Interior Design

Check out Brian Weltmans's website (ID Graduate) … Brian has been compensating Leslie Phillips and Aretha Kotz for their BLOGS … both ID graduates (ARETHA and LESLIE) have been writing excellent "articles" about design …for the retail industry!

Click on the blogs:

Fitting Room Blues
Color Trends – Sign of Times
This Little Light of Mine

Way to go Aretha and Leslie!!!!!

ASID VMCAD STUDENT CHAPTER and the KEM FOUNDATION

Healthy Spaces: create an attractive, lively and bright “makeover” for a local Cleveland cancer patient.

The idea that creating an inspiring, clean, dazzling new space can help patients evoke positive emotions and hopefully bring smiles each time they enter their new room.

Christina Deleon, a patient form the west side of Cleveland is currently battling breast cancer. The KEM (Karen E. Munford) Foundation teamed up Christina with the ASID VMCAD Student chapter. The students interviewed Christina, surveyed the space, laid out a plan for the living room and her bedroom. After drawings and design ideas were produced the students with the KEM Foundation’s assistance worked on getting donations for the project.

New fresh colors of greens and yellows selected for the walls make a perfect background for the new furniture, bedding, and accessories which now adorn the rooms. Christina was absolutely thrilled and overwhelmed with the rooms after they were revealed on November 12.

Thanks to all who donated cash, items, and volunteered their time with painting walls, assembling furniture and putting the rooms together.

For more information on the KEM Foundation contact Nathan Mumford at Nathan@kemfoundation.org.

Students who worked on this project:

Casey Ward, Laura Amiralian, Tabitha Hill, Stephanie   Shattuck and Andie Causey.
 

The Living Room Completed!

 Christina and her sister sit with Casey Ward on their new sofa (sofa bed).  Back row: Patrick Willse , Nathan Munford, Emmy Hyde, Cristina McCarthy, Laura Amiralian and Connie Basile
(Danielle Andes -photographer)

In the Bedroom …

An existing chair from the living room was brought to the bedroom.

Bedroom AFTER

The Bed against the wall where the dresser used to be … maximizing the space.

Note shoe organization behind the door now.

The new Living Room.  

Warm earthy tones complement the colors of the walls – creamy yellows – Christina’s favorite colors! 

The KEM Foundation also donated a new flat screen TV for this room (across from sofa)

Bedroom – BEFORE

The bed used to be against the windows. Walls were dark and the room looked crowded.

Bedroom – BEFORE

New shoe organization was suggested.

LIVING ROOM – BEFORE

The back wall where the new sofa is featured

Meet "Mr. Color" – Designer Carleton Varney on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 11:30am.

As president of Dorothy Draper & Company, Carleton Varney has spent over 46 years creating bold and brilliant spaces.  As the final event in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Ohio Design Centre, the renowned designer will make a special appearance to introduce his newest book, Mr. Color, a joyful treatise to his world-class interiors, including the Grand Hotel in Mackinac Island, Michigan and the Greenbrier Resort, as well as international private residences.  

The day will feature a spirited presentation highlighting the designer's "color magic," a private book signing and delectable lunch.

A graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Madrid, Mr. Varney trained under the tutelage of designer Dorothy Draper in the 1960s who was world-famous for her bold colors, grand scale, and strong contrasts in fabric, wallcoverings and furniture design.  He continued her tradition, but with a spirit all his own, reflected in his restoration and decoration of countless hotels, resorts, and cruise ships in Europe, the Caribbean, Asia and the US; design and consultation for international dignitaries; authorship of twenty-seven books on decorating and two novels, a newspaper column; designer of signature fashion accessories, furniture, dinnerware, crystal, art, and host of an HSN television program, Live Vividly. Too, he has just released his first CD, Music with Style, for Rick Dees Entertainment.

"I don’t believe there is good taste or bad taste.  There is only your taste – it makes you.”

EVENT INFORMATION:

SEATING IS LIMITED! – Advance registration and advance payment is required.

Program cost is $25 and includes lunch. (Payable by CHECK or CREDIT CARD ONLY in advance)

Register by Monday, October 24

For credit card payments, call 216-831-1245

For checks, send or drop off:

Ohio Design Centre – Marketing Office

23533 Mercantile Road, Suite 118

Beachwood, OH 44122

Optional: Book (Mr. Color) personally signed by Mr. Varney is available for purchase at the event. Book cost is $95 (payable by CASH or CREDIT CARD ONLY at the event)

You are invited to join us for the 2nd Annual Post NeoCon Event – All Day CEUs

Free for Northeast Ohio Architects, Designers, End Users, Facilities Manager & Students

RSVP to iida_clevak@yahoo.com

EVENT INFORMATION:

Thursday, September 29, 2011

2:00pm – 7:00pm

Hilton Garden Inn, Downtown Cleveland

Click here for more information

Let's Celebrate!! ASID Ohio North Chapter Annual Meeting – September 19th, 2011

CEU *** DINNER, DRINKS AND SOCIALIZING *** ANNUAL MEETING *** CHINESE AUCTION TO BENEFIT THE ASID FOUNDATION

Enjoy a 0.2 CEU presented by international speaker Paul Taylor on “At Home/At Work: The Trends Driving Residential & Commercial Design”.  

The program is guaranteed to be fast-paced and highly visual.  Mr. Taylor will illustrate the extent of residential and commercial interaction – including sustainability, materials, multi-use spaces and more.

Dinner will be catered by Marigold Catering.

A Chinese Auction of exciting items to benefit the ASID Foundation will be held.

Chinese Auction Tickets will be sold at the door for $5/each or 5/$20 (cash or check only).

RSVP at www.asidohio.org today.

$25 per member

$35 per non-member

Hosted by Marble and Granite Works, Industry Partner ASID