The Interior Design Association (IDA) of Western New York is a wonderful organization of local designers.  It’s always fun at the meetings, catching up with the great things Villa Alumni are doing, and hearing our student interns success stories.  Schuele Paints, a Benjamin Moore independent distributer, hosted our recent meeting, presenting the color trend forcast for 2013…..I thought 2012 just started! Kristine Teno and Sandra Parker gave an informative presentation and at the end of the night participants received a gift bag filled with useful color tools.  One of their color messages…..although metalics are popular in the 2012 collection…..they are limited in 2013……helpful knowledge when advising clients looking for design longevity.  Barb Reformat, an Interior Design alum and Advisory Council member is pictured in the center, and Danielle Schiavetti, Interior Design alum (in white blouse) are pictured above.  Professional organizations are a critical means of staying current with the profession and networking with colleagues.

The Villa Maria College Interior Design student club, called the IN club, is an American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) student chapter club.  Membership in this organization is the first step towards a student’s professional life.  If you’re not a member you should become one!