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The Interior Design Society (IDS) is pleased to introduce its elected 2019 National Board of Directors. Kimberly JOI McDonald, IDS Professional, Owner and CEO, Designing JOI, LLC as President; Jason Clifton, IDS Professional, Principal, Bauer/Clifton Interiors as Vice President; Mikala Moller, Director of Marketing, Rowley Company as Secretary/Treasurer; Nancy Ganzekaufer, Nancy Ganzekaufer Business Coaching as Member-at-Large, and Jan Creiger, IDS Professional, Owner, Interior Expressions by Jan as Immediate Past President.
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This year, for the third joint ART and IDS conference, we are excited to head to a destination bursting in Mid-Century modern architecture and design – Palm Springs!
The collaboration between ART and IDS has proven to be valuable, and allows professionals from every area of the home furnishings industry to learn and connect together. Don’t miss it – register now! 
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Remember the days of putting plastic on the sofa to protect it? Thank goodness for FIBER-SEAL! Celebrating 48 years of protecting and caring for fine fabrics in a more sophisticated way. With a nationwide network of 60+ Locations, we’re here to help. Call your local Fiber-Seal experts today.
Find your local Fiber-Seal Service Center!
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 Submissions are open for our 2018 Designer of the Year Awards! There are over 20 categories in residential interior design, including a brand new category in New Construction. You will love our new and improved, easy application. Projects must have been completed between October 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018.
For more details, check out this video detailing the IDS Designer of the Year Awards.
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The Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC) had a goal – they wanted to figure out how they can improve with assisting designers with their projects and increase foot traffic. In the past, designers have had to go all over the valley to complete a project, viewing sample after sample. That takes a lot of time, and the Las Vegas Design Center set out to create a solution. Wouldn’t it be nice to have all resources together in one room? IDS members and designers Cary Vogel and Lance Robins, from Interiors by Cary Vogel, were part of the solution.
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It’s a brand-new year, full of possibilities, new experiences, and new things. We all love delightful new things — but when it comes to organization, that’s the issue, right? So, how do you avoid overwhelming your storage when bringing new stuff into the home? It’s not that hard! Here are some practical and achievable ways to be a little lighter in 2019.
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 I actually wanted to become an architect first. When I was a child, instead of building random sets and things with Lego’s, I built houses and structures. In middle school I began taking hand drafting classes and continued this into high school. This is when I started working on my own floor plans and elevations. I began at Lawrence Technological University with a major in architecture, but at the end of my first year, I declared myself a dual major with Interior Architecture & Design. I dropped architecture at the end of my third year and focused solely on Interior Architecture & Design. The rest is history!
 Hilltop graciously welcomes you to the grand opening of
our all new Porcelain Collection. Feb. 7, from 4-7 p.m. At Hilltop Granite,
12401 North Stemmons
Fwy #140,
Farmers Branch, Texas
75234.
Keeping true to our mission to
evolve continuously, Hilltop
proudly introduces Porzé.
Porzé is a new line of sleek
porcelain slabs with various
designs, patterns, and colours.
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IDS members receive a significant discount on upcoming webinars presented by Sustainable Furnishings Council. This course will teach you how to increase professional relevance in a rapidly changing market, providing designers, retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers with knowledge and credentials to become expert in sustainability and to grow profitability. Approved by GBCI for 6 CE Hours and registered with IDCEC for .6 HSW CEUs. More information here.
The Interior Design Society has announced that the exclusive IDS Buyers’ Guide
— the premier resource of relevant products and services for interior design professionals — is now
available at the IDS website at http://www.interiordesignersbuyersguide.com/.
If your company or business has not yet taken advantage of this exceptional opportunity to highlight
your products and services in the Guide, it is not too late! To learn more about advertising your products
or services in this exclusive Guide, please email ids-advertise@svmmedia.com or click here.
By Fred Berns
 If you’re an interior design professional, only one person will prevent you from setting and getting much higher fees and markups in the year ahead. That person isn't a competitor, critic, or customer. That person is you. You're the one who will convince yourself that you can't charge more. You're the one who will tell yourself that clients would never pay more for your design services. And that your local market won't "bear" higher fees. And that you simply don't have the experience or expertise to substantially raise your fees. That's baloney.
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Parle
Now that we’re a couple of weeks into 2019, we’re beginning to see some interior design trends emerging on the horizon. To be fair, quite a lot of them are being carried over from last year, such as industrial accents and natural fibers like wicker and woven grass. That said, there are quite a few interesting design elements making a comeback.
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Builder
According to the latest Zillow Home Trend Forecast, a modern aesthetic with clean and simple industrial materials will be the interior design trend of 2019. Modern glass, metal, and raw materials will replace reclaimed wood. To keep the overall look of metals and concrete from feeling too harsh, homeowners are opting for "warm modernism," by adding warmth with elements like natural wall coverings, wooden furniture, and handmade, earthy accent details.
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The Gadget Flow
Out with the cumbersome and clunky and in with the timelessly stylish. In the sea of plastic devices in the tech world, these clever home devices use a touch of wood to offer a fashionable twist on technology.
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Metropolis Magazine
Today’s best designers wrestle with questions of the impact of their designs. But despite their good intentions, major cities such as Atlanta are inundated with new developments that exacerbate problems of equity and perpetuate the negative effects of gentrification.
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Allwork
In 2019, workplace design will feature a growing emphasis on well-being and designing for the human element, with furniture and technology working in tandem to provide the flexibility to support the multitude of work modes individuals and groups engage in daily.
Allwork.Space spoke with Emily Dunn, workplace knowledge consultant for Herman Miller, to learn more about what’s in store for the flexible workplace in the coming year.
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Commercial Real Estate
Millennials who demand that workplaces be almost extensions of their social lives are driving massive changes to the design of offices, the amenities they routinely offer, and their atmosphere.
Especially popular are spaces that copy cafes or hotel lobbies, fully equipped kitchens where proper meals can be cooked from scratch, lots of social areas and club-like facilities to enable workers to go straight out after work.
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Please call IDS Membership Manager, Della Swider at 336-884-4437 ext. 223 for information. If you are an active member of IDS National, join our closed Facebook group to connect with members across the country! Click here to join the group.
If you are interested in obtaining a membership certificate or replacement membership card, please email idsbenefits@interiordesignsociety.org or call 336-884-4437 ext. 223 (please note for all replacement membership cards, there will be a $10 fee payable in advance for each replacement card ordered).
To view benefits exclusively available to IDS members, visit the Member Benefits page on the IDS National website. Members must log in on the IDS website in order to take advantage of available discounts.
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