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What you'll find...
HiP & COOL: Ready For My Close-Up · Old School
INSiDE SCOOP: The "Real" Real World · You're Hired! · Design Speak · Say What? · What In The World?
GOiNG PUBLIC: Go Ahead... Ask Me · Rant & Rave · Light Reading | |
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Our mission.
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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contributed by Karen Watts Perkins, Allied Member ASID [graduate student in journalism, The University of Alabama]
 With every new job comes a certain amount of trepidation. It usually means a complete new way of doing things, meeting new people, getting acclimated to the surroundings, and worrying about how to fit in. But Amanda McClanahan had no time for any of that. When she started as market editor for Southern Accents, McClanahan’s supervising editors had her selecting products to feature in the magazine, meeting designers, and traveling around the country. Those hectic first days provided just a peek at the nature of the position, which requires hours of shopping, extensive traveling, and plenty of designing and writing...
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contributed by Joyce Kocinski, Allied Member ASID [designer / Feng Shui consultant / principal of Design In Balance]
 Feng Shui (pronounced fung-SHWAY or fung-SHWEE), the Chinese art of design and placement, has become popular not only in the home design field but in the world of business as well. Why this sudden interest in a philosophy that is 5,000 years old? The promise of prosperity, happiness, and harmony in all aspects of one’s life and business. And who doesn’t want that?...
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 On May 11, 2006, an article titled “The Secret Source Is Out” by reporter Kimberly Stevens appeared in The New York Times. The fairly catty commentary opened with the line: “NOTE to Mario Buatta: The world as you know it is over.” If the highly respected Prince of Chintz wasn’t too happy with the content of Ms. Stevens’ piece, then he wasn’t alone. In a sea of media misunderstanding and public misperception, this article in particular just happened to hit a nerve. Read on to learn how Robert Wright, President of the American Society of Interior Designers, took action in attempt to set the record straight...
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 Listen up all you dissatisfied job seekers and new design graduates – we are in possession of the secret to finding job nirvana. So take off that iPod, take out that notepad, and become one with this article. Get ready to inhale some revealing survey results that will put you on the path towards enlightenment, i.e., landing that ever-intimidating, full-blown interior design position. Discover precisely what design gurus want to see when you stroll through their doors seeking job satisfaction and a shot at a new business card. Open up your mind, as these results will give you results...
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June 2006 additions to DESIGN SPEAK: astragal, façade, modesty panel, tansu, and tenant improvements
Impress your professors / interviewers / co-workers / friends. Visit DESIGN SPEAK. | |
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June 2006 additions to SAY WHAT?: lambast, pastiche, and verve (We’ll even show you how to use each word in a sentence related to the design industry.)
Just remember: Expand your vocabulary, and you expand your opportunities. Visit SAY WHAT? | |
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Questions for June 2006:
And now for something completely different… In the past month Penny Bonda, FASID, NCIDQ, LEED AP, has fielded two very helpful student-related sustainable design questions in The Green Zone, Interior Design magazine’s eco-focused section of its weekly online newsletter, Livewire. We felt that they were too important not to point out to our readership, so we’re providing the links here…
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We love your comments and suggestions so keep ‘em coming. Speak your mind by submitting your RANTS & RAVES to contact@plinthandchintz.com.
I am really enjoying Plinth and Chintz even if some of it is beyond my design knowledge. Brad Yates' articles on general contractors were terrific.
- Colette Weber, MD
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by Laura McDonald, ASID / IIDA [Interior Designer / Founder PLiNTHandCHiNTZ.com and CLUBCHiNTZ.com / laura@plinthandchintz.com]
 Some recent items of note:
Ever wondered what to do with all of your old electronics and wished you could recycle them? Here’s your answer: Green Citizen, a savvy new business that wants to make “recycling electronics so easy that you’ll make it a part of your everyday routine." Right now they’re only in Palo Alto, California, but maybe they’ll inspire others around the country. (Note: I found out about this through Springwise.com, the source for amazing new ventures around the world.)
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