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CHICAGO (November 2, 2026) — The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is honored to announce the winners of this year’s IIDA/WestEdge Design Fair Product Awards and IIDA/WestEdge Design Fair Booth Awards. Winners of the Product Awards are recognized for excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function, as well as the suitability of the design solution to the product challenge. Winners of the Booth Awards are awarded for their originality and visual impact with emphasis on materials, space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics. All entries were evaluated by a panel of distinguished design industry experts during the WestEdge Design Fair Los Angeles showcase.

CHICAGO (Oct. 26, 2026) — The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is excited to announce the winners of the 2026 IIDA Healthcare Design Awards. These awards recognize design firms for creativity and innovation in the design of healthcare facilities across fifteen categories within Ambulatory, Extended Care and Assisted Living Facilities, and Hospitals.

CHICAGO (September 8, 2026) — Design industry veteran, Kim Moran, IIDA, has joined the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) as the new Director of Strategic Sales. With more than 20 years of experience in the commercial interiors industry, Moran has built her career connecting brands, designers, and business leaders through strategic partnerships, business development, events, and innovative industry programs. In this new role, Moran will work with leadership on strategy for IIDA's business development efforts, working closely with industry partners to enhance opportunities that support their business goals while delivering value to IIDA members and the broader design community.

Missouri has become the latest state to pass legislation that grants independent practice rights for qualified interior designers through modernized legislation. Senate Bill 1233 includes language building on the state’s existing Title Act to allow qualified, licensed interior designers to practice independently and sign and seal their own documents. The bill was passed by the Missouri Legislature on May 28, 2026, and signed into law by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on July 13, 2026.

CHICAGO (July 1, 2026) — The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and its strategic foresight and industry insights division, IIDA Futures, have released the inaugural Futures Readiness Index. Led by Mark Bryan, IIDA Chief Research and Strategy Officer, the report presents a data-driven framework with quantified readiness ratings evaluating how prepared the built environment is to withstand, adapt to, and leverage multi-industry transformations over the next decade. Synthesizing data from over 1,000 global signals and how they affect more than nine industry sectors; the Index moves beyond static trend forecasting to offer a comprehensive strategic framework and practical roadmap set to transform how the built environment prepares and operates.

CHICAGO (June 29, 2026) — The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and the American Library Association (ALA) are pleased to announce the Best of Competition winner of the 2026 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards, recognizing excellence in library interior design. The 2026 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards Best of Competition winner is Lake Flato Architects for their design of the Cedar Park Public Library in Cedar Park, Texas.

Interior Design Advocates in Alaska Celebrate Historic Legislation Advancing Health, Safety and Welfare of the Public.

Juneau, Alaska (June 22, 2026) – Alaska has become the 31st state and 33rd U.S. jurisdiction to institute reasonable regulation of the interior design profession. House Bill (HB) 314 was passed by the Legislature on June 4, 2026, and became law on June 19, 2026. HB 314 creates a protected title for qualified interior designers and grants them the authority to stamp interior design plans for nonstructural, nonseismic interior construction projects, reinforcing the essential role of interior designers and helping ensure the health, safety, and welfare of public building occupants.

CHICAGO (June 9, 2026) — The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) proudly announces the winners of the 2026 IIDA Showroom and Booth Design Competition, honored for their originality of design, visual impact, and effective use of materials. Criteria for the annual competition are based on the outstanding use of space, color, texture, lighting, and graphics in showrooms and booth spaces at The Mart and Fulton Market District.