Photo: Charles Leon and Sue Timney photographed by Greg Funnell at Roca Gallery, London on 22nd October 2013
The IDA, the business association for designers working in the commercial sector, will be incorporated into the BIID, the professional institute for the interiors sector.
According to the BIID, the new merger will create a new body for interior design that will ‘set national professional standards, promote learning and debate and champion the value of interior design on the national and international stage’.
With immediate effect, the IDA’s design practice members will make the transition into the BIID membership of almost 2,000 individual and practice members and Charles Leon, the current IDA Chair, will take a position on the BIID Council of Directors.
President of the BIID, Sue Timney comments: ‘I truly believe this is a historic day for the UK interiors profession. With our shared vision, the only way forward is to join together as a larger collective voice for the whole interior design community. By merging our memberships and expertise, the renewed BIID will go from strength to strength.’
