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Ready, Set, Submit: The Insider’s Guide to IIDA Competitions
IIDA’s Design Competitions Manager, Veronica Whitaker, answers your frequently asked questions — plus a few you didn’t know you had -
The Confidence to Show Up: 2025 Wilsonart Essay Competition Winner
Kami Huynh, Student IIDA, talks about how her mentor inspired her to lead with honestly and the importance of instilling confidence within your own perspective -
Annie Jean-Baptiste on Why Design Starts at the Margins
The Google executive and author spoke at NeoCon on inclusive design: “When you build for the margins, you get the center for free” -
The Best of IIDA at Chicago Design Week
From illuminating conversations to award celebrations and furry friends, here are the key moments you might’ve missed -
Upali Nanda: Achieving Awe
How to design for an emotion that can unlock gratitude, connection, and joy. -
Pride and the Power of Place
3 LGBTQ+ designers on the spaces that make them feel proud
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Nick Epley: It’s Not What You Think
Humans are fundamentally wrong about the power of connection. How can designers change their minds? -
How to Design — and Live — Joyfully
Milan-based designer Serena Confalonieri reflects on how she brings joy, vibrancy, and energy to her professional and personal life -
Joy, Unfiltered with Serena Confalonieri
From glass beads to punk rock, the designer dishes on what brings her delight -
5 Things to Know About Courtnei Maxwell
This Georgia-based designer is a deeply committed volunteer whose peers describe as a ‘superstar’ and was named IIDA's 2025 Member of the Year -
Get to Know: Tilanka Chandrasekera
The 2025 IIDA Educator of the Year has made a remarkable impact on Oklahoma State University students, the local community, and his fellow faculty members -
Empower Your IIDA Experience
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Publications
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IIDA Industry Roundtable Report 27
Designed for Joy: Fostering human happiness in the spaces we inhabit | From "Achieving Awe" and "Thinking Big" we investigated the impact of joy, comfort, and fun at Industry Roundtable. Big ideas were shared, business challenges examined, friendships were fostered, and the seeds of innovation took root. -
Where It's At | An Insider Design Guide from IIDA CEO Cheryl Durst
Where It's At | An Insider Design Guide from IIDA CEO Cheryl Durst
You may have been to Chicago... but you haven't really been to Chicago until you've checked out IIDA CEO Cheryl Durst's secret spots. Download the guide here -
2024 Annual Report
As much as things change, others stay beautifully “evergreen.” Design is and has always been human-focused, forward-looking, and fundamentally optimistic. And for more than 30 years, IIDA has had the privilege of listening to, advocating for, and working alongside design professionals to keep our industry dynamic, agile, relevant, and resilient. -
Perspective: The State of Education
In this issue, we examine the state of education. From our Design Your World and Certified Design Futurist programs to higher ed and beyond, we delve into curriculum, educators, and what comes next. -
Perspective: The Business of Design
This issue of Perspective, we dive into the business of design — from brands big and small. A family-owned furniture manufacturer reinventing itself through the lens of high fashion; what designers wish they knew before launching their firms; being an effective leader; and much more! -
IIDA Industry Roundtable Report 26
The New Face of Design: Creating for Humanity in a Tech-Enabled Future | Centering Humanity in Tech-Enabled Design | The Sustainability Challenge crowd-sourcing with the Industry Roundtable think tank | Big Qs/IR Answers: The Relationship Edition for designers/manufacturers | Context of Design: A tech-filled future centering design intelligence -
2023 Annual Report
This year marks 30 years since the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) was chartered, at NeoCon 1994. Any anniversary brings with it a moment of looking back, but as we lean into this year, we are more determined than ever to look forward, and to work alongside you to point IIDA toward a future that includes a strong, vital, and relevant design industry. -
Perspective: Next Wave
Perspective Next Wave examines what's next—from immersive experiential design to the technologies that revolutionize our approach to design. Directing our gaze forward we explore the world of possibility that lies within the question, "What comes next?" -
Perspective: Sustainable Futures
The best sustainable practice, it seems, is to start with what you can do, right now. We look to designers guided by a deep-seated, urgent commitment to sustainability as a core value from Alvin Oei of Disney and indigenous architect Wanda Dalla Costa on ethical relationality, this issue is inspiring and world-changing. -
IIDA Industry Roundtable Report 25
The future starts now: For 25 years, we've gathered at the IIDA Industry Roundtable, this year we decide where the next 25 years might take our community of thinkers and doers in design. We’ve built a strong network of diverse viewpoints — we challenge each other, but we’re allied and united in our strong intention to build a better design industry and profession. We’ve equipped a generation of leaders with actionable plans and strategies. -
2022 IIDA Demographic Survey: Executive Summary
Continuing IIDA’s focus on elevating the design industry and working to define its future, our first Demographic Survey creates a baseline for understanding who we are, where we come from, and where we are headed as a community. -
Patricia Urquiola Copyright Marco CraigPerspective: Future of Work Everywhere
In this issue we unravel the future of work—where are we going, and how? We speak with Patricia Urquiola on creativity, a look at how EDI initiatives are pushing our industry forward, a behind-the-scenes peek at IIDA's Design Your World program, and ask Micki Washington, "How can we change the future of the workplace for the better?" -
2022 Annual Report
At IIDA, our shared goals remain clear: a dynamic organization managed to best business practices and fiscal responsibility; active member and chapter service and support; dedicated efforts toward greater equity, diversity, and inclusion in design; and strong industry partnerships that help foster IIDA’s community and connection. -
Perspective: Future Female
In this issue we center the contributions of women in design. We look at the projects, firms, and people that are shaping the future of our industry—join us as we travel from Australia to Italy and around the U.S. for insights into entrepreneurship, leadership, breaking the rules, and morning affirmations.
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