iida houston city center february 2012
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January 2012 | iida-tx-ok.org
INSIDE THE
NEWSLETTER
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Forum Speaker Tour/TAID Awareness Event Event Highlights Photo Collage
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Calendar of Events
Forum Speaker Tour/TAID Awareness Event Underwriter Spotlight TAID Donation Update
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HCC Council
Featured Event: March Healthcare Tour
Philanthropy Spotlight: Product Runway Update
Product Runway Critical Dates
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HCC Council
2011 Top 10 Underwriters Announced!
2011 Underwriter Awards Announced!
2012-13 Open Council Positions- Call for applicants!
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Student Conference TONIGHT
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Photography Spotlight Mileslove Studios
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Photography Spotlight Slyworks Photography,
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Council Spotlight: Jessy Fuller Jennifer Trenta
2012 Chapter Partners
FORUM SPEAKER TOUR/ TAID AWARENESS
Houston’s IIDA usually kicks off the new year with the first program in January dedicated to awareness regarding legislation and TAID. This year Houston City Center had the privilege of combining its standard monthly program with the IIDA TX OK Forum Speaker Tour. Skyline Art Services generously volunteered to host the event in their gallery. All attendees were busy networking and enjoying wine and hors d’oeuvres at the start of the event. Later attendees heard Donna Vining, FASID,IIDA, RID, CAPS speak on behalf of TAID and legislative updates leading up to Allison Levy's presentation "Put Your Best Foot Forward- Understanding the Issues + Advocating for your Profession".
Allison Levy discussed the legislative issues affecting the interior design profession, and the different opportunities for interior designers to get involved in shaping the laws and the public perception of their profession. The audience learned about legislative activities and advocacy efforts across the country, and what we can do to promote interior design careers and the profession locally
Allison is the Senior Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for IIDA. She has a law degree from the University of Michigan and is a licensed attorney. Following law school, Allison worked on several political campaigns and in government affairs for a museum in New York. She brings her strong background in grassroots advocacy and law to IIDA, serving as a resource for IIDA Chapters and coalitions in their advocacy work. Her presentation was very informative.
The event was quite a success. IIDA would like to thank Skyline Art Services for hosting the event and
assisting with coordination. We would also like to thank the TX OK Forum Speaker Tour underwriters: The
Mohawk Group, Tandus Flooring, and KC Rep Source.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
February 23-24 STUDENT CONFERENCE 2.23- Industry Table Top– Open to all 2.24- Keynote Luncheon Open to all Contact : Jessy Fuller March 1 Product Runway Tickets Go on SALE! Contact: Jeannie Wu or Laura Thompson
March 15 HEALTHCARE TOUR 6:00-8:00 pm Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women Contact: Necia Bonner April 19 CEU: Sponsored by Kimball 6:00-8:00 pm Contact: Cali Pettigrew May 11 Product Runway 2011 Contact: Jeannie Wu or Laura Thompson June 11-13 NEOCON Chicago, IL June 21 Barrier Free CEU Contact: Ann Briganti July 19 Spring Partnership CEU Contact: Cali Pettigrew August 9-10 Metrocon 12 + IIDA TX OK Chapter Awards Gala Dallas, TX September 21 Art & Artifacts 2012 October 18 Membership Drive & Industry Table Top October TBD Leadership Breakfast Dallas, TX
FORUM SPEAKER TOUR/ TAID AWARENESS: DONATION UPDATE
Beyond the wonderful presentations, another highlight of the evening occurred when the IIDA HCC GRA/TAID Chair Lori Foux, RID, IIDA, LEED® AP presented a check to TAID for $2,220. The Houston City Center was proud to be able to make such a generous donation with a combination of funds coming from the TAID raffle tickets sales, as well as a donation from the HCC profits of 2011. Raffle prizes were donated by several individuals. Brent Baker, Jeff Lewis, Babbie Patin, Kathy Craven, and Jeff Simon made it possible to award these prizes. From their generosity IIDA awarded the following raffle winners:
1st place - 2 VIP Tickets to
PR12 awarded to Jason Longbotham of J. Tyler
2nd place - 2 VIP Orchestra seats to Broadway play “La Cage Aux
Folles” at the Hobby Center in April - $212 value awarded to
Heather Rogers of Inventure
3rd place - Gift Certificate to Brasserie 19 Restaurant - $150 value
awarded to Evelyn Band of Staples
FORUM SPEAKER TOUR/ TAID AWARENESS: UNDERWRITING SPOTLIGHT
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HOUSTON CITY CENTER COUNCIL
DIRECTOR Shannah O’neill, IIDA, RID J Tyler [email protected] DIRECTOR ELECT Kristy Emmrich, IIDA, RID, LEED AP Gensler [email protected]
PAST DIRECTOR Amy Gilmore, IIDA, RID, LEED AP [email protected] PROGRAMS CHAIR Necia Bonner, IIDA, LEED AP Inventure Design Group [email protected]
PROGRAMS CHAIR Cali Alvarado Pettigrew, Industry IIDA Art Portfolio, Inc. [email protected] PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAIR Ann Briganti, IIDA, RID, LEED AP McCoy Inc. [email protected] PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAIR Amanda Bringle, IIDA, RID, LEED AP Architectural Floors [email protected] GRAPHICS CHAIR Joanna Prazak, Assoc. IIDA, LEED AP ID+C Contract Resource Group [email protected] COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Lindsey Craig, Assoc. IIDA, LEED AP ID+C MDI Resources [email protected] ASSOCIATES CHAIR Jennifer Trenta, Assoc. IIDA Office Pavilion [email protected]
FEATURED UPCOMING EVENT: MARCH HEALTHCARE TOUR
Product Runway 2012 “Traveling Trends” has taken off with 22 Design Teams registered for this exciting event! Design Teams and Garment Label sponsors were paired at the Travel Agency Event at the J Tyler showroom, hosted by J Tyler and co-hosted by National Office Furniture and HON. The next stop on the itinerary was the Q&A Event at the Steelcase / McCoy Showroom hosted by Steelcase, where designers asked questions and learned more about this year’s competition.
Industry Partners & A&D Firms, don’t miss the opportunity to reach over a 1000 savvy event attendees and participate in the design event of the year! Underwriting opportunities with Early Bird Discounts are still available through Feb 23rd. Go to www.iidaproductrunway.com for more information and the complete Underwriting Package. Important Dates 2.15.2012 Q&A Event @ Steelcase Showroom 2.23.2012 Early Bird Discount deadline for Underwriting 3.01.2012 Tickets Go On Sale @ Live Nation with Discount Tickets available at the IIDA February- March- April events 5.11.2012 Product Runway 2012 @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Direct any questions or comments to: [email protected] Stay up to date with the latest on PR12 at: www.iidaproductrunway.com
This is about elevating the profession. This is about inspiring innovation. This is PRODUCT RUNWAY!
PHILANTHROPY SPOTLIGHT: PRODUCT RUNWAY UPDATE
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HOUSTON CITY CENTER TOP 10 UNDERWRITERS OF 2011 ANNOUNCED!
IIDA council term runs from July – July. IIDA membership in good standing is required for all positions as well as attendance to all monthly meetings and City Center Events. Please contact Shannah O’Neill, the current Direct of HCC IIDA- [email protected], if you are interested in joining the Houston City Center Council. The following positions are open for the 2012-2013 IIDA year:
Director Elect
Communication/Graphics Chair
Associates Chair
GRA/TAID Chair
Professional Development Chair
Underwriting Chair
Philanthropy Chair
Programs Chair
HOUSTON CITY CENTER COUNCIL
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Danny Airhart, LEED AP Tandus [email protected] INDUSTRY CHAIR Jamie Aragones, LEED AP Herman Miller [email protected]
PHILANTHROPY CHAIR Jeannie Wu, IIDA, RID, LEED AP [email protected] PHILANTHROPY CHAIR Laura Thompson JCS [email protected]
STUDENT CONFERENCE CHAIR Jessy Fuller, Assoc. IIDA, RID, EDAC, LEED AP ID+C J Tyler [email protected] TAID/GRA CHAIR Lori Foux, IIDA, RID, LEED AP WHR Architects [email protected] UNDERWRITING CHAIR Shanna Pajares, Assoc. IIDA Office Pavilion [email protected] UNDERWRITING CHAIR Jeremy Dicks [email protected] SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR Chris Laderer, LEED AP ID+C Steelcase [email protected] IIDA ADMINISTRATOR Megan Carneiro [email protected]
CALL FOR APPLICANTS: OPEN HCC COUNCIL POSITIONS FOR 2012-2013
HOUSTON CITY CENTER UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARDS, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU! Without the support of the top 10 underwriters or the winner
of this year’s underwriter of the year awards, Houston City Center would not be the success it is
today. On behalf of your 2011-2012 council, THANK YOU. We appreciate not only your monetary
support, but your constant volunteering, your chapter partnership support, and attendance to all of
our events!
For details on the positions please visit the IIDA Houston City Center FACEBOOK Page, or click HERE.
STUDENT CONFERENCE
STARTS TONIGHT….
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PLEASE join us tonight at the IIDA TX OK Student Conference Industry Table Top Expo, a tour through the industry! This is a great event for the design industry to view over 50 vendor table
tops at one location for FREE! What a great opportunity to see what’s new from the top manufacturers in Houston. Can’t wait to see you there!
For more details on IIDA’s TX OK Student Conference, please visit our website. Click the image below for a direct link.
IIDA PHOTOGRAPHER SPOTLIGHT: MILESLOVE STUDIOS
Mileslove Studios is a Houston based full service commercial photography firm, specializing in architectural photography, run by owner and principal photographer Alyssa Holub.
Alyssa studied Fine Art and Interior Design at Texas State University and worked for many years in commercial interiors under such notable furniture, design and architecture firms as Ekitta Tables, Bennett Design Group and Perkins+Will. Since 2003 Alyssa has been involved with IIDA in many forms from an event volunteer to Houston City Center’s 2008 Programs Co-Chair. She has been lending her photographic talents to many IIDA and other industry events since 2005. Being a registered designer herself, Alyssa is able to combine her appreciation for design with her passion for photography. From staging a space through the editing process, Alyssa and her team pay meticulous attention to every detail to ensure their client’s projects look their absolute best. Her commitment to capturing the beauty of her subjects requires an essential knowledge of architectural design and expertise in lighting and editing to capture the important design characteristics being conveyed by the designer. The resulting images allow the viewer to revel in the beauty of the subject, whether it is a new medical tower, an expertly designed office space or lavish new nightspot.
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In addition to their work in architecture and interior design pho-tography, Mileslove Studios also offers services for clients in real estate and property development, product and advertising cam-paigns, professional headshots as well as fine art commissions. For inquiries please contact [email protected].
www.mileslove.com
IIDA PHOTOGRAPHER SPOTLIGHT: SLYWORKS PHOTOGRAPHY, INC.
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Thank you IIDA, for this humbling opportunity to spill my beans. My background was
in architecture. I lovingly spent 12 years designing and making buildings. One day on
TV, I saw the Towers of Simon Rodia, and the love for the magical built-environment
ignited and never left. I made my first picture when I was 7 years old with a Yashica
Model J, I fell in love with the idea of preserving what I saw and trying to say my point
of view with a single frame.
If you think about it, architecture and interior design photography is the logical next
phase of my progression. Some people enjoy figuring out the villains in episodes of
CSI, well, I enjoy figuring out the design concepts behind a wonderful space. To me,
photographing a building is more than just recording the shapes, it needs to say
subtlety the languages and goals of the designer. And equally important the images
need to evoke feelings, for that defines our humanity. It is a blast making a living
doing the things I love doing all my life. My architecture photography is influenced by
Ezra Stoller, Julius Shuman, and more recently Marcus Bredt.
I am a proud member of PPA (Professional Photographer of America)
Sincerely, ShauLin Hon (Slyworks Photography, Inc.)
www.slyworksphotography.com + www.flickr.com/photos/slyworks/show/
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Jessy Fuller, 2011-2012 Student Conference Chair, has been actively involved in the Houston
design community for 5 years. An avid networker, she works with Shannah O’Neill as an A+D Liaison at J.Tyler, a Herman Miller Dealer. Jessy has an enthusiasm for IIDA! She was Programs Chair for IIDA Houston City Center from 2008-2010. Along with Kip Altstaetter, she was instrumental in developing the first IIDA Product Runway in Houston (PR09), as well as bringing it to new heights in its second year (PR10). She believes in the power of the Houston design community, as she owes her career to IIDA contacts and friends. A Registered Interior Designer, her expertise is further enhanced by her B.S. in Interior Design from the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin.
Jessy has an unhealthy affinity for jewelry, letter-pressed stationary, and carbs. She also enjoys walking her dog, Charlie, and watching movies at Alamo Drafthouse.
2012 TX OK CHAPTER PARTNERS
ELITE| JCS, OM Workspace
SOCIAL MEDIA| Crossville Porcelain Stone, Steelcase
PLATINUM| Allsteel, Furniture Marketing Group, G.L. Seaman & Company, Herman Miller Inc., Hossley Lighting Associates,
J. Tyler, KI, The Mohawk Group/Daltile, McCoy Workplace Solutions/McCoy Floor Covering/Rockford Business Interiors, Patcraft,
Shaw Contract Group, Tandus Flooring, Teknion, Vector Concepts
GOLD| 3form, Business Interiors, Colt Industries, Connectrac, Cronan & Associates, Humanscale, InterfaceFLOR, J&J/Invision,
Mannington Commercial, MDI Resources, Office Pavilion, Paoli, Professional Furniture Consultants, Southwest Solutions Group, TRI-KES
SILVER| 3M Architectural Marketing, Armstrong, Bauhaus, BKM Total Office of Texas, Business
Interiors by Staples, Columbia Forest Products, Concept Surfaces, Danika + Company, LLC,
Debner+Company, Forbo Flooring Systems, The Gunlocke Company, Hart Associates, HAWA
Americas, Haworth, J Fyffe Company, Kenmark, Kimball Office, Knoll, KSM Associates,
Milliken, National Office Furniture, nora systems, Inc., The OFIS, P.S. Gerry, Inc, Philadelphia and
Queen Commercial by Shaw, Reid-Cooper Associates, Royer & Schutts Commercial Interiors, The
Spencer Company, Skyline Art Services, USG Interiors, Inc., Vanguard Environments, Inc.,
Wilson Office Interiors, Workplace Resource Group
Legacy Partners in Bold
CONNECT WITH YOUR HCC COUNCIL
Jennifer Trenta, 2011-2012 Associates Chair, has been part of the interiors community for
nearly three years, and is currently working as a designer at Office Pavilion, specializing in corporate interiors. She began her education with a focus on chemistry before realizing her passion for the built environment, graduating in 2010 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Interior Design from The Art Institute of Houston. During her student years, Jennifer was an active member in several campus organizations including IIDA, and has continued to help develop IIDA’s presence at Houston area campuses while serving on the HCC council.
Jennifer loves spending time with her family, including her husband and cat, and gathers inspiration through traveling, reading, and working in her yard.