Interior Design
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Graduate Spotlight – Lauren Freeman – Interior Designer
Elizabeth Rock Designs, a new interior design firm, is bringing “green” design to the healthcare and assisted living community. With ten years of experience the founder, Lauren Freeman, is creating comfortable, eco-friendly, fully functional and aesthetically pleasing designs.
Retirement of the aging baby-boomer demographic has contributed to the increased amount of renovation and new construction of assisted living facilities. According to Freeman, “Antimicrobial finishes, ergonomics and sustainable design have all become staples in the healthcare community. And with the advances in today’s technology, products and materials have improved in both quality and cost.”
Administrators are now able to enhance the lifestyle of their patients while contributing to or preserving the environment. Says Freeman, “it reduces operating costs, generates tax breaks and promotes a safer work-place for employees. Its just good business.”
The firm offers consulting, design, selecting, purchasing, managing and staging services for its clients. In Ohio, Freeman has done design work for “Anna Maria” of Aurora, “The Weils” of Bainbridge, “Brentwood Healthcare Center” in Sagamore Hills and “Grace Hospital” in Cleveland.
Guest Speaker: Barrie Spang
Barrie Spang, Interior Designer at Lee Meier Interiors, will speak to Interior Design students about “Being Bold with Color in Interiors”.
Virginia Marti College ASID Student Chapter Receives Honorable Mention
The Virginia Marti College of Art and Design ASID Student Chapter community service project, City Mission Pathways Building Project, was selected to receive an Honorable Mention as the 2010 ASID Community Service Project of the Year. The Virginia Marti College of Art and Design Student Chapter created an incredibly creative and worthwhile project and ASID is served well by this outstanding program. Congrats to Interior Design students Colleen Paterson, Jill Pietrocini, Cassie Rice and Christopher Keever.
Interior Design Grad Helps Design YMCA Dream House
Cassie Rice, ID grad, worked with Diana Kresney of Divine designs, coordinating the interior design of many spaces inside the YMCA Dream House in Lake County. Click the image to the left to play the video!
23rd Annual Student Art Show Winners
We would like to congratulate all of the winners of this year's Student Art Show!
The 1st Place winner for Interior Design is Tasha Slaubaugh for "Law Firm". Click the image to the left to check it out.
 2nd Place Christopher Keever "Residential Project" |
 3rd Place April Funke "Bridal Boutique" |
 Honorable Mention Leslie Phillips "Rendering" |
 Honorable Mention Cassie Rice "Law Firm" |
ID Fallingwater trip rescheduled for Sept 14
Kentuck Knob added to the tour. VMCAD Interior Design student Christine Murray, who has been organizing the field trip to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, has made the decision to change the day of the trip, due to the conflict with NeoCon 2010, North America's largest design exposition and conference for commercial interiors. The Fallingwater trip has been rescheduled for Tuesday, September 14. It is open to family and friends as well as VMCAD students and faculty. The organizing committee will hold fundraising events to help with the tour cost. The trip will include in-depth tours of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob.
