Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Interior Design vs Institute for Justice
It was very upsetting to hear the views of the Institute for Justice and their clients that they have backing them. It is scary to think that individuals that do not have the knowledge to understand the full spectrum of the Interior Design profession can form a group against people that have taken the time to educate themselves through schooling, certifications, and licensing. Hearing specific words such as beautiful being used to simply describe the work of an interior designer is unfortunate. If she was fighting against the state of Florida so she could use the word beautiful then may I suggest some words that would better fit our design field; sustainability, safety, anthropometrics, ergonomics, form, function, theory, evidence.............. If these words are not turned into actions when designing then you need to ask yourself who are you designing for. Clearly these women wouldn't be "designing" for the client because they would not be considering the safety and well being and the specific needs of any and all involved. I just don't quite understand how statistics have been compiled to show evidence against accusations from the Institute for Justice and yet the information is still dismissed by the courts rulings. IJ claims individuals are being discriminated against by age and for mid career change but ASID has composed information that shows industry surveys prove fifty-five percent of interior designers are between the ages of thirty-five and fifty-four. This is a selfish act to put yourself ahead of thousands that have worked hard to maintain the credibility of the profession.
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It is, indeed, a selfish act upon these women. You are right when you say it is unfortunate that Eva Locke used the word "beautiful" to describe a home. It upsets me that these women, who show no interest in applying any effort to become licensed Interior Designers, even though they have the same amount of opportunity as the next person, feel so entitled. Eva Locke wants to use the excuse that her family had to escape Cuba and "had nothing" when they came to the United States. You know what... MY parents emigrated from a Communist Hungary when they were in their early 20's. Although they met in NJ, individually, they had to escape their home country with out a penny to their name. My fathers parents didn't even know where he was or if he was even still alive because he had to leave in such a hurry. At least Eva had her family. No one held my parents hand through their learning struggles in America. There was no "Press 2 for Hungarian" when they made phone calls. They worked hard, learned the language, held honest jobs and taught me strong work ethics. They saw an opportunity to make their lives better (LEGALLY) and WORKED HONESTLY AND HARD for it!!! And Institute for Justice wants to throw around the term "American Dream" like they are actually fooling someone with their sideshow. Sorry IJ, not these people! We need to make sure the public see's the truth behind their lies...
I love how you brought up Interior Design terms - Words that they will probably have to reference from books every half hour due to lack of proper Interior Design education.
Spot on Michelle!
I agree with Joanna that design words are soo fundamental when it comes to education. It is not about wanting to know something, it is about the education that comes with the material learned!
It seems to me if you cry hard enough you eventually get what you want. That is pretty much what these women did, and they definitely got what they wanted in a bad way. If that is how you can get a job by shedding a few tears what is the point of an education, a degree, your status, and respect that u would have for yourself and others. I don't think this country would survive.
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