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Don't forget that 0.8 CEUs must be completed by Dec. 31, 2014. If you have any education-related questions, please contact Melanie Hylton at mhylton@interiordesignsociety.org.
Don't forget to view the available webinars on the IDS website through the LMS link!
There are several available webinars by Tobi Fairley, each are worth 0.1 CEU. A new Tobi Fairley webinar was just posted, "How to Determine Your Staffing Needs." This session addresses designers who may be confused about when and how to hire people to handle a portion of the work for their design firm. If you need to know how best to keep your operation "lean and mean" yet still highly productive, this webinar will provide you with helpful information. Join Tobi Fairley for this training on determining your staffing needs and then taking action to get the job done!
Visit the IDS website to learn more!
Registration is now open for High Point Fall Market, Oct. 18 – 23. Sign up for your passes today!
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DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD
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Are you the next IDS Designer of the Year? The 2014 application is now available! Click here to learn more about the competition and how you can enter.
Congratulations to all of our 2013 Designer of the Year Award Winners! Visit the IDS National blog to view photographs of the DotY Award Winners' designs by clicking here.
The IDS Buyers Guide is live! To find preferred IDS vendors, look for the IDS logo in their listing. Click here to view the IDS Buyers Guide.
If you are interested in obtaining a membership certificate or replacement membership card, please contact IDS Benefits Coordinator, Della Swider at dswider@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.
Architectural Digest Remembers: Lauren Bacall
Architectural Digest
Lauren Bacall was the leading lady no one expected. At 19 she was cast opposite Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not (1944), an impossibly young (and glamorous) foil to Bogart’s jaded, steely resolve. And, of course, who could have predicted that Bogie, still married to Mayo Methot at the time, would be so slain by the arched brow and mischievous glance of someone 25 years his junior?
Being Your Own Boss: Tips for Time Management
Professional Remodeler
Having your own business can be very rewarding — but also tiring. CEDIA offers tips on how to schedule your business for the short term and the long term.
A Modern, Beautiful Interior in Silver Lake That Goes Great with Kids
Los Angeles Times
When Debra Chow chose to update the interiors of her 1929 Spanish house in Silver Lake, she knew she wanted a livable, contemporary space that was family-friendly for herself, her husband, Josh Huang, and their two young daughters. "I want my home to be beautiful," Chow said, "but I don't want it to be precious."
At Home With Jonathan and Drew Scott
The New York Times
Jonathan and Drew Scott, the identical twins better known as the "Property Brothers," after their hit home-renovation show, have for the last several years lived not in Vancouver, where they grew up, or Calgary, where they began buying and flipping houses as college students, or even Toronto or Los Angeles, where they spend months at a time filming, but here in the desert, where the temperature on a recent morning was a very un-Canadian 108 degrees.
Trusting Your Gut Is Never More Important Than When Picking Your Team
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs, invested in hiring the right team, spend a lot of time interviewing prospective candidates. … The one-on-one is an opportunity for the CEO to get to know the candidate and vice versa. It is your best insight into who might join your carefully-organized team. Here are the key elements that guide the questions every entrepreneur should be asking during the final interview.
Get Rid of Regret and Focus on What's Ahead, Instead
InteriorDesignBusiness.net
The dog days of August afford you the opportunity to figure out where you are with your design business or career, and where you want to go. But as you take stock, take care. Be careful not to dwell on past disappointments.
Interior Design's All-Black Mood
The Wall Street Journal
Long the domain of fashionistas and angsty teenagers, head-to-toe black has become the answer for design companies looking to resolve a recurring quandary: how to make classic pieces feel new again. Reissued in the shadiest shade, iconic chairs, lamps and more are gaining a chic new gravitas.
3 Reasons You Should Let Yourself Get Distracted
Fast Company
Sir Isaac Newton wasn't in his laboratory when he discovered the law of universal gravitation. If you believe the fable, he was relaxing in the countryside, and whether or not an apple fell on his head what matters is that he was taking a break when the realization hit him.
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