Diversity in Design

A team of three interior design students are awarded in a national competition for their use of design research to communicate the shift towards diversity in the practice of design, and how our differences should be embraced rather than rejected.

Third-year students Aubrey Koontz, Samantha Cordell, and Rachel Eastman were awarded with first place in the 2020 IDECF annual video competition for their submission, “Diversity”. Under the guidance of Dr. Kaup, the team of interior design students researched stereotypes, limitations, and assumptions that run rampant in most industries, but focused on how these things affect the design industry.

They found that when inclusion and diversity are actively sought out, the environment within the interior design industry increases exponentially, and this is something many design firms and groups are now striving. Read the story about their project.