Past Events
ASID Industry Partner members provided exciting, new products on display to share and demonstrate. This event was a table-top exhibit featuring IP members’ new 2013 products. The purpose of this event is to: Educate. Network. Inspire.
“From Crisis To Opportunity: How To Attract (not desperately seek) Your Ideal Client or Job” Presented by Liesbet Trappenburg, National Speaker (IDCEC Course #8619; .2 CEU’s, 2 hours) This CEU session expanded on personal core values and instructed attendees how to bring their authenticity confidently into the new economy and reinvent their “brand.” The program was: Inspirational, encouraging and uses chaos as a catalyst to reframe current conditions as an ideal opportunity to re-imagine designers’ business and careers. When nothing is certain, everything is possible! Today’s economy requires designers to be curious, flexible, positive, and authentically proactive (not reactive!). Attendees learned how to reframe economic conditions as an opportunity to reinvent and reposition their “brand.” Attract (not desperately seek) their ideal clients or job. They discovered a bigger picture of their business and career to create new strategies for an inspired action plan. Attendees compared and evaluated a new business model versus the old business model and how these changes affect their branding strategy.
Photos coming soon. Photography by Nancy Hugo, IP
February 21, 2013 Member Meeting
Hosted and Presented by: CRESTRON PHOENIX with Will Sexton, DMC-D, CSS-D
Held at the iPic Theaters at the Scottsdale Quarter
0.1 CEU seminar of incorporating popular technologies, such as the Apple® iPad®, theater systems, lighting control, motorized shades, and security systems. Designers learned about the latest interior technology and how it can shape the experience of spaces they design. The seminar provided inspiration for how to differentiate an interior design business by embracing the rapidly growing practice of “Design Meets Technology” for residential and commercial projects.
Topics covered: • Smart Technology Evolution • Design Meets Technology • Interior Technology Definition • Function & Benefits relative to: Infrastructure, Lighting, Media, Integration, User Interfaces • Residential Applications • Common Misconceptions • Interior Design Considerations
Photos coming soon. Photography by Nancy Hugo, IP
February 9, 2013 Student Charette Competition
Held at Glendale Community College
Our Student Design Charette is structured to reflect the elements of the NCIDQ exam, in which the event is a full day of collaborative design work. Students were grouped in a mixture of talent and years of education in each group. First year students gain as much from the competition as those that are in their final year. Each group had an experienced designer to serve as a mentor throughout the day.
Participants needed to bring their drafting tools, markers, and pencils. Drafting paper, card stock, foam core, and adhesives was provided for elevations and renderings. Of course, if the students had favorite materials, they brought them along! Following group presentations, a panel of designers and instructors determined the winners of the competition. The winners will be announced at the Student Career Day held on April 6, 2013. The competition was open to student members of ASID only.
January 17, 2013 Member Meeting
MARKET INSIGHT 2013: The Real Estate Market and Your Business
By: Mike Orr, Director of the Center for Real Estate Theory & Practice WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University
Held at Kravet Showroom in the Arizona Design Center
This insightful presentation with special guest speaker Mike Orr, the Director of the Center for Real Estate Theory & Practice within the W P Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, presented an in-depth real estate market update providing insight to where the market is going and how an interior design business may be impacted.
About the speaker: Mike Orr holds a masters degree in Mathematics from the University of Oxford in England and spent 31 years in the computer industry, working for companies such as IBM, Amdahl, Splash Technology and the Santa Cruz Operation. Mike left the computer industry and California to focus on Central Arizona real estate in 2002. He obtained an Arizona real estate license and built a comprehensive database of real estate statistics. Mike partnered with ARMLS and the Information Market LLC to create the Cromford Report (www.cromfordreport.com), which provides daily real estate market insight for realtors and investors covering the Greater Phoenix residential market. In 2012, Mike was appointed Director of the Center for Real Estate Theory & Practice within the W P Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Photos coming soon. Photography by Nancy Hugo, IP
December 15, 2012 Member Meeting
Held at DC Ranch Country Club
ASID’s Celebration of the Holidays LET’S BE JOLLY! JOVIAL! JUBILANT!
The time for merriment is upon us and ASID has designed a festive night of glorious celebration exclusively for our members and their special guest.
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November 15, 2012 Member Meeting
Held at Helser Brothers
TRICKED OUT WINDOWS: Bays, Bows & Arches Demystified
Presented by: Anita Boetsma, Director of Education, Helser Brothers
Bays, bows and arched windows can be daunting if you don’t have a full bag of tricks for treating these areas. Learn tips and tricks for creating perfect templates and communicating perfectly between the hardware supplier, workroom and installer.
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October 18, 2012 Member Meeting
Held at Sub-Zero Wolf Southwest Showroom
ColorMix 2013: Opposites Attract .1 CEU
Presented by: Laurie Clark, Senior Designer Account Executive for the Sherwin-Williams Company,
Opposites attract us like never before, exerting a magnetic pull on the spectrum. The 2013 Sherwin-Williams Colormix Forecast: where we put today’s color mood under the microscope to reveal it’s dueling influences that are shaping four divergent color directions.
Please join Laurie Clark, Senior Designer Account Executive for the Sherwin-Williams Company, as she presents the 2013 Color Forecast.
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September 20, 2012 Member Meeting
Held at Cosentino
A STANDING OVATION – ASID Volunteer Appreciation
Seminar: An informative presentation by Cosentino will explore the unique fabrication methods of Silestone. Through superior strength, incredible beauty and an unparalleled distribution network, Silestone is rapidly becoming the choice for discerning consumers. There are many advantages to using Silestone: since it is a surface that is manufactured from natural quartz, it is a surface highly resistant to stains and scratches, and has a low level of fluid absorption. Silestone comes in over 60 quartz colors for countertops, two textures and several different formats, which make it extremely versatile, and can even be used in large pieces without requiring any joins. Silestone is perfect for use in a great many applications in the kitchen and bathroom.
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