In celebration of the well-rounded year of 2010, we’re featuring 10 design-related books, articles and competitions chosen to inform and inspire.
.:BOOKS:.
01 | The Art of Living This telescope of a book allows us to live vicariously via photographer Bärbel Miebach’s lens, peeking into the private spaces 25 internationally recognized designers and artists such as Vivienne Tam, Ellsworth Kelly and Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz. Satisfying our inner Gladys Kravitz, Miebach exposes the inner sanctuaries in which these individuals find their inspiration and foster the creativity on which they have built their illustrious careers.
2010/01: A Day In The Life Of An Interior Designer – Part 2
contributed by Alana Villanueva [interior designer / dallasDECORUM blogger / design junkie]
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you missed the first segment, which detailed the first four hours of Alana Villanueva’s Day On, then we suggest you catch yourself up before you delve into her adventures over the next five and a half hours.
9:30AM
Next appointment: A construction site of a custom spec home that is about 15,000 sq. ft. under roof. FYI: Jobsite visits are not glamorous. They are extremely loud, dirty, and usually either sweltering hot or blistering cold. One of many tips: Where ever you are – at the office, a client’s home, a showroom, lunch, etc. – always be sure to use the bathroom before you head over to the construction site. You think that you will be there only 30 minutes or an hour, but your quick visit can easily turn into three hours. Not fun when you’re in heels and your only option is a less than spic-n-span port-o-potty. But back to the appointment…
2010/01: Playing The Game – Should You Be In It To Win It?
contributed by Jessica Mahne, ASID, IDEC [program director – Madison Area Technical College / energetic educator / ethical game-player / cycling enthusiast] Do the words brown-noser, back-stabber and office politics come to mind when you hear the phrase “playing the game?” Do you think that it means that you have to act fake or be nasty to your co-workers or fellow students to get ahead? Over the past five years of my teaching career, I’ve uttered the words “Students need to learn how to play the game!” to my colleagues so many times that one day last semester I decided that, perhaps, I should actually have a discussion with my students about “Playing The Game.”
2010/01: PLiNTH & CHiNTZ Founder Presented with NCIDQ’s 2009 Tregre Award
contributed by The NCIDQ Crew The National Council for Interior Design Qualification [NCIDQ] presented the Louis S. Tregre Award to Laura McDonald Stewart during the 2009 Annual Council of Delegates Meeting this past November in San Antonio, Texas. The award recognizes an individual for outstanding volunteer service at the grassroots level in support of NCIDQ’s mission to protect the health, life safety and welfare of the public by establishing standards of competence in the practice of interior design.
To bridge the gap between the student / educational community and the professional / manufacturer community of the interior design world, and not to die of boredom while we do it.
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