News And Updates
Karianne, a DesignBoston reader that works at Suffolk University’s New England School of Design, just tipped me off to a great, green design event happening today!
Design for the Environment 2010 is NESAD’s 4th annual green design trade show, featuring 26 local, national and international design companies, with an aim at showcasing their best, most environmentally-friendly designs.
The design community, along with society as a whole, has become aware that a new, more “bio-friendly” approach design must be taken if we are to stop polluting our earth, wasting energy and resources and jeopardizing the health of all species. Design firms are looked to for expertise in these areas and educated designers must be conversant with both design strategies and building technologies associated with environmentally responsible structures and spaces. Those designers who adapt and respond to changing global energy and resource issues through sustainable design will pursue their profession in a socially and environmentally responsible way.
Design for the Environment 2010 is taking place today, from 12:00 to 2:30, at the NESAD Galleria
NESAD Galleria
10 St. James Ave (the same building as Landry & Arcari and Montage)
Boston, MA
Two years ago, I posted a list of 13 interior design scholarships. The post was well received, and I hope proved useful for at least a few of you.
In an effort to update that list, I went through and checked which of these scholarships were still available, which weren’t, and what new scholarships were added. It’s was great to see that, as the nation slowly recovers its economic stability, there are three more scholarships available than when I put the last list together.
In all, I found 16 scholarships for interior design:
IFDA Interior Design Scholarships
All applications must be postmarked between March 1 and March 31. Results will be announced by July 31.
IFDA Leaders Commemorative Scholarship, $1,500
Open To Currently Enrolled, Full Time Undergraduate Student, Extra Credit For Volunteer Work/Leadership
Part time Student Scholarship, $1,500
Open To Currently Enrolled, Part Time Undergraduate Student
IFDA Student Member Scholarship, $2,000
Open To Currently Enrolled, Full Time Undergraduate, IFDA Student Member
Ruth Clark Furniture Design Scholarship, $3,000
Open To Currently Enrolled, Full Or Part Time Undergraduate Or Graduate Student
Vercille Voss IFDA Graduate Student Scholarship, $2,000
Open To Currently Enrolled, Full Or Part Time Graduate Student
Green/Sustainable Design Scholarship, $1,500
Open To Currently Enrolled, Full Or Part Time Undergraduate Or Graduate Student
Marketing Internship Scholarship, $1500
Diverse Eligibility Requirements; Internship must be in furnishings/design related field; Recipient Notified by June 15th
ASID Interior Design Scholarships
All applications must be postmarked by March 1 (today!).
Mabelle Wilhelmina Boldt Scholarship , $2,000
Open to IIDA students who are enrolled in or have applied for admission to a graduate-level interior design program at a degree-granting institution. Applicants must have been practicing designers for a period of at least five years prior to returning to graduate school level.
Joel Polsky Academic Achievement Award, $1,000
Given annually by the ASID Educational Foundation to recognize an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student’s interior design research or thesis project.
Joel Polsky Prize, $1,000
Not to be confused with the previous award, this scholarship is for outstanding academic contributions to the discipline of interior design through literature or visual communication.
Yale R. Burge Competition, $750
Open to all students in their final year of undergraduate study enrolled in at least a three-year program of interior design.
Irene Winifred Eno Grant, $1,000
Open to individuals or groups engaged in the creation of an educational program(s) or an interior design research project dedicated to health, safety and welfare.
Dora Brahms Award, $1,500
Open biennially to educational institutions on behalf of their students in historic preservation and/or restoration studies, to encourage and support the advancement of professional activities in historic preservation and/or restoration.
IIDA Interior Design Scholarships
Lloy Hack Memorial Fund, $1,500
Open to IIDA Student Members who participate in IIDA’s Annual Mentoring Week.
Design Sponge Scholarships, $1,300-$5,500 (in 2008)
Open To Currently Enrolled, Full Time Undergraduate Student in Art or Design. Full details for this year’s scholarship will be announced in the fall.
2010 Genuine Design Scholarship, $8,500 split among 4 finalists
Entrants must currently be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited university in the U.S. and pursuing a degree in a design-related field.
Know of any scholarships or grants that I didn’t list? Let us know in the comments!
The pinkcommagallery has issued a call for entries for their inaugural Design Biennial Boston 2010 exhibit, a review of “design works that represent creative approaches and solutions to issues in contemporary design.”
Design Biennial Boston will be a “juried exhibition of the most significant emerging voices among Greater Boston’s early-career design talent (including practices working in architecture, landscape architecture, graphic design, industrial design, and interior design).”
To be considered for the exhibition, a designer must meet the following criteria:
Applicants must practice in Greater Boston, including the metropolitan area and suburbs;
Applicants must have graduated from a design or architecture program;
Applicants may work in another firm, but the work presented must have been completed
independently;
Applicants must have been in independent practice for fewer than 10 years or may be anyone
up to 45 years old, no matter how long they have been in practice;
Applicants may be a collaborative team or a firm if all applicants meet the criteria above.
Selected participants will be presented at the Design Biennial Boston 2010 exhibition at the pinkcommagallery and showcased in an accompanying pamplet publication.
The jury comes from across the spectrum of design in Boston:
Mark Pasnik, Chris Grimley, Michael Kubo, pinkcomma gallery.
Stefane Barbeau, Vessel.
Beate Becker, DIGMA.
Eric Höweler, Höweler + Yoon Architecture.
Fritz Klaetke, Visual Dialogue.
Dennis Kois, Director, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum.
Amanda Lawrence, PRAXIS.
Beth Whittaker, MERGE Architects.
Interested in submitting for the Design Biennial Boston 2010 exhibition? Get all the details and application here, but hurry – all entries must be received at the gallery by 4:00pm on March 12. The exhibition will take place in late spring.
Last night, I had the chance to sit down, enjoy a great meal, and talk shop with a few great designers.
I made my way through the rain from Downtown, across the Common and onto Charles St. I was the first to arrive at the Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro and got a moment to take in the intimate bar area. Shortly after, I was joined by the evening’s hosts, Lauren Gilbert of The Rug Company and David Anthony Harris of Duc Duc and MasonGray, who had traveled up from New York to visit clients around Boston.
We found our table and started talking about the differences between the different neighborhood of the city, and how shockingly less expensive apartments in Boston are compared to Manhattan. A few minutes later, the last of our group arrived, local husband and wife architects Lisa Cunningham and George Warner of Warner + Cunningham. Koo de Kir’s Kristine Irving was scheduled to join us, but had to cancel because of a busy workload — a great problem to have!
Dinner conversation revolved around growing up in various parts of the country, kiteboarding (a favorite sport for George), blending modernism and traditionalism, building a home in the rain forest of Puerto Rico, and, of course, catalogs from The Rug Company, Duc Duc and MasonGray.
Both catalogs do a beautiful job representing each company. The Rug Company’s catalog is more akin to a coffee table book, with huge, colorful photos of their rugs and accent pieces in amazing settings. The combined Duc Duc/Mason Gray catalog set resembles a scrap book of classic Americana — a reminder that all of their pieces are designed in New York and constructed in Connecticut — wrapped and tied with a piece of leather.
Also discussed was David’s new venture, the New Traditionalists, which is set to be introduced at the upcoming Architectural Digest Home Show in New York. According to David, the adult furniture line is “traditional, with a twist”, similar to the MasonGray children’s line. No pictures yet, so we’ll have to head to the AD Home show and see for ourselves.
In all, wonderful people, great food, even better conversation. A fantastic dinner.
Earlier this week, Yale Appliance & Lighting CEO Steve Sheinkopf announced that his company is now the lighting consultant on This Old House, the venerable home improvement show. In this new effort, Yale will work with the homeowners and This Old House designers to find the best fit to personalize their home — the same as what they do every day, but with cameras.
The thing that surprises me about this, is why it didn’t happen sooner. Yale Appliance and Electric has been a Dorchester landmark since 1923. This Old House has been rebuilding homes in the area for the last 31 years, and is the inspiration for pretty much all home improvement television.
Yale and This Old House have worked together on two homes so far, and are looking at extending the relationship into future projects.
Take a look at a recap of choosing the lighting for the kitchen in this recent episode. In it, Yale lighting specialist Bob Joyce explains the differences between incandescent, fluorescent and LED lighting, and the options for undercabinet and recessed lighting.
Now, if they only needed a blogger to document their progress… (hint, hint)
…but it’s for a good reason!
When I should have been writing about the great designers I’m coming across, I’ve been working with Joyce — not just a blogger but also a freelance photographer and graphic designer — on designing and programming a new DesignBoston.org.
The basic layout is all set, but there’s still much to be done. We’re hoping to be finished in the next few days. When that happens, the site will be unavailable for a short time while we make the switchover.
In the meantime, I’ll be sure to post as often as I can.
Thanks for your patience!
(Yes, I was dared to put this old school .gif up. 
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Recently, interior designer Charise Glasson shared her favorite design maganzines. All over the internet, people have been talking about what changes need to be made to save magazines. What content needs to change? Will advertisers come back to magazines? Will readers? Will they all go online? Even Elle Decor’s Margaret Russell discussed this in last month’s issue.
One group of consumers is putting their money where their mouth is. They want to build a group of support for the magazine industry by having everyone buy a magazine on the same day — tomorrow, February 1, to be precise. They even made a Facebook fan page, imaginatively titled “Save the Magazines!! Make Feb 1st National Buy a Magazine Day!”
I’m not sure if corralling everyone to buy a magazine on one day is going to cure the magazine industry’s ills, but it’s nice to see people wanting to do something to save a media platform they care about. And it’s fun, so why not?
Tomorrow, I think I’m going to buy three magazines — at least one that I wouldn’t otherwise buy — and subscribe to at least one. All design, of course.
I’ll see you tomorrow, in the magazine section.
(photo via Flickr)
In an effort to highlight as many sources of great design deals as possible (and also to clean up our content stream), the DesignBoston team is going to start listing all sales in one post, starting with this one. Let us know how you like it, and if you’re shop is having a sale that should be listed!
Grand – 20% off everything in the store to celebrate their 2nd birthday on Saturday 1/30 – with a party that night!
Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams – 35-70% off floor samples and select stock (and 20% off select upholstery) through 1/31.
Vessel – Bring in 3 non-perishable food items and get 15% off Gus* Modern furniture and accessories through 1/31.
DWR – 15% off all upholstery and rugs through 2/2.
Infusion Furniture – 50% off selected inventory: Side tables, coffee tables, console tables, etc. Contact for more details.
New England Home magazine is on a search for the top young designers in New England, and they need your help.
New England Home is taking your nominations for the top architects, interior, furniture, or home-product designers under 40 years old. “Selected by an all-star committee of regional design leaders, 5 Under 40 winners are the people to watch, producing some of the most beautiful and innovative work available today.”
Each winner will have the opportunity to design a custom rug that will be produced by Landry & Arcari, the presenting sponsor. These rugs will be auctioned off at a celebration honoring the winners on June 10.
This is a great opportunity to help talented, young designers gain some well-deserved recognition. But you have to hurry – nominations end at 5pm on January 31. Winners will be announced in a March press release, in the May/June issue of New England Home, and right here on DesignBoston.
Saying 2009 was a tough year for design magazines is quite an understatement. With the loss of Domino, Metropolitan Home, ID and scores of others, last year was the hardest ever on the publishing industry.
Like many of you, I’m sure, this hit me pretty hard. I LOVE design magazines. I mean, sure, I love the multitude of design blogs out there (I’d better, right?), but there’s something about holding a magazine (or especially a coffee table book, but that’s getting off the subject), seeing some of the best photographers shots of fantastic rooms, let alone read about how these spaces came to be. The combination of tactile and visual experience can’t be matched online.
I knew I wasn’t the only one who felt this way, so I reached out to my friend, interior designer Charise Glasson, and asked which magazines were her must-haves. And, like a true design fanatic, she reads several cover-to-cover every month. Take a look at Charise’s “Magazines I lust, love and simply can NOT live without” (that was the subject of her email!):
1. Veranda
3. Elle Decor
EDIT: Southern Accent was actually one of the victims of 2009.
9. Elle Wonen
10. Haute Living
13. Real Simple
14. Home & Design
15. Dwell
16. Artichoke
She also included a number of local magazines separately:
17. New England Home
19. Boston Home
20. Boston Design
Wow, what a list! Thank you, Charise! What interesting to think is, to manage annual subscriptions to all of these magazines, you’d have to renew roughly two subscriptions every month. At $10-20 per subscriptions, it’s not a huge expense per month, especially compared to what it would cost over the counter -
What about you? What magazines can simply NOT miss an issue of?