The Inaugural IIDA West Coast Student Design Charette jurors will represent each of the West Coast IIDA Chapters Christopher Coldoff, IIDA, CID, LEED AP ID+C Principal Firm: Gensler, Los Angeles Member and Past President of the IIDA Southern California Chapter Chris is a principal and studio director in the Gensler Los Angeles office. An award-winning designer with…
Congratulations to the winning team members of each IIDA Student Design Charette at the local levels! The students will be advancing to the next round of Design Charette competition at the Inaugural IIDA West Coast Student Design Charette on April 11th. Of the collective 65 design programs, 15 separate schools will be represented by competitors…
The IIDA Oregon Chapter is proud to announce the winners of the Oregon Student Design Charette! The First Place Team won $1,250.00 Cash Prize and Advancement to the Inaugural West Coast Student Design Charette Sadie Kane, Senior at Marylhurst University Danya Hyder, Freshman at The Art Institute of Portland Zoey Garland, Junior at University of Oregon Whitney Olson-Davenport,…
Things are heating up in the Oregon 2015 Legislative Session. Currently, three separate bills have been submitted for legislative concepting. Their concepts are as follows: 1. A Practice Act: This bill is similar to last year’s Senate Bill 1521 defining the definition of an interior designer and scope of services.  In general, it would require interior…
Simply put, a charette is an intense design exercise within a set (and often all too short) period of time. A derivative of the French word for ‘cart’, the term refers to a time when students of the école des Beaux-Arts would be so committed to their final projects that they would work feverishly on…
It is that time of year when we all look back and undergo an introspective process of what we have accomplished. This past year, we have reaffirmed our commitment to bring the Members of the IIDA Oregon Chapter increased value for your membership. Your 2014-2015 IIDA Oregon Chapter Board has been hard at work implementing…
A heartfelt THANK YOU to our members, sponsors, supporters and volunteers! The IIDA Oregon Chapter is grateful for your talent, time and advocacy of professional interior design. Great design doesn’t just happen; we are grateful for all of your hard work that goes into creating meaningful interior spaces. Help us spread the word, share this post…
The Design Excellence Awards are an important platform that highlights the exceptional interior design work that is occurring in the Pacific Northwest. Thank you to all of the designers who submitted inspiring projects and to those whom attended the Awards ceremony last Thursday. This was the inaugural year of online voting for the People’s Choice Award, and we…
The new school year is off to a great start! The IIDA Oregon Chapter fall student kick-off events were well attended by both students and professionals. The events coincided with the first couple of weeks of classes to strengthen our connection to students studying interior design.  We held two separate events, a ‘local’ event in…
R A C H E L   G A L L A H E R  Rachel Gallaher is Editor at GRAY Magazine, the design magazine for the Pacific Northwest. GRAY spotlights the most innovative and inspiring design emerging from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and beyond—from interiors and architecture to furniture and fashion. Through bimonthly print…
 N E I L  S C H N E I D E R  As a Senior Designer at IA Interior Architects’ Chicago office, Neil Schneider, Associate IIDA has provided successful design solutions for well-established and innovative brands including LinkedIn, Dyson, JLL, Amazon, United Airlines and McDonalds, to name a few. Neil’s designs are a…
N A T A L I E  E N G E L S Natalie Engels, IIDA, LEED AP is a Design Director in Gensler’s Silicon Valley office. She is driven and passionate about delivering interior spaces that enhance the quality of the end user’s work life.  She was instrumental in transforming the traditional high-tech workplace…
J O E Y  N.  S H I M O D A   Joey N. Shimoda, AIA is the Chief Creative Officer of Shimoda Design Group. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. In the early years of his career, Mr. Shimoda has worked with Morphosis Architects,…
V I D E O  |  C O D Y  G O L D B E R G ‘ S   T E D x  P o r t l a n d  T a l k In April earlier this year, Cody Goldberg, Executive Director of Harper’s Playground gave a talk…
Dear Sponsors, Members, and Supporters, As many of you know, this past board year has been a huge success! Not only did we have some great events – our first ever Speakeasy Soiree Annual Celebration, an exciting Design Crawl event, and a series of excellent Educational Forums, just to name a few – but our…
