IDC 50th Anniversary
Since 1972, Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) has been the national advocacy association for the interior design profession. This year IDC is celebrating 50 years as a member association.
To commemorate this important milestone, IDC announced a multi-faceted campaign to celebrate interior design and IDC members.
The campaign includes video interviews, contributed quotes and articles, and media coverage honouring IDC members and showcasing diverse perspectives through the decades – from the early ’70s to today, and into the future.
Featured here are interior design trailblazers who helped build IDC from the ground up, contemporary designers who contributed to the much-needed changes within the industry and at IDC, and students and junior designers who will carry the legacy of interior design.
Thank you to all who penned thoughtful words, sent in photographs, and devoted time for film interviews. Doris Hasell, IDC’s founding member and interior designer, kicked off the campaign!
IDC's 50th Anniversary Videos
Doris Hasell, an IDC founding member and interior designer recalls the early efforts to get IDC off the ground in this interview.
IDC Member, Merissa Reed shares her experience in IDC’s PROpel Emerging Leaders Program and the opportunity it provided to connect with designers from across Canada.
IDC Board Member, and past President, Carol Jones reflects on IDC’s development as an organization and its past, present and future commitment to advocating on behalf of the interior design profession.
IDC member, and Award of Merit winner of the 2021 Innovation in Design Thinking: IDC Student Competition, Basharatullah Rahmat discusses the future of eco-friendly and value-driven interior design and the career development experienced through being involved with IDC.
Marilyn Donoghue, an IDC founding member and interior designer, recalls the formation of IDC and discusses the future of the profession.
IDC President, interior designer, and founder of Decanthropy, Ian Rolston, shares his hopes for the future of IDC and his optimism regarding the development of interior design in Canada.
IDC CEO and interior designer, Trevor Kruse, recalls IDC’s restructuring project and discusses the association’s continued development.
Interior designer and 2021 Student Competition Award of Excellence winner, Leah Lorentz, discusses design’s value and impact.
IDC founding member, Tomislav Cerkvenac, reflects on the early stages of his career and the association’s formative years.
Contributed Articles
The early years in Halifax, N.S. | July 6, 2022
By Heather Robertson Corrigan
Reflections on IDC’s 50th Anniversary| June 7, 2022
By Sooz Klinkhamer, MA, BAA, RID, FIDIBC, FIIDA, FIDC, FIDEC, NCIDQ Certified, Re-Retired
50 years of Interior Design Continuing Education | May 5, 2022
By Georgi Sizeland and David Hanson
The Faces of Interior Design’s Past, Present, and Future | April 20, 2022
By IDC staff
Recollections of the founding of Interior Designers of Canada in 1972 | April 7, 2022
By Marilyn Donoghue
IDC Celebrates 50 Years of Interior Design | Jan. 17, 2022
By IDC staff
Media
IDC Celebrates 50 Years of Interior Design | June 27, 2022
By Jessica Kirby, Western Living magazine
Why Having Qualified Interior Designers on Your Team Is a Smart Move | March 18, 2022
By Tania Amardeil, National Post / Media Planet
IDC celebrates 50 years of interior design | March 8, 2022
By IDC staff, Design Quarterly / Remi Network