New York School of Interior Design

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Cielo Cortes

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design

Graduating with Honors


In light of current global public health concerns, it is appropriate to re-imagine hospitality spaces to be more responsive in our times of need. Kious Kelly H+ Hotel is a space where hospitality and healthcare are merged in one place.

“The Kious Kelly H+ Hotel is named to honor Kious Kelly and other New Yorkers like him. He was an assistant nurse manager in Manhattan who helped COVID-19 patients and then became the city’s first health care worker to die from the virus.”