Watch this video for a sneak preview of the November Forum, BIFMA LEVEL Sustainability and Furniture. Martin Flaherty, BIFMA’S contract marketing and communications strategist will be giving an overview of LEVEL, and explaining why the program is often compared to being like a LEED certification for furniture. Psst….Do you rep a product line that is LEVEL…
The Design Excellence Awards are an important platform that highlights the exceptional interior design work that is occurring in the Pacific Northwest. Thank you to all of the designers who submitted inspiring projects and to those whom attended the Awards ceremony last Thursday. This was the inaugural year of online voting for the People’s Choice Award, and we…
Contact: Kim Gonzales, IIDA – PR Chair, 503-952-1567, kimg@ankrommoisan.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 30, 2014 IIDA OREGON DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS Portland, OR – The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Oregon Chapter is proud to present the 2014 Design Excellence Awards Winners, a juried competition for design excellence and innovation. Interior designers, architects and industrial designers from Oregon and…
Name: Hilary Noah Membership Type: Industry Company/Years: KnollTextiles | 18 months IIDA Member since: 2001 Favorite IIDA Event: The Design Crawl! Love getting to see local spaces designed by local firms. What gets you excited about design?: Travel to new and different places, entering a space that functions beautifully, the art of a simplistic space. Favorite color at…
The new school year is off to a great start! The IIDA Oregon Chapter fall student kick-off events were well attended by both students and professionals. The events coincided with the first couple of weeks of classes to strengthen our connection to students studying interior design.  We held two separate events, a ‘local’ event in…
R A C H E L   G A L L A H E R  Rachel Gallaher is Editor at GRAY Magazine, the design magazine for the Pacific Northwest. GRAY spotlights the most innovative and inspiring design emerging from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and beyond—from interiors and architecture to furniture and fashion. Through bimonthly print…
 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…
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…
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,…
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…
V I D E O  |  C O D Y  G O L D B E R G ‘ S   T E D x  P o r t l a n d  T a l k In April earlier this year, Cody Goldberg, Executive Director of Harper’s Playground gave a talk…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
