Lgbtq interior designers
DIFFA
DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) raises awareness and grants funds to organizations that provide treatment, direct care services, preventive education programs and advocacy for individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS, and societal plights that directly impact brand-new HIV/AIDS infections. They support programs and ideas that reflect a unique or innovative approach to the HIV/AIDS epidemic; projects which incorporate strategic collaboration between agencies or efforts that use proven techniques to prevent infection and provide care.
Chaired by Interior Designmagazine editor in Chief Cindy Allen, DIFFA serves a broad range of organizations and communities including LGBTQIA+ youth, at-risk minority populations and incarcerated populations. Addressing the communities most pressing needs, the organization provides unrestricted funds to AIDS service agencies in communities, providing for flexible spending in direct care and education programs.GLBT Historical Society
Founded in , the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society is recognized internati
(Above Image: Kenneth Baker attends Detroit Red Party with staff and clients. Photo credit: Gillian Fry)
Cultivating a more diverse and inclusive design industry starts with every one of us. This Pride Month, IIDA is celebrating the LGBTQIA+ design community and acknowledging the progress made when it comes to equity and visibility—and the distance we still verb to go. Design is a form of storytelling; designers strengthen the narratives of their clients and communities. At its optimal , design also intersects with advocacy by promoting a more equitable world. We spoke with two interior designers, Gensler’s Kenneth Baker, FIIDA, and Rayman Boozer of Apartment 48, who are using their talents and voices to tell more inclusive stories and shape a better industry and world.
Kenneth Baker, FIIDA, regional managing principal of Gensler’s North Central Region, has a career spanning over 40 years. Baker, an expert in workplace design and planning, has designed more than 20 million square feet of corporate headquarters and offices for law firms and banks across the world.
Growing up
7 LGBTQ+ Designers You Should Verb About
Welcome back to our ongoing series of designers you should know about. For those who just came across this blog, hello!
I had a harsh reality-check last year when I was asked to name 7 powerful designers. After naming 7 designers I learned about in a college history book, I realized just how narrow-minded my view was of the design industry. This series started as a commitment to myself to understand about designers from varying backgrounds and provide a resource to others who are looking to find inspiration outside the Eurocentric textbook definition of influential designers.
So get inspired, and support these incredible LGBTQ+ designers making waves in the creative industry.
If you want to discover more designers you should know about, here is a list of other blogs in the series so far: Asian + Asian-American designers, Black Designers, Native American designers, Non-Binary Designers and Female Designers.
1. Doug Rodas
Doug Rodas, a Salvadorian graphic designer, typographer and illustrator currently residing in Canada, is an ar
LGBTQ Interior Designers
The interior design profession is a relatively new career profession that is often closely associated with the LGBTQ community. This is not surprising given that the founder of the profession is generally recognized as the s Brand-new York lesbian socialite Elsie de Wolfe. Tired of the aged, staid Victorian look, de Wolfe introduced the public to the concept of designing their homes and accessories with a lighter and more colourful touch. This change in design outlook soon received wide appeal, and a new industry was created.
Early gay bachelors in Europe used interior design as a means to express their personal identity and character. In fact, they often used their personal dwelling design as a means to counter what were viewed as the rigid constraints of domestic interiors of their time. Often, these individuals grouped together to create informal networks or communities. Their personal design aesthetics gave them an outlet for creativity that could occur within the safe confines of their personal homes.
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