Resources
Project Sourcing: Skepticism Turns to Success
Success comes in many sizes and forms, sometimes when you least expect it; and those successes are particularly sweet. Recently, I was explaining the benefits of project sourcing to a potential client, a very talented, well known and respected designer, how we could assist by pulling fabrics or supplying tear sheets within the parameters [...]
The Alphabet Soup of the Design World
Letter M from Crestock Stock Photography
The design industry is no stranger to the acronym heavy list of professional organizations available to the trade. Professional organizations serve a vital purpose to those well established within the industry, help to foster connections with those that are new to their chosen field, and act as a resource [...]
Showrooms: A Confession (& The GDM Review Center)
I love showrooms! Everything about them appeals to me, from the beautifully lit and displayed product, to the wings of fabrics waiting to be discovered, it all presents infinite possibilities available to designers.
The perfectly sharpened pencils nestled in bins with memo sample request pads handily located next to them, the colorful and imaginative shopping bags [...]
Is Decorati Allowing Consumers to Bypass Designers?
A recent article by TechCrunch.com outlines the foundation and principle behind the interior design and product web site, Decorati. As someone in the design industry, I was particularly troubled by the last paragraph in the article:
“While the prices for furniture on Decorati aren’t cheap, the site definitely lowers the costs by letting consumers access high-end [...]
Attract Affluent Clients
Day Eleven of our 12 Day Countdown - Suggestions for things you can do this month to prepare for a fabulous 2009! Attract Affluent Clients…but how, you ask? I know just the perfect place for you to learn about this secret to success as an interior designer.
Design Success University states, “You’re A Talented Interior Designer…Are You Enjoying [...]
Social Networking
Day Eight of our 12 Day Countdown - Suggestions for things you can do this month to prepare for a fabulous 2009! Social Networking! What is social networking, you ask? There are actually entire websites devoted to answering that question.
Social Networking points out that the most popular place to do your social networking is online, probably because “the [...]
Great Resources for Protecting your “Valuables”
What do you consider valuable? Your diamond wedding ring, a prized art collection, that set of china you inherited from your beloved grandmother? What about the “valuables” stored on your computer? Isn’t it critical that we ensure our information (files, documents, contacts, emails, calendar) is safe should our computer malfunction, get stolen, or not survive [...]
Interior Design Summit
Gail Doby, Chief Vision Officer of Design Success University, and Nika Stewart, The Designers’ Success Coach, are co-hosting an exciting event that you don’t want to miss–The Interior Design Summit on October 28, 29, & 30.
Click here to learn more
This three-day event is unlike anything that has been done for the interior design industry [...]
“What Designers Earn” Survey
Designing Profits, Inc. performed a major national survey of interior designers this year. These survey results are now available for purchase on their website ($89). From the DPI site: “This package contains both the actual results of the 2008 “What Designers Earn” survey, and David Shepherd’s 38 minute PowerPoint presentation with audio voice over. More [...]
