Speaking Calendar
UPCOMING EVENTS Deb will be speaking at:
Society of Decorating Professionals Conference
March 10-12, 2010
Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Westin
THURSDAY, March 11, 2010
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Window Fashions, but Were Afraid to Ask!
Design Arts Seminars
San Antonio, TX Riverwalk Area
FRIDAY, March 19, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Textile Technology
Design professionals have a responsibility to their clients to understand how today’s fabrics are produced and how it affects their health, safety and welfare. With a production process involving the use of over 2000 chemicals and thousands of gallons of water, we explore textile production as it relates to building codes, energy codes, GOTS standards, LEED, cradle to cradle certification and sustainability. This seminar also narrows in on weaves, printing processes, dyes and finishes to provide an understanding of the various characteristics and properties that make fabrics appropriate for use in interior environments.
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
TrendSpotting World Tour
Trend watching is more than spotting the next new color, fabric, or hot designer. It’s about observing change and understanding how to transform change into opportunity: Opportunity for higher financial returns and opportunity for increased well-being for the end-user. We first explore trend dynamics, then look at the newest products and trends from some of the world’s leading design shows. We also examine how best practices and transformative changes from other industries can be applied to your designs, your marketing, your sampling and your business. Finally, we look at how social and cultural currents will impact design over the next 5 to 10 years, including advances in information technologies, universal and barrier-free design.
Austin, TX Downtown
SATURDAY, March 20, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Textile Technology
Design professionals have a responsibility to their clients to understand how today’s fabrics are produced and how it affects their health, safety and welfare. With a production process involving the use of over 2000 chemicals and thousands of gallons of water, we explore textile production as it relates to building codes, energy codes, GOTS standards, LEED, cradle to cradle certification and sustainability. This seminar also narrows in on weaves, printing processes, dyes and finishes to provide an understanding of the various characteristics and properties that make fabrics appropriate for use in interior environments.
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
TrendSpotting World Tour
Trend watching is more than spotting the next new color, fabric, or hot designer. It’s about observing change and understanding how to transform change into opportunity: Opportunity for higher financial returns and opportunity for increased well-being for the end-user. We first explore trend dynamics, then look at the newest products and trends from some of the world’[s leading design shows. We also examine how best practices and transformative changes from other industries can be applied to your designs, your marketing, your sampling and your business. Finally, we look at how social and cultural currents will impact design over the next 5 to 10 years, including advances in information technologies, universal and barrier-free design.
NEOCON 2010
Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
MONDAY, June 14, 2010
2:30 p.m.
High Impact Materials for High Income Projects
The design industry is more competitive than ever, with better-educated, more discerning design clients. How do you compete when your potential clients are shopping many of the same sources as you? Wow them with innovative, unique materials from resources they’ve never heard of! Translucent concrete, LED wallpaper, emotionally-reactive fabrics and more: New advances in material science are delivering fascinating new products to the marketplace everyday. These distinctive products and materials can give you the edge when dealing with internet-search savvy clients and aggressive competition, making your proposals difficult to price-shop.
