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NYSID’s “Design Between the Covers” series delves into the thinking behind interior design books. We launch this series with NYSID alum Elizabeth Lawrence `03 (AAS) on her first book, Decoration, which Rizzoli will publish in September, 2026.
A challenging space will become a safe and beautiful haven for older adults because of this summer social-impact design course with real clients and constraints.
Thanks to funding from The Decorator’s Club Education Fund and the Estate of Joseph Grusczak, the New York School of Interior Design awarded 47 scholarships to Pre-College in 2026.
At Commencement 2025, NYSID's Office of Academic Affairs awarded Hadley Jones ‘25 (MFA1) with the Robert Herring Travel Prize. Hadley, who is now a junior designer at Champalimaud Design, traveled for 17 days in Singapore and Thailand. Here is Hadley’s essay about how her journey through iconic cities and historic landmarks will influence her design work.
In April, Gensler promoted NYSID alum Kevin Garcia ‘17 (MFA2) to Strategy Lead at the age of 33. Strategy is a specialization that few interior design students know exists, and they should, because it’s a highly compensated and growing part of the architecture and interior design business.
Curated by Thomas Mellins and Donald Albrecht, the show opens September 24, 2026, at the New York School of Interior Design and highlights twenty artists who redefined furniture as art.
From May 25 to June 3, 20 NYSID students traveled to Japan in conjunction with a course called Journey to Japan: Art & Design in the World of the Chrysanthemum Throne.
Since 2015, NYSID’s summer Service Learning studio has given MFA1 students the opportunity to work on real-world design projects for nonprofit organizations. Now led by faculty member Terry Kleinberg, the course has grown into a hands-on space for social impact design, where students collaborate and solve complex problems through practice-based learning.
The NYSID community remembers the life and legacy of Scott Ageloff, who passed away on June 2. Ageloff was a distinguished architect, interior designer, and educator. He served as dean of the New York School of Interior Design from 1997 to 2011 and as senior vice president for Academic Affairs from 2007 to 2011.
On Wednesday, May 20, at Commencement 2026, 119 students from 19 countries graduated from the New York School of Interior Design. Design leader Ann Pyne and design media entrepreneur Dennis Scully received honorary doctorates and shared words of wisdom with the Class of 2026.
The New York School of Interior Design will celebrate 119 graduating students on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at NYU Skirball located at 566 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY. Commencement will recognize and celebrate the hard work of the college's talented graduates who have finished their education and are starting a bright future in interior design.
In spring 2026, NYSID Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (BFA) students Natalia Kamesh, Ashanti King-Wynn, Annika Rea, Garvi Shah, and Briana Yannuzzelli traveled to Florence, Italy, for a full semester of study abroad through NYSID’s partnership with the Santa Reparata International School of Art (SRISA)
Recently, the four partners and principals of DesignGLXY Group, NYSID alumni Phoebe Beachner ‘18 (MPSS), Michelle Jacobson ‘18 (MPSS), Cielo Cortes ‘20 (BFA), and Maria Lomanto ‘14 (AAS), noted how many of their clients and friends were wearing products like an Oura Ring or a Whoop to track bio-data.
When you’re selecting which interior design program to invest in, an institution's academics are paramount. The New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) offers some of the most rigorous interior design curricula anywhere, including a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design (MFA1) accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).
Upcoming Events
Join us for the opening reception of Art + Furniture: Designers, Makers, and Advocates on Thursday, September 24 at 6pm, at the NYSID Gallery, 170 East 70th Street.
Whether through patterns, materials, or color, the influence of fashion has always played a role in how we dress our surroundings.
Join award-winning author Carolyn Dailey for an intimate evening celebrating her book, The Creative Entrepreneur, on Wednesday, October 7.
Join us for Dialogues on Design with award-winning architectural designer and decorator Ben Pentreath in conversation with host Dennis Scully on Wednesday, November 4.
Interested in a past event? Watch them online! For those of you who couldn't make one of NYSID's public programs this year, we have added a number of our lectures to the NYSID YouTube channel.
Dialogues on Design
Dialogues on Design consists of a series of four moderated conversations with prominent interior designers where each discusses their approach to their work — their inspiration and influences, their response to trends, and the evolution of the field. We are happy to announce that this year these conversations with leaders in the design world will be moderated by Dennis Scully from Business of Home. Dennis is the host of the BOH podcast, where he explores changes and challenges in facing the Interior Design community.
Exhibitions
Curated by Thomas Mellins and Donald Albrecht, the exhibition Art + Furniture: Designers, Makers, and Advocates will be presented in the New York School of Interior Design Gallery from September 25, 2026, through April 2, 2027.
Past Exhibitions
These exhibitions feature the work of NYSID BFA and MFA candidates who completed their thesis projects in December 2025 and May 2026, and MPS advanced studio projects. Graduating student projects are hypothetical designs based on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
Inspired by the early 20th-century avant-garde Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop), students in Modern Architecture and Design II taught by faculty member Warren Ashworth designed their own “dream objects.”
Sketching the Surface: Exploring the New York School of Interior Design Archives and Contemporary Pattern Design explores the legacy of 20th-century pattern designs from the NYSID Archives—fabric, rugs, carpets, wall coverings, tiles—created by Joann Nelsen, Joe Martin, Joseph Grusczak, and Inez Croom.
These exhibitions feature the work of NYSID BFA and MFA candidates who completed their thesis projects in December 2024 and May 2025, and MPS advanced studio projects. Graduating student projects are hypothetical designs based on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
Academic Calendar
For additional assistance or inquiries about events, call 212-472-1500, ext. 405 or email rsvp@nysid.edu.