Via Natalie Esfandiary | Gensler Cindy W. Simpson, Mississippi State University alumna and co-managing director of Gensler鈥檚 Dallas office, has been named one of the Dallas 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders in Dallas and Fort Worth for 2017 by D CEO Magazine. Divided into over 60 different categories, the prestigious standalone publication recognizes the most influential ...
All of the Mississippi State University interior design faculty are members of the national Interior Design Educators Council Inc. (IDEC), and several hold leadership roles with the organization. Assistant Professor William Riehm serves as regional chair for the Southern Region and was responsible for organizing the recent conference in conjunction with the host institution, Middle ...
[Show picture list] (Photos by William Riehm) Students in Assistant Professor William Riem鈥檚 furniture design class were recently presented with a challenge that came with not-your-typical trophy. Students were tasked with designing a piece of furniture that would be appropriate for use in a one- to four-star hotel. The winner would get the chance to ...
By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University Three Mississippi State interior design majors are being recognized by the nation鈥檚 premier networking resource for the hospitality industry. Seniors Mary Katherine 鈥淜atie鈥 Hughes of Southaven and Caitlyn R. Fleming of Bartlett, Tennessee, along with junior Natalie E. Watson of Olive Branch, each are receiving scholarships from the ...
Interior design students recently went on their annual field trips, designed to expose students to different design options and as a chance to network with various professionals in the industry. Sophomores in Assistant Professor William Riehm鈥檚 studio traveled to nearby Eupora to visit School of Architecture alumna Belinda Stewart, owner of Belinda Stewart Architects P.A. ...
By Kelsey Brownlee On Thurs., Nov. 3, the interior design students gladly welcomed Olivia Alison. [Show picture list] Alison is a native of Selma, Alabama, who has earned art history degrees from Hollins College and the University of Delaware, as well as a certificate from the Sorbonne in Paris. She began her career as a ...
[Show picture list] Images via Robin Carroll (Students working in last spring鈥檚 Integrated Lighting Solutions course) A course started with funds from a national grant has been added to the Interior Design Program鈥檚 curriculum. ID 4673, Integrated Lighting Solutions, was started last spring with funds from the 2015 Nuckolls Fund Grant. (Read more here.) The ...
Interior Design is offering a dual enrollment course for Jackson Preparatory students, ID 3603 Digital Design, for the second time this year. Taught by 国产BT interior design alumna (2012) Rachel Lantz, NCIDQ, ASID, the semester-long course focuses on Adobe鈥檚 鈥渂ig three鈥 software programs 鈥 Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. 鈥淲e have planned this class as a generic way ...
F.L. Crane Professor and School of Architecture Director Michael Berk and Interior Design Assistant Lyndsey Miller participated in a panel discussion about 3D Printing on Fri., Oct. 21. The discussion took place in the Templeton Room of the Mississippi State University Library and also included John Wyatt with Instructional Systems and Workforce Development, Charles Freeman from Fashion Design ...
[Show picture list] (Photos by Kelsey Brownlee) August 2016 interior design graduates came back to campus on Fri., Sept. 9 to present their summer internships at the program鈥檚 annual fall convocation: Several student accomplishments were also announced as well as introductions of the 2016-2017 ASID officers. Three students received 2016 NEWH (The Hospitality Industry Network) Scholarships: Caitlyn Fleming, Katie ...