Why I Give: The Duffy Family
Why I Give: The Duffy Family

“Our children are well taken care of. I wanted to share some of our resources with other people who might have less. When Anne and I were young, neither of us could afford to travel to far-flung places. Later in our lives, Anne and I visited India, China, Burma, Vietnam, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, and many parts of Latin America. Morocco was a highlight of our life. Exploring these roads less traveled ripped me out of my own experience and deepened and broadened my understanding of the world. This kind of educational experience, through a school like NYSID, seemed to be the greatest gift we could give.”

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Why I Give, summer 2024Boyd DelanceyGiving
Portfolio: Motomu “Lucia” Sakakibara '23 (BFA)
Portfolio: Motomu “Lucia” Sakakibara '23 (BFA)

As Motomu “Lucia” Sakakibara ’23 (BFA) embarked on her thesis research, she envisioned a destination where people in metropolitan areas could go for decompression and self-reflection. Her models were Storm King, Dia Beacon, and Grace Farms, non-profit cultural organizations that brought her quietude and inspiration when she needed space from the city. For her cultural organization’s location, she chose a 1930s building, originally a stable, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, on a plot of land ringed by woods.

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Portfolio, summer 2024Boyd Delanceystudent work
Portfolio: Charlotte Doody '23 (MFA1)
Portfolio: Charlotte Doody '23 (MFA1)

Chairman’s Award winner Charlotte Doody '23 (MFA1) researched many spas and wellness centers in preparation for her thesis. Her inquiry resulted in this revelation: “In modern day America, taking care of one’s health has become a sacred practice—a pilgrimage towards balance and well-being.” So she designed Aether Wellness Center around the idea that, “health is a new religion.”

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Portfolio, summer 2024Boyd Delanceystudent work, MFA1
Portfolio: Nivedhitha Ravi '23 (MFA2)
Portfolio: Nivedhitha Ravi '23 (MFA2)

For her thesis, Nivedhitha Ravi '23 (MFA2) was determined to “translate the needs of seniors into spatial solutions” in an innovative community for elders. Her intended client was the National Council on Aging. She researched the specific needs of current New York City seniors, because context and culture make design stronger. She found that, “Seniors need to be able to move around, but existing nursing homes restrict movement in an effort to reduce falls.”

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Portfolio, summer 2024Boyd Delanceystudent work, MFA2
Portfolio: Nirali Prajapati '23 (MPSL)
Portfolio: Nirali Prajapati '23 (MPSL)

“The intent was for the design to be able to minimize light trespass (from inside to outside and outside to inside) without compromising the safety of a student campus,” Nirali Prajapati ‘23 (MPSL) says. “This translated into Dark Sky-friendly lighting, flexibility for personalization in private units, and sustainability and durability becoming the basis for the lighting design approach.”

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Portfolio, summer 2024Boyd Delanceygraduate study, student work, MPS, MPSL
Illuminating a Demand
Illuminating a Demand

The New York School of Interior Design’s one-year, post-professional Master of Professional Studies in Lighting Design (MPSL) has a 100 percent employment rate for graduates within 6 months of the program’s completion, and has for years…. MPSL Program Director Shaun Fillion, LC, CLCP, Educator IALD, as well as alumni Estefania Diaz ’15 (MPSL) / ’16 (MPSS), Lighting Designer at Ventresca Lighting Designers; Iliana Filotheidi ’19 (MPSL), Senior Lighting Designer at HLB Lighting Design; and Diogo Coelho ’18 (MPSL), Lighting Product Manager at Amerlux, share their insights.

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summer 2023, alumni, lighting designBoyd Delanceyalumni, Atelier
The Secrets of Bespoke Design
The Secrets of Bespoke Design

Interior designers’ relationships with artisans are extremely valuable. Designers and master craftspeople become partners in making, collaborating around every detail to turn their customers’ dreams into reality. Perhaps there’s no one better suited to teach what’s behind this process than Harry Heissmann, the owner of Harry Heissmann Inc. and the instructor of NYSID’s quartet of courses called “Advanced Trade Techniques,” which teach students high-level designing in Custom Upholstery (I), Custom Flooring (II), Custom Wall Treatments (III), and Custom Cabinetry (IV). Heissmann shares his thoughts with Atelier Managing Editor Jennifer Dorr here.    

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summer 2023Boyd DelanceyAtelier
The Legacy of Maria Spears
The Legacy of Maria Spears

NYSID alumna Maria Spears left the NYSID Board of Trustees at the end of 2022, after a six-year tenure, in order to focus on family and traveling the world with her beloved husband, William. From the time she joined the board in May 2016, Spears was a visionary and generous benefactor of the College. Says NYSID president David Sprouls, “If you know Maria, you understand that her energy, vibrance, and enthusiasm are infectious. She’s had a tremendous impact on NYSID’s students in more ways than one.”

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Why I Give, summer 2023Boyd DelanceyGiving
Portfolio: Grace Spiezia '22 (MPSS) and Samantha Berlanga '22 (MPSS)
Portfolio: Grace Spiezia '22 (MPSS) and Samantha Berlanga '22 (MPSS)

With Prohibition, Grace Spiezia and Samantha Berlanga set out to create a full-service healthy dining experience, offering locally sourced, pesticide-free foods in the footprint of a real building in Tribeca. The commercial space includes a market, outdoor eating, restaurant spaces, and a speakeasy, hidden by a secret entrance on the first floor.

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Portfolio, summer 2023Boyd Delanceygraduate study, student work, MPS, MPSS