summer school
for design minds
Hey, Designers and WT Pros
Forget everything you know about summer school. This is my version — curated, caffeinated, and created for designers and window treatment pros who want to stay sharp, sell smarter, and stay ahead of what’s next.
Join us for this live webinar series that hits the sweet spot between professional development and creative inspiration.
Whether you’re looking to level up your product knowledge, refresh your client presentation skills, or dive into the latest design trends, these sessions are packed with real-world insights you can put to use right now.
And yes — we’ll drop some CEU’s while we’re at it.
"Level up your design game -- one summer session at a time"
What You’ll Learn:
Each curated webinar category covers a fresh theme — fast, focused, and ready to re-energize your business.
The Future-Proof Designer Toolkit
AI tools, digital tricks, and tech every design pro should be using now to streamline workflows and boost profits.
The Science of Design
Strategies for delivering a custom design experience with confidence — including luxury, storytelling, and client psychology.
The Trend Report Cliff Notes
Design show recaps, what’s next for design and window treatments, and the silhouettes, colors, and patterns making wav
Textile Tactics: From Swatch to Spec Learn how to read between the threads to avoid costly mistakes and elevate your design vision with textile tech support, appropriate selection, and pattern application.
NOW ON DEMAND!
Future Views: Design Trends for 2025 & Beyond
ON DEMAND
This is a mid-year check-in on key trends, helping you adapt and stay ahead of the curve. This presentation is a quick review of trends that have taken hold in the first half of the year along with a deep dive into emerging trends poised for growth in the second half. Deb will open her little black book of secret sources and market finds as she shares new designs, palettes, silhouettes, patterns, textiles and more through imagery and actual samples to monetize key directions. You’ll walk away understanding the trends that are shaping the next wave of window covering design, the drivers behind purchasing custom, and many more aspects of what it takes to work with today’s design client.
Textile Tech Support: Fibers, Fabrics, Finishes
ON DEMAND
It is the designer’s responsibility to select the appropriate fabrics for their intended end use. In this seminar, gain an understanding of today’s fabrics to help you make correct fabric selections for window treatments. In this real-life application-based class, we’ll discuss fabric constructions, properties and qualities- the good and the bad; which ones are appropriate and which ones aren’t for your custom window coverings. We’ll compare and contrast linings, interlinings, finishes, textile enhancers and provide specifying strategies in dealing with difficult textiles.
Harnessing AI in the Window Covering World Part 1
ON DEMAND
In Part 1, Deb will help demystify AI, introduce tools and strategies that any design pro can implement. We'll walk through the steps to get you started, define your AI plan and build a foundation to be able to use AI effectively. You'll walk away with actionable strategies to integrate AI into your sales and design processes. Think workflows, mood boards, content, marketing, customer service.
Harnessing AI in the Window Covering World Part 2
ON DEMAND
In Part 2, we’ll explore and demo the top AI tools no designer should be without. Follow along in this highly interactive format as we provide practical demos, tips, workflows and case studies to apply AI in real life.
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Delivering the Luxury Window Covering Experience 2.0
ON DEMAND
As a luxury purveyor, our challenge is to offer exceptional experiences; engaging clients on a higher level through our brand. Gain exceptional insight into what this highly sought-after clientele expects; who they turn to for advice, what products and services they consider valuable.
We’ll redefine the new luxury WT experience; discuss the luxury consumer- what they strive for and what it means to your market. Through concrete examples, we’ll explore positioning, sourcing and crafting your image as a stylemaker to the elusive high-end customer. We’ll finish with sampling, presentation and marketing tips to get that client’s attention.
Future Views: Meet Your 2026 Client
COMING AUGUST 15, 2025
In times like these it becomes even more important to understand shifts in consumer mindsets and to choose the right trends for your business. Based on exclusive research on the custom window treatment market, this session features in-depth analysis of custom window treatment purchasing--by region by product style and more, along with the crucial factors that drive purchasing decisions. We'll focus on the characteristics custom window treatment consumers to gain an understanding of the drivers that are shaping the next wave of consumers, along with actionable ideas for how you can integrate all this into your design offerings. Learn how to reach the new consumer and interest them in this unique product category, as we share effective ideas for packaging your services, positioning your business, developing a brand and much more. You'll leave set for success.
