The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) hosted its 21st Annual Industry Roundtable on January 12-14, 2018, engaging a group of some of the industry’s top leaders for a discussion on topics relevant to the interior design profession. “The Business of Design”, the overarching theme of this year’s meeting, encouraged participants to think not only about their own businesses and teams, but the ways in which design impacts the unique cultures and ultimately, the bottom lines of their clients.
“The heart of the design industry has always been people – they’re at the core of what designers do,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP, who moderated the discussion.
The Roundtable featured presentations given by key leaders across varied verticals. Dana Arnett, vice chairman and founding partner and Patrick Palmer, partner and strategy practice lead at VSA Partners gave a dynamic presentation on “Design, Data and the Pursuit of Design Excellence”, and speaker and communications consultant Ken Schmidt led an energetic discussion on “Leading Winning Teams”.
Other keynotes included “People Services and Design: Aligning People, Space, Human Resources and Design,” given by Michael F. Ramirez, executive vice president – people, places and administration at Herman Miller, Inc. and “Innovation Culture,” given by Johannes Lampela, director of design, LA studio at Designworks, a BMW Group Company.
Industry Roundtable participants included:
- Alan Almasy, Industry IIDA, Director of A+D Sales-Central Area at Herman Miller
- Michelle Boolton, Assoc. IIDA (National A+D Director, Gunlocke)
- Jennifer Busch, Hon. IIDA (Vice President A&D, Teknion)
- Jackie Dettmar, Industry IIDA (VP Design and Product, Mohawk Group)
- Michael Eckert, Industry IIDA (Director of Marketing & Strategy, Milliken)
- Teresa Humphrey, Industry IIDA (Specifications Sales Manager, US and Canada, Wilsonart)
- Roby Isaac, Industry IIDA (Vice President of Commercial Design, Mannington)
- Hunter Kaiser, IIDA (Founder, hk+c)
- Anjell Karibian, Industry IIDA, LEED AP ID+C (Senior Workplace Design Strategist, Haworth)
- Adrian Parra, Industry IIDA (Head of Marketing, North America, Vitra)
- Tom Peterson, Industry IIDA (Regional Vice President, Bentley)
- Diana Pisone, IIDA (Team Principal, Ted Moudis Associates)
- Mark Shannon, Industry IIDA (Executive Vice President of Sales, Crossville)
- Felice Silverman, FIIDA, LEED AP ID+C (Principal, Silverman Trykowski Associates)
- Melissa Sopwith, Industry IIDA (Director of Marketing, ESI Ergonomic Solutions)
- John Stephens, Industry IIDA (Vice President of Marketing, Shaw Contract)
- Jon Strassner, Industry IIDA (Director, Workplace Strategy, Humanscale)
- Chris Stulpin, Industry IIDA (Chief Creative Officer, TNA, Tarkett)
- Alissa Wehmueller, IIDA, LEED AP (Principal, Helix Architecture & Design)
Participants also included IIDA International Board of Directors President James Kerrigan, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C (Design Principal, Jacobs) and President-elect Gabrielle Bullock, IIDA, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP BD+C (Principal and Director of Global Diversity, Perkins+Will), as well as board Vice Presidents Edwin Beltran, IIDA, Assoc. AIA (Design Principal, NBBJ); Julio Braga, FIIDA, LEED AP (Design Director and Principal, IA Interior Architects); Annie Chu, IIDA, FAIA, NCIDQ (Principal, Chu + Gooding Architects); Susana Covarrubias, IIDA (Principal, Gensler); Jeff Fenwick, Industry IIDA (President, Tarkett Resilient, Tarkett North America); Scott Hierlinger, FIIDA, LEED AP (Vice President of Interior Design and Global Design Director, Nelson); Marlene M. Liriano, IIDA, LEED AP ID+C (Managing Director and Principal, IA Interior Architects); and Doug Shapiro, Industry IIDA (Regional Vice President, OFS Brands).
An executive report, to be released in March 2018, will provide a summary of key insights from Industry Roundtable 21. For more information, please contact Aisha Williams, senior director of industry relations, at 312.379.5176 or awilliams@iida.org.
About International Interior Design Association
IIDA is the Commercial Interior Design Association with global reach. We support design professionals, industry affiliates, educators, students, firms, and their clients through our network of 15,000+ members across 58 countries. IIDA advocates for advancement in education, design excellence, legislation, leadership, accreditation, and community outreach to increase the value and understanding of interior design as a profession that enhances business value and positively impacts the health and well-being of people’s lives every day. www.iida.org