Illinois Interior Designer To Be Honored By ASID

NAPERVILLE, Ill. - April 26, 2015 - PRLog -- Joan M. Kaufman, CEO of Interior Planning & Design, Inc., Naperville, will be named as Fellow by the American Society of Interior Designers this summer.

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) will elevate five members as Fellows for 2015. The new Fellows will be inducted at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on July 18, 2015 as part of the “Celebration: The ASID Awards Gala” event. The ASID annually grants fellowship to design professionals who have made significant contributions to the interior design industry.

According to Sonya Dufner, FASID, chair of the ASID Council of Fellows and principal and director of workplace strategy at Gensler; “The 2015 ASID Fellows are recognized for their significant contributions toward improving the built environment and its effect on the human experience. The designers selected for this honor are trailblazers in our industry and, through their contributions to our profession and their dedication to design, they each have made a far reaching impact on the quality of our lives.”

Kaufman is honored to have been selected by her peers. “The ASID represents the pinnacle of success in the design industry, and it has a long-standing reputation for superior quality that is essential to commercial and residential clients who retain design professionals,” she said.

Kaufman is a certified Feng Shui practitioner and incorporates the practice into her residential and commercial designs. She studied art and architectural studies at the Loyola University Rome Center and earned two bachelor’s degrees in interior design and art from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Kaufman served on the National Board in 2013, was a National Committee Chair from 2011 to 2013, a Leadership Trainer in 2012, and member of the Audit Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, and Chapter Support Teams. She served as Illinois Chapter president in 2009-2010 and is currently the chair Interior Design Board for IDFPR.

Kaufman is a Naperville resident. For more information about Joan Kaufman and Interior Planning & Design, call (630) 848-2119 or view the company web site at: www.interiorplanning.com

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