#National council for interior design qualification exam professional#
As an active member, Leah has held the position of Secretary of the Board of ASID and has worked on several committees supporting the society.ĪSID identifies the interior designer as having met the highest professional standards achieved in the profession. Since passing the NCIDQ (National Council for Interior Design Qualification) in 2001, she has been a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Leah is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science degree in Interior Design. Leah strives to make every project a pleasure for clients, and those who have worked with her can attest to her unbridled enthusiasm and positivity. Her forte is coordinating all aspects of the design process and works both locally and coast to coast. Leah Fasching, ASID Designer/Project Managerįor nearly two decades, Leah has worked as a designer and project manager at DESIGNS!. The college consists of architecture, landscape architecture, graphic design, industrial design, urban planning, art and design, and interior design. Currently, she is serving on the Advancement Council for the College of Design. Susan served on the interior design advisory board for 3 years at Iowa State. The DESIGNS! staff understands the need for timely decisions and "speak the language" of your builder and subcontractors. To accommodate these specialized needs, DESIGNS! has established a studio resource library to streamline the building selection and specifying process. Home building, remodeling and renovation are highly detailed and complicated endeavors requiring patience and experience. Susan defines home remodeling and renovation as "seeing possibilities where others see problems." She and her staff have teamed with many different homebuilders to create unique and interesting homes personalized to the client's needs and desires. Building a new home is exciting, but Susan also thrills at the challenge of giving a new face to that which is old. New home construction has become a focus for Susan's work as more and more clients appreciate the value of bringing an interior designer into a building project early. Her projects have often been photographed for publication and her opinions sought by those who keep the pulse of the design industry. Her varied repertoire of projects crosses the United States from California to New York as well as the Caribbean. Susan is well recognized as an established designer of high acclaim. She became an active member of ASID, sitting on numerous committees and offices ultimately serving as regional president from 1998-1999. In 1978, Susan passed the rigorous NCIDQ (National Council for Interior Design Qualification) exam to become a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Our studio owner and lead designer is an honors graduate of Iowa State University with a B.S. Our Designers Susan Hoffman, ASID Lead Designer/Owner