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2017 STUDENT
DESIGN CHARETTE
LOOKBOOK
STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTEMaram Abdulwahab, an Interior Design student at California State University
in Long Beach, California, strives to use design to solve problems and make
things look and function better. She believes that through design we can
improve the quality of life. Maram pays close attention to detail, taking
into consideration not only the requirements of the project, but how users
perceive the experience and use the space. Maram loves working with
people and enjoys the variety of experiences that she goes through in each
design project. For Maram, design is a passion more than a career. Her
personal design style consists of a balance between modern and traditional
and using vintage materials to preserve history. In her free time, she enjoys
drawing, traveling, exploring nature, baking, decorating, and working on
freelance design projects.
Maram Abdulwahab, Student IIDA
California State Long Beach
Kristin Abrahamson is a senior in the interior design program at Texas Tech
University with an unquenchable passion for learning. After graduating
high school, she moved from a small town in New Mexico to pursue her
dreams of a career in interior design. She served as an undergraduate
research scholar through the Texas Tech Honors College and was elected
to be the coordinator of the 2017 West Texas Design Expo, a convention in
October where students can meet representatives from the design industry.
Abrahamson is an intern at Parkhill, Smith & Cooper in Lubbock, Texas. She
looks forward to many more years pursuing the profession of design.
Kristin Abrahamson, Student IIDA
Texas Tech University
Erin Achille, originally from Brookville, Pennsylvania, is an interior design
major and dance minor at The Ohio State University. Interested in hospital
and social impact design, she considers herself creative, self-motivated, and
organized. Traveling and experiencing new cultures inspired her love for
design. At 16, she traveled to Thailand to teach English and build walls for
a school. This year, she traveled to São Paulo with fellow classmates from
a social impact course, where they built a 1,000-book shelving unit for a
library/resource center for homeless residents. Erin enjoyed every phase
of the design process and seeing the positive impact of this project. She is
passionate about sustainability and designing spaces to improve our health
and well-being. When she is not designing, she is teaching yoga or rock
climbing outside.
Erin Achille, Student IIDA
Ohio State University
Alicia Ammann is from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is a third year interior
design student at Miami University with a disability studies minor. She
completed two summer internships focused on residential design and a
third where her focus was on a hospital system. During that internship, her
main projects included assisting in space planning for an additional hospital
site and selecting materials for three imaging center waiting areas. Alicia
transferred from Indiana Wesleyan University where she was the liaison for
the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). For 2016-17, she was IIDA
professionalism chair and is president-elect for the 2017-18 year. Alicia plans
to attend graduate school for interior architecture and hopes to have an
emphasis on space planning in her career.
Alicia Ammann, Student IIDA
Miami University of Ohio STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTERikki Lea Anderson is a senior design student at Texas State University with
a minor in business management. Rikki Lea’s passion for design started
at a young age. Most of her childhood she was surrounded with building
construction and design. She enjoys learning new topics and growing her
skills. Her future goal is to become an architect. When she is not designing,
she loves being outside in the fresh Texas air. On a good day, she enjoys
taking her two dogs swimming in the beautiful San Marcos River.
Rikki Lea Anderson, Student IIDA
Texas State University
Laura Padilla Bailey has spent the last 30 years preparing for her new
role as the interior designer at the firm of Studio Y3. Laura recently hit a
major milestone by graduating with a bachelor’s of fine arts in sustainable
interior design from the School of Arts and Design in Denver, Colorado. Her
education started in architectural drafting and design and then continued to
construction management. Laura has spent over 25 years in the construction
industry. As a construction manager and designer, she has built projects
ranging from $5,000 to more than a million dollars. Over her journey to this
point, she has refined her knowledge and passion for the Interior Design
field.
Laura Padilla Bailey, Student IIDA
Rocky Mountain College of Art +
Design
Emily Beck, who is from Cleveland, Ohio, is a rising senior in the College of
Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University in Kent,
Ohio. While working toward a bachelor’s degree in interior design, she
has been a student member of the IIDA Kentucky Ohio chapter and has
participated in events such as design charettes and professional panels. In
Kent, as part of the Interior Design Student Collaborative, Emily has been
involved in Relay for Life and the peer mentoring program. This past year,
she spent the spring semester studying abroad in Florence, Italy, focusing
on European design and history. In her spare time, she enjoys refinishing
and redesigning salvaged furniture pieces. Upon graduating in May 2018,
Emily plans to explore her interest in furniture and product design, as well
as expand her design experience through working in commercial and
hospitality design in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.
Emily Beck, Student IIDA
Kent State University
Lyra Britton, who is on track to graduate with an associate’s degree from the
College of DuPage interior design program in December 2017, is passionate
about networking and learning opportunities in the Interior Design field.
She is the College of DuPage president of the American Society of Interior
Designers (ASID) Student Chapter and secretary of the IIDA Student
Chapter. As a student, she participated in the ASID Designer Charette in
February 2017. She received second place in recognition of outstanding
performance in ASID Illinois Designer Charette. Lyra completed an internship
with Ware Malcomb in Oak Brook, Illinois, from August 2016 to December
2016. Next, she plans to attend Columbia College in Chicago to obtain her
bachelor’s degree in interior design.
Lyra Britton, Student IIDA
College of DuPage STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTECourtney Brown is a fourth year student studying interior design at Illinois
State University. She is interested in commercial design, specifically the
study of how design affects the deaf community. Courtney is a volunteer
teacher’s assistant for the Commercial Studio II class at Illinois State
University’s interior design program. When she is not volunteering or
studying, she works two jobs. Courtney is a color guard instructor at
Normal West, where she oversees around 20 high school students. She also
works with the university architect, where she has learned about Autodesk
programs, construction documents, and interacting with clients. She intends
to pursue a graduate degree while further studying how space can better
accommodate the deaf community.
Courtney Brown, Student IIDA
Illinois State University
As of May 2017, Jocelyn Camacho has finished her third year in the Interior
Design Program in the School of Design and Construction at Washington
State University. Jocelyn’s junior year has helped her grow as a student
and aspiring designer. This year she has participated in local IIDA Charettes
that took place in Seattle, Washington (Where she Placed 1st) and Phoenix,
Arizona. She has been involved in her school through the performing arts
program by being an assistant student in the set design team, as well as
obtaining a part time job in a fast food restaurant. This summer, she looks
forward to returning to Tijuana, Mexico as a participant in the Esperanza
International Organization where she will volunteer on a mission trip.
Jocelyn loves drawing, traveling, and buying second hand furniture and
giving them makeovers.
Jocelyn Camacho, Student IIDA
Washington State University
Yubailu Cao is a graduate interior architecture student at Arizona State
University. Throughout her studies, she spent time learning about different
disciplines of design, including hospitality, education and commercial
design. She has had opportunities to extend her academic knowledge
to the practical domain by being an interior design intern at architecture
firms in both the U.S. and China. In 2016, she was fortunate to win the IIDA
Student Pride Award in IIDA Southwest chapter. Apart from the above, she
has a keen interest in oil painting, traveling around the world, and most
importantly spending time enriching her design mind. She is enthusiastic
and passionate about interior design and architecture.
Yubailu Cao, Student IIDA
Arizona State University
Mel Casipit is a recent graduate of the interior design program at San Jose
State University. She was named IIDA’s 2017 Most Valuable Volunteer, and
has been an advocate for student IIDA members while serving as president
of the Interior Design Student Organization at SJSU. Mel has interned for
One Workplace and IA Interior Architects in Santa Clara, California, where
she practiced the design of built environments of Silicon Valley’s most
famous tech companies. Mel hopes to continue her professional career in
design as someone who strives for a strong community and groundbreaking
design. Ambition, storytelling, and love for human interaction drives her in
all her creative endeavors.
Melissa Casipit, Student IIDA
San Jose University STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTEJoyce Choi is an interior design student at California College of the Arts.
She likes space designing, developing concept ideas, and creating material
palettes. She likens interior design to designing a building’s personality.
Outside of her professional life, she likes to travel, take photographs, hiking,
spending time with dogs, discovering new restaurants, and learning more
about sustainability to protect nature. She gets inspired by her experiences
in existing spaces, going to national parks and being surrounded by nature.
Joyce has a special connection to Chicago because it’s where her parents
studied, met and got married and where she was born. She is honored to be
able to represent California College of the Arts and participate in the IIDA
Charette at Chicago.
Joyce Choi, Student IIDA
California College of the Arts
Kristin Collins is a junior interior design student attending Michigan State
University and will graduate in the spring of 2018. She is from Grand Rapids,
Michigan, and comes from a family of green-blooded Spartans. She didn’t
know much about interior design upon entering college but has fallen in
love with it since her freshman year. She is currently employed by the MSU IT
Department as the facilities design intern and works as an assistant grader
for interior design classes. She hopes to pursue commercial design after
graduation, and has special interests in healthcare and office design. She
wants to thank God, her family and fiancé, and her professors for getting her
to this point, and IIDA for this amazing opportunity.
Kristin Collins, Student IIDA
Michigan State University
Delilah Collins is a student at the Art Institute of Colorado-Denver and will
be graduating in September with her bachelor’s degree in interior design.
She has more than 15 years of experience in the commercial flooring
industry and looks forward to breaking into the commercial/hospitality
design industry from a different angle. Originally from Chicago, she was
raised in an architectural treasure of a city and has a deep respect for
architectural history and design. When she’s not focused on homework, she
likes to spend time with her fur babies and explore the mountains with her
husband.
Delilah Collins, Student IIDA
Art Institute of Colorado
Lauren is a junior in the interior design program at Kendall College of Art
and Design located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She grew up just north of the
city with her parents and little brother. Interior design and architecture have
always been a strong interest. She grew up drawing floor plans and home
exteriors in her sketchbooks and took architecture classes at the local art
museum. She enjoys visiting her cabin on Drummond Island, spending time
with family and friends, and she loves visiting beautiful Lake Michigan. Her
education at Kendall has been a wonderful privilege to have thus far. A few
of her accomplishments include being elected to the board for the KCAD
IIDA Michigan Chapter and acquiring an internship position in Salzburg,
Austria. She is elated to be involved in field of interior design and is looking
forward to seeing what new technologies and innovations the future holds.
Lauren Copping, Student IIDA
Kendall College of Art and Design STUDENT
(KCAD) DESIGN
CHARETTEMarlen Cruz is an interior design student at California State University, Long
Beach. She believes that design plays an import role in our daily lives. Her
design philosophy comes from creating spaces that promote inclusiveness
regardless of social status, race, and age. As an interior designer, she values
the ability to transform and enhance the way a human being perceives and
interacts with her surroundings. Whether it is hand sketching, collaging,
or developing digital renders, she varies the way she develops a project.
Besides being a designer, she likes to work out and read in her spare time.
She has found that balance should not only be applied in design, but in
every aspect of our lives.
Marlen Cruz, Student IIDA
California State University, Long
Beach
Rosamaria DiCristoforo is a senior majoring in interior design at Miami
University. Over the past four years, Rosamaria has discovered a strong
passion for design. Rosamaria’s design approach begins with abstract concept
models and sketches while focusing on creating a narrative for the users of
her space. Rosamaria has participated in a variety of design competitions
including IIDA’s Student Design Competition, IIDA’s Booth Design Competition
at Orgatec, and IIDA’s Product Runway. In addition to designing, Rosamaria
has also worked toward a history minor while at Miami and is involved with the
PHI Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity. Rosamaria shares her love of design
by giving tours to perspective students in the department of Architecture +
Interior Design. This summer, she will begin working for Berardi Partners in
Columbus, Ohio, as a product coordinator. Rosamaria is very excited to have
this opportunity to represent Miami and gain experience in the industry.
Rosamaria DiCristoforo, Student
IIDA
Miami University of Ohio
Lindzey Duval is a graduating senior at Texas State University, originally
from a small town near Houston. Throughout her childhood and teenage
years, she was a competitive dancer. She found interior design allowed her
to tap into the same creativity she used in dance to tell a story and evoke
emotions. She believes showcasing clients or users in a personal light can
make a project memorable and successful. During her time at Texas State,
she has been actively involved in her university and in the interior design
program. She’s served in multiple officer positions, including president
for her IIDA student chapter, where she had the opportunity to lead, find
a deeper passion for design, and grow as a person and young designer.
After graduation, she plans move to Chicago to pursue her career in interior
design and continue to share her passion and love for design with others.
Lindzey Duval, Student IIDA
Texas State University
Tess Eisnaugle is pursuing a degree in interior architecture with a minor in
construction management at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,
with plans to graduate May 2018. She is from Franklin, Tennessee, where
her three sisters, parents, and grandparents live. She is involved with many
professional organizations on campus including IIDA, Interior Design
Alliance (IDA), and Associated General Contractors (AGC). She is one of the
2017 IIDA scholarship recipients for the Tennessee Chapter. Her passion for
this industry is fueled by her love of learning and blending design concepts
to create her own brand. She loves that the industry is always adapting and
growing. Tess is inspired by the desire to create an environment that people
can relax in and enjoy. She loves to meet new people and hear about the
vision they have for their space.
Tess Eisnaugle, Student IIDA
University of Tennessee STUDENT
at Chattanooga DESIGN
CHARETTELorraine Ensley is an interior design student in her third year at O’More
College of Design. She is a Nashville transplant and speaks English, German,
and bad French (which improves with wine). She enjoys watercolor
painting, working with children, reading, inventing, limited mechanics, and
daydreaming. Post-graduation she would like to enroll in a master’s program
for architecture. She hopes to work in the commercial sector and mingle
with industrial design.
Lorraine Ensley, Student IIDA
O’More College of Design
Growing up, Janet Estrada, a student at Madison Area Technical College,
never imagined she would become an interior designer. Interested in many
different things, it wasn’t until later in life that she discovered that her love
and desire to arrange furniture was actually a profession. During the past
three years, she has developed technical skills such as AutoCAD, Sketch-Up,
Hand Rendering and most recently 20/20. The Interior Design industry is
her passion. She loves creating efficient and beautiful spaces. After taking a
commercial design class, she fell in love with creating functional commercial
spaces that reflect a company’s core values, culture and mission. Her
career goals are to find the perfect commercial design job, become a great
commercial designer, to always love what she does, and to commit to the
fullest in every project.
Janet Estrada, Student IIDA
Madison Area Technical College
Joy Faust is a senior majoring in interior design at the Art Institute of
Pittsburgh - Online Division. Originally from California, she lives in Columbia
(Fort Jackson), South Carolina. Her broad-mindedness was prepped by
growing up in liberal California. Supporting her now-retired husband’s
globe-trotting career in the U.S. Army, she had great honor and pleasure of
living in and visiting several U.S. states, including Kansas, Colorado, Nevada,
Arizona, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Missouri, Virginia, and Florida.
She has lived in and/or visited Germany, Italy, Poland, France, Austria, and
Czech Republic. Joy has been exposed to many people and cultures, which
allowed her to understand, accept, and explore the unknown. She embraces
ethnic and cultural diversity with reverence and respect. Her intention as
an interior designer is to apply these experiences to providing exceptional
design solutions.
Joy Faust, Student IIDA
Art Institute of Pittsburgh (Online)
Avery Fiant, a senior at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
who is studying interior design, is graduating in December of 2017. She
works for a designer in Warsaw, Indiana, helping with floor plans and
renderings as well as running a shop with inventory. She also interns at the
Recovery Room in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she organizes the fabrics and
helps assist clients. She is passionate about interior design and loves to be
creative when designing spaces. She loves to get inspiration from traveling
around the world and visiting new places around Fort Wayne. Her dream is
to eventually have her own design firm, which would reflect her design skills.
She loves learning new elements of design and showcasing her designs to
people.
Avery Fiant, Student IIDA
Indiana University Purdue Universi- STUDENT
ty Fort Wayne DESIGN
CHARETTELaurel Ganem is a graduate student at the George Washington University.
Her desire to create and curate environments emerged during her time as
a workplace wellness consultant, which led her to pursue a master’s degree
in interior architecture and design. Since attending GW, she has become
involved in several professional organizations, won an interdisciplinary
venture competition, and represented her class on the Student Advisory
Council. Laurel is a design intern for Sunrise Senior Living, where she
supplements the theoretical with real-world experience. Her favorite aspect
of this industry is the idea that you can create something beautiful that is
both functional and improves the quality of people’s lives. Her professional
goals include using design to improve well-being. She aspires to work for a
firm or consultancy that utilizes evidence-based design to enhance quality
of life, particularly at a large scale.
Laurel Ganem, Student IIDA
The George Washington University
Huichun (Eva) Gao is originally from Shanghai, China and currently lives in
San Diego. She started in interior design in 2015 at the Design Institute of
San Diego. She is currently a senior and expects to graduate in August. She
was a fine arts major at UCSD until her sophomore year when she decided
to do something more practical. Then, she found that interior design is a
perfect combination of aesthetic and functional considerations. She has
experienced both residential and commercial design in her course work
and she is most interested in pursuing a career in commercial design. Last
year, she participated in the IIDA Southern California Student Charette and
won first place. Subsequently, she went to the Western Regional Student
Charette in Phoenix, Arizona. She enjoyed getting to know other students
and professionals in the field.
Eva Gao, Student IIDA
Design Institute of San Diego
Nick George, an interior design student at The Art Institute of Atlanta, has
been interested in architecture and design since childhood. Creating beautiful
and functional spaces is where he finds his “zone.” He considers his strongest
skill to be his ability to listen to clients’ wants, needs and preferences for their
living and work spaces and then creating an environment unique in concept
and execution. He likes designing in all aesthetics – traditional, contemporary,
coastal, eclectic, shabby chic – and making sure that all elements work together
in a pleasing way for a space that is both beautiful and functional. He sat on the
board of directors for the IIDA Campus Center at The Art Institute of Atlanta
while serving as president of the association and thoroughly enjoyed the
experience of promoting and implementing IIDA core values. He has been very
involved with the Tiny House movement, and was fortunate to build his own tiny
home in Atlanta.
Nick George, Student IIDA
The Art Insitute of Atlanta
Hannah Germansky is a third year interior architecture student with two
minors in architecture and nonprofit administration at the University of
Oregon. She has been a member of IIDA since 2015 and serves as the
secretary of the campus center. She enjoys both large and small scale design
and is interested in the way in which human experience and diversity of
culture contributes to the built environment. She aspires to one day be
able to design schools and other facilities for under-served communities
abroad. She studies interior architecture, not only because she loves the
field, but also because she sees the potential to make a difference through
design. Other passions include art, photography, and travel. Having had
the opportunity to explore many different cities around the U.S., she is
continuously inspired by each of these cities unique styles, cultures and of
course, architecture.
Hannah Germansky, Student IIDA
University of Oregon STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTEAbby Gross graduated from Mount Vernon High School in the spring of 2015
and is a student in the interior design program at Kirkwood Community
College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Throughout the program, she became more
and more involved with IIDA and the Kirkwood Student Interior Designers
group. She was also chosen to represent Kirkwood at the National IIDA
Student Conference in Houston, Texas, where she won the Student Design
Charrette. Her interest is in commercial design and she hopes to find an
internship position that has the possibility of leading to a full time job. She
plans to retake the LEED exam to become a LEED GA. As she gains more
work experience, she wants to prepare to take the NCIDQ exam to become a
registered interior designer.
Abigail Gross, Student IIDA
Kirkwood Community College
Zione Grosshuesch is a native Michigander, born and raised in Ann Arbor.
She graduated in April from Western Michigan University’s CIDA accredited
interior design program with a general business minor. She held a position
as the vice president of the Interior Design Student Organization and was
a member of the IIDA campus chapter. Her extensive background in art,
history, environmentalism and community activism has provided her with
unique life experiences, as well as an innovative creative outlook. Above
all else, however, Zione values her travel experiences. She aims to infuse
elements of observation, impression, and versatility into her designs,
while still maintaining transparent communication with clients and other
designers. Her principal goal is to continually challenge herself, while
accepting criticism with open-mindedness.
Zione Grosshuesch,
Student IIDA
Western Michigan University
Christy Harleaux received a bachelor’s degree in interior design and minored
in architectural history at Louisiana State University. While enrolled at LSU
she achieved her credential for LEED Green Associate. She is involved in
IIDA and NEWH (Network of Executive Women in Hospitality). In school,
Christy completed various types of projects, including retail, hospitality,
corporate, and sustainable design. For her senior thesis project, Christy
designed a hotel that focused on universal design and children with
physical disabilities. The project consisted of research about the site and
building, code compliance analysis, space planning, rendering, and FF&E
specification. Christy will be working at Montgomery Roth Architecture and
Interior Design in Houston, Texas, and is looking forward to beginning her
career as a designer.
Christy Harleaux, Student IIDA
Louisiana State University
Carmen Jenkins is a rising senior studying for a bachelor’s degree in interior
design with a minor in graphic design at The University of Alabama. In
addition, she currently serves as the IIDA Campus Center vice president.
The Alabama native discovered she loves using her imaginative ideas and
creativity to improve the life and well-being of others through interior
design. Her inspiration comes from her passion for nature, travel, and art, as
well as elements from the modernist movement and mid-century modern
style. She’s heavily drawn to commercial design and architecture, while
continuing to explore the many possibilities of this industry. She uses her
interests in ergonomics and psychology to better understand the needs of
people. As a detail-oriented designer, Carmen trusts that allowing design to
constantly challenge her is what drives her passion. She firmly believes in
investing time into people on a professional level.
Carmen Jenkins, Student IIDA
University of Alabama STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTEAyelet Klammer is currently finishing up her associate’s degree in interior
design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, with plans
to pursue a bachelor’s degree in interior design in the fall. Professionally,
she works as a design assistant at J. Mark Interiors showroom on Long
Island. She is a student representative for the IIDA Knowledge Forum in New
York City, where she organizes student events. She and another student
representative moderated one of the IIDA Knowledge Forum panels.
She is also a member of ASID. Her inspiration has always been imagining
innovative, creatively organized, and well-designed spaces. She looks
forward to bringing her knowledge, skills and passion for interior design to
her work.
Ayelet Klammer, Student IIDA
Fashion Institute of Technology
Leah Lingsch is an interior design major from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. She is fortunate to be a part of IIDA at Indiana University,
making many friends and participating in many activities. She has served
in various roles at her school’s campus center, including president from
August 2016 to May 2017. Some of her hobbies are working out, playing
video games, and paper craft. She also enjoys spending time with her family,
eating delicious food, and going for walks with her dog. In her career, she
is interested in commercial design and space planning. She always finds
it exciting to collaborate with a team to create creative and interesting
projects. She is eager to learn and grow in the Interior Design field.
Currently, she is living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Leah Elizabeth Lingsch,
Student IIDA
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Surabhi Maheshwari is a transfer student from India, currently in her senior
year of a bachelor’s degree program in interior design at Seminole State
College of Florida. Her love for interior design developed when she was
a child. She believes that design is all about smart thinking and common
sense. Along with thinking smart, you have the world’s entire freedom
to be creative. You can literally imagine anything to produce a functional
and aesthetic solution. She is amazed at how smart thinking can make a
huge difference in the way anything works, including spaces and furniture.
She is an adventurous person and loves traveling, camping, hiking and
photography. She enjoys reading comics - her favorite being Asterix - and
loves outdoor sports – basketball, racquetball, table tennis and swimming.
She spends her free time watching movies and cooking.
Surabhi Maheshwari, Student IIDA
Seminole State College of Florida
Ashley Malone loves beautiful things! Art, design, and fashion are her
everything in life. Everything should challenge you in life or evoke some
sort of emotion from you and, if not, get rid of it. Her family is full or
artistic talents from design to art to music. Her family traveled to many
different countries purely to study the art and architecture. She graduated
from Georgia State University with a bachelor’s degree in art history and
political science. After graduating, she began working at an interior design
firm, which gave her the foundation for her job as director of design and
corporate art for DK Gallery. She is currently furthering her education in
interior design at Savannah College of Art and Design. She is a member of
IIDA, ASID, NEWH, ICAA, GAIDP, MODA, and Young Professionals at the
High Museum of Art.
Ashley Malone, Student IIDA
The Art Institute of Atlanta STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTENicole Manno is a junior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in interior design at
Southern Illinois University. She is a student member of IIDA and the current
president-elect of her university’s ASID Student Chapter. Nicole has been
on the SIU Dean’s List for three consecutive years and has recently been
invited to join the Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society through the SIU School
of Architecture. Nicole’s passion is interior design. She loves being involved,
traveling, meeting new people, and enjoys the various experiences a degree
in the design field can provide. She has participated in various professional
visits and taken part in a week long internship with Childs Dreyfus Group
and shadow days with HKS and Whitney Architects. Her personal design
style can be described as contemporary comfort and often takes inspiration
from snapshots of every day encounters. Nicole’s goal is to work in a large
city setting, such as Chicago.
Nicole Manno, Student IIDA
Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale
Hannah Martin is a junior at the Art Institute of Portland, Oregon. She loves
interior design because it’s all about telling the stories of the company,
brand or people who inhabit the space. She is interested in the science
behind how our buildings can influence how we feel and behave. She loves
to use biomimicry-- the imitation of models, systems, and elements of
nature -- as a means to innovate healthier interiors. She takes a lot of design
inspiration from the outdoors. In true Pacific Northwestern fashion, she loves
to hike, climb rocks, and explore the wonderful rivers in Oregon. She finds
great value in learning from the past. In her designs, she believes the most
sustainable and green method is to reuse what we already have, and, as a
result, she loves to incorporate salvaged materials into her designs.
Hannah Martin, Student IIDA
Art Institute of Portland
Makayla Matsche is studying interior design at Madison College. After
starting out as a psychology major at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
Point, she realized that her true passion was designing homes. She decided
to make the switch, move away from home, and start her interior design
journey. She loves working on floor plans, treating them like puzzles to
figure out the best new configuration for the client. By using multiple tools
together, such as AutoCAD and SketchUp, designs can really come to life
and can be easily visualized by clients. She appreciates all aspects of design
and isn’t committed to one area in particular. She takes pride in the fact
that she’s very organized and timely. She wants to grow and develop as an
interior designer in as many ways as possible.
Makayla Matsche, Student IIDA
Madison Area Technical College
Christine Migliore is from Manalapan, New Jersey, and a 2017 graduate from
Philadelphia University’s interior design program. She has been a member
of IIDA for the past four years and served as the co-president of her student
chapter. She also served on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the College
of Architecture and Built Environment as a liaison between the students
and faculty of the school. She enjoys traveling and studied architecture
across Europe through a study abroad program. This inspired her to return
to Europe recently to experience Ireland, Italy and Spain. She is looking
forward to beginning her career at an architecture firm in Princeton, New
Jersey.
Christine Migliore, Student IIDA
Philadelphia University STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTEBorn and raised in the city of Portland, Jessy Miguel-Sixto learned to
appreciate the beauty of nature, local craftsmanship, and the city’s culture.
By maintaining a curiosity about the world around her and engaging with
society, she evolved to become the designer she is today. Through her
college career, she gained skills to comprehend how surroundings can affect
an end-user. Her aspiration is to create spaces that showcase innovation and
creativity with the well-being and personal development of users in mind.
She plans to embrace design in this age of unending opportunities.
Jezarely (Jessy) Miguel,
Student IIDA
Art Institute of Portland
Arianna Milla is on track to graduate from the New Jersey Institute of
Technology with a bachelor of arts in interior design and a minor in
environmental studies and sustainability in May of 2018. She started a career
as a preschool teacher before she realized her passion was in architecture
and design. She gathers inspiration from the works of Zaha Hadid and
Frank Gehry. She celebrates the use of biomorphic forms, curvilinear lines,
and organic shapes in her designs. Currently, her goal is to pursue a career
in commercial office design. She believes the careful design of an office
is immensely important to the way a person feels, not only physically but
mentally. It is also her goal to take part in building sustainable environments,
based on the understanding that our behavior and choices affect our planet
directly. Her hobbies include calligraphy, watercolor painting and reading.
Arianna Milla, Student IIDA
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Lany Ray is on track to graduate from The Art Institute of San Antonio with
a bachelor’s degree in interior design in June 2017. Her hope right now is
to work for a commercial architecture and design firm where she can grow
as a designer. Every day, Lany practices her favorite computer programs
for construction documents, renderings, and presentations. She also
loves to hand-sketch when she can. To her, every sketch is a piece of art.
Serving the design community for over three years, Lany understands the
importance of communication and positive attitude. She enjoys being a part
of a design team and constantly learns new skills that will add value to her
portfolio. Lany is an active student member of IIDA, NKBA, and NEWH. She
is looking forward to giving back to the design community through these
organizations.
Lany Ray, Student IIDA
Art Institute of San Antonio
Macy Niemisto is an interior design student at Michigan State University
with an expected graduation date of May 2018. She grew up in the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan where she first interned as a high school student at
Karen R. Larson Interior Design, Inc (KRL). KRL is where Macy fell in love
with the interior design profession. Today, as she continues her education
at MSU, she works as a resident assistant in the on-campus residence halls
and is a peer educator for the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence
Prevention Program. This summer, Macy will continue to work for Karen
R. Larson Interior Design, Inc. as a junior designer and also as an event
assistant at Knots and Kisses Weddings and Events in Marquette, Michigan.
Upon graduation, Macy hopes to work for an interior design or architectural
firm that specializes in building preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation.
Macy Niemisto, Student IIDA
Michigan State University. STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTEPamela Ospina is a third year interior design student at New Jersey Institute
of Technology. She is goal-oriented, self-motivated, and strives to meet
human needs through her passion for design. As an interior design student,
she has gained skills that have helped her expand and grow by taking on
new challenges. She creates dynamic and functional spaces for individuals,
while also thinking about how to make them sustainable. In her free time,
she enjoys swimming, running and having fun in the sun!
Pamela Ospina, Student IIDA
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Clarissa Quintana is currently a junior at Texas Tech University in Lubbock,
Texas, majoring in interior design with a minor in architecture. She has been
a member of the American Society of Interior Designers since her freshman
year. She is excited to take on the full responsibility as president for ASID
in the upcoming 2017-2018 school year. She is also a member of the IIDA
at Texas Tech. She works as a student assistant at Texas Tech University
Housing Services Facility. She enjoys working with TTU Housing, where
she has great mentors in the design field. Clarissa is excited for all the new
opportunities that the upcoming school year will bring and she is looking
forward to graduating in spring 2018.
Clarissa Quintana, Student IIDA
Texas Tech University
Tineke Reali is a junior at Bellevue College in Washington State. Growing
up traveling with her father she developed a love of design early on. Her
experiences throughout the U.S. as well as in Germany, France, and Italy
instilled in her an appreciation for the full breadth of design and its history.
After initially pursuing an education in computer sciences, she returned
to this passion by working to complete a bachelor’s of interior design. In
addition to her studies, she is active in the interior design community in
the greater Seattle area. She is the vice president of the Bellevue College
Interior Design Student Association as well as a regular participant in IIDA
events. As a designer, Tineke has just recently started working on real world
projects, predominantly in the realm of restaurant and residential design. On
the rare occasion when she is free, she enjoys spending time with her family
as well as tucking in with a good book.
Tineke Reali, Student IIDA
Bellevue College
A Chicago-area native, Julia Richardson is a Columbia College senior studying
interior design. As a young person, Julia was an enthusiastic oil-painter and
sketch-artist. As she grew older, a deep curiosity for the sciences developed.
Studying interior design was a natural progression, which married her great
appreciation of visual art and her profound interest in science and logistics.
Travel informs Julia’s designs. From exposure to Scandinavian design in
Norway to experiencing Caribbean architecture in Antigua, international
influences can be found throughout her work. Julia collects textiles and
ceramics from her travels; she is enthused by their minute detail and textures.
Julia finds inspiration in all forms of nature, including spring leaves, Midwest
birds, and snowy vistas. In her down time, she can be found outside, hiking,
gardening, or snorkeling. Julia hopes to apply her interior design skills to
benefit nature conservation and animal advocacy.
Julia Richardson, Student IIDA
Columbia College Chicago STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTESuzanne Sabia is a senior at The University of Alabama, graduating
with a bachelor’s degree in interior design in May 2017. Originally from
Philadelphia, Suzanne enjoys change and placing herself in new cities where
she can experience new environments. She chose to study interior design
to create spaces that generate positivity and enhance the well-being of our
everyday lives. Suzanne is the president and founder of The University of
Alabama IIDA Campus Center. She began the Campus Center to encourage
fellow students to reach their full potential. Students represent the future
in design and connecting with them is extremely valuable. As an aesthetic
enthusiast, she remains creatively challenged by the element of surprise in
a design. She continues to be driven by her belief that notable designers are
the ones ambitious enough to make a significant contribution to the field of
design.
Suzanne Sabia, Student IIDA
University of Alabama
Alanna Sanchez, who was born in Colorado Springs and raised in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, is a senior at Kendall College of Art & Design. Design is
Alanna’s “happy place.” She grew up with two younger sisters, so handling
conflict is her specialty. She is a framer at Hobby Lobby as well as an intern
at Charter House Innovations. She will be president of KCAD IIDA in the
fall. She loves surrounding herself with people who share her passions. She
works best when she is able to collaborate with others. She has a deep love
for sushi, cats, gardening, and Chicago.
Alanna Sanchez, Student IIDA
Kendall College of Art and Design
(KCAD)
Alex Scott is a junior interior design student at Washington State University
within the School of Design and Construction. As a student in the interior
design program, Scott learned that designs can be fun, and quirky, but also
tell a story for the occupant. The intention for his designs is to include these
aspects into every environment. He is interior design ambassador for the
School of Design and Construction, vice president of the WSU ASID Student
Chapter, Honor Society student member, and a student member of IIDA.
These activities give him the leadership skills and design knowledge to
succeed in life after college. After he graduates, his goal is to work within a
city for a design firm focusing on commercial design.
Alex Scott, Student IIDA
Washington State University
Tom Sembros comes from Long Island City, New York, and is pursuing a
degree in interior design at the New York School of Interior Design. He is
currently the IIDA New York Knowledge Forum student representative.
During the past academic year, he was a Knowledge Forum student
moderator for a panel discussion about transportation design. Panelists
included designers at top design firms in New York, including Gensler,
Grimshaw Architects, Skidmore Owings and Merrill, and di Domenico and
Partners. During the spring semester, he co-moderated a panel discussion
about “planning your job search” for students, with designers and
representatives from Rockwell Group, Gensler, and Haworth. Additionally,
he leads the activities and events for the Contract Club at the New York
School of Interior Design, a networking and educational group that arranges
student tours at top interior design firms and showrooms.
Tom Sembros, Student IIDA
The New York School of Interior STUDENT
Design DESIGN
CHARETTENaja Shabazz is from Memphis, Tennessee. She holds a bachelor’s degree
in English and is pursuing a second bachelor’s in interior design at O’More
College of Design in Franklin, Tennessee. Sustainable design is her passion.
She speaks three languages (English, Spanish, and Arabic) and hopes to use
these languages to reach a broad base of clients.
Naja Shabazz, Student IIDA
O’More College of Design
Born and raised in Chicago, Emily Skudlarek is currently pursuing her degree
in interior architecture from Columbia College in Chicago. When she was 10,
her family moved to London, where she spent four years of her life traveling
the world and exploring other cultures and communities. This introduced
her to the important role diversity plays in everyday life. Always creative,
energetic and curious, Skudlarek initially thought of design as a hobby. But
after a year studying engineering at Purdue University, she realized that she
wanted to pursue a career in design. She has the goal of using sustainable,
green design to bring communities together, and make her world a better
and more beautiful place to live.
Emily Skudlarek, Student IIDA
Columbia College Chicago
Laila Miada is a student at Western Michigan University. She was born in
Puerto Rico and raised in Pontiac, Michigan, and Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Growing up with a large Puerto Rican family, she wanted to pursue a
creative career that would allow her to be a storyteller like all of the women
in her family before her. She tells a story through design by seeing the “big
picture” and paying close attention to even the smallest details. She works
hard to ensure that every space should speak for the user and reflect what
they stand for and believe in. She also aspires for each project to challenge
the status quo through innovative design. After graduating from the interior
design program at WMU, Laila hopes to work in commercial design, helping
companies share their own stories in the spaces they work in every day.
Laila Miada, Student IIDA
Western Michigan University
Jamie Tyler is entering her fourth and final year in the interior design
program at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. On campus, she is the
president elect of the Interior Design Student Collaborative, a student-run
organization. She also works with Student Success programs at Kent State,
which allows her to teach an orientation course to first year interior design
students. She is a student member of IIDA, ASID, and the Construction
Specifications Institute. Through IIDA, she has had the opportunity to
participate in design charrettes, professional panels, networking events, job
shadows, and volunteer work such as Zero Landfill and Relay for Life.
Jamie Tyler, Student IIDA
Kent State University STUDENT
DESIGN
CHARETTEBefore attending Cal State Northridge, Clarence Vong studied at several
community colleges and an art center. While in community college, he
took courses related to architecture, interior design, product design, and
transportation design. Those courses helped build a foundation for design
and later meshed with his interior design major. One reason he pursued
interior design is because during high school he took an architecture class
and was fascinated with drafting. As he was drafting lines for walls, he was
able to envision the structure. He has a passion for both architecture and
interior design. However, he would like to focus and learn about the internal
parts of a building before he starts on the exterior.
Clarence Vong, Student IIDA
California State University,
North Ridge
Jonathan Wallace is an interior design student at The Ohio State University.
He has lived in Ohio his entire life, growing up in Lorain, Ohio. He graduated
from Open Door Christian School in 2014. Jonathan chose to pursue a career
in design because he grew up with a love for art and architecture. Interior
design seemed like a practical field he would enjoy. He studied architecture
in Rome, Italy, during the summer of 2016 and participated in a service-
learning course with a trip to Sao Paulo in the spring of 2017. He began a
space planning and design internship with Chemical Abstract Services in
the Spring of 2017, and will continue working with them full time throughout
the summer. Jonathan Wallace loves his Christian community, his family, and
traveling with friends.
Jon Wallace, Student IIDA
Ohio State University
ZiHui Alice Xu, currently an interior design senior student at California
College of the Arts, is graduating this year. A Chinese-Canadian, her love
for international design and culture strengthened even more after moving
to San Francisco to study interior design. Throughout her years at CCA, she
has learned new skills and professional knowledge. Her goal is to use her
skills, plus the experiences she has gained through traveling, to alter the
atmosphere of interior space and develop better living environments for
people.
ZiHui Alice Xu, Student IIDA
California College of the Arts
Katherine Zerr was born and raised in Colby, Kansas. She found her passion
for interior design while she was working for a residential and commercial
designer during high school. She was influenced by her dad, who graduated
from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in architecture. After
pursuing an associate’s degree in general business at Colby Community
College, she is now finishing her third year in the interior design program
at Kansas State University. She also manages a high-end speakeasy bar in
downtown Manhattan, Kansas. Her passion for interior design continues to
grow as she learns more about the profession. She is interested in focusing
on education or healthcare design after graduation and is looking at
opportunities to make her way to a larger city.
Katie Zerr, Student IIDA
Kansas State University STUDENT
DESIGN
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