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This is a page for the Saddleback College Interior Design community -- faculty, students, and alumni. Send us a message if you have any news to share.

We're interested in your news and we hope you're interested in ours. Saddleback College offers an interdisciplinary Interior Design curriculum providing multi-level, accredited courses that prepare students with the competencies required to enter the Interior Design profession. ID CERTIFICATES:
Interiors Merchandising;
Interior Design Assistant;
Interior Design Professional. AS DEGREE:
Interior Design Associate in Science

NKBA (National Kitchen & Bath Association) Supported Program

FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.saddleback.edu/atas/Interior_Design/

10/18/2026

🏆✨ Congratulations to our alumna, Iryna Sato, winner of the Best Student Concept Award at the 2026 NKBA Southern California Design Awards!

Her kitchen design project, Ember & Verde, beautifully combines rich natural materials, layered textures, and contemporary elegance to create a warm, inviting space.

We are so proud of you, Iryna! ❤️

A special thank you to NKBA SoCal for supporting emerging designers, recognizing student talent, and creating opportunities for the next generation of design professionals!

10/03/2026

🏆✨ Big congratulations to our student Lisa Le!

Lisa is the 2026 IDS Designer of the Year Student Design Award WINNER! Her nature-inspired primary suite, designed as a serene retreat for empty nesters, earned her national recognition at the IDS Awards Gala at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. ✨

We’re incredibly proud of you, Lisa! 💛

And a big congratulations to our IDS Orange County/LA chapter, Rick Campos, Dorian Bolick, and all the winners who brought home awards this year! 👏

Thank you, IDS, for supporting students and creating such a welcoming design community.

07/29/2026

Thinking about interior design but not sure where to begin? ✨

Join us for our Fall 2026 Interior Design Orientation on Thursday, August 13, from 4:30–6:30 p.m., in BGS 131 or via Zoom.

Meet our faculty and students, explore the program, and learn how to get started. New, continuing, and prospective students are all welcome!

🔗 Zoom info is available in our Instagram bio. Enrolled students can also check their Saddleback email.

07/03/2026

Bonjour from Paris — from cafés to city streets! 🇫🇷

Our Saddleback Study Abroad students are wrapping up their final week in Paris, and it has been a wonderful experience filled with French culture, history, architecture, art, and everyday Parisian life.

From the “Café Life” assignment to the streets of Paris, these moments capture students learning and experiencing the city beyond the classroom.

The Paris Study Abroad program brings together the French Department and Interior Design Department, with courses taught by Professor Bouchra Nadeau and Professor Amy Heneghan.

Interested in joining next year? Paris Summer 2027 is now available on the Saddleback Study Abroad page. Start planning early, attend an information session, and learn how you can be part of the next Study Abroad experience.

More info:
saddleback.edu/learning-saddleback/study-abroad

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms in our Interior Design family — students, faculty, graduates, and friends. 💕

We see you designing, studying, teaching, creating, showing up on Zoom with little ones nearby, bringing kids to class when needed, and still building something beautiful for your future.

You are designing more than spaces — you are designing strength, love, and possibility every day.

With so much appreciation from the Saddleback Interior Design Department. 🌷

05/07/2026

Big congratulations to our Saddleback College Interior Design students, Yearang Song and Natascha Kruusi! ✨✨

Both received Honorable Mention Awards in the IIDA Southern California Best of Design 2026 Student Competition and are invited to the Calibre event in Los Angeles at the end of May.

We are especially proud because they competed alongside students from four-year programs and represented Saddleback beautifully. They shared their Studio II commercial projects, developed during the fall semester, and their hard work truly shined.

Thank you to IIDA SoCal for organizing this wonderful opportunity, and to the judges for sharing their time, experience, and encouragement with our students.

So proud of you, Yearang and Natascha! 👏👏

04/09/2026

From classroom to the field ✨
Our students in ID 180WE – Interior Design Work Experience are taking their learning beyond the classroom.
Ruslana and Piper joined our recent graduate Vicky at the wood shop—exploring materials, fabrication, and gaining real, hands-on skills that shape their design thinking. So great to see our students learning by doing.

Thank you to for supporting and mentoring our interns!

03/14/2026

✨ We are beyond proud to celebrate our student Natascha Kruusi, who won 1st Place in the 2026 Barbour Spangle Interior Design Competition at the Bienenstock Furniture Library — a national student design competition.

Her project, Steel + Oak Gallery, impressed the judges with its lighting strategy, architectural clarity, and thoughtful integration of signage.

Even more incredible? The competition is judged blind, meaning jurors do not know which schools are represented — and this marks the fourth year in a row that a Saddleback Interior Design student has earned top recognition.

It’s a powerful reflection of our students’ creativity, discipline, and commitment to excellence.

We are so proud of you, Natascha. 👏❤️✨

03/04/2026

✨ Student Spotlight: Yearang Song

Earlier in February, Yearang Song represented Saddleback College Interior Design at PlatForm 2026, hosted by Woodbury University at Gensler Los Angeles. The event highlighted outstanding community college students in architecture and interior design across Southern California.

At the event, Yearang presented two of her projects. In this post, we’re highlighting Prismantle, a concept gallery exploring fashion as art through immersive installations and layered architectural spaces, created in Studio II.
✨Flip through to see her unique design concept!

Thank you to Woodbury University and the event organizers, Laura Bouwman and Mamun Hashem, for creating this inspiring opportunity for students.

12/17/2025

Another November highlight we’re excited to share ✨
Our student Yearang Song was awarded a $4,000 NEWH OC Scholarship, recognizing her dedication, talent, and commitment to hospitality design—so well deserved, and truly just the beginning!

We’re also proud to celebrate our alumni Stephanie Brooks, who is continuing her leadership journey by joining the board to serve in the coming years, while doing amazing work at .

So proud of our students and alumni 💛
And a big thank you to NEWH OC for supporting design students and nurturing the hospitality design community.

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28000 Marguerite Parkway
Mission Viejo, CA
92692

Telephone

+19495824615

Website

https://www.saddleback.edu/programs-degrees/all-programs/interior-design

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