & J. Baker’s original Nympheus pattern (1915) or Lee Jofa’s signature Hollyhock. Scott Kravet, the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Director, continues to travel the world, adding textiles to the archive.

KRAVET TAILORED TALKS In this new series, Kravet’s most talented designers and business people sit down with students to share an insider’s view of their work. In an intimate setting conducive to exchange, students have the opportunity to ask questions and learn from mentors with a depth of experience.

HATS OFF TO GRADUATES In the Spring of 2017, for the third consecutive year, Ellen Kravet hosted the alumni and NYSID’s graduating class in the Kravet Showroom at the D&D Building. Kravet welcomed the class of 2017 as new NYSID alumni. This party was an opportunity for new graduates to mingle with practicing interior designers and professors and to discuss their futures.

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In September of 2017, Ellen Kravet, Co-Principal and Executive Vice President of Kravet Inc.—a fifth-generation family business that distributes fabrics, furniture, wall coverings, trimmings and accessories—became Chairman of the NYSID Board of Trustees. Together with her two brothers and sister-in-law, Ellen and her family have expanded Kravet Inc. into the global leader in ‘to the trade’ home furnishings.

Since Ellen Kravet joined the Board of Trustees in 2012, she has been a force and resource at NYSID. She has served on the Committee on Student Life, the Financial Overview Committee, and the Executive Committee. She co-chaired a re-branding committee in 2014, and ascended to the role of Vice Co-Chair of the NYSID Board in 2014. A former teacher with a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education and Special Education from Hofstra University, she enjoys spending time as a Trustee in close contact with the students, personally imparting her knowledge of the industry during tours of Kravet’s facilities. She’s on the Women’s Leadership Council of her alma mater, Lafayette College, and has recently been accepted as a member of the Decorator’s Club, a prestigious organization of women interior designers. Kravet serves as Chairman of the Board of Cape Regional Health System, where she spearheads the hospital’s annual designer house tour.

What would you like to see happen at NYSID in the next 5 years?

How does the lens of former educator influence your work at NYSID?

This is a pivotal moment in NYSID’s history. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has recently granted the College accreditation, and the influential journal DesignIntelligence has ranked NYSID’s graduate and undergraduate programs in the top 10 for 5 consecutive years. In addition, New York State Department of Education has just approved NYSID’s Online Associate in Applied Science Degree. It’s a great time to expand the geographical base of our students beyond New York, to raise awareness of the NYSID brand in other countries and states. In terms of curriculum, I’d like to see NYSID continue to make certain that our students receive an education that prepares them for the real world. Student-designers need to learn to balance the creative aspects of their work with business skills like accounting, data analysis, negotiation, and contracts.

What I learned as a teacher of children is that people have different learning styles and aptitudes.

Learners can be visual, verbal, have strong socioemotional skills or organizational strengths. I try to emphasize the importance of multiple approaches to learning in my interactions with the faculty.

You have welcomed NYSID classes into Kravet’s studios and headquarters. Can you tell us about this experience?

I’m a teacher by training, so when students come into our facilities I can’t help but get involved. At the studio on 21st Street, we show students how fabrics are organized to create a brand; how to use market data to predict which colors will be bestsellers, and more. It is a diverse industry, and we expose them to alternate career paths related to the world of interior design. At our Bethpage, Long Island, headquarters, we show students how product development incorporates the latest technologies used in the weaving and printing of fabrics.

What excites you about becoming Chairman of the Board at NYSID? It’s a role that combines two things I love most in life (besides my husband), interior design and education. I’m also excited about NYSID’s executive team, because they are adaptive, forward-thinking, and open to new directions.

What is the most important thing you have learned at Kravet Inc.?

My grandfather and father were my mentors, and what they taught me sounds quite simple: Be nice; be honest; be fair. I carry those principles with me into my business, my board work, and my everyday life.

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Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), and Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) for BFA and MFA-1.

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Thesis / Capstone Projects by 2017 Graduates In the pages that follow is a selection of thesis and capstone projects by the Class of 2017. Each student worked on his or her project throughout the academic year and presented their work to a jury of faculty and industry professionals. It was the student’s final step toward earning a BFA, MFA, or MPS degree from the New York School of Interior Design.

MFA-1

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This three-year program is designed to provide an advanced interior design degree to students who hold a baccalaureate degree in a field unrelated to design.

This two-year program is the most conceptual program at NYSID and is open to those who have a professional degree in interior design, architecture, or a related field.

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MASTER OF FINE ARTS, PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL

MASTER OF FINE ARTS, POST-PROFESSIONAL

MPS-H

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES IN HEALTHCARE INTERIOR DESIGN This one-year, post-professional program provides practicing designers and healthcare professionals with broad knowledge of current issues, research, and theory in the design of healthcare interiors.

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MPS-S

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES IN SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTS This one year, post-professional program covers the principles and best practices of sustainable design, providing students with marketable skills that are essential to the industry today.

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MPS-L

BFA

This one-year degree provides rigorous professional education in the area of natural and artificial illumination for the interior environment, with a balance of conceptual and practical techniques.

This program provides students with the professional-level preparation to become practicing interior designers.

The program combines a comprehensive interior design curriculum and a broadbased education in the liberal arts. The emphasis is on creativity, effective verbal and graphic communications skills, technical proficiency, and sustainability.

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Alumni Network Fosters Relationships & Lifelong Learning The New York School of Interior Design is grateful for the generosity of its alumni, who volunteer their time and resources to this dynamic community of interior designers. NYSID’s Alumni Council helps graduates stay connected to each other and the College. Here are this year’s alumni highlights:

ALUMNI EVENTS & NOTES

Alumni Events & Notes

Pirch Alumni Party On October 6, NYSID’s alumni celebrated the centennial in style at the dazzling, modern Pirch showroom in SoHo, thanks to NYSID friend James LaForce, and hosts Jeffery Sears, CEO of Pirch, and Laith Murad, Chief Marketing Manager of Pirch. This popular party brought many alumni together to toast the College as it enters its second century.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: ALUMNI CYNTHIA TAYLOR, LINDA SCLAFANI, SUSAN MAROCCO; VALERIE GENOVESE, CHERYL SET TINO MOSHER, GIANNA PARISI; ALUMNI AT THE PIRCH SHOWROOM.

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Alumni Council Meeting In January, Alumni Council President, Lawrence Levy, led a meeting to talk about ways to engage Alumni from the College. The result was the Spring luncheon at Craft.

We are proud of the success of our alumni and the tremendous impact they have made in the field.

David Sprouls, NYSID president Craft Luncheon On April 26, alumna Susan Nagle (BFA 1997) and her husband Peter Bentel, both partners at Bentel & Bentel Architects, took NYSID alumni on an engaging and fascinating tour of Craft Restaurant, a space they designed together. Alumni also got a peek into the kitchen to see the interface between cooking and design in action. The event concluded with a delicious lunch in the dining room. We’re grateful to the alumni who came out to support the Centennial Scholarship Fund through this event.

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NICK DOMITROVICH

SUSAN ZISES GREEN

I was named one of Boutique Design’s BD18 this year and featured in the April edition of the magazine.

Susan’s most recent project in Palm Beach Florida was awarded the prestigious Ballinger Award with Susan acknowledged as the Interior Designer on this restoration project. Susan was also recently awarded the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Award 2017 for her role in this abovementioned Palm Beach project, along with the architect and landscaper.

HOLLY MEADOWS BAIRD I am now the South Central Regional Director for the US Green Building Council.

As part of the Market Transformation and Development team, my region includes eight states: Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas. Additionally, I am President of the Tennessee Interior Design Coalition, TN IDEA, I am a Registered Interior Designer in Tennessee, a LEED AP+ID&C, a WELL AP, and I have my Evidence Based Design (EDAC) credential as well.

WILLIAM ENGEL My textbook was published on August 10, 2017 called Portfolio Design for Interiors with co-author, Harold Linton. At least 30% of the portfolios that are shown in the book are former NYSID graduates.

Also, the preface is written by former Dean of NYSID Scott Ageloff. Also, I had a two man show at Skoto Gallery this year and, am featured on the cover of NY Spaces Magazine with Lilian B Interiors. The issue is called, “Color Confidence” and features the design of a converted apartment— formerly the Gimbels department store— but also three of my large paintings.

ALLISON CACCOMA My newest venture, an exclusive boutique in San Francisco’s elite Presidio Heights neighborhood, Decoration, opened this summer. The first of its kind to grace the West Coast city of San Francisco, a boutique featuring a mix of hand-picked vintage pieces and carefully curated collection of designs by a John Rosselli International, Bunny Williams Home, and Christopher Spitzmiller.

ELSIE ST. LÉGER I’m now at NYU Langone Health. My position, which started in March 2017, is assistant project manager in the interiors department.

SILVINA LEONE

SUSAN BLEDA I’m currently working with Robb and Stucky furniture and interior design store in Naples, Florida. I’ve been with them for four and a half years since they opened in January of 2013. I’m doing a lot of work on models and of course residential projects. I’ve received several Sand Dollar Awards over the past several years.

ALUMNI EVENTS & NOTES

ARLENE ANGARD I’m thrilled to be featured in the GOODS magazine by New York Spaces with my line of Area Rugs “Mar Majestic”. They have chosen us two years in a row! I also had three exciting exhibitions to share. First, in July at the D&D Building we had an exhibition for ART X DESIGN event for Spring Market. I was the only Interior Designer and Gallerist for this show. My second exhibition was at The Hastens store on the Upper East Side, and the third exhibition featured Argentinian artist Gabriela Tolomei in my gallery. And finally, I have been selected out of a group of 15 Architects and interior Designers to design an area rug for DIFFA.

WENDY CRUZ GONZALEZ I launched Design Districts Studio LLC, a multi-disciplinary consultancy working on interior and lighting projects on a consultant basis to design firms, on location or remotely, as well as with our own clients. With a goal to positively impact public knowledge of design, DDS is initiating ongoing design explorations on topics in design with the goal to share design observations, knowledge and resources far and wide. A district of DDS is Modern Ornament LLC, a web store with popup shops which launched in September 2017.

It is positioned to be a retailer of distinctive decorative accents, furnishings, housewares and lighting for the home and public spaces.

I was recently appointed a Scientific Advisory Committee Member for the Restoration and Preservation of Stanford White’s Venetian Room at the Payne Whitney Mansion. I was also the Artistic Photographer for the French Embassy fundraiser to restore and preserve that space. I was a Gala Honoree in March 2017 by the French Embassy to benefit the renovation of Gilded Age masterpiece. And finally I have been appointed by the French Heritage Society as a member of the US Grant committee and Chairman of the membership committee.

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PATRICIA HART MCMILLIAN

GORDAN RAFAJAC

SUE-ELLEN STODDARD

My book, Christmas at Designers’ Homes Across America—co-written with my daughter, Katharine Kaye McMillan—was the Fall 2016 Amazon.com #1 Best Seller for residential architecture. I was guest of honor at a signing in the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion and appeared on TV in Little Rock.

The book was subject of feature articles in Holiday Decor, Vintage, Southern Lady, Romantic Homes, and Enlightenment magazines, and numerous regional magazines and newspapers. Katharine and I are now at work on a sequel to be published in 2018.

I graduated with a BFA from NYSID in ’82.

Went to work for Joe Maggio, who was one of my teachers at the school, at JP Maggio Design right after graduation. After several years, I started my own construction business in 1986. Thirty-one years later, we’re still building extraordinary interiors all over Manhattan including residential apartments, townhouses, offices, showrooms and retail stores.

Since 1998, I have been the owner and Senior Designer at Robmar Design Associates based in Hopkinton, MA. My company works throughout New England, New York, Florida and Chicago specializing in both residential and commercial interior design.

I have been published in Better Homes and Gardens and in August of this year will be appointed as the National President of NAWIC Education Foundation. I have also served on the Hopkinton Massachusetts Design Review Board since 1995, and as an adjunct professor at Becker College in the Design Department for the past 40 years.

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July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017 $150,000+ Dolores Tramantano Trust to establish the Diane Tramantano Endowment Fund

$35,000+ Jill & Stephen Carr Davis in memory of Ruth and C.J. Trimble Maria & Bill Spears Spears Abacus Advisors

$30,000+ Ann Pyne The Sherrill Foundation

$25,000+ Krystyna Piotrowska Breger

$20,000+ Michael I. & Patricia M. Sovern

$15,000+ Amy & David Abrams in honor of David Kleinberg Janet & Elliot Greene Alexa Hampton David Kleinberg Charlotte Moss The Mine The Shubert Organization

$10,000+ The Designers Lighting Forum of New York, Inc. S. Donadic Inc. Susan Zises Green Gerald Holbrook/Taconic, Inc. STARK Carpet in honor of Charlotte Moss & David Kleinberg Harriet & Warren Stephens in honor of David Kleinberg

$7,500+ 1stdibs Anthony Lawrence-Belfair Cullman & Kravis ELLE DECOR Hearst Design Group Holland & Sherry House Beautiful Ellen Kravet/Kravet Inc.

James P. Druckman,

The Gramercy Park Foundation, Inc.

Kitty Chou

Mr. Gerold & Dr. Jana Klauer

Jamie Creel, Creel & Gow, LLC

Patterson, Flynn & Martin

Marcella M. Holmes

Pierre & Connie Crosby

Sawyer|Berson

Elizabeth Gray Kogen

John Danzer/Munder-Skiles

Robert A.M. Stern Architects

James LaForce &

Anne K. Duffy & John P. Duffy

New York Design Center, Inc.

Veranda

Stephen Henderson

Ergotron

$5,000+

Milliken | Constantine

Marlene Hess & James D. Zirin

Susan B. Nagle & Peter Bentel

Robin Klehr Avia

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC/

Alexander Papachristidis &

Wolfram Koeppe

Joanna L. Silver, Esq. Geoffrey Bradfield Mario Buatta Fabricut Inc.

Scott Nelson PappasMiron Design/ Alexandra Pappas & Tatyana Miron

Anne Korman Drew McGukin Meadows Office Interiors

$1,500+

Mario Nievera

Robin Feuer for The Ruffled Window

Marc Abelin

Ethel Rompilla

Fiera Capital

Maureen & Edward Bousa

Gilbert P. Schafer, III

Jill & Dan Dienst/

Ken & Nina Brody

William Short, in memory of

Farrow & Ball

Dienst + Dotter Antikviteter Peter Pennoyer Architects

Charlotte Worthy Architects

Kathy Prounis

Nancy Jean Fulop Short

Clark Construction Corp.

Stephen Sills

Cynthia H. Polsky & Leon Polsky

COOKFOX

Janet Simon

Betsey Ruprecht

Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Dattel

Scott Sloat

David Scott

Jamie Drake & Caleb Anderson

Susan & Eric Smidt

Foley & Cox Interiors

Christopher Spitzmiller

Traditional Home

Hugh & Tiziana Hardy

Joyce & Daniel Straus

$2,500+

Valerie Hyman

Henry Arnhold

Jay Johnson & Tom Cashin, Jed Johnson Home

Kathleen M. Doyle

Eleanora Kennedy

Anne Eisenhower

Langrall & Sollis

Ferguson & Shamamian

Kevin P. Lichten, AIA, Lichten Craig

Architects, LLP

Architecture + Interiors

in honor of David Kleinberg

in honor of David Kleinberg Carlton Varney John Yunis

$750+ Melinda J. Bickers Rebecca Birdwell, DLN

Galerie

Brian J. McCarthy

Douglas Clarke

IIDA, New York Chapter

Michael McGraw & David Duncan

Charles Fagen

Silvina Leone

Charles Miers/Rizzoli New York

Fischer Furniture

P. Clarke Murphy

Dennis Miller

Clair Fitzgerald

Cynthia Murphy

Liz O’Brien

Ross J. Francis

Lynn & Nick Nicholas in honor of

Nathan Orsman

Valentin Goux, Rinck

Matthew Pober/McKinnon & Harris

Elizabeth Guest Interiors, LLC

Charlotte Moss and Maria Spears David Sprouls & Kate Wood

Quadrille Fabrics and Wallpapers

Leonard M. Harlan

State of New York

Markham Roberts & James Sansum

Robert Hoshyla

Newell Turner

Barbara Tober

Kim Huebner

Bunny Williams

Marica & Jan Vilcek

Humanscale Corporation

$2,000+

Carol and Michael Weisman

Ike Kligerman Barkley

Ethel Wood

Michelle Jacobson

Bunty Armstrong

Douglas C. Wright, III

Joseph Carini Carpets

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Barbatelli/

$1,000+

Henry & Co. Design,

E. Braun & Co.

Stephanie Woodmansee &

Butterfield Market

Norma Ayee

Davler Media Group LLC

Alessandra Branca

Jodie W. King

Glenn Gissler, President,

Century Furniture

Mary Louise Kingsbery

ASID New York Metro

in honor of Charlotte Moss

SUPPORTERS

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Sarah Magness Christie Manning

SUPPORTERS

Sandra Nunnerley Nicola Rosendorff Arthur King Satz Maximilian Sinsteden James Alan Smith

$500+ Ross W. Alexander Jerome Balest Charlotte Barnes Nancy Brickman Stacey Bronfman Libby Cameron Amy Chateauvert William Cockrum Mark Cunningham Frank de Biasi Elinor K. Deutsch, Antiques + Interiors Mr. & Mrs. Jason Dillow Helen W. Drutt English Mrs. Ingrid Edelman Randall Gianopulos Jared Goss Jim Hanley Barbara Harrison Barbara Israel Jodi & Robert Rosenthal Family Foundation Steven Jonas Karen Klopp John S. Knott Amy Lau Kamie Lightburn Robert Longo Ursula Lowerre Valerie Mead Margaret Mintz Mr. & Mrs. Lester S. Morse, Jr., The Morse Family Foundation Elizabeth Nolan Gina Paoloni Kelly Pasciucco Robyn Pocker Elizabeth Pyne Anna Rabinowitz Nina Reeves Katie Ridder Lee Robinson Tara Rockefeller Tom Scheerer Joanna L. Silver, Esq. Daisy Soros Alison Spear Arthur Tildesley 62

Mary Van Pelt Alberto Villalobos

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$250+ Gayle Ahrens Marie Aiello Design Studio Arlene Angard Melanie Angeles-Dizon Lisbeth Angeli Leslie Banker Brett Beldock Sam Blount Ann Lind Bowers Katherine Rheinstein Brodsky Mary Bruene Judith Burgert Susanne Carr Courtney Coleman Annette Davis Lauren Duff Kathaleen M. Duffin Emily Eerdmans Jennifer Eisenstadt Mary Espy Lucy D. Faden Andrea Henderson Fahnestock Deborah Farrington Thom Filicia Judith Fisher Lynn Galvin Lee W. Galvis Budd Goldman Hilary Gustafsson Susan Gutfreund Duane Hampton Stephen & Gail Huberman/ SGH Designs, Inc. Thomas Jayne Ken Jennings Design, Ltd. Leslie G. Johnson Don Kossar Richard Keith Langham Peti Lau Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Susan Grant Lewin Ellen Liman Kathleen T. Lipkins Ashley J. Manfred Christina Maroni Sean Matijevich Kari McCabe Tamara Meadow Jennifer C. Monaco Barbara Ostrom Claudia Overstrom Sylvia Owen Mehmet F. Ozpay Di Petroff Miles Redd

Liz Robbins in honor of Charlotte Moss

Jane Schreuder Matchett Jacqueline McMullen

Jorge Sanchez

Anne Moran

Frances Schultz

Penni Morganstein

Linda Sclafani

Elise A. Morrissey

Leslie H. Sherr

Sheila Newman

Mary Singh

Wendell Norris

Alan Tanksley

Charles Pavarini III

Anthony Thompson

George Marshall Peters

Lara Trafelet

Jane W. Pierson

Peter Tymus

Samantha Polkow

Hansrobyn Vanoosten Morris

Betty Richardson in memory of

Maria von Bothmer Villalba

Pamela Ann Richardson

Edwina Von Gal

Colleen M. Rogers

Erin Wells

Tom Romich

Katherine Wenning

Mary P. Rutherfurd

Ashley Whitaker

Melanie Schofield

Aspasia Zoumas

Alexandra Stoddard

in honor of Maria Spears

J. Randall Tarasuk

$100+

Adam Tihany

Stanley Abercrombie

Margo Grant Walsh

Anne Aristya

Natasha Willauer

Amory Armstrong

Trisha Wilson

Mary M. Ballard

Vicente Wolf

Joan Barenholtz

Under $100

Peter B. Brandt

Risha Walden

Robert Burge

Linda Blackburn Interiors LLC

Becky Button

Ellen Bochner

Sashi Caan

Madeleine F. DeVries

Rosalyn Cama

Ray Hallare

Lawrence Chabra

Su Hilty

Hertzie Clain

Ann Johnson

Lawrence Cohen

Priscilla Lee

Maggie Cohen

Samantha Pendleton

Alexandria Como

Ingrid Schneider

Rosemary L. Cona

Julieta Sibug

Wendy Connors in honor of Maria Spears Wendy I. Cruz-Gonzalez Samantha Fingleton Kelly A. Galvin Arthur Gensler Samantha R. Goldman Wendy Goodman Penny Grant, MD Michael Harold Inge Heckel Camille Hellwig Milan Hughston Christina Juarez Coco Kanakis Robert Kaner Interior Design Eileen Kloppenborg Jill Korostoff Anthony Law Jeannie Beal Marini

ACKtiques Anderson’s Anonymous (7) Atlantic Artists’ Association of Nantucket AVO Stanley Abercrombie Pamela Banker Associates Barnett Shephard Susan Barricelli Nansi Barrie Benjamin Moore & Company Peter Bentel Grishma Bheda Maureen Bousa Brizo Liza Pulitzer Calhoun & Bob Calhoun Nina Carbone Inc. Cavalier Gallery The Central Academy of Fine Arts Clodagh Design Coastal Nantucket Craft John Danzer/Munder-Skiles Ddc-Minotti New York Delta Faucet Company Donghia Julie Dumke Edelman Leather Ethan Allen Anne Ellington Farrow & Ball Ellen Fisher Ginny Franklin Gensler Susan Zises Green Camille Morris Hellwig Darren Henault Interiors Inc. Tove Hermanson HBF Textiles Hinkley Lighting House Beautiful HOW Events Holland & Sherry

Katie Ridder Design & Decoration John Katimaris Kemble Interiors

The Diane Tramontano Scholarship A Mother’s Gift Becomes her Beloved Daughter’s Legacy

Jennifer Kowal

Diane Tramontano (also known as Diane Saltiel) set

Kravet Inc.

out to get her Associates Degree in Interior Design

The Lockhart Collection & Thomas

at NYSID in 1976. She studied part-time at NYSID

Henry Gallery

from 1976 to 1978 and then took an extensive break.

Lalique North America

Determined to finish her studies, she reentered

The Lion’s Paw

the program in 1989, graduating in 1990. Linda

David Garrett Lowe

Sclafani, now NYSID’s Assistant Dean of Academic

Christina Mantz

Administration, was working at the College in 1990

Clyde V. March

when Diane was a student. She recalls, “She was accomplished at drawing

Dennis Miller

and drafting. Perspective drawing was very difficult for some students, and

Herman Miller

she was able to talk them off the ledge, get them through the classes, to

Elise A. Morrissey

actually learn. She became quite legendary as a perspective drawing tutor,

Susan B. Nagle

and students sought her out.”

Nantucket Looms Nantucket Historical Association Peter Pennoyer Architects George Marshall Peters Matouk Linens Mottahedah Elizabeth Philo Pirch Pollack NYC Kathy Prounis Dr. Zhijian Qian The Rug Company John Rugge Antiques Tom Romich Louisa Ryan/ House of Elliott Tom Scheerer Linda Sclafani Vicki L. Schnell Sunbrella John Sylvia Antiques & Four Winds Craft Guild

SUPPORTERS

Gifts in Kind

After graduating from NYSID, Diane went on to consulting work in interior design and teaching art to children at the Montessori School of Great Neck, New York. Her interiors were featured in Architectural Digest. However, Diane did not have much time to make her mark in the field. She passed away in 1999, at the age of forty-three. She was married to Martin Saltiel for 20 years, until the time of her death. Her mother, Dolores Tramontano, who passed away in 2016, endowed the Diane Tramontano Scholarship in her beloved daughter’s name, in the hopes that the scholarship would help another tenacious and talented woman achieve her dream.

Denise Dolan, Diane’s first cousin, says, “Diane’s greatest loves were art and design, and she died too young. Though Diane had no biological children, everywhere we went there were former students who had loved her. She made a life out of teaching and learning. I think she would be pleased that her legacy is one that gives a bright student a chance to reach her potential.” Her cousin Donna Spitz adds, “Diane found a real home at the NY School of Interior Design and fulfilled her dreams of doing renderings and interior design work. This scholarship is a fitting tribute. The Diane

Tramontano Scholarship will be awarded on a merit-basis to a female full-time student in either the undergraduate or graduate program in interior design for the first time in Spring 2018.

Alan Tanksley Inc. The Mine Traditional Home Ultrafabrics Inc. Maria Von Bothmer Villalba Weatherly Design/ Mary Adair Timothy Whealon Inc. Steffy A. Zambrano ZGF Architects

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The 1916 Society in 2016 SUPPORTERS

David Scott, Alumnus and Chairman NYSID alumni, faculty members, and friends find planned giving a fulfilling way to be part of the future of the College. Bequests allow for the creation of scholarships and awards that will help students for generations to come, or to recognize NYSID instructors.

Others are inspired to provide resources for study in the library or studio, or for study abroad. Legacy donors like this make up the 1916 Society, named for the year NYSID was founded. David Scott (BFA, 1991), principal of David Scott Interiors, and Chairman of the 1916 Society, says, “By establishing a legacy gift to New York School of Interior Design, you can chart future programs and ensure that NYSID’s students will continue to have the same opportunity as I had: to become the designer they were meant to be.” NYSID is grateful to the following friends who have made a planned gift to the College: Melinda Jaeger Bickers William N. Breger Jack Cogill Burgess Ruth V. Burt Allison Russell Davis William A. Dry Milton & Ruth Fradkin Ross J. Francis Lois Avery Gaeta William T. Georgis Joseph Grusczak & William O. De Graff Albert Hadley Harold and Gisele Jaffe Fred L Kass Valerie Elizabeth Mead Jill Ford Murray Neal A. Prince Arthur King Satz David Scott For information about planned giving contact Joy Cooper, director of development, 212.452.4197 or jcooper@nysid.edu.

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Friends of the NYSID Library Newell Turner, Trustee Liaison The Friends of the NYSID Library is made up of individuals, design offices, and firms whose dues and contributions of books, photographs, materials, and archives strengthen the library, including the services it offers students, faculty members, designers, and researchers. Together, the Friends of the NYSID Library are building the nation’s foremost interior design archives, an invaluable research tool for the entire design community.

Board of Trustees

Advisory Board

Alumni Council

President’s Council

Ellen Kravet, Chairman

Stanley Abercrombie

Meredith Angrist, AAS ’97

David Sprouls

David Sprouls, NYSID President

Christian P. Árkay-Leliever

Ruth Burt, AAS ’88

Amory Armstrong

Maggie Cohen, DD ’75

Robin Klehr Avia

Allison Russell Davis, BFA ’05

Geoffrey N. Bradfield

Deborah Ann Donovan, AAS ’95

Michael Bruno

William Engel, BFA ’09

Jane Chen VP for Finance & Administration

Mario Buatta

Lois Avery Gaeta, BID ’06

Todd Class

Clodagh

Michael Harold, BFA ’10

Birch Coffey Kathleen M. Doyle

Don Kossar, BFA ’95 Treasurer

David Anthony Easton

Maisie Lee, BFA ’00

Anne Eisenhower Mica Ertegun

Lawrence Levy, BFA ’05 President

Ross J. Francis

Silvina Leone, AAS ’11

Mariette Himes Gomez

Drew McGukin, AAS ’10

Gerald A. Holbrook

Valerie Mead, BFA ’00

Thomas Jayne

Margaret Mintz, BFA ’98

Wolfram Koeppe

Alejandra Munizaga, BFA ’11

Jack Lenor Larsen

George Peters, BFA ’08

Michael Manes

Ethel Rompilla, BFA ’84

Charlotte Moss

Linda Sclafani, BFA ’90

Michele Oka Doner

Susan Thorn, AAS ’96

Barbara Ostrom

Erin Wells, BFA ’04

Sylvia Owen

Court Whisman, AAS ’06

Libby Cameron Jill H. Dienst James P. Druckman Elliot Greene Alexa Hampton Jodie W. King Anne Korman Dennis Miller Susan B. Nagle Betsey Ruprecht David Scott Patricia M. Sovern, Chairman Emeritus Maria Spears Newell Turner René B. Estacio, Faculty Trustee Joanna L. Silver, Esq., General Counsel Elaine Wingate Conway, Trustee Emerita Alexander C. Cortesi, Trustee Emeritus Inge Heckel, Trustee Emerita Arthur King Satz, President Emeritus

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Leadership President Ellen Fisher VP for Academic Affairs & Dean

Assistant Dean for Academic Computing & Technologies Celeste Collins Director of Admissions Joy Cooper Director of Development Karen Higginbotham Dean of Students Zeke Kolenovic Director of Facilities Billy Chi Hing Kwan Director of the Library Jennifer Melendez Registrar David Owens-Hill Director of External Relations Yvonne Moray Assistant VP for Administration Thomas Sowinski Director of Data Management/ Administrative Network Administrator Jorge Vadi Bursar Christopher Vinger Director of Institutional Research

Calvin Tsao Bunny Williams Vicente Wolf

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In Memoriam The NYSID Community was deeply saddened by the passing of longtime friend of the College and Honorary Degree recipient, Hugh Hardy, on March 17, 2017, at the age of 84.

Perhaps most famous for his restoration of Radio City Music Hall, Hardy was one of the era’s most prolific and dazzling designers and restorers of public spaces in the United States, particularly in New York City. He founded and led three architectural practices in his lifetime: Hugh Hardy & Associates, formed in 1962; Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, formed in 1967 with Malcolm Holzman and Norman Pfeiffer; and H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture, formed in 2004.

PHOTO: MAT T CARASELLA.

Upon his passing, The New York Times wrote of Hardy, “You have felt Mr. Hardy’s ebullient approach if you have ever taken in a show at the New Victory Theater on 42nd Street or the Majestic Theater in Downtown Brooklyn, attended a service at the Central Synagogue on Lexington Avenue, sought directions at the gingerbread information kiosk in Central Park, dined in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. . . ” Another place you might have felt Hardy’s hand is at NYSID’s Upper East-Side facility. He led the 6-million-dollar renovation of the 70th and 69th Street buildings that began in 1998 while he was a principal of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer.

His plan connected the two buildings and included a ground-floor gallery.

The New York Times recounted a story about the renovation in which someone from the firm discovered massive, quarter-sewn oak sliding doors tucked away in their pockets, protected from several previous renovations, which Hardy loved and restored to the 70th Street entrance.

Hardy’s relationship with the New York School of Interior Design went back decades. He first spoke at the College as Commencement Speaker in 1969. He took on the role of Commencement Speaker again years later, in 1997, telling a crowd of NYSID graduates, “The importance of design is not found in how long it endures. It is distinguished by how well it communicates ideas.” NYSID awarded him an honorary degree in 2000, alongside Paul Goldberger and Albert Hadley. He served on NYSID’s Advisory Board from 1997 until his death in 2016. After his completion of the design of the Dahesh Museum in 2004, he took members of NYSID’s Alumni Association on a guided tour of the renovated facility. In 2015, he co-curated NYSID’s exhibition “Rescued, Restored, Reimagined: New York’s Landmark Interiors” with design historian and NYSID faculty member Judith Gura, and historic preservationist Kate Wood, marking the 50th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Law. Hardy donated his time to speak on many panels and give lectures at the College over the years. He will be sorely missed at NYSID.

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