Take one step inside my Cleveland Heights home, and it’s obvious that it has never received the tender attention of an interior designer. The rooms are furnished in a hodge-podge of hastily purchased new furniture next to remnants of the previous stuff. Read more here.

For a long time, the library at St. Mary of the Falls School was not a fun place for kids. The bookshelves were packed together tightly, blocking out natural and artificial lighting and forcing the search for any book to take place in relative darkness… Read the full article at cleveland.com

Interior design students at Virginia Marti College of Art and Design (VMCAD) were offered the opportunity to design a kitchen for an actual residence being constructed by Enzoco Homes. Enzo Perfetto, President of Enzoco Homes, provided the home design for students. Five students participated in the competition, vying for a $500 first place scholarship and [...]

Virginia Marti College of Art and Design will become the first school in Ohio to offer an NKBA Accredited kitchen and bath design program. Current and future students of VMCAD will have the opportunity to enroll in courses that provide them with an Associates of Business in Interior Design that will include NKBA-specific curriculum. A [...]

Virginia Marti College of Art and Design announces the official Grand Opening of their New Couture Fashion Design Studio on Saturday, June 23rd at 3:30pm.  Students have been using the space for the past two quarters but the finishing touches will be completed by the Opening.  The Fashion Design program was the first of five [...]

VMCAD fashion graduate Sara Scarcella was recently featured in an article on Cleveland.com. Check out Sara’s work as well as other Northeast Ohio fashion students. Student Fashion Designers in Northeast Ohio Show Their New-School Designs

Virginia Marti College of Art and Design Presents: Lorelei Shellist, International Model, Speaker & Author of Runway Runaway Friday, June 8, 4-5:30 pm at: Virginia Marti College of Art and Design 11724 Detroit Ave. Lakewood, Ohio   Learn how to nurture yourselves as artists, stay alive and inspired while blossoming in the business of fashion, [...]

The director of Revive, a fair trade retailer, with locations on the east side of Cleveland, visited VMCAD on May 15th. She discussed what it means to be a fair trade retailer, the challenges, the differences between that and a traditional retailer. Students gained insight into the reality of starting their own boutique with exposure [...]

Virginia Marti fashion students currently hold 7 out of 10 finalist positions in the Form to Fashion program at Beachwood Place. For more information follow this link. Form to Fashion

When: Friday, May 11th from 6:30PM – 8:30PM **NOTE** A $50.00 Gift Card will be given to every 1st place winner courtesy of Pat Catan’s