The Interior Design Society (IDS) announced Anna Mavrakis, past president of IDS, as the recipient of its Fellowship Award at the ceremony concluding IDS National Conference on Friday, April 1. Becoming an IDS Fellow is the highest honor that can be awarded to a member and is only bestowed every few years when there is a member worthy of such an honor. Achieving the distinction of IDS Fellowship recognizes individual interior designers for outstanding accomplishments in their profession and for providing a significant contribution to IDS. The award was presented to Mavrakis by IDS National President, Jan Cregier.
We are working on an #idsIMPACT project for Center for Animal Research and Education (CARE) in Bridgeport, TX with IDS designers Traci Connell, Traci Connell Interiors and Barbara Gilbert, Barbara Gilbert Interiors. Traci and Barbara will design two new safari suites on CARE’s property to help generate income that is much needed to provide for the animals who call CARE home. Derek Krahn, Director of Operations, or better known as Big Cat Derek, has generated awareness about CARE through his social media pages (specifically Vine, Twitter, Instagram and his YouTube webcast). This #idsIMPACT project received a special feature on his latest Web cast. Check it out!
Thank you to everyone who attended IDS National Conference in Dallas! A big thank you to our conference sponsors: Jenn-Air, Arteriors, Dallas Market Center, Dann Foley Inc., Global Views, In-Detail, Robert Allen, Studio A Home and media partner Architect’s Newspaper. Be on the lookout for photos from the awards dinner on our Facebook page!
IDS Professional, Nicole Arnold was featured on the cover of Texas Construction News. Click here to read the article.
The #idsIMPACT Awards were featured in an article in Associations Now. Read the full article to learn more about the awards, the full scope of the initiative and why IDS believes in giving back to your community.
IDS Professionals Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton of Bauer/Clifton Interiors’ project was featured in Alaska Home Magazine. The project is a farmhouse chic entry way/foyer that also won a first place 2014 IDS Designer of the Year award. Click here to read the article.
Read the following press coverage of the 2015 IDS Designer of the Year awards:
Thank you to everyone who attended IDS National Conference in Dallas! A big thank you to our conference sponsors: Jenn-Air, Arteriors, Dallas Market Center, Dann Foley Inc., Global Views, In-Detail, Robert Allen, Studio A Home and media partner Architect’s Newspaper. Be on the lookout for photos from the awards dinner on our Facebook page!
CHAPTER NEWS
IDS New York City held a CEU event at Axor/Hansgrohe on April 5 where Lloyd Princeton was the featured speaker. Click here to view photos from the event.
IDS Professional, Julie Schuster will give the following presentations in the greater New York, NY area:
May 12 - IDS NYC Chapter will present their first IDS Salon with Industry Partner Robert Allen featuring speaker Regina Huber and a star studded designer panel.
Join IDS NYC Chapter for the following CEU events:
June 6 – Lefroy Brooks - Feng Shui and Materials- Julie Schuster presenter
Click here for more information on the 2015 Chapter Awards winners
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.
Would you like to get involved with an IDS Chapter? Visit our "Locate Your IDS Chapter" page on the IDS website to find out if there is a chapter in your area.
The Interior Design Society has joined The Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC), effective Jan. 1. Click here to learn more.
Effective Jan. 1, 2015, IDS Professional members must earn a minimum of 0.4 (4 hours) approved continuing education units (CEU) each year. Click here to read more about the updated CEU Filing Policy.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
Tobi U offers Tobi Fairley’s signature foundational courses on the business of design in an online format! They include the best of Tobi’s tools and techniques that have transformed design businesses across the country and you can now earn up to 0.8 CEUs.
Tobi U courses are set up in 2 bundles:
Semester One – The Essentials
Created for designers at any experience level, these 8 modules focus on the essentials for your business, including branding, niche strategy, financials, time management, selling your services, and marketing.
Semester Two – The Solutions
Building on Semester 1's courses, the 8 modules in this semester offer next-step solutions for finding your ideal client, charging what you’re worth, building processes and systems, perfecting presentations, and getting published.
The content for each module includes videos, webinars, podcasts, and downloadable PDFs. Click here to get started today!
UPCOMING MARKET EVENTS
ART, the creative home furnishings network, announces the vendors participating in the organization’s ART Card Program during the upcoming Spring High Point Market The deals are listed online by market location and there are two new ART vendors participating for the first time. Click here to learn more.
ART, the creative home furnishings network, and IDS, Interior Design Society invites their members and all market buyers to their Full House Block Party on Saturday, April 16 from 5 to 7 pm in the IHFC Commerce Wing Second Floor. Six ART vendors are the hosts: Phillips Collection C-202, Paragon & Propac C-203/W-243, Wendover Art C-215, Fine Art Lamps C-229 and TreeMasters C-263. Refreshments will be served in each of the hosts showrooms.
ART + IDS are calling it the Full House Block Party because we’re playing Poker. Buyers and interior designers will be eligible to win an iPad Mini by picking up a different color playing card in each host’s showroom and turn in their resulting “hand” by 7 p.m. at Phillips Collection -- the best five-card poker hand wins!
The Block Party will be held in collaboration with the popular Phillips Collection All-Industry Mixer, which is hosted from 4 until 8 p.m.
Colormix 2016 – Passionate Pursuit | Monday, April 18 @ 10 a.m.
Sponsored by Surya, Sherwin- Williams and IDS
Surya Showroom (Showplace 4100)
Sherwin-Williams' 2016 color forecast highlights a move toward mindfulness, happiness, indulgence and well-being. Design specialist Ruthie Minick of Sherwin-Williams will tell the stories of this year’s four dominant color palettes through inspirational imagery, research and supporting trends while also discussing key drivers and influencers used to guide the forecast. (eligible for 0.1 CEU credit)
Join Terri Taylor, ASID, IDS at the One Day High Point Market 0.6 CEU Training -
This one day, hands-on interactive and transformational workshop is for interior designers and decorators at Spring Market.
Discover the step-by-step method for turning yourself into a money magnet, getting client agreement on budgets, confidently calling out your design fee, and getting hired on the spot!
Master your Designer's Money Magnet Mindset and you'll Master Your Business.
Save the Date - April 15-20 - to be treated like a VIP!
Spend the week with Soft Design Lab's market experts, Deb Barrett and Jackie Von Tobel- that's us. We take care of all of the planning and logistics, so you can concentrate on the show and having a great time. We'll guide you through the ins and outs, and sometimes overwhelming High Point Market. It's a must- do to increase your revenue, maximize your product mix and build your brand.
Register Today for the only VIP tour at Market and take advantage of our Early Bird Offer.
Here's just a little of what you'll get:
A pre-market, informational webinar to get you ready to go
Accommodations at Sheraton Four Seasons Greensboro, N.C.; double-occupancy (Super-convenient location on HPMKT bus routes)
Private welcome dinner and trend presentation at the exclusive, members only, String and Splinter Club courtesy of the High Point Visitors Authority
Private design destinations and insider access to showrooms across High Point
Countless social and networking opportunities, VIP party invitations, concerts and more
Farewell Dinner at Green Valley Grill
All this and more for less than doing High Point Market on your own!
Learn more about the elite judging panel for this year's Designer of the Year competition. Click here to learn more about this prestigious line-up of judges!
IDS BUYERS' GUIDE
Visit the IDS website to view the IDS Buyers' Guide! To find preferred IDS vendors, look for the IDS logo in their listing. If you are interested in obtaining a new listing or updating an existing listing, please contact Dan Sylvester at 212-920-3918. Click here to view the IDS Buyers' Guide.
MEMBER BENEFITS
If you have not yet paid your 2016 membership dues, you will no longer be able to login to pay them online. Please call IDS Membership Manager, Della Swider at 336-884-4437 ext. 223 to reinstate your membership for 2016.
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.
Concrete Decor magazine, the concrete industry's premier magazine for all things decorative concrete is offering IDS members the chance to subscribe free to their magazine. Click here to read their current issue that features an article about how decorative concrete is carving its way into the design community.
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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