ASID Texas: The Color of Design

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ASID Texas: The Color of Design

Come one, come all to a diversity in design Black History Month LIVE discussion with the ASID Texas Diversity Task Force.

By ASID Texas Chapter

Date and time

Thursday, February 18, 2021 · 4 - 5pm PST

Location

Online

About this event

The Color of Design: Discussing the Experience of Black Interior Designers

This open and honest discussion will delve into the experiences of black designers as it pertains to the topics of:

  • Double Consciousness
  • Passive & Micro Aggression
  • Tokenism
  • White-Washing within the interior design industry

Panel speakers will feature Black History expert Mia Mukes and the following designers:

  • Veronica Sanders, Allied ASID
  • Carolyn Darensbourg, Allied ASID
  • Stephanie Sullivan Whalon, Associate ASID
  • Nichelle Hosley, Allied ASID
  • Geisha Williams, Allied ASID (Co-Organizer)

REGISTRATION FEES:

  • ASID Members (Designers/Educators, Industry Partner Representatives & Students): $0
  • Non-Members: $0

 

DETAILS:

  • The online platform is Zoom and is limited to 100 participants.
  • To participate, please RSVP via Eventbrite. Once your registration is completed, you will be able to access the Online Event Page, which is where the Zoom link is posted. You will also be emailed the Zoom link the day of the event.
  • RSVPs will close at 5:00 PM on February 18th or when it sells out, whichever comes first.

QUESTIONS about this event? Please contact ASID Texas Diversity Task Force Member Veronica Sanders, Allied ASID: veronicadsanders@yahoo.com

Organized by

The American Society of Interior Designers [ASID] is a community of people – designers, industry representatives, educators and students – committed to interior design. Through education, knowledge sharing and advocacy, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the process, to demonstrate and celebrate the power of design to positively impact and change people’s lives. Of the Society’s 24,000 Practitioners, 20% practice Residential design, 30% practice Commercial design, and 50% practice both.The ASID Texas Chapter represents 1,700+ Practitioner, Educator, Student and Industry Representative members (almost 1,100 of which are Practitioners and/or Educators) throughout the state of Texas excluding the greater Houston area, which is covered by the ASID Texas Gulf Coast Chapter. Since the Texas Chapter is quite large both in membership and in geographic expanse, most of the programming throughout the year takes place in the Design CommunitiesAustin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and West Texas. Our members work in both the residential and commercial fields, either as sole proprietors or as part of small or large firms. Within the state and around the world, they provide valuable services and useful products to their clients. Our members strive to improve the quality of life for all of their clients through the creation of aesthetically pleasing, thoughtful design that takes into account the health, safety and welfare of the public.

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