Design Speak lets you in on a some industry lingo so that you will sound oh-so-smart. From abbreviations to acronyms to phrases to trendy words, we’ll do our best to cover it, and we’ll do it in language you’ll understand.
The majority of municipalities in the US have zoning laws, which partition off certain portions of the city for specific use – i.e., residential, industrial, commercial, etc. – as well as dictate certain building characteristics, such as the number of stories. The idea is to preserve the character or neighborhoods and prevent scenarios like a) a wastewater treatment plant from going in next to school, or 2) a high-rise office building from going in next to an established residential development. In most cases, however, the owner of a piece of property can petition the local government to change the zoning restrictions and/or make an exception.
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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Save A Sample!, the design industry recycling drive, will take place from April 2-4, 2013 in seven cities around the country: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington D.C.. Save A Sample! offers a solution to design firms overflowing with materials and to design students thirsting for them. In addition to recycling materials, Save A Sample! also raises scholarship money for design schools, hosts the Save A Sample! student hand drawing competition and awards prizes to top design firm participants. For more information or to bring Save A Sample! to your city, contact: Suzanne Swift @ 212.352.2002 x12 | saveasample@specsimple.com. CLICK HERE to find out more.
Enough Said T-Shirts
Created by a couple of Milwaukee interior designers with a quirky sense of humor, a healthy dose of sarcasm and a heaping serving of caring. Check out Enough Said to find fun t-shirts with a message.
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