Event

On August 4, I had the opportunity to attend an event held at my school, The Art Institute of Tampa. The event was to honor and thank the senators and chairmen that fought for our profession in Tallahassee just a couple of months ago. In order to understand what fight and how important this fight is you must know that in Florida, in order to practice interior design one must be licensed.
Our state is one of the few with a strong regulation of the profession in order to get license one must have an education, experience and pass the NCIDQ (qualification exam). This process is not an easy or cheap and this why I’m appalled to think that there are people that believe that it is okay to take away the regulation of our profession. Not to mention the endangerment of the public if we have individuals that are not qualified working as interior designers. Ironically, this all tights in with my reoccurring point of how valuable interior design is as a profession and what is it that we really offer as designers.


A couple months ago, with the support of those fighting for us in the house as well as those local professionals, partners, and even some of my own classmates the deregulation has been reconsidered. Therefore, you must understand how important it was to share the room not only with those professionals that are as passionate about what they do as you are but also those who can understand and believe in your profession from an outside perspective. The energy at the event was that of accomplishment and pride. It was very inspiring and touching to hear the words of those that are fighting for what you love and believe in. Personally I gained a great sense of comfort knowing that this battle was being fought and there were those individuals willing to understand and stand up for what is unmistakably right.