In Chicago event wine

Chill Event- Merchandise Mart Chicago


VIP Wine Tasting Reception
Porcelanosa Tile/Kitchen/Bath, Suite 149

5–6 PM
Click here for more details.

Wine & Culinary Event and Silent Auction

6–8:30 PM
The main event features 30 luxury LuxeHome boutiques hosting top Chicago-area chefs and superb wines from winemakers worldwide and spirits to benefit the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago. Enjoy an evening with the best in food, drink and design in the name of charity.
For more detailed program information or to reserve tickets by phone, contact the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago at (312) 628-0211.

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In art Chicago event

Event: Always Already






Date:
Friday, November 20, 2009
Time:
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Chicago Art Source
Where:
1871 N. Clybourn


Fluid and intangible, memory is a central concept for contemporary artists. While scientists and doctors work tirelessly to understand the mechanics of the mind, artists respond to its confounding nature by making works of art.

The artists in this group show are united by their individually honed crafts of mark making, photography and sculpture. No matter the process, these artists are contributing to the irreverent flow of art and history.

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In Dubai event

Index Dubai 2009


INDEX brings you over 1,000 exhibitors from 47 countries and 26 national pavilions showcasing the best of the interior design industry from all over the World. Whether its contract and residential furniture, lighting, textiles, floor and wall coverings, art and accessories, retail design or interior design services, INDEX has it all. This year’s show has a host of exciting new features providing more design inspiration than ever before.
From Saturday 14th of November to Tuesday 17th of November at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Saturday 14th November 11:00 - 20:00
Sunday 15th November 11:00 - 20:00
Monday 16th November 11:00 - 21:00
Tuesday 17th November 11:00 - 18:00

Admission
Free admission at any time for professional and trade visitors upon completing a registration form and presenting a relevant business card.

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In Chicago event Merchandise Mart

Event- Merchandise Mart Chicago


Join luxe. interiors + Design Group Publisher Dana Meacham as she gives you an inside look at timeless design and the luxuries that really matter, as well as award-winning interior designer Tom Stringer, acclaimed architects Phillip J. Liederbach and R. Michael Graham and Baker Furniture's Jim Caughman, as they share the trade secrets behind their classic styles.

Immediately following, join the 2009 DreamHome designers for a private tour of the Design Center and finish your evening in the DreamHome with a cocktail party and spectacular giveaway prizes!

3:00 PM

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Panel Presentation in the Library, Suite 1520

4:30 PM

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Private Guided Tours of the Design Center at The Merchandise Mart hosted by the 2009 DreamHome Designers

5:30 PM

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Cocktails in the DreamHome with a spectacular Giveaway (must be present to win)


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In event Italy workshop

Workshop/ Italy



Dates:

Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:00am
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 3:00pm

Location:

MARINELLA DI SELINUNTE


Gumdesign was selected with the study Iotti / Pavarani of Reggio Emilia between 5 creative groups for the redevelopment of Marinella di Selinunte (Tp).

Purpose of the architectural competition, the definition of a likely scenario for land use and the system of paths that connect two major urban arteries and the sea. Redesign the system of paths that connect two major urban arteries and the sea, within the area represented graphically in the Annex, to improve connections between the top and bottom of Selinunte.

In jury Prestinenza Luigi Puglisi, Odile Decq, Marcello Panzarella, Joseph Gini, Vito Court, Sergio Charter, Giuseppe Nannerini, Flavio Albanian, Orazio Monaco, Giuseppe Taddei. The 5 Italian studies selected will see their projects involving professional assignment for environmental restoration of the "land of temples".

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Designtology is now on Twitter!

Follow us on Twitter for updates on jobs, postings, and updates!

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In Chicago jobs New

Job posting- Chicago, IL Sales Associate

Job TitleSales Associate



Facility LocationChicago, IL, US



DepartmentThe Showroom



Company Overview





Neiman Marcus Stores are located in the most affluent markets in the United States with a presence in Florida, California and Texas. From the finest designer and luxury merchandise for men and women to precious jewelry, beauty and home decor, we offer our customers an impeccable and irresistible array of choices. Since 1907, Neiman Marcus has served our discerning and sophisticated customers with gracious and attentive service.



Job Summary





Neiman Marcus on Michigan Avenue is currently accepting applications for a full-time selling professional in our Neiman Marcus Direct Showroom.




Job Duties





Focus on selling and promoting high-end home furnishings and merchandise feature in both our Catalogs and Online. The candidate should have the ability to build relationships with industry professionals like interior designers and new home builders with a focus on generating new Corporate Accounts. Performs additional tasks as required.




Job Requirements





Excellent communication, organizational skills, and superior customer service are required. Must be self-starter, persistent energetic and have genuine desire to exceed customer expectations.

Candidates must be available for a full-time flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays.




Employment StatusFull-Time






APPLY HERE!

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In coconut green LEED Omarno tile

Coocoo for Coconuts
















With so many green products coming about, it's amazing to see what product they will use next to continue the trend. Omarno continues to astonish by creating beautiful tile panels made from one of the oldest and rawest materials- coconuts! These panels are produced during the many stages of the coconuts growth and comes in many different colors and patterns. The panels can be installed on funiture, fixtures, screens, ceilings, doors and and many other surfaces. For more information and samples visit Omarno.

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In Chicago event free recycle

Rethink, Retrain, Return

Have you heard of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle? Spin it and join us for “Rethink, Retrain, Return” where we will learn how to rethink the way we live in this challenging economy and environment...read more here from Foresight Design.

Here is info for the event:

July 29, 2009
7–8:30pm

Chopin Park
3420 N Long Ave (2nd floor Auditorium in the fieldhouse)
Chicago, IL 60641

RSVP at lafleen@gmail.com

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In Chicago event free Merchandise Mart Seminar showroom

Design Event: First Tuesday Seminar/ Chicago

It's that time again for the first Tuesday seminar held at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. This month the seminar is focused on Green Retailing presented by Karydes Consulting. Not only will you be joining other designers in the event, you will be treated to a complimentary lunch and the first 50 guests receive a gift bag!

RSVP at shall@mmart.com or 312-527-6448

The info is:
Tuesday, August 4
11 am - 1 pm
The Merchandise Mart, Suite 1493

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In wallpaper

All about the wall

Although I'm not a huge fan of wallpaper, I do enjoy inventive wall treatments. I couldn't help but be drawn to the luxurious wall designs by House Couturier. Based out of London, House Couturier not only sell furniture, window treatments and lighting, they also have a large selection of designed wall treatments. From stripes to cityscapes, their bold patterns are sure to turn head when put in any room. The best part is that ship orders and samples worldwide!

For more information check out House Couturier


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In Craigslist free sofa

Craigslist deal of the day- free Chesterfield sofa

As I'm sure others do often, I scoured the free section on Craigslist for looking for any amazing items that someone is getting rid of. Upon looking I saw this gorgeous white, chesterfield sofa. It would be amazing if it were recovered in leather or bold suede.

Here are some fine examples of traditional and funky upholstered sofas.


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In jobs resume tips

Resume tip: Courses, Smourses

DO NOT PUT YOUR COURSES ON YOUR RESUME!!!


When looking for job in the design field, no matter if it is at a showroom or a firm, never list the courses you have taken. The reason being, no one knows the details of the courses that you have listed and if it's confusing or doesn't pertain to the company they will toss the resume almost instantly. IE: Applying to a furniture showroom and putting that you've taken a textiles class.


The catch 22 is that the knowledge that you have gained from these classes could potentially land you a job, it's about how it is presented. The best way to go about this is adding your experience on your resume as your skills. Instead of putting that you took AutoCad 101, put that you are experienced in AutoCad programming. If you have taken a class in textiles, don’t put Textiles 101 but “fluent with textile specifications.”

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In bathroom modern

Holy awesome bathtub, Batman!

Who says tubs just have to be large white porcelain bowls? Not the company Aquamass! Based out of Brussels, they have a range of tubs that glow, are basket weaved, or even covered in cowhide.

To check out more of the tubs they offer, check out their website here Aquamass

via Trendir





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In diy kitchen redesign remodeling

Case of the disappearing water heater

Spring is finally here! Along with with the blooming trees and flowers comes the sweet smell of spring cleaning and redesigning. The big goal of the summer is to redo the kitchen in my apartment. The kitchen has great bones and quirks; large built in, nice size pantry, colorful flooring, large windows, new white appliances, and a large retro sink.

I plan on coyly persuading my landlord to let me paint and tile, and with new window treatments this kitchen will be dynomite!! That is with the exception of the huge, unattractive water heater in the middle of the room. Being that this is an older building there is a slim chance the landlord is going to do any remodeling, at least not right now. With this in mind a simple, yet creative, solution has to be made to camouflage the water heater.

Help! Send any of your suggestions to hide this monstrosity!!!

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In design show vs

Design shows: Clean House VS Clean Sweep



Being that I have been on leave for 6 weeks I have been able to work on my blogs and watch a mind numbing amount of hours of HGTV, StyleTv and TLC. I have even called Comcast and hexed their homes when they screwed up and took away my channels by accident. (Don't worry, the hexes have since been removed.) There are shows that I have been enjoying the most such as Color Splash, Curb Appeal, Deserving Design, Clean House, Designed to Sell and on occasion, Myles of Style. I then became hooked on the show Clean House because it is a hour long and it's on almost all day. I had my reservations at first but a show that goes to someones junk-filled home and helps the homeowner to rid the clutter and in turn start them fresh with newly painted and designed rooms is just so sweet. Grant it the families are putting all of their business out for the world to see, we are watching major life changing events right in front of our eyes!

On another morning, while blogging at dawn, I started watching TLC and Clean Sweep came on. It has been a long time since I've seen this show, but I remembered why it was such a success. It was a simple, yet meaningful show. A show about going into a families junk-filled home, helping the family clean and sort the clutter and in turn giving them newly painted...wait a minute....why does this sound so familiar??

Back in the beginning of the design show epidemic, there were big hits like Trading Spaces and Designers Challenge. And then there was Clean Sweep, the show to help homeowners clean out certain room, then they'd rummage the piles and sort them into three piles: toss, sell, keep. Essentially they would have a yard sell, keep the proceeds and the items in the "keep" pile would be worked back in the home. Some of the casts members went on to big and better things- the organization specialist, Peter Walsh, has been working with Oprah and featured on her show plenty of times. The main designer, Angelo Surmelis, has other shows that he does such as 24 Hour Design and Rate My Space. But why did this show fail and Clean House succeed?

When I first saw Clean House, I was thrown as to why Neice Nash from Reno 911 was the host. Isn't she a comedian? Is she a closet interior designer?? Well come to find out that no one in the current cast have any real design background- with exception to Mark Runez who is the shows interior designer. Now this show has been on a for a few years now and originally started off with a real "Go-To Guy" who made real things, and a real "Yard Sale Diva" who was experienced in organization. Now they the show is filled with comedians whose only expertise is to hammer and hang clothes almost as if the only qualification was if they've taken a shop class...in high school...and got at least a "C". Now a cast full of comedians does make for a very entertaining show, but I can only question if they are truly in this for the love of design or if it is just a paycheck, and I'm sticking with the latter. Clean House does host an annual show called the Worlds Messiest Home (those blogs to come as well)

While the shows are incredibly similar, there are a few exceptions being Clean Sweep created separate piles for the homeowners to sort through and the family kept the money from the yard sales vs Clean House where they match the proceeds from the yard sale up to $1000 and use it in the house. But why did one show make it and the other one fail?? I am going to go with Peter Walsh moving on to big and better things and the comedic genius of Clean House

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In bathroom lights

Bright idea


The Brazilian industrial designer Rafael Morgan's creation The Light Drop is not only a cool and industrial light fixture but is supposed to represent water as a form energy therefore lighting our lives....genius!

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In Questions

Questions??????


Do you have any questions about something you want resourced or have thoughts about previous blogs? Email us at Designtology@gmail.com or comment! You can also comment on our Facebook page!

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In diy gold leaf rocks

Gold Rocks


There are many rock projects as well as gold leafing projects, and this is a feature of those two blended together to make for cool little designed rocks. These gold-leafed river rocks are a simple DIY project that leave a huge impact.




Check out the blog from Design*Sponge

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In bookshelf small

Small Space, Big Design #2

To follow up on the 1st blog about small spaces, this one is about small space literature. To stay inspired there are some books that I've acquired that are great reads. Here is a small list of a few books and the links to Amazon.


Small Apartments

Small Spaces for Modern Living



Small Lofts

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In Chicago DesignHome event Merchandise Mart

Design Event: Dream Home- Chicago


It's that time again! The Merchandise Mart is hosting the annual opening of DreamHome. DreamHome is the gathering of some of the most talented interior designers who create custom rooms using high end materials and furniture. The Preview Gala is hosted inside the DreamHome rooms and serves as the first opportunity to not only experience the spaces , and to meet the designers, but all of the proceeds from the benefit go to University of Chicago Cancer Research
Foundation (UCCRF) Women's Board.

While the tickets for the Preview Gala are for a good cause, they range from $110 for an individual to $750 for a group. The good news is that DreamHome will be in the Merchandise Mart until December 18th.

Dream Home/ Merchandise Mart, Chicago April 16th-December 18th April 16th Private Gala event- $110/person April 17th-December 18th- $5 Suggested Donation
Go here for more info about the event!

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In tile trends wall

Tile Designs a New Trend

Tile isn't just for bathrooms or kitchen back splash any longer! It can easily spice up a wall and floor in any living space to add some texture and, shall we say, pizazz? Trend, a company based out of Italy, has exhibited this by creating a large assortment of organic, traditional and natural designs.

Go here for more.



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