Great interior designers don't just dazzle, they inspire.  As we enter a new year of exciting possibilities, we dedicate this issue to celebrating great design and our inspiring ASID members.

We had a stellar chapter weekend last month at The Taste of the Finger Lakes in Ithaca that left us all energized with exciting conversations.  We feature our design award competition winners below. 

Our board members both new and old are also an inspiration.  As we all struggle with manic schedules, we applaud all of those that devote precious time and share responsibilities to run your ASID chapter.  We especially wish to recognize Cathy Emilian our past president (as of October 1st) who led us with great enthusiasm.

Speaking of inspired, what brought me to be your new chapter ASID president?  I caught the ASID bug as a student and I have never looked back.  ASID offers so many benefits. Personal growth, networking, valuable education, a true indication of what is happening in the industry and the list goes on. As your Chapter President, I want to bring that value closer to your doorstep!  How are we going to do that?  Check out the video link here which unveils our exciting strategic plan for this year.

Here's to fantastic design and this year's goals... to infinity and beyond.

I'm always here to chat:  corinnsoro@gmail.com

Most Sincerely,

Corinn Soro

President, NYU/CE Chapter of ASID

President: Corinn Soro

President Elect: Michael Moore

Past President: Cathy Emilian

Financial Director: Jill Coughenour Sarkis

Director at Large: Anne Hepfer

Student Representatives to the Board: 

Kimberly Houle & Tara Clack

Emerging Professional Affairs Chairs: 

Jillian Schultz & Sarah Wilkinson

We have an opening for a Membership Director. Please contact us at asidnyuce@gmail.com if you are interested in being a part of your ASID Chapter Board.

Congratulations to the winners of our 2014 Chapter Design Competition! Shown below is the first place entry in the Residential category, the Kosher Kitchen Design by member Michael Moore: 

In the Large Commercial category, first place went to Urzsula Tokarska for the LeGros & Motti project:

In the Small Commercial category, Inger Bartlett took first place for the design of St. George's Chapel: 

We would again like to thank our donors for their support of the Taste of the Finger Lakes Event and the raffle to benefit the ASID Foundation! Thank you to: Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars, Maharam, Sustainable Viticulture Systems, Dirtt, Hansgrohe, Nemschoff, National Office Furniture, Girvin Group, Steelcase, and Millington Lockwood Business Interiors.

Our incoming Student Representatives and Emerging Professionals Affairs Chairs would like to hear from you! Interested in setting up a chapter NCIDQ study group? Want to share a project you're working on? Interested in writing a blog post for our blog? Wondering how to connect to others in our chapter who are at a similar phase in their career? Email us at asidnyuce@gmail.com and let's get connected! 

Learn more about ASID benefits and our chapter events here.