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NeoCon 2025: How IIDA Is Shaping the Future of Design—A Conversation with Cheryl Durst
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In this episode of I Hear Design, host Robert Nieminen sits down with Cheryl Durst, EVP and CEO of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), to explore the future of interior design and IIDA’s central role in shaping it. Recorded ahead of NeoCon and Design Days in Chicago, the conversation highlights IIDA’s initiatives, including Revel in Design, the Design Your World program aimed at diversifying the profession, and the Certified Design Futurist program helping firms become more strategic in an evolving marketplace.
Cheryl also discusses the impact of AI on the design profession, the importance of place in a post-pandemic world, and IIDA’s efforts to secure Chicago’s designation of “Design Week.” With trademark insight and passion, Cheryl shares how designers can navigate industry change while keeping people, place, and purpose at the core.
Show Notes- Design Your World
- Certified Design Futurist (CDF) program
- Chicago's official "Design Week" proclamation
303 episodes
Manage episode 487771898 series 2418353
In this episode of I Hear Design, host Robert Nieminen sits down with Cheryl Durst, EVP and CEO of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), to explore the future of interior design and IIDA’s central role in shaping it. Recorded ahead of NeoCon and Design Days in Chicago, the conversation highlights IIDA’s initiatives, including Revel in Design, the Design Your World program aimed at diversifying the profession, and the Certified Design Futurist program helping firms become more strategic in an evolving marketplace.
Cheryl also discusses the impact of AI on the design profession, the importance of place in a post-pandemic world, and IIDA’s efforts to secure Chicago’s designation of “Design Week.” With trademark insight and passion, Cheryl shares how designers can navigate industry change while keeping people, place, and purpose at the core.
Show Notes- Design Your World
- Certified Design Futurist (CDF) program
- Chicago's official "Design Week" proclamation
303 episodes
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