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April 2025 2025 IIDA Northern California Student Design Charette Event Recap Student Affairs On Saturday, April 26, the IIDA Northern California Chapter proudly hosted its annual Student Design Charette at Gensler’s San Francisco office. This high-energy event brought together 27 interior design students from across the region for a one-day collaborative design challenge that pushed […]

Designing for a Better Planet

May 2025 How IIDA NC’s Climate Action Committee is Leading Change Mobilizing the design community for bold, collective climate action. In 2021, a group of designers from our IIDA Northern California Chapter came together to form the IIDA NC Climate Action Committee, with a shared goal: to take real, actionable steps toward addressing climate change […]

2025 IIDA Student of the Year Award

May 2025 Nitya Sanjana Reddy Cheruku Named Student of the Year IIDA is proud to recognize Nitya Sanjana Reddy Cheruku, Student IIDA, of the Northern California Chapter, as the 2025 IIDA Student of the Year—an award that honors a student member who exemplifies exceptional leadership, academic excellence, and a deep commitment to advancing the future […]

Celebrating Excellence

March 20, 2025 Event Recap 2025 Honor Awards Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco Read about all the winners and finalists of the 2025 Honor Awards event! A Tribute to Leadership: Honoring Sascha Wagner This year’s Leadership Award was presented to Sascha Wagner, President & CEO of Huntsman Architectural Group. A respected voice in the industry and […]

Elevating Student Success in Interior Design

January 29, 202 Event Recap 2024 StEP Part 3 Student Affairs   On January 29, 2025, IIDA Northern California hosted StEP Part 3: Student Empowerment Program in San Francisco, bringing together aspiring interior designers and industry professionals for an evening of mentorship, career development, and networking. A Night of Professional Growth The event kicked off […]

January 2025 Climate Crawl

January 2025 Event Recap January Climate Crawl HOK Bio-based Building: an introduction with HOK SF’s Sustainability Experts Sustainability is so rich. Not only has her partnership with the building industry led to earth-friendly advances in design products. But as we get to know her better, we realize the wealth of her contributions toward design thinking. […]

2024 Legislator of the Year

November 18, 2024 Senator Angelique V. Ashby honored as IIDA California’s 2024 Legislator of the Year The IIDA Northern and Southern California Chapters of the International Interior Design Association are happy to announce State Senator Angelique V. Ashby as the recipient of our 2024 Legislator of the Year Award. Senator Ashby is the fourth annual […]

A Night of Costumes, Community, and Creativity

October 30, 2024 Event Recap Design After Dark Debuts in San Francisco San Francisco City Center   The IIDA San Francisco City Center hosted its first-ever Design After Dark event on October 30, and it was a night to remember. In place of previous events like Scene Local and Future So Bright, this new celebration […]

Sustainable Innovation Takes Center Stage

September 26, 2024 Event Recap 2024 Design Expo Silicon Valley City Center   The Silicon Valley City Center IIDA Design Expo, held on September 26, 2024, at Urban Blanco in downtown San Jose, was a memorable gathering that brought the design industry’s finest under one roof. This annual event, hosted by the Silicon Valley City […]

Revisit 2024 IIDA Leaders Breakfast

September 13 2024 Event Recap IIDA Leaders Breakfast San Francisco Westin St Francis at Union Square, San Francisco On September 13, 2024, the IIDA Leaders Breakfast united the design community in San Francisco to celebrate the profound impact of design on the global marketplace. Held at a new venue, the historic Westin St. Francis, this […]