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This year, Jeremiah Brent Design created a scholarship and paid internship exclusively for NYSID students. Alejandra Escalante Barcelo (MFA2), the scholarship winner, shares the scoop on interning at the firm.  

NYSID BFA students Carly Baker, Monica Bittenbender, Rebecca Dudley, and Frida Jansholt share their experiences of starting in NYSID’s BID or AAS and finishing in the BFA.   

Frida Jansholt and Monica Bittenbender, two Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (BFA) students at the New York School of Interior Design, were announced as winners of the Angelo Donghia Foundation's 2025 Student Scholarship Program in Interior Design.

As current students in NYSID’s professional-level Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design (MFA1), David Noeller (MFA1), Meredith Parrot (MFA1), and Jacqueline Emas (MFA1) spent the summer gaining hands-on experience in a variety of design environments, from commercial furniture showrooms to multidisciplinary architecture and design firms. They share with Swagatika Rath (MFA1) how their internships shaped their skills, professional growth, and career perspectives. 

Through its Pre-College Scholarship Fund, NYSID gives high school students a first exposure to the interior design profession at a formative period in their lives. In Summer 2025, major funding of Pre-College scholarships from The Decorators Club Education Fund, Angelo Donghia Foundation, Kravet, Inc., and the Estate of Joseph Grusczak helped young people acquire skills, develop talent, find role models, and envision themselves in the interior design field.

Shaun Fillion, LC, LEED Green Associate, Educator IALD, CLCP, director of NYSID’s Master of Professional Studies in Lighting Design, says only 6% of architecture and design firms have formalized ways to integrate AI into practice, based on a 2025 AIA study. When it comes to the application of AI in lighting design, it’s still a bit of the wild west in the industry, meaning it’s an area of great opportunity both for firms and individuals.

The New York School of Interior Design celebrated its Class of 2025 during a commencement ceremony on May 21, as 103 students from around the world graduated. Design journalist Stellene Volandes and acclaimed designer David Kleinberg received honorary degrees and shared inspiring messages with the graduates.