Press Room

Jul 1, 2024 Competitions

IIDA and ALA Honor 2024 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards Best of Competition Winner

CHICAGO (July 1, 2024) — International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and the American Library Association (ALA) are pleased to honor firm Gensler in collaboration with Luckett & Farley as the Best of Competition winner of the 2024 ALA/IIDA Library Design Awards for the Western Kentucky University Commons at Helm Library interior renovation.

Jun 17, 2024 Programs

IIDA Launches Certified Design Futurist Program to Advance the Design Profession

CHICAGO (June 17, 2024)— The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is excited to announce the launch of the IIDA Certified Design Futurist program – a first-in-class educational opportunity, expanding the forward-looking nature of design into a core foresight capability that provides significant value to designers, firms, and their clients. The dynamic CDF curriculum was developed in an exclusive partnership with the Future Today Institute. FTI Founder and CEO Amy Webb, a world-renowned quantitative futurist, as well as FTI Senior Foresight Manager and IIDA Futurist-in-Residence Mark Bryan, collaborated with IIDA on a program based on FTI’s research-backed, proven methodologies.

Jun 17, 2024 Competitions

IIDA Announces Recipients of the 2024 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards

CHICAGO (June 17, 2024) — IIDA and the American Library Association (ALA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards. This biennial competition recognizes excellence in library interior design and promotes examples of extraordinary design reflected through innovative concepts in seven categories.

Jun 10, 2024 Competitions

IIDA Announces Best of Competition Winner for the 50th Annual Interior Design Competition

CHICAGO (June 10, 2024) — IIDA is pleased to announce the Best of Competition winner for one of the most prestigious industry recognitions: the 2024 Interior Design Competition, celebrating innovative interior design and architecture. The 2024 Interior Design Competition Best of Competition winner is Bates Smart in association with KCCT for the firm’s work on The Embassy of Australia, Washington D.C.

Jun 10, 2024 Competition, Awards

IIDA Announces Winners of the 2024 IIDA Showroom and Booth Design Competition

CHICAGO (June 10, 2024) — The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is honored to announce the winners of the 2024 IIDA Showroom and Booth Design Competition 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 booths at NeoCon.

May 22, 2024 Foundatin, Students

The IIDA Foundation and IA Interior Architects Announce the 2024 Diversity in Design Scholarship Recipients

CHICAGO (May 22, 2024) —The IIDA Foundation and IA Interior Architects (IA) are pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the IA Interior Architects Diversity in Design Scholarship supporting and elevating students that represent diverse voices and perspectives in interior design.

May 20, 2024 Awards, Foundation

IIDA Announces Jezarely Miguel as Recipient of the 2024 Anna Hernandez/Luna Textiles Awards

CHICAGO (May 20, 2024) — IIDA and the IIDA Foundation are pleased to announce Jezarely Miguel, Ind. IIDA, Founder and Design of Matiz as the recipient of the 2024 Anna Hernandez/Luna Textiles Award. This annual award honors a woman business owner making valuable contributions to the design industry.

May 16, 2024 Membership, NeoCon

IIDA Announces Recipients of the 2024 Member of the Year and Student of the Year Awards

CHICAGO (May 16, 2024) — IIDA is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Of the Year Awards, which recognize members demonstrating outstanding commitment, passion, professionalism, and dedication to IIDA and the design community. This year’s Member of the Year is Corgan Senior Furniture Specialist, Sara Ables, IIDA. The 2023 Student of the Year, sponsored by OFS, is Auburn University Interior Design Student, Emily Hatcher, Student IIDA.