Participate in the Decorated podcast’s live-taped episode on the impact of AIDS on the design and decoration community, presented in collaboration with the exhibition AIDS at The New School: What is Remembered?, curated by Stan Walden. Hosts Cotter Christian and Will Fryer will engage in conversation with Stan Walden, Jamie Drake, Ivan Munuera, and Gavin Browning, exploring the profound influence of the AIDS crisis on interiors and interior design. Together, we'll delve into this shared queer history, examining how AIDS shaped the design community of the 1980s, championing spaces of resistance, belonging, and activist housing. The discussion will highlight the generation of design activism that emerged in response to the crisis and the lessons it offers us today. A reception at the Aronson Gallery in the Sheila C. Johnson Gallery will follow.

Decorated is a new podcast dedicated to uncovering the rich history of interior design, spotlighting stories and figures rarely acknowledged in academic or mainstream narratives. The first season premiered on October 30th with an episode celebrating the life and work of Parsons alumnus Melvin Dwork. Hosted by Cotter Christian, an Associate Professor of Interior Design at Parsons School of Design, and interior designer Will Fryer, Decorated takes listeners on an engaging journey through iconic eras, overlooked design movements, and the lives of influential yet often unrecognized figures in interior design history.