In Conversation with…
SUZIE WILLIFORD
Insightful and personal, In Conversation with… Suzie Williford is an intimate discussion between the NKBA Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer and industry influencers, up-and-comers, veterans and those with a distinct POV. Each segment will be a one-on-one candid interview, getting to know each guest, what makes them successful and have an impact on Kitchen + Bath.
Episodes stream monthly, Thursdays at 2 pm.
Episode 8
Talking KBIS and Reflections on Storied Careers
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Guest: Cindy Allen, Editor in Chief, Interior Design, and Chief Design Officer, SANDOW
Featured Guest
Cindy Allen, Hon. IIDA, Editor in Chief, Interior Design, and Chief Design Officer, SANDOW
Cindy Allen is widely lauded as one of the most influential advocates for the interior design profession. With almost two decades as editor in chief of Interior Design, Allen champions the industry, promoting both the giants of design and its rising stars.
A self-proclaimed design junkie, she brings an unbridled passion for design that is manifested through 18 print issues each year, a digital platform reaching a global audience of over 9 million, and a robust events platform. With Allen’s direction, Interior Design is constantly evolving to best celebrate designers and their process.
Allen has published ten books on design, with the latest edition covering a decade of the industry’s best. An early adopter of alternate platforms to share Interior Design’s content, she has also made over 90 short documentaries on industry icons including Kengo Kuma, David Rockwell, India Mahdavi, Isay Weinfeld, and Paola Navone.
Allen received an Honorary Doctorate from the New York School of Interior Design in 2010 and from the San Francisco Academy of Art in 2012. She is a recipient of the 2009 Alpha Award by Alpha Workshops, the 2010 Circle of Excellence Award from IFDA, the 2014 Open House New York Honoree Award, the 2015 Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s Scroll Award, the 2019 AIA Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award, and honored 2020 LongHouse Winter Benefit.
Allen has served as juror for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards and the Gensler Design Excellence Awards, among others, and is a board member for the Alpha Workshops. Allen is chairman of the national board of DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids), where she is committed to helping those in need and galvanizing the design community to push the boundaries of what is possible.