INSPIRING & ENERGIZING
THE DESIGN INDUSTRY

Thanks Jay!

WCAA RICHMOND SEMINAR EVENT                              Posted by Jay Helser at Why Helser.com  September 16, 2009 Tryvertising? Translucent concrete? Rapid prototyping? Deb Barrett blew the  minds of a packed house with industry insight and progressive ideas during her seminar at yesterdays WCAA event in Richmond.  Where on earth she finds the content for her presentations is beyond me. Let me put it […] Read more

Road Trip?

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I am seriously considering putting together a trip to Europe for all my friends and fellow pros to join me at the January round of design shows. I get asked all the time about this and I thought 2010 is the year to give it a try.  I am just in the beginnings of putting an itinerary together and […] Read more

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  A Full Day of Education for only $50 Join us for the Vision Design and Marketing Series September 25, 2009 at the Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence RI. The Vision Design and Marketing Series is your expert guide to bring you a fresh perspective, original strategies, and a collection of ideas to take you […] Read more

See You in Richmond

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  I’ll be speaking at the WCAA Richmond, VA Chapter’s September event on September 15, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel. There is a full day of education and events so if you’re in the area, please join us. Here’s the agenda: 8:30-9:30       Registration, Continental Breakfast and Vendor First Look 9:30 – 11:00    Trendspotting: Four […] Read more

Celebrate Your Style

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  So you want to get into the window coverings niche?  Good choice! Window coverings are considered one of the profit centers of a design business and with today’s economy designers need to exhaust every niche that can make money. I will be helping to fast track designers into the window fashion niche when I […] Read more

Windows to Success II

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I am traveling to the East Coast- New Jersey to be exact – on October 1, 2009 to speak for the New Jersey chapter of WCAA’s Windows to Success II. I can’t wait to see old friends and make some new ones. In the morning, I’ll be doing the International Design Report where you’ll see […] Read more

It’s Showtime!

I’ll be heading to High Point next week for Showtime- the largest decorative coverings event in the Western Hemisphere. Industry leaders, retailers, jobbers and designers meet to see the latest designs in home furnishings textiles. A precursor for Fall High Point market, manufacturers will book patterns for their upholstery collections. Jobbers will develop collections for […] Read more

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As I am researching and writing a new seminar, Cracking the Luxury Code, I realize I need to go straight to the source- you- to find what is really surrounds the luxury attitude. So I decided to do this seminar for two major reasons. First, I attended a Google webinar last fall  that presented some […] Read more