2014 Design Excellence Awards | Meet the Juror


 

 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…

2014 Design Excellence Awards | Meet the Juror


 

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…

2014 Design Excellence Awards | Meet the Juror


 

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,…

Member Spotlight: Kirsten Justice


 

Name: Kirsten Justice Membership Type: Associate Company/Position: ZGF Architects | Associate Interior Designer Years of Experience: 14 years @ ZGF | 16 years of experience total IIDA Member since: 2012 What gets you excited about design?: Designing for challenging, compact spaces. I’m currently helping a friend in the Netherlands make his dream of designing and moving…

News Release – IIDA Oregon Design Excellence Awards


 

Contact: Kim Gonzales, IIDA – PR Chair, 503-952-1567, kimg@ankrommoisan.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 IIDA OREGON DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS Portland, OR – The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Oregon chapter is proud to present the Design Excellence Awards, a juried competition for design excellence and innovation. Interior designers, architects and industrial designers from Oregon and SW Washington…

#IIDAOR Communications Update


 

You may have noticed as we’ve entered Fall Q3 of 2014 that it’s a busy time of year for the IIDA Oregon Chapter! Between 2nd Thursday Membership Happy Hours, Forums, Advocacy updates, Fall Student Kickoffs, an NCIDQ mock practicum, and our upcoming Design Excellence Awards, there is no shortage of incredible events and happenings to communicate to you! Reflecting…

The 2014-2015 Call for Sponsorship


 

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…

Member Spotlight: Kayce Joyce


 

Name: Kayce Joyce Membership Type: Associate Company/Position: Yost Grube Hall Architecture | Interior Designer Years of Experience: 1+ year @ YGH | 9 years in Portland A&D. IIDA Member since: 2013 Favorite IIDA event: I really enjoy the IIDA forums.  I think the past few years the Oregon Chapter has reinvented the forum platform and…

Massachusetts Celebrates Passing ID Bill Into Law


 

Aug. 21 was a victory for the Interior Design profession as Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA) signed into law a bill that will expand the rights and privileges of Interior Designers to bid on state contracts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The new law establishes the right of Interior Designers to serve as the prime consultant…

Seven Things You Need to Know about Advocacy


 

Recently, we changed our name from “Government and Regulatory Affairs” to “Advocacy.” The IIDA Oregon Advocacy Committee (VP of Advocacy, Roberta Pennington, IIDA and Chair of Advocacy, Bethanne Mikkelsen, IIDA) will be your IIDA representative on the Interior Design Collaborative-Oregon’s (IDC-OR) board as well as inform you of legal and code updates within the state…

Member Spotlight: Sarah Weber


 

Name: Sarah Jane Weber Membership Type: Professional Company/Position: Boora Architects / Interior Designer Years of Experience: 7 years (3.5 at YGH, 3.5 at Boora) IIDA member since: 2013 Favorite IIDA event: The Sponsorship Appreciation Event! I can not say enough about how amazing our sponsors are! They make it possible for us to provide everyone with…

News Release – September 2013


 

IIDA Oregon Chapter Contact: Elsa Long, PR Chair, 971-271-1719, elong@iosinc.net Designers Give Back to Local Middle School Portland, OR – The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Oregon chapter is pleased to announce participation in Green Apple Day of Service on September 28, 2013. Partnering with Interface Flor, a team of chapter members and affiliated design professionals…