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 Kamarron Design, Inc. named among top 20 interior designers in Minneapolis
Kamarron Design, Inc., of Blaine, Minnesota, has been named to Expertise's recent list of the top 20 interior designers in Minneapolis. Kamarron Design's principal designer and CEO, Kara Karpenske, is an eight-time Interior Design Society (IDS) Designer Of The Year National Award winner. The full Expertise list can be found here.
Members named among Best in Texas
Congratulations to the following IDS members, named among the
25 best interior designers in Texas by Amara:
Traci Connell of Traci Connell Interiors; Ginger Curtis of Urbanology Designs; Linda Baker of Baker Design Group.
  
 Two IDS members chosen for Dallas Decorators Showhouse
Two of our designers have been chosen to be a part of the first-ever Dallas Decorators Showhouse, sponsored by Traditional Home hosted by Donna Moss. The showhouse will be open from September 23 through October 22, 2017, and will benefit the Alzheimer's Association. Congratulations to Dann Foley and Ruthie Staalson.
 
Susan Ribnick designs "crystal chandelier" bra for Art Bra Austin fundraiser
A long
time supporter of Art Bra Austin, this year her life experiences led her to partner with fellow breast
cancer survivors, and artists, Dianne and Monica to create a shining fashion statement covered in
glass tile mosaics from Oceanside Glasstile and antique crystals from Crystal Renaissance Fine
Lighting. Read more about it here.
 
Bold Move: Barbara Gilbert featured in Dallas Style & Design Magazine
Barbara Gilbert was recenlty featured in a multi-page spread in Dallas Style & Design Magazine, dressing up a Dallas transplant’s home in audacious shades.
Linda Baker of Baker Design Group announced as one of D Magazine's Best Designers 2017
Baker Design Group has been the recipient of numerous Dallas and Texas ASID awards—11 in 2016, five in 2015, and a quadruple 2014 ASID award winner.
 
Bauer/Clifton Interiors honored at Seattle Design Center's annual gala
Bauer/Clifton Interiors was recently recognized at LIMELIGHT: The 17th Annual Northwest Design Awards (NWDA) Gala, taking home a trophy for first place in the Most Innovative Design Component category with its "Woven Reclamation."
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Nicole Yee's IDS Doty winning bathroom featured in This Old House
Check out the IDS Doty winning bathroom (first place $30,000 above) is featured in the Jan./Feb. issue of This Old House Magazine. Nicole Yee is the designer of this winning bathroom.
Congratulations to Sights-N-Sounds!
They have won the Best of Long Island 5 out of 6 years, and we are very proud of this accomplishment as the voting is done by Long Islanders. The contest has grown through the years, and their customers have showed up every year to vote for them!
Behind Her Brand
By Ruthie Staalsen, DecRenew Interiors
"Behind Her Brand" takes you on journeys of real life lessons, obstacles, think tank processes, disappointments and the victories of 12 successful female entrepreneurs who turned their brands into catalysts for their business successes. You will learn power moves on how to take your brand from zero to hero. Be prepared to be swept off your feet with their stories. Ruthie Staalsen shares her story about her childhood experiences overseas and how that molded and shaped her for her successful interior design business.
Trade Affiliations and Why They Matter
By Julie Schuster, President — Interior Design Society, New York City chapter
What do you do when the going gets tough? Where do you find strength, creativity and stamina when you feel like you’re running on empty? As an interior designer working in New York City, I’ve been thinking a lot about my answers to these questions of late, and I keep coming back to the groups I belong to – the colleagues and friends that have emerged from them, and the amazing work I see from the companies I do business with. No one gets involved in creative endeavors like interior design because it’s the “easiest path to make a living.” We do it out of love. Out of passion. Because we want to share our gifts by creating beauty in our living spaces and enriching the lives of our clients.
Business by Accident or by Design?
Some designers love goal setting and thrive on reaching lofty standards. They bask in the glow of their creative and financial accomplishments.
While other designers have great difficulty and hold many fears around making a commitment to their business and personal success.
They want to make an impact, they want to share their creativity with the world, but they struggle with the fear of failure.
Click here to read more!
Learn how you can make an IMPACT in your community through our new charitable design initiative #idsIMPACT. We are pleased to have Make-A-Wish and Dwell with Dignity as collaborating organizations of this program. Click here to see IDS members who are already making an IMPACT!
Molloy Students Overhaul Chairs for 'Chairity'
Students from the IDS Molloy Student Chapter have volunteered their services
in the design of the dining room at the Edna Moran Family Shelter at the INN.
The Mary Brennan INN of Long Island is a non-profit organization that provides
food, shelter and long-term housing as well as support services to people who
seek help and has a dedicated staff and volunteers.
In order to raise money, the students had a "Chairity" fundraiser May 10. They took discarded chairs, re-purposed them and auctioned them off at the event. There were 20 chairs, and there were also baskets donated for the raffle. It was a very successful event, raising $6800.
All IDS members receive a complementary subscription to Window Fashion Vision. Click here to subscribe.
Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman
Lexington Home Brands
Lumens Light + Living
The Shade Store
Fandeck
Cosentino North America
Hunter Douglas
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Design Campus
Dream Draper
Ethan Allen
EZ Wand
Ferguson Enterprises
Hansgrohe
Karndean Designflooring
Naula
Objects Art and More
PPG Industries
Rowley Company
Stemper & Associates
The Kaleidoscope Partnership
transFORM
United Supply Company
Rugs that Fit
Cabinet Tronix
ELK Group International
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| New Industry Partners
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| Tile Bar
— Sterling Industry Partner
— New York
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| Broadway Kitchens & Baths
— Sterling Industry Partner
— New York
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| Luxe Furniture & Interior Designer
— Sterling Industry Partner
— W. Melbourne
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| George W. Combs, Inc.
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Huntington
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| Painted Pieces Art & Graphics
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Huntington Station
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| Long Island Laminates
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Hauppauge
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| DURALEE
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Dallas
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| Michelangelo Designs
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Passaic
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| Shutter Concepts, LLC
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Naples
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| Carolina Fernandez Creative and Decorative Press
— Sterling Industry Partner
— New York
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| Sonder Living
— Sterling Industry Partner
— New York
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| Beyond Windows — Sterling Industry Partner
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| Emerson Hardwood Floors
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Portland
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| Creative Tile and Hardwood Floors
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Naples
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| Ayoub Carpet Service
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Chantilly
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| Galleria Stone
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Manhasset
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| Cambria USA
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Memphis
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| Tammies Patio
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Sarasota
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| Build, LLC
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Naples
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| Leichsenring Studios
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Trumbull
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| The Tuscany Collection
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Las Vegas
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| Codarus
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Dallas
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| Codarus
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Dallas
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| Asher Interiors Asher Leather
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Dallas
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| Priscilla Fowler Fine Art, LLC
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Las Vegas
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| Andreas Furniture
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Sugarcreek
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| Pacific Shore Stone
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Pasadena
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| Paramount Rugs
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Westbury
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| Architectural Granite & Marble
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Charlotte
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| TCB Sales, Inc
— Sterling Industry Partner
— Hewlett
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The Interior Design Society has joined The Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC), effective Jan. 1. Click here to learn more.
Information on CEU change for IDS Associate members
As of January 1, 2017, IDS Associate members must earn a minimum of 0.4 (4 hours) approved continuing education units (CEU) each year. Please make note of the following helpful information regarding CEUs and CEU filing to maintain your Associatel level membership in IDS.
IDS bylaws and policies require Professional and Associate members to meet the continuing education requirement. The IDS continuing education requirement is separate from any mandated continuing education requirement in your local jurisdiction. Check with your state regulatory board for requirements.
Filing CEUs
IDS members must utilize the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC) registry to file CEUs. Each IDS member must create a free account through IDCEC. Once you have created your IDCEC account, you will receive a unique IDCEC number to login into the IDCEC website (your IDCEC number is different than your IDS member number). The IDCEC user registry allows you to upload and track your continuing education activity as well as store a record for you under your account. Check your IDCEC account regularly to ensure your records are up-to-date. At the end of each CEU cycle, you will be required to submit your IDCEC report to the IDS National office to verify that you have fulfilled your CEU requirement.
Special Circumstances
IDS may grant an adjustment to the requirement for individuals experiencing poor health, certified by a physician; a specific physical or mental disability, certified by an appropriate health care professional; extended duty with the armed forces; or for extreme hardship, which, in the board’s judgment, makes it impossible for the member to comply. Requests for an adjustment to the continuing education requirement must be made at least two months (by October 30) prior to the end of the current reporting period.
Noncompliance
At the end of a reporting period, members who have failed to meet the CEU requirements will be subject to a non-compliance fee ($10 per CEU). Any member who fails to comply with the continuing education requirement, including payment of the noncompliance fee, may be subject to devaluation of Professional membership.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Inc.
While late to the party of industries that have been significantly disrupted by technology, interior design is finally turning a new page. The traditional in-person client-designer relationship is no longer the leading industry norm. Innovative platforms that use technology to execute interior design are elevating the process without depriving the individuals of any sought-after personal touches.
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Architectural Digest
Alessandro Michele, creative director of Gucci, has undeniably turned the legacy brand on its head. These days, everyone is dying to get their hands on one of his maximalist designs, and soon, you'll be able to outfit your home in a Gucci creation. Wednesday on Instagram, the fashion house announced Gucci Decor, the brand's first foray into the home category, launching in September.
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Smithsonian
During her life, designer and decorator Sister Parish was known for her unique taste. Today, her influence can be felt across the country. Parish was the first person First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy hired to decorate the White House, and her influence can still be seen in several rooms in the building. In the end, Parish had a clash with the First Lady, leading her to move on to other well-known buildings–but not before she helped Kennedy found the White House Historical Association.
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Fredericksburg.com
Increasingly minimal interiors have been dominating décor trend reports for a while now, but as we all know, the pendulum always has to swing back the other way at some point. This sentiment has only been confirmed with the proliferation of ultra-cool traditionalist interiors popping up everywhere. Have we seen enough of monochrome interiors with minimal styling? Maybe not (we’re still all over the new modern trend), but there’s something to be said about a traditional interior executed in a fresh new way.
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BT
You can’t beat the blues – instead you should embrace them this year, as they’re taking the interiors world by storm. Be inspired by three settings – coastal, Moroccan, and ocean style – featuring bright blue sky shades through to dramatic deep indigo and moody sea greens.
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By Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield
 For many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate. Whether you are leasing a new location for the first time or negotiating a lease renewal for your business, here are three money-saving tips.
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Tech Crunch
Hutch, the interior design app that takes a photo of your room and virtually redecorates it, has raised $10 million in funding from real estate platform Zillow.
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