David Sprouls, president of the New York School of Interior Design, welcomes readers to the Summer 2026 issue of Atelier.
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NYSID alum and faculty member Claudia Tejeda ’08 (AAS) is the founder and principal of Claudia Giselle Design LLC. A Certified Interior Designer with more than 20 years of experience, she has shaped hospitality, residential, and healthcare interiors. Since 2019, Tejeda has also shared her expertise with NYSID students through Business of Design courses in the Institute for Continuing and Professional Studies (ICPS).
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NYSID alumni Susan Lin ’21 (AAS), Brooke Lichtenstein ’10 (BFA), Yiannos Vrousgos ’10 (BFA), and Susan Marinello ’95 (AAS) have built growing design firms across the country. They share the lessons, strategies, and philosophies that helped transform their start-ups into established brands.
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In the MFA2 Exhibition Design specialty studio, students learn from Ian Gordon, partner at e+i studio and former designer at Studio Libeskind. Gordon guides students through the creative and technical considerations behind exhibitions for museums, galleries, trade shows, and showrooms.
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In an updated BFA project, students explore how interior design can support caregivers, families, and healthcare staff alongside patients. Inspired by the Maggie’s Centres model, the project challenges students to create healthcare environments that balance clinical needs with comfort, respite, and wellbeing.
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The New York School of Interior Design’s curricula and offerings are constantly evolving, pushing the standards of design education further. Hear about NYSID’s exciting new hires, projects, and directions here.
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Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller, founding principals of Carrier and Company Interiors, pair celebrated residential design with a longstanding commitment to mentorship and philanthropy. The NYSID alumni and 2025 Larry Kravet Design Industry Leadership Award honorees support Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club and the next generation of designers.
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Catriona Howard’s ’25 (BFA) Lekker Market transforms a Williamsburg site into a South African marketplace where craft, cuisine and apprenticeship converge. Organic curves, rigid angles, biophilic circulation and flexible vendor displays support a layered mix of markets, housing, library, café and rooftop gathering spaces.
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Sandhya Rajendran’s ’25 (BFA) Chennai community center combines secluded, nature-connected spaces with workshops and therapy areas designed to foster safety and belonging. Designed for safety, privacy and connection, the center features secluded, nature-connected spaces and a group therapy room with a woven-string installation that visualizes shared experiences.
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Carmen Clara Cruz’s ‘25 (MFA1) “Thrive Hive” reimagines a townhouse near Memorial Sloan Kettering as a welcoming recovery clubhouse for young-adult cancer survivors. Inspired by kintsugi, the design combines clinical care, wellness, art therapy and social spaces to celebrate healing, resilience and community.
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Christianna Theofanopoulou ‘25 (MFA2) reimagines a Fifth Avenue landmark as an AI-driven department store, where adaptive pneumatic fitting-room cocoons, responsive lighting and algorithm-inspired circulation create a personalized journey from collective discovery to runway performance.
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Clay Mohrman’s ‘25 (MPSS) Buchanan Hall reimagines graduate housing for marine science students through layered lighting that connects interiors to the waterfront. A DMX-controlled blue cove at the entry reflects local tidal patterns, creating a calming, aquarium-like atmosphere.
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Maria Luciana Viola’s ‘25 (MPSS) Nanushka-inspired SoHo flagship reimagines retail as a sustainable cultural destination, weaving together shopping, exhibitions, workshops and community spaces. Her flexible, low-impact design draws on Hungarian heritage and circular-design principles to create an immersive environment built to evolve.
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