Villa Maria College
Interior Design Program
Sandra Reicis
Interior Design Department Chair
Villa’s fully accredited Interior Design program goes beyond decorating, giving students the opportunity to explore creative and technical solutions to create functional, accessible, environmentally sustainable, and attractive interior environments.
Design
In studio courses, students create designs that incorporate and understand the physical location and social context of homes, workplaces, and people in the education, healthcare, hospitality and recreation markets.
Make
With a strong fabrication component that also stresses space planning and design, Villa’s interior design program shapes students into well-rounded designers. The program sets itself apart by focusing on the best ways to communicate visual ideas and by the technological tools needed to explore complex design issues.
Facilities
An Interior Design Resource Room for the exclusive use of Interior Design students, includes a working library of materials, surface samples and textiles, along with many other design resources. The space can also be used as a workroom and includes a computer, scanner, printer, plotter, cutting surfaces, drawing surface and mat cutting equipment.
An Art Shop with a wood-working shop for various studio and furniture design projects. The shop is equipped with quality power and hand tools such as table saws, band saws, planers, drill press, power sanders, a 3D printer, and other professional grade equipment.
2 computer studios equipped with drawing tables, state-of-the-art computers, scanners, printers and large format plotters as well as a drawing studio. Software includes AutoCad, Revit, Google SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and other tools necessary to prepare quality industry standard presentations.
100% of Villa’s interior design BFA graduates from the class of 2022 completed the program in 4 years and are currently employed in the field.
240 Pine Ridge Rd
Buffalo, NY 14225