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Membership Levels

IIDA membership provides you a support network that connects you to peers, clients, and educators while offering you the opportunity to advance your career through continuing education, industry recognition, and relevant research. We work for you to advocate for design excellence, legislation, leadership, accreditation, and community outreach to increase the value and understanding of Interior Design as a profession that enhances business value and positively impacts the health and well-being of people’s lives every day.

Whether you are a design professional, educator, or student, IIDA has a membership level to fit your experience!

Professional Interior DesigneR OR ARCHITECT

• Professional Interior Designers are actively engaged in the profession and are NCIDQ certified OR are actively engaged in the profession and meet additional requirements.

• Professional Architects are actively engaged in the profession and have completed the ARE exam OR are actively engaged in the profession and meet additional requirements.

Associate

• Associates are designers who are actively engaged in the profession and meet the educational requirement of completing two to four years of coursework in an interior design or architecture program.

Student

• IIDA Student Membership provides students enrolled in an interior design program the resources they need for educational and professional development, that are not available on campus. There is a separate membership level for International Design School students.

• RECENT GRADUATES: IIDA offers a special rate exclusively to graduating IIDA Student members who wish to upgrade to an Associate membership. Apply here for this money-saving member benefit!

Educator

• If you are a full-time instructor, department chair, or adjunct professor in a post-secondary program of interior design at any university or accredited school of interior design, we invite you to join IIDA as an Educator Professional or Educator Associate member at reduced membership rates.

International

• If you an active Interior Designer located outside of an area covered by an IIDA chapter, you can apply as an International Member. International Members can join at the Professional, Associate, or Affiliate level. There is a separate membership level for International Design School students.

Industry

• If you work for a manufacturer or dealer/distributor of interior design products, IIDA Industry Membership is right for you! If your company is interested in creating a roster of employees who are IIDA Members, there is another kind of Industry Membership available.

Have any questions about membership? Email our VP of Membership by clicking here.