If you’ve visited the website recently you know that Susan and I are taking a group of design professionals to Europe in jnauary. To our delight and surprise, friends and industry movers and shakers Jay and Mark Helser are running a contest to send one lucky designer to Paris with us! It could be you. Read on…
Opportunité Fantastique!
(Just a little French lingo to announce a spectacular opportunity for one lucky and talented design professional!)
Jay and Mark of Helser Brothers are offering a trip to the City of Lights, PARIS! As in France! The winner will join Industry Experts Deb Barrett and Susan Schultz as one of a select group of 12 at the Maison et Objet show January 19-27, 2010. The trip includes a Cruise on the Seine and a visit to the Louvre among many other delights. It is truly the trip of a lifetime. There are a few qualifications, a passport, an engaging personality, and the ability to share the journey as you blog for us through 7 days of non-stop Francophile fun. You will get to be our eyes and ears on this trip, submitting daily posts about the products you see and your ongoing adventure.See the fine print below for details on just what is included in this offer and apply today! The trip is coming fast so we need to choose a winner on November 30th. Just send an e-mail to sendmetoparis@helserbrothers.com explaining why you are the perfect person for the job, then keep an eye on whyhelser.com for the big announcement. Ooh la la! (Wow in French - start practicing!)
The Fine Print:
Paris 2010 includes:
- 7 days /7 nights, January 19 - January 27, 2010, in the City of Lights
- Airfare to/from JFK or Chicago. (Winner is responsible for getting to JFK or Chicago.)
- Hotel d’ Aubusson, Four-star, double-occupancy Superior room in the heart of St. Germain (Super-convenient location and we’ve stayed in this hotel and love it!) Five minute walk to the subway, direct line to the show. Walking distance of the Louvre, Orsay, Notre Dame, Sorbonne; surrounded by art galleries, restaurants and shops.
Daily Breakfast at the hotel. Value of $140.00
- Airport transfers Value of $80.00
- All zone metro passes/carnets for 7 days. Value of $85.00
- Admission to Maison&Objet and Planet Mueble trade shows. Value of $78.00
- Welcome reception at M&O from show management
- Exclusive M&O trend presentation with Q&A opportunity Priceless!
- As-you-wish meet-ups for cocktails or dinner to review the day, compare notes, share stories, etc.
- Pre-travel web session(s) with Deb and Susan to preview locations, M&O planning, travel details, our Paris faves and more
- Cruise on the river Seine. Value of $80.00
- Free entrance to the Louvre or Orsay. Value of $26.00
- High Tea one afternoon in the Aubusson’s Grand Salon. Value of $25.00
- All taxes and service included.
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Europe - the continent of contrasts, the home of many of our forefathers, the mecca of style. Isn’t it amazing that the land of the Rennasaince should also be the land where we designers go for NEW ideas even now. Having been born in Germany of German parents, but growing up in the United States (Minnesota), I feel this tug of contrasts. I visit my family on the Rhine and step back in time entering this mother’s home. Her wallpaper and carpet remind me of a Grandmother’s home growing up in MN, but then my nieces and nephews sport the latest fashions from Paris. I love Europe..Germany, France, Italy…I love to observe these clashes of culture and to return home to the midwest and share my insight with this family and friends. I think I bring a bit of that contrast home in myself with my design work, my attitude and my personality. Let me be the one to go with the group and document the sights, the ambiance of the people and places, the optimism of the future. Let me be the scribe bubbling out from within a person of design skills and window treatment experience. Let me share this experience through your eyes too (and I have a passport and speak passable German! ) Thank you for a chance to apply!