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Call for Diversity and Inclusion Committee
In light of the recent movement to support the BIPOC community, The Interior Design Society is implementing a Diversity & Inclusion Committee to examine and evaluate the society's efforts to create a more inclusive organization. We want to ensure the voices of all our members are accurately represented in order to foster, support, and perpetuate an inclusive and diverse environment within IDS. The committee will be comprised of members who drive the vision and initiatives of IDS as they relate to diversity, inclusion, and equity for the society. Their roles will include developing resources, educational experiences, and advising chapter leadership. Please fill out this form if you are interested in serving on the Diversity & Inclusion Committee!
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August Member Spotlight: Lisa Pollock
When did you realize that you wanted to become an interior designer?
I have always embraced creativity and been drawn to art in one form or another. Around the age of 10, I remember feeling completely uninspired over the lavender shade of wall to wall carpet in my bedroom. I rearranged the furniture and begged my mother to install a more neutral colored rug, or even better, refinish the wood floors beneath. I guess you can say that's when my focus on interiors really started.
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2018-2019 Designer of the Year: Individual Impact
Winner: Barbara Owens, Owens Interiors at Home, Texas
The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is an agency dedicated to providing hope and healing to children of abuse. The agency collaborates with professionals in investigation, prosecution and treatment of child sexual and physical abuse. Barbara Owen's background in therapy gave her great insight into the use of color for healing and spacial and interactive therapies. Built in the 1960's, this home was donated by one of its benefactors. The remodel was to be done completely on donations and charity. The design concept was to create as pleasant an environment as possible for the children or families being brought in for investigation or therapy.
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The fundamentals of light layering
According to top residential lighting expert Randall Whitehead, "There is no single light fixture that gives you everything you need to illuminate a room properly." In the home and commercial spaces, proper light layering — ambient, task and accent lighting — helps you bring a room to life with design flexibility and functionality.
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Designing a healthy space for rest, relaxation and self-nurturing
Have you ever yearned for a room dedicated to self-care; an oasis of quiet and peaceful calm that you can retreat to when life becomes too complicated or stressful? What would it take to create a room of one's own? Well, a room of course, or simply a dedicated space in your home or office that remains unsullied by mundane things.
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Wicker, bamboo, and cane? The latest eco-friendly craze in home decor
Realtor.com
Love furniture made from wicker and bamboo? Then you may be up for the latest eco-friendly furniture material of the summer: cane.
Cane is actually the peeled bark of rattan, which is a climbing palm that's been used to make furniture for hundreds of years. And what's old is new in the world of furniture as witnessed by the latest crop of caned pieces flooding the home decor market.
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For interior designer Paris Forino, luxury is about extreme comfort
Mansion Global
Paris Forino, is the Australian-born, New York-based designer at the helm of Paris Forino Interior Design, a full-service boutique design firm she founded in 2012. Prior to creating her own firm, the 42-year-old Forino worked at Ruth Levine Design in Australia, and at Tihany Design and CetraRuddy — both in New York.
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Designers addressing workplace challenges on two fronts
By Michael J. Berens
 As businesses gradually reopen, some workers are reluctant to return to the office, and for those who do, workspaces have to be modified to encourage social distancing and ensure the physical environment is as sanitary as possible. Designers are being called on to adapt the work environment to the new normal on two fronts, in commercial spaces and at home.
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Home decor sales are booming at brands like Target and HomeGoods
Business Insider
If there's been one consistent bright spot for the retail industry during the pandemic, it's been home decor and improvement sales. Several major retailers — ranging from big-box companies like Target and Home Depot, to mall brands like Bath & Body Works — reported significant growth in home decor and related categories, as Americans continue to spruce up homes now doubling as offices, schools, or workout studios.
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A celestial outdoor canopy by Abin Design Studio encourages an upward perspective
Interior Design
Atop an office building in Eastern India, a celestial outdoor canopy by Abin Design Studio encourages an upward perspective. Over three years of development, 26 architects, designers, engineers, and fabricators led by Abin Design Studio founder and principal Abin Chaudhuri assembled the rooftop installation, which is made up of 752 spheres, each 1-3 feet in diameter. The spheres are supported by 11 structural columns, each 15 feet high.
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Interior designer brings balance to homes as families spend more time in them
St. Cloud Times
Interior designer and artist Katie Ballantine has spent decades helping people make things beautiful through balancing art, space and natural light.
Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing many families to work and learn from home, Ballantine is seeing more people seek beauty through balance in their homes.
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Homebuilders bounce back from coronavirus with increased housing starts
Furniture, Lighting & Decor
Construction of new U.S. homes increased 22.6% last month as homebuilders bounced back from a decline in housing starts caused by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this spring.
The Commerce Department reported Aug. 18 that new homes were started at an annual pace of nearly 1.5 million in July, the highest since February and well above what economists expected. Housing starts have now risen for three months after slowdowns in March and April when the coronavirus paralyzed the American economy. July 2020 housing starts exceeded July 2019 numbers by 23.4%.
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National award-winning design firm Shayla Copas Interiors announces Malina Tabor as the new Director of Marketing & Public Relations. After a career in corporate marketing and editorial work, Tabor has joined Shayla Copas Interiors to oversee the strategic marketing and public relations for new products and services released.
