SPRING 2017
EVENTS
Dialogues on Design
Dialogues on Design, a series of six conversations moderated by Newell Turner, editorial director of the Hearst Design Group, returns for its third year. In each session, leading designers discuss their approach to work: their inspirations and influences, their response to and leadership in trends, and the evolution of the field. Each Dialogue concludes with a reception where audience members have the opportunity to meet and talk with the designers. Participation is by subscription; $300 for the series. To subscribe, visit nysid.edu/dialogues or call (212) 472-1500 x431. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 5PM Charlotte Moss interior designer, Charlotte Moss Interior Design THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 5PM Jean-Louis Deniot interior designer, Jean-Louis Deniot Interior Design Veere Grenney interior designer, Veere Grenney Associates THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 5PM Ken Fulk designer, Ken Fulk Inc.
DIALOGUE ON DESIGN WITH ELIZABETH AND ANN PYNE, NOVEMBER 2016.
Spring Exhibitions
Redefining Traditional: Style for Today’s Home March 3–April 28, 2017 | Opening Reception: Thursday, March 2, 6–8pm This exhibition explores the theme of “redefining traditional style” through a series of design challenges for NYSID students in the courses Furniture Design, Kitchen & Bath Design, and Residential Design I, II, and III. The challenges were proposed by five companies—Brizo, Ethan Allen, Hinkley Lighting, Mottahedeh, and Sunbrella—to either use the company’s existing products in their interiors in new and creative ways or create new products with a modern twist. The winning designs will be displayed in the exhibition.
ILYA PULYAEV, MFA-2, DESIGNING TOMORROW’S HOME.
NYSID Gallery | 161 East 69 Street, NYC Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11am–6pm | Admission is free nysid.edu/redefiningtraditional NYSID is grateful to Traditional Home magazine for co-sponsoring this event in honor of our Centennial Celebration.
BFA Spring Thesis Projects May 23–August 18, 2017 | Opening Reception: Monday, May 22, 6–8pm Graduating BFA students will present their final thesis projects— hypothetical designs based on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. NYSID Gallery | 161 East 69 Street, NYC Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 11am–6pm | Admission is free
MFA Thesis & MPS Studio Projects May 24–August 18, 2017 | Opening Reception: Tuesday, May 23, 6–8pm A range of thesis projects will be on view from graduates of the professional-level MFA-1 program, the post-professional MFA-2 program, as well as studio projects from graduates of the MPS programs in Sustainable Interior Environments, Healthcare Interior Design, and Interior Lighting Design. NYSID Graduate Center | 401 Park Avenue South, 3rd floor, NYC By appointment only COVER IMAGE: DINING CHAIR DESIGN BY CAN WENG, REDEFINING TRADITIONAL EXHIBITION.
SPRING
2017 FEBRUARY Wednesday, February 22
EVENTS
6pm
From Stud to Stalled Joel Sanders, principal, Joel Sanders Architect, will present a lecture that traces the evolution of two decades of work on gender, identity, and design since the publication of his book of essays, STUD: Architectures of Masculinity (1996). The talk will look at shifting cultural conceptions about masculinity, femininity, and LGBTQ rights over the past 20 years. Divided into four chronological sections that correspond to four cultural issues that have shaped Sanders’ writing and projects, this talk will provide the audience with new ways of seeing important cultural issues that resonate today.
MARCH Wednesday, March 22
6pm
Sally Henderson Lecture on Green Design
A Conversation with Rick Fedrizzi & Randy Fiser This annual lecture was established to honor the memory of the NYSID faculty member Sally Henderson who developed the College’s first course in green design. For this conversation Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and chairman, International WELL Building Institute, and former CEO and founder of the U.S. Green Building Council, and Randy Fiser, CEO, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), will discuss their visions for harnessing the power of design to transform the human experience. Both Fedrizzi and Fiser also serve on the advisory board of Delos™, a pioneer of Wellness Real Estate that has worked to transform our homes, offices, schools, and other indoor environments. The company is the 2017 recipient of NYSID’s annual Green Design Award. Free and open to the public. Reservations are encouraged.
Wednesday, March 29
6pm
Re-imagining the Havana Home: Authentic Cuban Style Past, Present, and Future Since 2010, Cuban-American Hermes Mallea, co-founder of (M)Group, has been working with a handful of Cuban photographers to document the city’s rich architectural patrimony that was interrupted by the Cuban Revolution of 1959. In this lecture, Mallea will take us behind the scenes to visit landmark houses constructed between 1860 and 1960 highlighted in his book Great Houses of Havana (Monacelli, 2011). He will also share his passion for the authentically Cuban style homes of the city’s artists, international residents, and cultural elite featured in his upcoming book Living in Havana Today (Rizzoli, September 2017)— personality-filled interiors that are a testament to Cuban ingenuity, created while working within the constraints imposed by Cuba’s economic and material isolation.
DINING TABLE AND CHAIR, JOSEPH WALSH STUDIO.
APRIL Wednesday, April 12
MAY 6pm
Wednesday, May 3
6pm
Alumni Panel Discussion
Joseph Walsh: Crafting the Contemporary
As the NYSID’s centennial year comes to an end, we take the time to look at the past, present, and future of the interior design industry through the eyes of our alumni. With NYSID as their springboard, this panel will discuss their own experiences within the field and the roll that an education in interior design played. The discussion will be moderated by Susan Zises Green. Free to alumni. Reservations are encouraged.
Joseph Walsh is an Irish master maker and furniture designer of international acclaim, who has formulated a unique and personal language based on the art of bending and laminating ash and other indigenous timber, reflecting his heritage. This panel positions Walsh, who has exhibited internationally, and whose work is included in collections of many major museums, within the fabric of contemporary design and within that of Irish design and heritage. Panelists include Joseph Walsh, furniture designer; Jennifer Goff, curator of furniture, silver, and the Eileen Gray Collection at the National Museum of Ireland, and Visiting Fulbright Scholar and NYSID Instructor; and Glenn Adamson, design curator and scholar. The discussion will be moderated by Daniella Ohad, design historian.
Thursday, April 27
6pm
NEST Magazine—A Wild Adventure Nest Magazine was a publishing outlier with a brief but impactful life from 1997–2003. Joseph Holtzman, publisher and editor-in-chief, created an outrageously unique and provocative experience for readers, exploring and revealing every kind of dwelling, from the professionally designed and grand, to the humble yet beautiful. Lisa Zeiger, former decorative arts editor, Nest; Mitchell Owens, decorative arts editor, Architectural Digest; and Glenn Gissler, president, ASID NY Metro, will discuss the magazine’s creators and exuberant content as well as its influence upon design thinking and writing today.
This lecture is co-sponsored by the American Irish Historical Society.
SWIMMING POOL, HOME OF PABLO GONZALEZ DE MENDOZA, HAVANA, CUBA. PHOTOGRAPH BY ADRIAN FERNANDEZ.
Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at New York School of Interior Design Arthur Satz Auditorium, 170 East 70 Street, NYC. Tickets: $12 general public $10 seniors and non-NYSID students NYSID students & faculty are free To purchase or reserve tickets in advance, visit nysid.edu/public-programs or call (212) 472-1500 x405. The spring 2017 Public Programs are sponsored in part by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) New York Metro Chapter.