A Designer’s Voice in San Fran: IIDA Distinguished Achievement Honoree Tom DiRenzo

  Each year in northern California, IIDA bestows a Distinguished Achievement Award upon an outstanding service provider. This year’s honoree is Tom DiRenzo, A&D director at San Francisco Herman Miller dealer CRI. Mr. DiRenzo has been active in IIDA for more than 11 years. He’s known for his wit, his wicked sense of humor – always appreciated by audiences at IIDA’s Honor Awards, which he co-hosts every year – and for his willingness to support, mentor and speak up for all aspects of design unstintingly. Officeinsight met with Mr. DiRenzo to glean some ideas and tips for all of us who work to support those in the design community. officeinsight (OI): How did you get “the call” to be in our industry? Tom DiRenzo (TD): I’m an Italian from New Jersey, and I’d always wanted to live in California. I graduated from college with a degree in Journalism, which is …