Felice Silverman

INCLUSIVITY AND ACCESSIBILITY BEYOND ADA

Inclusivity is a topic of conversation that is becoming more and more addressed in the world, and it’s about time too. The world is designed to cater to what is...

Design Predictions for the COVID Era

Recently I had the honor of participating in a lively discussion with a group of wonderful colleagues, gathered together by my friends Viveca Bissonette and Jeff Hollander of Hollander Design...

LOCAL DESTINATIONS

As many of you know, STA closes out their week with a ​Living Lab​ at the end of each week. Even though we are working remotely these days we still...

Designing Interior Spaces that Draw us Together in a Post-Pandemic World

Recently I was honored to participate in a fascinating panel discussion entitled “Designing Spaces that Draw us Together in a Post-Pandemic World”, hosted by the Boston Architectural College as part...

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

The dark cloud that is the 2020 Pandemic of COVID-19 has made this silver lining more visible than it has ever been. The earth seems to have gotten its act...

REDISCOVERING HOME

I’ve set out to write this piece several times, but have started and stopped – I wanted to be in the right mindset when I write what I hope will...

The STA Living Lab

The Contract Forum is an annual conference bringing together design industry leaders from across the country for in-depth discussions and knowledge sharing. At the last Contract Magazine Forum, I was...

Space for Innovation & Creation

Recently I had the great opportunity to participate in Design Museum Boston’s “Design Museum Mornings”.  The topic of my discussion was “Spaces for Innovation”, highlighting our recent projects for a...

Designing with Healthy Materials

As Interior Designers it is our job to design sustainably not only for ourselves, but also for the environment. There are several different sustainable strategies we can integrate into our...

On the Profession and Professionalism of Interior Design

As an Interior Designer, I am often finding the need to explain or defend what I do. I either get introduced as an architect, or when I tell someone I...