Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Spring is here!
Welcome back... Its the start of the new quarter, but there is something refreshingly different around here. The sun is shining the snow has melted away and we can now open the windows to feel the fresh air. Everyone looks relaxed and ready to start another quarter. Good luck everyone and have a good one!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Interior Design Portfolio Show!
It's that time once again..... Portfolio Review
Come to the Art Institute of NYC Gallery
This Wednesday @ 5:00
Great People, Great Food, Amazing Portfolio's
Come to the Art Institute of NYC Gallery
This Wednesday @ 5:00
Great People, Great Food, Amazing Portfolio's
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Architectural Digest Home Show
This weekend I was given the opportunity to attend the architectural Digest home show. my favorite part was the student exhibits of dining areas. here they are for you to see!And yes that man is real haha
Thursday, March 4, 2010
From the desk of Erin Cantor:
March 2010
Save the Date:
March 18, 2010 @ 10 a.m.
the Battery Park City Library Opening
Mark your calendar.
Battery Park City, our first green Library in Manhattan
Join in and then tell us all about this grand opening!!!
Save the Date:
March 18, 2010 @ 10 a.m.
the Battery Park City Library Opening
Mark your calendar.
Battery Park City, our first green Library in Manhattan
Join in and then tell us all about this grand opening!!!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
-AI Movie NIght !
Come join in on the festivities...
Movie "Fountainhead"
Monday February 22nd 5:30-7:30
Individualistic and idealistic architect Howard Roark is expelled from college because his designs fail to fit with existing architectural thinking. He seems unemployable but finally lands a job with like-minded Henry Cameron, however within a few years Cameron drinks himself to death, warning Roark that the same fate awaits unless he compromises his ideals. Roark is determined to retain his artistic integrity at all costs.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The Highlight This Month!!!
Fashion Meets Interior Design.
Throughout history architecture has been an inspiration for all types of artists. The attention to detail, the beautiful facade, and the overwhelming size to say the least, can certainly inspire someone in the creation process. Featured in our very own gallery,(11-17 Beach st. Manhattan, NY) Fashion Designe students, Vikki Nulman and Heather Slingerland, found their inspiration through architecture, such as Toyo Ito's building "The Tod's" in Omotesando.
The interior design students were intrigued by this concept and edger to see their designs. Loving the concept of "inspiration through architecture", Rich Munson dreamed up a gallery installation that completely transformed the gallery into a siren Japanese oasis. After hard work from both ID and FD the gallery is finished and ready for the show! Thursday February,4th @5:00......Be there for the show...be there for the Food...just be there!
ID students Zach Vitelli, Jonathan Cheng, Richard Huffman
FD Students Heather slingerland and Vikki Nulman
Throughout history architecture has been an inspiration for all types of artists. The attention to detail, the beautiful facade, and the overwhelming size to say the least, can certainly inspire someone in the creation process. Featured in our very own gallery,(11-17 Beach st. Manhattan, NY) Fashion Designe students, Vikki Nulman and Heather Slingerland, found their inspiration through architecture, such as Toyo Ito's building "The Tod's" in Omotesando.
The interior design students were intrigued by this concept and edger to see their designs. Loving the concept of "inspiration through architecture", Rich Munson dreamed up a gallery installation that completely transformed the gallery into a siren Japanese oasis. After hard work from both ID and FD the gallery is finished and ready for the show! Thursday February,4th @5:00......Be there for the show...be there for the Food...just be there!
ID students Zach Vitelli, Jonathan Cheng, Richard Huffman
FD Students Heather slingerland and Vikki Nulman
Thursday, January 28, 2010
ID/FD Sneak peak !!
Make sure to stop by and see the finished product! Our ID students along with the FD students worked on this instillation, to transform the gallery into a Japanese oasis, filled with architecture inspired garments created by the fashion students. closing party will be on February 12th! hope to see you there.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Straight from Erin Cantor's Desk!
Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future
On display at the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY)
through Sunday, January 31, 2010
1220 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10029
Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future
Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future is the first retrospective of this architect's career, which was one of the most prolific, unorthodox, and controversial in the history of 20th-century architecture. From the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport (picture above) and the St. Louis Gateway Arch to the Pedestal Chair for Knoll Associates, Saarinen (1910-1961) created some of the most potent expressions of American identity after World War II. Featuring sketches, working drawings, models, photographs, furnishings, films, and other ephemera, the exhibition examines the architect's career from the 1930s through the early 1960s.
ASSA ABLOY is the global sponsor of Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future.
“scholarly and thoroughly researched... long overdue...”
—The New Criterion
“the curves and glossy surfaces are as seductive as ever... ”
—The New York Times
“profoundly moving... ”
—The Wall Street Journal
The Future at Home: American Furniture, 1940-1955
On display at MCNY through Monday, February 8, 2010
The Future at Home: American Furniture
Presented in conjunction with Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future, this selection of furniture, textiles, and print materials demonstrates the height of the modern movement in American home design. Characterized by simple forms using industrial materials, it was championed by well-known figures such as Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames along with many lesser-known designers.
The aesthetic they created in the 1940s and 1950s drew on prewar European modernism and rose to become a defining element of American design at mid- 20th century.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
A note from Erin Cantor...
More Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Tours
Saturday & Sunday, January 23 & 24
Saturday, January 30
Due to high demand, OHNY and the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association are again offering special guided tours of the world's oldest subway tunnel, built in 1844 and constructed in seven months using only hand tools and primitive equipment.
Bob Diamond, who rediscovered the tunnel in 1980, will lead tours through the half-mile long underground space. Learn more about the tour and purchase tickets go to www.nycharities.org
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Special congrats to our Grads!!
Top:(from left)John Tavarez,Theresa Puchkoff,Robyn Wong,Theresa Giannone,Manda Dabovic,Jessica OrtegaBottom: Cassandra Geralis,Marlene Rodrigues,Paula Gil Lugo
Marlene Rodrigues
Theresa Puchkoff
Manda Dabovic
Jessica Ortega
John Tavarez
Theresa Giannone
Robyn Wong
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Inspiration for today...
The Amazing Green Roof Art School in Singapore
All I can say is WOW! this really is amazing. Not only is this rooftop a green design, but it is also beautiful, I love the way it slopes down to the ground as if it were a walk way to an enchanted forest. I think this is a great idea and I feel it would be beneficial here in NYC. This idea has been used before but never at this altitude, this school went above and beyond! I love it, how about you?
Monday, January 11, 2010
Straight from Erin Cantor's Desk!
Date: January 13, 2009
Location: Museum of the City of New York, New York
Cindy Allen, editor in chief of Interior Design magazine, will moderate a discussion about mid-20th-century modern furniture, exploring both its historical context and its relevance today. She will be joined by Donald Albrecht, Museum of the City of New York Curator of Architecture and Design; Phyllis Ross, author of Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living (Yale University Press, 2009), and Andy Lin and Larry Weinberg, exhibition lenders and founders of Lin/Weinberg Gallery: 20th Century Modern Furnishings. Presented in conjunction with the exhibitions Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future and The Future at Home: American Furniture, 1940-1955, co-curated by Albrecht and Ross.
Reservations required: 917.492.3395 or www.mcny.org/public-programs/$6 museum members; $8 seniors and students; $12 non-members
mcny.org/public-programs
Location: Museum of the City of New York, New York
Cindy Allen, editor in chief of Interior Design magazine, will moderate a discussion about mid-20th-century modern furniture, exploring both its historical context and its relevance today. She will be joined by Donald Albrecht, Museum of the City of New York Curator of Architecture and Design; Phyllis Ross, author of Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living (Yale University Press, 2009), and Andy Lin and Larry Weinberg, exhibition lenders and founders of Lin/Weinberg Gallery: 20th Century Modern Furnishings. Presented in conjunction with the exhibitions Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future and The Future at Home: American Furniture, 1940-1955, co-curated by Albrecht and Ross.
Reservations required: 917.492.3395 or www.mcny.org/public-programs/$6 museum members; $8 seniors and students; $12 non-members
mcny.org/public-programs
We not only look good but, we are smart too.....
Interior designers have many "Hats" and I'm not just talking about our fashionable good looks. We must be in control of every aspect, we must know our plans inside and out, right down to the type of screw you want on the inside of the cabinets....Yes I know, it's crazy to think about! Interior designers must be "creative, imaginative and artistic. They also need to be disciplined, organized and skilled business people. Combining knowledge with aesthetic vision, interior designers work with clients and other design professionals to develop design solutions that are safe, functional, attractive and meet the needs of the people using the space". http://www.careersininteriordesign.com/what.html.
We are in what you call a service profession, which means we only make money if the client absolutely loves the product or design...and that’s not as easy as it sounds. I'm sure all you ID students figured that out already from the classroom crits, imagine if you actually brought those drawings to life and they were not the big hit you expected...OOPS?
Here are some strategies and suggestions from careersininteriordesign.com
* Artistic and Technical Requirements
Interior designers must know how to plan a space and how to present that plan visually so that it can be communicated to the client. Interior designers must also know about the materials and products that will be used to create and furnish the space, and how texture, color, lighting and other factors combine and interact to make a space. In addition, interior designers must understand the structural requirements of their plans, the health and safety issues, building codes, and many other technical aspects.
* Interpersonal Communications
Interior designers must be comfortable meeting and dealing with many kinds of people. They must communicate clearly and effectively, as well as be attentive listeners. Because they often must work with architects, contractors and other service providers, interior designers need to be both good team leaders and good team players. They must be willing to negotiate and mediate when necessary to solve problems.
* Management Strategies
Interior designers must have excellent time and project management abilities since they frequently work on more than one project at a time under demanding deadlines. Interior designers must understand business planning, and they need to know how to sell their ideas to clients, create informative and persuasive proposals and presentations, and maintain good client relationships.
Yes we must be a sales person, contractor, electrician, a leader, negotiator, and many more but the most important "Hat" you will have to wear in this field is the manager of your own life, you must be able to multi task. O yes, and don't for get to look your best...We always do!
We are in what you call a service profession, which means we only make money if the client absolutely loves the product or design...and that’s not as easy as it sounds. I'm sure all you ID students figured that out already from the classroom crits, imagine if you actually brought those drawings to life and they were not the big hit you expected...OOPS?
Here are some strategies and suggestions from careersininteriordesign.com
* Artistic and Technical Requirements
Interior designers must know how to plan a space and how to present that plan visually so that it can be communicated to the client. Interior designers must also know about the materials and products that will be used to create and furnish the space, and how texture, color, lighting and other factors combine and interact to make a space. In addition, interior designers must understand the structural requirements of their plans, the health and safety issues, building codes, and many other technical aspects.
* Interpersonal Communications
Interior designers must be comfortable meeting and dealing with many kinds of people. They must communicate clearly and effectively, as well as be attentive listeners. Because they often must work with architects, contractors and other service providers, interior designers need to be both good team leaders and good team players. They must be willing to negotiate and mediate when necessary to solve problems.
* Management Strategies
Interior designers must have excellent time and project management abilities since they frequently work on more than one project at a time under demanding deadlines. Interior designers must understand business planning, and they need to know how to sell their ideas to clients, create informative and persuasive proposals and presentations, and maintain good client relationships.
Yes we must be a sales person, contractor, electrician, a leader, negotiator, and many more but the most important "Hat" you will have to wear in this field is the manager of your own life, you must be able to multi task. O yes, and don't for get to look your best...We always do!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Blood, Sweat, and Tears!!! Interior Design...
So Monday is your first day back to classes, good thing it's nasty outside because it's time for you to get to work!
As we all have said time and time again interior design is by far the toughest program at the school. We have loads of work week after week. we stay up late at night and get up early in the morning, we yell at our computers, cry in class, slice our fingers or even glue them together but when we finish that final detail and add the dimensions to our floor plans the work is done and we are proud!! It's the greatest feeling of accomplishment when we post those annoying gray foam core boards up, and the class wows at your presentation.
We decided to start this blog to connect with student, faculty, and designers. We thought the name "No, we're not decorators" was perfect. Time and time again interior design is called decorating. I as an interior design graduate, feel like we do not get the recognition we deserve for all the hard work we do. Don't get me wrong decorating is a hard job and not everyone can do it, but decorating is just the finishing touch to our grand idea. We go to school to study Architecture, lighting, space planning, Detailing, Drafting/Cad, building systems and codes. I feel that this site can help our department get the message out "no we're not decorators" but, we do it all while looking fabulous!!
As we all have said time and time again interior design is by far the toughest program at the school. We have loads of work week after week. we stay up late at night and get up early in the morning, we yell at our computers, cry in class, slice our fingers or even glue them together but when we finish that final detail and add the dimensions to our floor plans the work is done and we are proud!! It's the greatest feeling of accomplishment when we post those annoying gray foam core boards up, and the class wows at your presentation.
We decided to start this blog to connect with student, faculty, and designers. We thought the name "No, we're not decorators" was perfect. Time and time again interior design is called decorating. I as an interior design graduate, feel like we do not get the recognition we deserve for all the hard work we do. Don't get me wrong decorating is a hard job and not everyone can do it, but decorating is just the finishing touch to our grand idea. We go to school to study Architecture, lighting, space planning, Detailing, Drafting/Cad, building systems and codes. I feel that this site can help our department get the message out "no we're not decorators" but, we do it all while looking fabulous!!
American Society of Interior Designers
About ASID
ASID is a community of people driven by a common love for design and committed to the belief that interior design, as a service to people, is a powerful, multi-faceted profession that can positively change people’s lives. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate and celebrate the power of design to positively change people’s lives. Its more than 40,000 members engage in a variety of professional programs and activities through a network of 48 chapters throughout the United States and Canada. You can learn more about our latest initiatives by reviewing our strategic plan.
Founded in 1975, the American Society of Interior Designers is the oldest, largest and leading professional organization for interior designers. While the Society celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2005, the rich, vibrant history of the organization goes back further--much further--to the founding of its predecessor organizations, the American Institute of Interior Designers (AID) and the National Society of Interior Designers (NSID). The History of ASID: 30 Years of Advancing the Interior Design Profession was published in 2005 to commemorate the Society's rich and vibrant history. For more information, click here.
ASID inspires and enriches its members by promoting the value of interior design, while providing indispensable knowledge and experiences that build relationships. Of the Society's 20,000 practicing interior designers, 6,500 practice primarily in the commercial field with 4,000 practicing primarily as residential designers. The remaining 9,500 work in both commercial and residential design. Professional members of ASID must pass rigorous acceptance standards: they must have a combination of accredited design education and/or full-time work experience and pass a two-day accreditation examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ).
ASID Industry Partners include more than 2,500 member firms with more than 8,000 individual representatives, uniting the professional designer with manufacturers of design-related products and services.
The Society's membership also includes more than 12,000 students of interior design. ASID has student chapters at colleges, universities and design schools with 2-year and 4-year programs throughout the U.S. and "virtual" chapters through Rhodec International and The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online.
ASID is a community of people driven by a common love for design and committed to the belief that interior design, as a service to people, is a powerful, multi-faceted profession that can positively change people’s lives. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate and celebrate the power of design to positively change people’s lives. Its more than 40,000 members engage in a variety of professional programs and activities through a network of 48 chapters throughout the United States and Canada. You can learn more about our latest initiatives by reviewing our strategic plan.
Founded in 1975, the American Society of Interior Designers is the oldest, largest and leading professional organization for interior designers. While the Society celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2005, the rich, vibrant history of the organization goes back further--much further--to the founding of its predecessor organizations, the American Institute of Interior Designers (AID) and the National Society of Interior Designers (NSID). The History of ASID: 30 Years of Advancing the Interior Design Profession was published in 2005 to commemorate the Society's rich and vibrant history. For more information, click here.
ASID inspires and enriches its members by promoting the value of interior design, while providing indispensable knowledge and experiences that build relationships. Of the Society's 20,000 practicing interior designers, 6,500 practice primarily in the commercial field with 4,000 practicing primarily as residential designers. The remaining 9,500 work in both commercial and residential design. Professional members of ASID must pass rigorous acceptance standards: they must have a combination of accredited design education and/or full-time work experience and pass a two-day accreditation examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ).
ASID Industry Partners include more than 2,500 member firms with more than 8,000 individual representatives, uniting the professional designer with manufacturers of design-related products and services.
The Society's membership also includes more than 12,000 students of interior design. ASID has student chapters at colleges, universities and design schools with 2-year and 4-year programs throughout the U.S. and "virtual" chapters through Rhodec International and The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online.
Here is a list of ID events taking place in NYC:(remember it's all about who you know...so get out there and meet someone!)
January 29 to February 4--
The New York Gift & Home Textiles Market Week at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 nyhometextiles
January 30 to February 4--
New York International Gift Fair®, Jacob Javits Convention Center, NYC, NY 914-421-3200 nyigf
March 8 to 12--
The New York Home Fashions Market Week at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
March 15 to 19--
New York Design Festival at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
March 16--
New York Designer Day at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
March 18 to 21--
Architectural Digest Home Design Show, Pier 94, 12th Ave at 55th St, New York, NY 800-677-6278 archdigesthomeshow
May 15 to 18--
International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY icff
May 16 to 18--
SURTEX®, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY 914-421-3200 surtex
June 7 to 9--
Summer Sample Sale at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
June 15--
Designer Day at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
August 13 to 19--
New York Home Textiles Market Week, Jacobs Javits Convention Center, New York, NY 800-272-SHOW nyhometextiles
August 13 to 19--
New York Gift & Home Textiles Market at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
August 13 to 19--
New York Home Textiles Market Week, Jacobs Javits Convention Center, New York, NY 800-272-SHOW nyhometextiles
August 13 to 19--
New York Gift & Home Textiles Market at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
September 13 to 17--
Gift & Home Fashions Market at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
September 14--
Designer Day at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
October 12 to 15--
New York Tabletop Week at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
November 9--
Designer Day at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
November 29 to December 1--
New York Winter Sample Sale at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
The New York Gift & Home Textiles Market Week at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 nyhometextiles
January 30 to February 4--
New York International Gift Fair®, Jacob Javits Convention Center, NYC, NY 914-421-3200 nyigf
March 8 to 12--
The New York Home Fashions Market Week at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
March 15 to 19--
New York Design Festival at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
March 16--
New York Designer Day at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
March 18 to 21--
Architectural Digest Home Design Show, Pier 94, 12th Ave at 55th St, New York, NY 800-677-6278 archdigesthomeshow
May 15 to 18--
International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY icff
May 16 to 18--
SURTEX®, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY 914-421-3200 surtex
June 7 to 9--
Summer Sample Sale at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
June 15--
Designer Day at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
August 13 to 19--
New York Home Textiles Market Week, Jacobs Javits Convention Center, New York, NY 800-272-SHOW nyhometextiles
August 13 to 19--
New York Gift & Home Textiles Market at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
August 13 to 19--
New York Home Textiles Market Week, Jacobs Javits Convention Center, New York, NY 800-272-SHOW nyhometextiles
August 13 to 19--
New York Gift & Home Textiles Market at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
September 13 to 17--
Gift & Home Fashions Market at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
September 14--
Designer Day at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
October 12 to 15--
New York Tabletop Week at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
November 9--
Designer Day at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
November 29 to December 1--
New York Winter Sample Sale at 7 W New York, NY 212-279-6063 7wnewyork
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