IHFC Stages Compelling Seminar Series
The International Home Furnishings Center (IHFC) is producing an exclusive series of educational programs for designers and retailers this Fall.
Ten compelling programs are scheduled during Market week, October 1 through October 6. Seminars address important style/design/color trends, along with professional reinvention, practical insights from celebrity designers, succeeding online with local search methods, the transformational use of decorative accessories and the use of friends and family to build a million-dollar sales book.
The seminar schedule is as follows:
October 1, noon, Ballroom B, IHFC Club Level, Green Wing
S.O.S. (Start Out Smart) Applying the Market’s Hot Styles and Designs Now.” A unique street-level analysis of design and style trends from a panel featuring moderator Gale Steves, Open House Productions, with Marta Benson, Gump’s, San Francisco; Jennifer Keys, Parker Furniture, Beaverton, Oregon; Rebecca Miller, Gabberts Furniture and Design Studio, Minneapolis; Jeff Pipes, Carl’s Furniture, Coconut Creek, Florida; and Warren Shoulberg, HFN, New York.
October 2, 7:30 a.m. Ballroom A, IHFC Club Level, Green Wing
“Reinventing Yourself is a Contact Sport.” In support of Women in the Home Industries Today (WithIt), Juli Ann Reynolds, chief executive of the Tom Peters Company, draws on her personal trajectory of continuous reinvention to help “women roar” with success. Reservations required. Call (336) 888-3751 or email akelly@ihfc.com or register at www.withit.org.
October 2, noon, Ballroom B, IHFC Club Level, Green Wing
“Emotional Rooms: Inspirations for Personal Design.” Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, author and designer of the Metropolitan Home Collection presents, in conjunction with the Carolinas Chapter of the International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA). Lunch is $15 and reservations are required. Call (336) 888-3751 or email akelley@ihfc.com.
October 3, 9 a.m. High Point Room, IHFC Club Level, Green Wing
“Get Found or Get Lost—What You Need to Know About Local Search and Succeeding With Online.” Andy Bernstein, FurnitureDealer.net presents.
October 3, noon, Ballroom B, IHFC Club Level, Green Wing
“Getting in Touch With Your Own Internal Design Celebrity.” Celebrity designer and HGTV personality Kenneth Brown presents, in conjunction with the Carolinas Chapter of the International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA). Lunch is $15 and reservations are required. Call (336) 888-3751 or email akelley@ihfc.com.
October 4, 9 a.m. High Point Room, IHFC Club Level, Green Wing
“Design Kabuki: The Intimate Dance of Texture, Color and Application.” Designer and HGTV host Joe Ruggiero presents.
October 4, noon, High Point Room, IHFC Club Level, Green Wing
“Raymond Waites Gets All Dressed Up With Accessories.” Designer Raymond Waites dresses himself and the room.
October 5, 9 a.m. High Point Room, IHFC Club Level, Green Wing
“Cultivating Friends & Family: How Carefully Managing A Sale Produces Millions.” Nancy Conway, La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries, Las Vegas, presents.
October 5, noon, High Point Room, IHFC Club Level, Green Wing
“Building a Brand With Personality: Standing Out From the Crowd.” Author and retailer Mary Liz Curtin, Leon and Lulu, Clawson, Michigan, presents.
October 6, noon, Ballroom B, IHFC Club Level, Green Wing
“Huetopia: A Colorful Place Full of Inspiration.” Color expert Becky Ralich Spak, senior designer, Color Marketing & Design for The Sherwin Williams Company presents.
All IHFC seminars are complimentary with food and beverages provided, and can be attended without reservations unless otherwise noted.
Tom Lindh, president and chief executive of IHFC, sums: “Our goal for retailers and designers that attend our seminars is that their valuable Market time will be enhanced by gaining some practical knowledge that they can use to help them improve their businesses.”