Posts tagged COVID-19
The Struggle is Worth It

Shruti Kashikar (MFA1 student), Ryan Biggs (BFA, ’21), and Dalia Cunow (BID student) are parents of young children who set out to reinvent themselves through a NYSID education. They say simultaneously parenting and studying at NYSID is challenging, and worth it. Here are their insights, along with those of Penni Morganstein, PsyD, NYSID’s director of counseling services.

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A Color Story

The way NYSID teaches color for interiors is both traditional and innovative. Fine artist and NYSID instructor William Engel ’02 (AAS), and retired NYSID professor Ethel Rompilla ’84 (BFA), formative influences on how color is taught at NYSID, discuss what goes into having an educated “eye” for color. Alumna Andrea LaConte-Magno ’02 (AAS), director of color marketing and development at Benjamin Moore, sheds light on her exciting career in color.

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Stars Come Out at Virtual Nantucket by Design

When Nantucket by Design went virtual last summer during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ellen Fisher, vice president for academic affairs and dean, saw an opportunity to give students an unforgettable learning experience in the form of a contest. She challenged twelve teams of students to design a room in “The Oldest House,” using photos and floor plans, and under the guidance of renowned interior designers connected to the NYSID community.

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Return to Optimism

On the brink of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City, we sat down with alumni at the architecture and interior design firm Stonehill Taylor to discuss their careers and recent projects. During the lockdown, we spoke with the firm’s interiors principal, Sara Duffy, about how the company is adapting and looking toward the future of hospitality design in this uncertain time.

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