UPDATE: More good news! We just received approval on two other seminars: Master Class: Lessons from Design Giants and Custom Window Coverings Safety Standards- What They Mean to You. Here’s a sneak peek.
Master Class: Lessons from the Design Giants
There’s an old adage: “If you’re going to borrow, be sure to borrow from the best.” Discover the eccentricities and exuberance of Tony Duquette, the unstudied elegance of Sibyl Colefax, the surprising boldness of Dorothy Draper and many others. You’ll see some of their trademark design elements and learn how to incorporate these classic concepts into your designs. We’ll dissect Design Icons through their style philosophies and uncover what links them to their stylistic heirs. There is no better place to look for inspiration then to study the trade secrets of the greats like John Fowler, Sister Parish, Billy Baldwin, David Hicks, Elsie de Wolfe, Syrie Maugham and more.
Custom Window Coverings Safety Standards- What They Mean to You.
In September 2010 the Window Coverings Manufacturers Association announced a new set of safety standards (2nd Provisional ANSI/WCMA A100.1-2010 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR SAFETY OF CORDED WINDOW COVERING PRODUCTS) for ALL corded window treatments—mini blinds, Roman shades, draw draperies, etc. The objective of the Standard is to provide requirements for corded window covering products that reduce the possibility of injury from any type of device used to operate the product. The Standard has gone to ballot and is expected to be approved in early 2012. This has far-reaching effects for any interior designer, architect or specifier who directly or through a sub-contractor specifies window treatments. Learn the implications of the new standards for your business—how to comply, how to properly specify, the language to use with past and current clients. Formulate a window coverings safety policy for your business. Finally, discover the inherent opportunities in all new product categories at the window.
We’re excited to also announce that Steal This Idea has just received IDCEC approval. I’ll be adding this to our list of CEU seminars for design professionals. Attending this seminar will give you .1 CEU. Here’s a sneak peek at what I’ll be talking about:
Steal this Idea!
Revitalize your business by borrowing techniques from innovative industries. This fast paced seminar will give you tons of new ideas that have been successful in other categories- consumer electronics, packaging, telecommunications, fine dining, Holly wood and more. Why not learn from the best- Ian Schrager, Steve Jobs, Joss Whedon, Eric Ripert, Warren Buffet and others – and adapt their winning strategies for your business. You’ll get the best actionable ideas for customer service, marketing, business development, design and innovation and we’ll help you with the first steps to adapting it to your business or designs. It will be fun, fast and high energy and you’ll definitely walk away with exciting ideas you can immediately put to use.
