About ASID

ASID is a community of people-designers, industry representatives, educators and students committed to interior design.

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is the oldest and largest leading professional organization for interior designers. Founded in 1975 with the consolidation of the American Institute of Decorators (AID) and the National Society of Interior Designers (NSID).

Of the Society's 20,000 practicing interior designers, 6,500 practice primarily in the commercial field with 4,000 practicing primarily as residential designers. The remaining 9,500 work in both commercial and residential design. Professional members of ASID must pass rigorous acceptance standards: they must have a combination of accredited design education and/or full-time work experience and pass a two-day accreditation examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ).

ASID Industry Partners include more than 2,500 member firms with more than 6,000 individual representatives, uniting the professional designer with manufacturers of design-related products and services.

The Society's membership also includes more than 12,000 students of interior design. ASID has student chapters at colleges, universities and design schools with 2-year and 4-year programs throughout the U.S. and a "virtual" chapter through Rhodec International.

ASID Mission Statement

ASID is the definitive resource for knowledge sharing, advocacy of interior designers' right-to practice, professional education, and expansion of interior design markets.