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2008/2009 Board Members |
Betsy
McGuire,
President
Donna Straat,
Pres. Elect
Judy
Swann,
Financial Dir.
Fenella Pearson,
Comm. Dir.
Ellen
Dunn,
Membership Dir.
Amy
Eisenberg,
Dir. Member At Large
Sara
Hopkins,
Prof. Dev. Dir.
Amanda
Morris,
Student Rep to the Board |
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Message From the President |
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I am thrilled to be President of Connecticut’s Chapter of
ASID. My goals for this year are many; one goal is to get to
know as many of you as possible. I hope to have conversations
with you, listening to your concerns about the industry.
This is an exciting time for the interior design profession,
with a focus on saving our planet through “green” design and
sustainable products. As designers, we strive to increase the
health, welfare and safety of the public. We have the education
and experience to implement these important principles in a
creative and functional way.
ASID has been a valuable tool for me, meeting colleagues,
expanding my sources, and interacting with students, who always
have fresh ideas and lots of enthusiasm. I hope that ASID
provides you with the same advantages.
Do you know the many benefits of being an ASID member?
On-line referral service - Free to practitioner members with
your ASID membership, the referral service allows you to market
yourself to potential clients through the creation of a personal
profile complete with pictures of your projects, descriptions of
your work, maps of your location, and much more.
Access to the ASID Web site 24 hours a day - You can change the
photos you have displayed, update your contact information, and
revise your profile.
Clients can easily find a designer that fits their needs - Once
they complete a short form about the type of project they are
planning, the search engine will generate a list of designers
that match the search criteria. The customer can then click on
individual designer listings to view the profiles.
Career Development - Marketing Tools (such as “How to Get Your
Work Published”), Publications, Contracts, Low-cost group life,
disability and professional disability insurance, ASID
MasterCard, ASID Job Bank to name a few.
Industry partners - Work to improve products and services,
educate and showcase their products/services to the industry,
have a listing in the online and hard copy ASID Resource Guide
and Industry Partner Directory, have a link from ASID Web site
to their company Web site.
Take advantage of the many tools that ASID has to offer, get
involved by attending meetings and events and develop
relationships to grow your business.
I look forward to seeing you at the next Connecticut ASID event!
Sincerely,
Betsy McGuire ASID
President Ct. Chapter ASID
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Student News |
Hello Students,
By now we have visited all of the schools and talked with all of
our wonderful Interior Design Students, previous members, upper
classmen, freshman students, and potential members.
I would like
to welcome all of the New Student Members to our ASID Chapter.
Thank you for joining ASID, I hope that ASID makes a wonderful
impression in your life as it has done to mine, in such a short
time. I hope to personally meet all of you soon.
It is that time students...THE FASHION SHOW!!!! Our annual
Fashion Show Event is now open for student registration. This
year's theme is “Green Design”. The Fashion Show is one of our
biggest events for our students.
Two students, an interior
designer, and an Industry Partner are paired up and asked to
make an outfit out of the industry partner’s material. It is a
fun way to meet students from the other chapters and a way to
display some of your work.
If you would like to sign up please contact Stacey Lyons,
Fashion Show Committee Chairperson at
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Community Service Corner |
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On Saturday September 13th, members of the ASID
CT Chapter Fashion Show 2009 “Green Design” Committee, Stacey
Lyons, Allied Member ASID, Sara Hopkins, Allied Member
ASID and Christine Bottacari, UNH Student Member ASID, put their
efforts into the theme and participated in the International
Coastal
Clean up project.
The event took place at the Grace Salmon Memorial Park in
Westport, CT.
From 9am to 11am volunteers gathered to help clean
up the river
banks.
The group from ASID CT collected 251 items from the river
during the two hours.
Among the items was
a 10 foot long metal sign
floating in the river.
The
International Coastal Cleanup project takes place one day a year
all over the world and together collects over
6 million pounds of waste
from our oceans and
rivers.
Here are some interesting facts about waste found in our water
ways. One glass bottle takes 1 Million years to decompose, 1
plastic bottle takes 450 years, an aluminum can takes anywhere
from 80-200 years, foamed plastic
cups and tin cans 50 years, and a plastic bag takes 10 years to
decompose.
So on behalf of the 2009 Green Design Fashion Show Committee we
would like you to join us in our efforts to protect
the environment.
Next time you throw
something away with out
recycling it think about how long it takes for nature to decompose
that product.
There are smalls ways that each of us and reduce and
reuse our products and as designers it is our job to educate
ourselves
about Green Design and
educate our clients,
because we never know
where that item might
end up.
For more information please visit
http://www.
oceanconservancy.org
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Save the Date: CCID Goes Green |
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CCID goes ‘GREEN’
for an informative evening of sustainable viewpoints
with Industry Leader Eugene Lisa. Join this renowned specialist
as he communicates facts, fiction and pathways to innovation.
Eugene M. Lisa
Gene has been in the industry for over 30 years as a
manufacturer’s representative and now as an expert in products
made from sustainable, recycled, and/or bio-based materials. As
VP of Sales & Marketing for Verde Interior Products, he provides
sustainable issues consultations to designers, manufacturers,
and distributors about furnishings and building materials.
Gene will discuss “What is Green - The Basics, Facts, Fiction
and Myths”. He will share definitions and terminology that will
equip the designer in navigating environmental claims as well as
address toxicity and questions vendors should be asked. Gene
comes to Connecticut through CAF Contract Seating. To learn more
visit
www.verdeproducts.com
The evening will also include - CCID’s year end update, awards
and installation of new board leaders
This special evening will be held at -Bridge House Restaurant,
Milford, CT. Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres to be served.
5:30PM – 7:00PM Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres
7:00PM – 7:30PM CCID Update
7:30PM – 9:00PM Guest Speaker Presentations
Come energize and ‘GREEN’ your
mind
Cost: $55.00 Member (CCID, ASID, IIDA, NKBA), $65.00 Guest,
$30.00 Student
Click here to review the Reservation form
Deadline: Friday, October 17 2008. Note: Reservations not kept
will be billed in full
Sponsorship Opportunities - CCID is actively seeking
sponsors for the event at a variety of levels. Interested
parties contact - Frank Giudice, ASID at 203-288-5389
Generous Event Sponsor: Solidus
Event Proceeds to Benefit CCID - Protecting Your Right To
Practice
Click here to review the Sponsorship form
For additional event information contact - Alex Lanuk,
ASID at (203) 322-2263 *CEU Credits available
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Designer of the Month |
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Simply put,
Klaff's bathroom designers are experts. Architects and interior
decorators rely on our in-house bath designers to recommend
exciting and state of the art bath fittings.
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A Klaff's
bath design professional has an average of over 14 years
experience in residential plumbing sales and bath design.
The bath designers are experienced and schooled in the
reading of blueprints to analyze the correct selection of
bath fittings and bath furniture from our bath showroom.
Klaff's
bath designers |
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can discuss
and help you plan the intricacies of luxurious, large bathrooms
with multiple sinks, toilet and bidet, separate tub and shower
stalls. They can also help with optimizing bathrooms with
minimal space and still leave lots of room for imagination,
dreaming, and adapting. At your request we can introduce you to
a tile design specialist from Klaff's tile & stone showroom to
integrate a custom tile design.
Valuable
design consultations are available in our showroom where a bath
design professional can walk you through over two dozen actual
bathrooms, assisting in the selection of state of the art bath
fixtures.
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For a high-definition virtual tour
of Klaff's of Danbury Bath showroom,
click here for scene 1,
click here for scene 2.
The Klaff's virtual tours will open to a
full screen allowing you to enjoy the best virtual experience
possible.
Please note that
QuickTime player is required.
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Klaff's Nantucket inspired "Wave Bath" was created with
hand-chopped marble mosaics arranged in a whimsical design.
The waves top the oversized cabana stripes and are framed with
polished stone moldings. The confetti mosaic floor with its
custom stripe borders are a fresh blend of white, light blues,
soft green and grey.
Against this theme are polished chrome fittings and accessories
from Harrington Brass Co., a St. Thomas pedestal sink and an
oval ellipse tub from BainUltra.
Klaff's designers are Annie Kearney, Tile and Stone Manager,
Klaff's of Danbury and Joseph Passero, Klaff's Chairman & COO. |
Learn more at:
http://www.klaffs.com |
Note: The ASID CT Newsletter committee is seeking designers
that wish to be featured in our monthly news letter. If
you desire to be featured, please e-mail your article and photos
to Cynthia Saxe-Dawson,
cynthiad@akdo.com |
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Green Design |
| Another way to grow your business and increase you awareness and
understanding of the green movement that is sweeping the country
is to become a LEED Accredited Professional through the USGBC
(United States Green Building Council www.usgbc.org) |
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What is a LEED AP?
LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) are building industry
professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of
green building and the LEED® Green Building Rating System™. The
LEED AP credential indicates that the professional has the
knowledge and skills to facilitate the LEED certification
process.
LEED Professional Accreditation is a voluntary designation
achieved by over 50,000 individuals who have passed the LEED
Professional Accreditation exam. The Green Building
Certification Institute recommends that LEED AP candidates have
building industry knowledge, as well as experience working with
green building professionals from multiple disciplines.
What are the benefits of earning the LEED AP credential?
- Strengthen your green building qualifications
- Market your green building knowledge to potential
employers and clients
- Help a LEED registered project one point toward
certification
- Contribute to your professional development
- Earn recognition with the nation's predominant green
building professional credential
- Receive a LEED AP certificate and opt to be listed in
GBCI’s Directory of LEED Accredited Professionals.
How do I become a LEED Accredited Professional?
Earn the LEED AP credential by passing the LEED Professional
Accreditation exam. The LEED AP Candidate Handbook (PDF) is your
complete resource for exam policies, guidelines, and tips.
To prepare for the exam:
- Consult the outline of exam content
- Purchase a LEED Reference Guide to study
- Take an optional USGBC training course
There are two full day LEED training sessions scheduled in CT
during the month of October sponsored by the CT Green Building
Council.
- LEED CI LEED for Commercial Interiors October 8, 2008 at
BKM, East Hartford, CT.
- LEED NC LEED for New Construction (which is the basic LEED
course) October 21, 2008 at Jones Auditorium, New Haven, CT.
For additional information contact Kevin Drew.
KDrew@bkm.com
Watch for additional LEED Training programs to include LEED for
Healthcare, LEED for Schools and LEED for Homes.
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Design Awards of Excellence |
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RealWorld DesignWeek |
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ASID needs additional members to host shadow days during RealWorld DesignWeek,
the Society's first national program to educate future interior designers!
During RealWorld DesignWeek, October 19 - 25, 2008, ASID student members
nationwide will participate in one-day shadow experiences with ASID
professionals and allied members, as well as, Industry Partner representatives
on-site at work locations. The goal is for students to observe a normal day in
the life of a practicing design professional and to experience about the
interior design practice what cannot be learned in the classroom.
This innovative program exists exclusively for ASID members and has the
potential to educate thousands of students at once!
Though registration for this event has closed, more information is available at,
RealWorld DesignWeek |
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Thanksgiving for all 2008 |
Connecticut Food Bank is planning the special events and food drives that help
make "Thanksgiving for All" a reality for many Connecticut residents.
All CFB warehouses are open extended hours during this, our busiest time, to
accept donations as well as for volunteers to help. For more information
about holiday activities, call (203) 469-5000 or visit
www.ctfoodbank.org. |
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Calendar of Events for 2008 - Save The Date |
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For more details on Events, visit the
ASID Events
page. |
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