Biid merit award winner: iris dunbar

The British Institute of Interior Design Merit Award was created to recognise members who have achieved excellence in interior design practice, contributed to the development of the Institute itself and the wider field of design education.

We are delighted to announce that this year’s winner is Iris Dunbar. Iris has worked tirelessly throughout her career to raise the profile of the interior design profession,  both nationally and internationally. She graduated in Interiors from the School of Architecture at Dundee University before going on to work in commercial design practices. After several years in practice, she decided to change career track to education, establishing the Interior Design School in North London in 1991. Iris is a longstanding member of the Institute, serving on the Education Committee for many years before becoming a board member and eventually becoming President in 2008. More recently she has been a key figure in the development of the BIID Professional Pathway which was  successfully launched in April this year. In addition to volunteering her time on behalf of the Institute she has  also served on the board of directors of the International Federation of Interior Architects and Designer (IFI) for the last few years and been a member of UKTI Design Partners.
Throughout her career Iris has been unswerving in her dedication to improving standards in the interior design, from education to professional practice  and the Merit Award is extremely well deserved.
 
The BIID Merit Award is created by Identity Signs.