International Alumni Who Have Built Exciting Careers in the US. NYSID alumni Therese Virserius ’03 (AAS), Jennifer Graham ’85 (BFA), Ruoxi Cui ’13 (MFA1), IIya Pulyaev ’17 (MFA2), and Myoung Joo Chun ’02 (MFA2) on what brought them to the US to study and what kept them here.
Read MoreSocial Impact Design in Rwanda; Alumna Christelle Muhimpundu’s work for MASS Design Group
Read MoreCOVID-19 has made it clear that interior design is, at its core, about well-being. We sat down with three alumni in healthcare design, Elsie St. Léger ’10 (BFA), Peter Agnew ’15 (BFA)/’16 (MPSH), and Pál András Rutkai ’15 (MPSH), to discuss their careers in this rapidly evolving sector.
Read MoreWhen we caught up to chat with Beth Diana Smith ’14 (AAS), she was managing her booming small business through the COVID-19 pandemic, and still finding time to volunteer on the New York School of Interior Design’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission.
Read MoreAge diversity makes NYSID’s BFA program stronger. Monica Seroiczkowski ’20 and Cielo Cortes ’21, two BFA students at different stages of life, discuss their journeys to NYSID, and what they’ve found at the College.
Read MoreMFA-1 students Mika Jiaravanont ’20 and Joanne Park ’20 spent the past two summers participating in community service projects for Safe Horizon, an organization that provides shelter, counseling, and other services to victims of violence. Here’s a deep dive into their experiences!
Read MoreErika Reuter ’06 (BFA) / ’13 (MFA-2) never expected to be a Registered Architect or a project manager. Now she’s both. Her drive and openness to new challenges have moved her interior design career forward.
Read MorePhillip Thomas ’05 (BFA) worked for Ingrao Inc. for six years after graduation. In 2011, he struck out on his own and founded Phillip Thomas Inc. This Manhattan pied-à-terre was one of the first projects he designed as the principal of his eponymous firm.
Read MoreNYSID’s MFA-1 has changed significantly since its inception in 2009, but the resolve of its career-changing students has remained a constant. Shannon Andrews ’11 of HLW, Andrew Kaplan ’14, Topaz Wong ’16 and Carrie Anne Li ’16, all of Gensler; Nick Domitrovich ’12 of NICOLEHOLLIS; and Brett Helsham ’12 of Brett Helsham Designs discuss the education behind their exciting careers.
Read MoreEver dream of being a studio director at a major firm? Becky Button ’01 (BFA) leads a studio for Gensler, and provides us with some insights into her job at a company that employs more than 27 NYSID alumni around the globe.
Read MoreWhen you walk into the third-floor common area of WeWork’s new 135 West 41st Street facility, designed by alumnus Matthew Giampietro ’14 (MFA-1), you’ll find what he calls “four levels of seating.”
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