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CONTRIBUTORS CONTENTS
Illustration department chair steven
guarnaccia is a frequent contributor to
publications including Time, Rolling
Stone, and BLAB! and was previously art
director of the New York Times op-ed
page. Co-author of Black and White and
author/illustrator of numerous children’s
books, Guarnaccia hosted the
hugely successful Illustration Today
symposium at Parsons in November.
karissa krenz is a New York–based
arts and entertainment writer and former
Editor-in-Chief of Chamber Music
magazine. Her writing appears frequently
in publications including Time
Out New York and Playbill. She also
designs and fabricates one-of-a-kind
and limited-edition jewelry sculpted
from found objects and wire.
paula giraldo, Graphic Design ’05
(AAS), studied photography and graphic
design in her native Colombia before
moving to New York to attend Parsons.
She is currently on staff at The New
School as a graphic designer.
david j. lewis is associate professor
and director of the master of architecture
program. He received his BA from
Carleton College, holds an MA in History
of Architecture and Urbanism from
Cornell, and an MArch from Princeton.
Lewis is partner in the New York–based
architecture firm Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis.
matthew sussman is a photographer,
director, and producer whose work has
ranged from international documentary
television to makeover reality shows. He
is currently on staff at The New School
as special project producer.
lisa zeiger (not pictured) was decorative
arts editor for the quarterly interiors
publication nest and a freelance arts
writer in Glasgow, London, and
Cologne. She studied decorative arts at
Sotheby’s London and the University of
Glasgow and holds degrees from
Barnard and Columbia Law School.
Zeiger is at work on her first book,
Blanquita: A Memoir of the Bronx.
features
10 The Inside Story
100 Years of Interior Design at Parsons
16 Track Housing
Little Houses on the Black River
18 Illuminating Education
A Look at Parsons’ MFA Lighting Program
20 Expanding the Theory of Interiors
Architecture, interior design, and lighting’s new
chair, Kent Kleinman, and interior design’s new
director, Lois Weinthal, discuss the present and
future of the department.
30 The Gift of Education
Interior Design Scholarships at Parsons
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