EXHIBITIONS
Sherri Donghia, Miry Park, Jack Lenor Larsen, Hugh Hardy Jack Lenor Larsen and Cindy Allen
In the fall, NYSID mounted the retrospective called “Jack Lenor Larsen: 40 Years,” (September 20-December 5) which celebrated one of the foremost designers and producers of high-end textiles in the U.S. The exhibit brought together an array of original textiles from Larsen’s 40-year career and demonstrated his virtuoso use of handcraft as well as the innovations he has made in the use of new materials and untried technology.
InterContinental Hotels staff joined NYSID Chairman Patricia Sovern and Neal Prince (middle). From left to right: Kristal McKanders, Natasha Gullett, Les Faulk, Debbie Grant, and Barbara Bahny.
For the spring season, NYSID presented “Designing the Luxury Hotel: Neal Prince and the Intercontinental Brand” (March 8-April 26). Neal Prince is an American architect and interior designer who, from the 1960s to the 1980s, designed more than 135 Intercontinental hotels worldwide, playing an important role in creating a new type of luxury hotel. The opening reception on March 7 was attended by name designers, many past and present Intercontinental executives, and NYSID students, alumni, and staff.
The BFA Thesis Projects, Winter 2013 exhibition (January 24-February 22) featured the work of 15 NYSID BFA candidates who had completed their thesis projects in December 2012: Valli Aleman, JinSoo An, Nicole Barthelme, Jessica Serrano Capurro, Weishan Chan, Melissa Christopherson, Stuart Clarke, Zarina Gabaraeva, Dohwe Gu, Na Young Kang, Gyeonghee Kil, Alison Jennison, Nadine Lynch, Zisi Kurzer-Naimark, and Katie Whalen.
BFA & MFA Thesis Projects, Spring 2013 The BFA Spring Thesis Projects exhibition (May 22-September 13), held at the NYSID Gallery on East 69th Street, featured more than 80 projects for hypothetical designs based on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. The MFA Thesis & MPS Studio Projects exhibition (May 23-September 13), on view at NYSID’s Graduate Center, featured thesis projects from graduates of the professional-level MFA-1 program, the post-professional MFA-2 program, as well as studio projects from graduates of the MPS programs in Healthcare Interior Design, Sustainable Interior Design, and Interior Lighting Design. ATELIER 2013
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