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President Rita Carson Guest, FASID, shares the organization’s
vision for unity and facing the industry’s future challenges.
The interior design profession is a dy- ASID gives designers the knowledge Design can trigger moods, abilities, knowl-
namic one that reaches across environ- and support to stay current with the latest edge, behavior or any other aspect of who
ments, industries and people. Our spe- standards and technology in an industry we are.
cialties are as vast as we are diverse. In an that is constantly changing. The Society is The environments we live, learn, heal,
increasingly competitive marketplace, we working hard to be at the forefront of the play and work in affect who we are. It is
need a unifi ed voice. The American Soci- profession and represent our interests, par- time to celebrate the incredible power of
ety of Interior Designers (ASID) connects ticularly in design regulation. We look to design with the world.
designers in a community of more than build awareness about the many ways that I welcome you to learn more about
41,000 members through a network of 48 interior design impacts important social is- ASID. As designers, we are inspired by
chapters in the United States and Canada. sues and public safety, such as sustainable many different things, but we are con-
Representative of the diversity of the pro- and universal design. 2008 promises to be nected by one common thread, a passion
fession, many of our members practice a busy and exciting year. for design.
both residential and commer- In the area of sustainable design, the A dedicated ASID leader and award-win-
cial design. ASID Foundation is partnering with the ning interior designer, Rita Carson Guest,
U.S. Green Building Council to produce FASID, is president and design director of
the nation’s fi rst residential remodel- Carson Guest, a law offi ce and corporate
ing guidelines for existing homes design fi rm located in Atlanta. The fi rm
targeted to both the profes- was named the “2006
sional and the consumer. Southeast Commercial
The ReGreen Program Designer of the Year” by
(www.regreenprogram. the Atlanta Decorative
org) is reviewing public Arts Center and in 2005
comments and will an- it was ranked as one of
nounce the fi nal guide- the “Top 25 Interior De-
lines at Interiors 08: sign Firms” in the city
The ASID Conference by the Atlanta Business
on Design in New Or- Chronicle. Guest’s work
leans, March 2008. has been published in a
ASID is also work- wide variety of design
ing on documentation magazines. She is also a
GUEST
on how the work of inte- past president of the ASID Georgia Chapter.
rior designers affects the
For more information:
health, safety and welfare
of human beings.
ASID Headquarters
608 Massachusetts Avenue N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
T: (202) 546-3480
F: (202) 546-3240
Web site: www.asid.org
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