2026 Keegan Lecture examines compassion and care in interior design

2026 Keegan Lecture examines compassion and care in interior design

The Marymount University community gathered at the Ballston Center on April 16 for the third annual Dana Keegan & Martha Child Lecture Series event, hosted by the Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) program. Established in 2023 as a gift from the Keegan family, the series provides a platform for design students to learn directly from […]

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Marymount Interior Design students named to Metropolis Future100 for fifth consecutive year

Marymount Interior Design students named to Metropolis Future100 for fifth consecutive year

Two students in Marymount University’s Interior Architecture and Design master’s program, Zhuyun “Joy” Xu and Mallory Myers-Payne, have been recognized in Metropolis Magazine’s Future100. The annual list recognizes the nation’s top architecture and interior design students, with Xu and Myers-Payne among just 17 designers named in the graduate interior design category.  The Future100 list has now featured nine Marymount undergraduate […]

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Two Marymount design students recognized in national Steelcase competition

Two Marymount design students recognized in national Steelcase competition

Marymount University design students are gaining recognition for their work on a global stage after earning top placements in the prestigious Steelcase NEXT Student Design Competition, one of the leading contests for emerging designers.   Anastasiia “Ana” Skvortsova, a Master of Interior Architecture and Design (IAD) student, was named a top five finalist in February while […]

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Interior Architecture and Design programs earn full six-year reaccreditation

Interior Architecture and Design programs earn full six-year reaccreditation

Marymount University’s Interior Architecture and Design bachelor’s and first-professional master’s programs have both been fully reaccredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), reaffirming their commitment to educational rigor, professional preparation and design excellence. Following a comprehensive review and on-site evaluation, CIDA granted each program a new six-year accreditation term, effective 2025. The accreditation […]

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2023 Portfolio in Motion event emphasizes innovation, ingenuity

2023 Portfolio in Motion event emphasizes innovation, ingenuity

  Portfolio in Motion, Marymount University’s premiere student-led fashion show, returned to the institution’s Main Campus last week with the theme of ‘Millennium: The Chrome Age.’ Over three nights, the performance delivered an immersive experience that ‘stimulated the audience and made them question what the future of fashion holds.’ “It was an amazing show of […]

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Marymount’s Future100 Interior Design winner inspired to create ‘unique spaces that change a person’s life’

Marymount’s Future100 Interior Design winner inspired to create ‘unique spaces that change a person’s life’

  For the third year in a row, an Interior Design student at Marymount University has been named as a Future100 Interior Design winner by Metropolis Magazine, which honors the most talented students at the best interior design and architecture schools in the U.S. and Canada each year. Natalia Laykov, a senior at Marymount, was […]

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Interior Design alumna launches first book, “Design for Identity”

Interior Design alumna launches first book, “Design for Identity”

  This month, Marymount University Interior Design alumna Jessica Bantom launched her first book, ‘Design for Identity: How to Design Authentically for a Diverse World,’ with the aim of offering leaders a change management roadmap. “Design is expression, a service, an act of creativity,” Bantom argues. “But if designers design for everyone, how can there […]

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MU Interior Design student awarded $10,000 scholarship

Interior Design student Emma Naing

  When Marymount University senior Emma Naing was selected in July to receive a $10,000 scholarship from the Network of Executive Women In Hospitality’s (NEWH) Washington, D.C., Metropolitan chapter, she felt both excitement and relief. After an application process that required a personal essay, recommendation letters and an in-person interview with the scholarship committee, Naing […]

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New curriculum agreement between MU, Florence University of the Arts

New curriculum agreement between MU, Florence University of the Arts

  Earlier this month, Marymount University signed an agreement with Florence University of the Arts – The American University of Florence (FUA-AUF) that will result in new, exceptional educational opportunities for students in Marymount’s School of Design and Art to study in Florence, Italy. Haute Couture was born in Florence, and the city is home […]

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Marymount Interior Design student named to Metropolis Future100 List

Viviane Pedruco

  For 18 years, Viviane Pedruco was a professional helicopter pilot in her native country of Brazil, following in her family’s footsteps through a career in aviation. But with a determined career change to pursue her longtime dream, she moved to the U.S. and enrolled in Marymount University’s Interior Design M.A. program – and is […]

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