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June 2010 NYSID Alumni event at SICIS showroom in SoHo. Photo: Demetra Moralis
Sharon Reed (AAS, 2005) is developing South Avenue Arts in the 1950s Garwood, New Jersey VFW building. Transformed into a light filled space, South Avenue Arts will be a community arts center with studio space for local artists to rent, art classes for kids and adults, and a gallery/store showcasing affordable and original art, jewelry and home items crafted by local artists.
Henry Roa (MFA-2, 2013) opened a design-build company with two partners from architecture school, each one having different experiences and skills and a passion for the design-construction world. PLATFORM Design-Build Company offers integrated, efficient and cost effective project delivery from design phase and through construction.
Denise Wenacur (BID, 2007), allied ASID, associate IIDA, WBE and DBE certified, is principal of DW Design & Decor LLC. Her work has been widely published including in Westchester Home, Design Bureau, and Home Accents Today. She was voted ‘Best of Houzz’ for the past five years and was a participant in the Cerebral Palsy sponsored Purchase, New York Designer Showhouse. She has been an ASID spokesperson, online color expert for Benjamin Moore paints, and participated in the Architectural Digest Home Show in NYC as a judge and consultant. denisewenacur.com
Polley Wong (MFA-1, 2015) and Briana Earl (MFA-1, 2016) have joined together to create VIU.SPACE, a team of designers who experiment with the latest virtual reality and augmented reality technology to understand, learn, and service the design industry. With a new platform only three years in the making, VIU.SPACE seeks to immerse users into a designed environment.