Interior
Design Society The American Society
of Interior Designers (ASID) is a nonprofit professional society representing
the interests of interior designers and the interior design community. The Society
is lead by a volunteer board of directors that includes the Society's president,
president-elect, and immediate past president. Daily operations are carried out
by a small staff housed in the Society's headquarters in Washington, D.C. ASID
is not an interior design firm and does not employ interior designers on staff.
ASID staff are neither qualified nor at liberty to answer questions about specific
design projects. For help with design projects, please contact their Worldwide
Referral Service or refer to the list of Design Resources on the Internet. ASID
is the leading professional organization for interior designers with the largest
residential and commercial membership. With more than 34,500 members, ASID establishes
a common identity for professionals and businesses in the field of interior design.
Of the Society's 20,000 practicing interior designers, 6,500 practice primarily
in the commercial field with 4,000 practicing primarily as residential designers.
The remaining 9,500 work in both commercial and residential design. ASID
Industry Partners include more than 1,700 member firms with nearly 5,000 individual
representatives, uniting the professional designer with manufacturers of design-related
products and services. The Society's membership also includes more than 9,500
students of interior design. The association has 48 chapters throughout
the United States and more than 450 international members. ASID was founded in
1975 with the consolidation of the American Institute of Decorators (AID) and
the National Society of Interior Designers (NSID). Professional members
of ASID must pass rigorous acceptance standards: they must have a combination
of accredited design education and/or full-time work experience and pass a two-day
accreditation examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design
Qualification (NCIDQ). ASID promotes professionalism in interior design
services and products for the workplace and home. To keep up with the unique needs
of its members, ASID conducts independent research on topics related to the practice
and business of the profession. ASID designers receive the
most current information about appropriate materials, technology, building codes,
government regulations, flammability standards, design psychology and product
performance.
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