DESIGNERS & DECORATORS GUILD

Our Story

In January of 2021, four interior-design professionals began collaborating with the intention of
forming a professional organization that would encompass all designers, decorators, and
strategic-industry partners on Prince Edward Island. A spirit of inclusion and community was paramount.

The group’s vision was to bring together all major stakeholders in the design field, with a
mandate for the advancement, self-government, and advocacy of the design profession on PEI.
 
Working on the premise that both the public at large and the professional design community
would benefit from an organization that fosters education, professionalism, collaboration, best
practices, and public outreach, the group began working toward creating a new, self-governing
entity. While most provinces in Canada and in the U.S. regulate the profession of interior design
and decoration, the province of Prince Edward Island had yet to establish any such professional regulations.
 
In April of 2022, The Prince Edward Island Designers and Decorators Guild (PEIDDG) was legally
incorporated as a non-profit corporation, governed by a set of bylaws and a code of ethics.
The founding members of the PEI DDG comprised: Kyle Timothy Blood (President), Damien
Packwood (Vice President and Co-Secretary), Susan Snow (Treasurer) and Irene Strang (Co-Secretary).
 
On June 5, 2023, the PEIDDG opened its membership to all Design Professionals and Strategic Industry Partners on Prince Edward Island.