TRUDY MCCULLEM, AN INTERIOR DESIGNER FROM LITTlE ROCK, discullel interior design techniquel with membe5 of Harding'l American Society of Interior Design Nov. 9. Memberl of ASID said McCulle m'l advi ce wal interesti ng an dcould be uleful in theirfuture careerl. ·A. BEENE SENIOR BRIAN HICKEY STROLLS bythe an work on dilplay at the PUlh delign conference held in Memphil. Memberl of Red Brick Studiol, a Itudentrun grap hic delig norgan ization, lubmitted projectl todisp lay at theevent. .COURTElYOF I. I<HOEN IW~I' ~'I(OUT AND HARDWO.OD WAS IN when it came to ki~'l~~rn:'e~.~~this year, according to Trudy McCullem, a wellk designer from Little Rock. McCullem spoke in Room of the Heritage building Nov. 9 as a guest lecturer for Harding's American Society of Interior Design. Scheduled during Induction Week, the lecture on kitchen and bathroom design saw rather meager attendance from the 26 active members of ASID. With only six members present, McCullem changed the forum from a traditional speech to a discussion where she was able to share her experiences from fresh out of college up to her most recent success. Junior Katie Posey said she liked the more relaxed, personal format of the evening. "1enjoyed it," Posey said. "What she had to say and what she does was very interesting. 1thought she was just going to lecture the whole time. The discussions are what I really liked about it." Posey also said she was able to learn from the experience even though her preferred field in interior design was not discussed. "Kitchen and bath isn't the area I want to do, but I learned a lot of things I could apply from that," Posey said. "I didn't think you could use a lot of flooring that she used in a kitchen or a bath. So I learned new techniques." McCullem also gave tips about the trade and answered interview-style questions as the members viewed folioed examples of her work and actual examples of cabinet doors she used. Alicia Roberson, graduate assistant to the art department, found McCullem's recent work in the kitchen on the private floor of the Clinton Library in Little Rock to be interesting. ''I'm really exited about doing my job because every once in a while you get a really cool opportunity like that," Roberson said. McCullem said she enjoyed working on commission and getting to witness her clients' reactions when she was through. "Yes, I like the motivation you get from selling a job, and the other part I love about what I do is seeing the client after the job's over with," McCullem said. "They're just so happy. It may be something that I wouldn't pick out, but i~s still beautiful none the less." Roberson said McCullem helped define the profession a little clearer as a compromise between the designer and the client. "She just kind of talked about how it's more of a balance between what you want and what your client wants," Roberson said. When speaking on the growth of her professional, McCullem held an opinion that she shared to encourage those at the meeting. "In my opinion, the more designers that are out there that have degrees and want to get certified and are in the kitchen ani! bath field, the better," McCullem said. "I don't see that as competition. I see that as elevating the profession in general. I think it benefits everybody." ~ AARON MILLER 225 - ART
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