August 2011
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PLiNTH & CHiNTZ :: The Online Interior Design... →
Want to know how simple it is to design your own website, even if you are a caveman or interior designer? Join this webinar on August 31 to learn how.
July 2011
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The Desert Is Not As Bad As Florida Humidity.
I have learned a lot while living in the Arizona desert valley these last two years. It’s not that bad, … even when its 117 degrees. The clue? An air conditioning system that works plus when the humidity is below 5%. It may not be the most ideal environment but so much better than being in Florida when its but 90 degrees and 95% humidity. Check out my blog on the subject of...
February 2011
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Interior Designers Need To Trust Their Instincts. ...
Henry Ford was once asked if he did customer research. He emphatically answered “NO!” When asked why not, he said, “Because if I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said they wanted a better buggy whip.” That’s a great story but it offers up a lesson. You can research all day long but what your clients think they want is not what they might...
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Next Workshop Contracts + Compensation
Contracts and Compensation will be the third presentation in the Business of Design Workshop 2011 series, held on March 10th @ 9:30am at the Design Collective Group in Scottsdale, AZ. This workshop for the design professional will address how best to manage risk using the ten essential components of any letter of agreement or contract. And managing risk is the primary reason why design...
January 2011
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Designing A New Business Model
This two hour workshop, Designing A New Business Model, will address the 10 significant trends that are and will continue to affect the practice of interior design and offer ways that your firm can effectively respond to them. There is no one answer…. no one perfect model…. but by examining the economic forces that are the drivers of 2011, solutions can be created that can form the...
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Dinner with the ASID President
The four winners of the “Dinner with the President” selected after attending the Scottsdale Design District’s Business of Design Conference celebrated the New Year with a toast, great conversation and yummy food. And when designers get together…. what do they always do? …..Share our passion for the practice and business of interior design. Michael A. Thomas, FASID...
New Workshop For Designers on Technology
The Design Collective Group is hosting a workshop on using technology in an interior design business. This two hour workshop will feature how to use free and low-cost software to increase business efficiency, become more social on the world wide web and increase your visibility on the Internet so the customers and clients can find you. Check out the home page and registration by clicking here on...
December 2010
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Holiday Wishes
It is yet another holiday season and time to take a moment to acknowledge important relationships that extend from season to season and from year to year. We look forward to the coming months with hope and anticipation and share these wishes with you for a prosperous, healthy and happy 2011. And though many parts of the country continue to face challenges, at the end of the day, it is...
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Interior Design Is A Process
There is a great video about the how interior designers work with clients. And within the video is an interview with past national president of ASID, Rita Guest, FASID, Carson Guest in Atlanta, GA. This has great information for everyone in the design community, for consumers too… but should have special interest for for ID students and emerging design professionals.
Check it out on...
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Report Provides Future of Design
Check out ASID’s new report: “Interior Design in the New Economy” which draws upon the insights of a group of experienced designers who have begun to think of themselves and their work in a new way. Check it out at ASID.org
• This is one of the best pieces of research that has come out of ASID in the last few months and it will provide you with some insight how best to move...
October 2010
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New President Announced By ASID
Michael A. Thomas, FASID, a Scottsdale, AZ interior designer has been elected President of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), the largest professional design association in the world based in Washington, DC with over 38,000 members.
Thomas is also the President of the Design Collective Group, a to-the-trade showroom located at the Scottsdale Design District. He is a...
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Business Of Interior Design Conference in...
There is no doubt interior designers are being challenged with the down turn in the economy. Some challenged right out of business. So if you and your firm are feeling the economic effects, perhaps a little education and knowledge will help.
The Scottsdale 68 Design District, Scottsdale, AZ announced today a “Business Of Design” conference for the professional interior design community for...
September 2010
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