SoI, PRD Faculty to Present at 2025 IDEC Conference
Several University of Kentucky College of Design faculty members were selected to present their research at the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual Conference in Chicago March 16-19. The IDEC Annual Conference serves as the flagship conference for interiors educators across the country.
Presentations and panels include:
- School of Interiors Assistant Professor Aanya Chugh and Department of Product Design Assistant Professor Kristi Barlett, along with architecture seniors Lucas de Lima and Ning Lun, presenting “Exploring the Everyday Reality of Race in Design Education”
- School of Interiors Professor Patrick Lee Lucas presenting “The Library Infusion and History/Theory Synthesis”
- School of Interiors Assistant Professor Jennifer Meakins, along with Tina Patel of Kent State, presenting “What do we mean when we say…”
- School of Interiors Assistant Professor Jennifer Meakins, along with Krissi Riewe Stevenson of Kent State, presenting “SOFT BOUNDARIES: Digital Knit Textiles in Space”
- School of Interiors Director Helen Turner, along with Amanda Gale of University of North Carolina- Greensboro, presenting “Do We Practice What We Teach: Results of a Comparative Waste Audit”
- School of Interiors Assistant Professor Jennifer Meakins, along with Shai Yeshayahu of Toronto Metropolitan University, presenting “KnitCraft: Exploring Digital Knitting’s Potential in Interior Design”
- School of Interiors Assistant Professor Jennifer Meakins, speaking on the “Charting New Terrains for Human Centered Interiority” panel
To view the full schedule of presentations, visit https://idec.org/conference/idec-2025-annual-conference/.