BA 1985, Interior Design

A & D Manager, Knoll Inc., Carmel, IN 

Nancy Wright is the Architecture and Design Manager for Knoll in Indiana, Central Ohio, and Kentucky. She has a degree in commercial interior design and practiced design for 15 years prior to joining the furniture industry in 2000. Nancy is active in the local Indianapolis IIDA, ASID, IIDC and USGBC chapters striving to keep abreast of the issues facing the design and architectural community. Since becoming LEED accredited in 2003, Nancy devotes a great deal of time to educating the architecture and design community on sustainability as it relates to the furniture industry and how designers and architects can make green choices in their everyday design solutions.

Nancy remains involved with the design programs of colleges and universities in Indiana, serving on various advisory boards and acting as a judge for projects and competitions. Knoll and the Indianapolis Knoll dealer, RJE Business Interiors, often sponsor workshops and presentations for students to help them gain a working knowledge of the design and furniture industries. Nancy is an IIDA approved presenter for many Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) and provides CEU’s to the design community in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.

In spring 2007, Nancy volunteered as a judge for the ASID/St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild Decorator Show House and Garden Walk. During the fall of 2007 and 2008, Nancy taught an Interior Design Studio class as a Visiting Lecturer at Purdue. She has also taught a Green Building & Design class at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).

Nancy has recently rejoined the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Board as the Environmental Liaison. In 2009, with the passing of a Title Act for Interior Designers in the state of Indiana, Nancy added another acronym to her title, R.I.D for Registered Interior Designer.

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