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Join the ASID Texas Chapter Dallas and Fort Worth Design Communities, together with IDS Dallas-Fort Worth and NKBA Texas North Plains, for a celebration of design and Student Symposium 2024!

Student Symposium + Real World Design Week is an annual event for Interior Design Students within the Texas Chapter and beyond. It exposes budding designers to the real world of interior design and brings Students together to interact and learn from established Professionals and Industry experts.

*This event was rescheduled from its original date on Friday, June 7th.

Designers & industry members, we encourage you to attend and network with our students, but you do not have to participate in the full day if it does not accommodate your schedule.

[Note that this is not actually an online event; rather, there are events taking place at multiple locations, so be sure you go to the right place. See all details below.]

>> YOU MUST REGISTER FOR EACH COMPONENT YOU WANT TO ATTEND.

 

Thursday, Sep 5th: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM | KICK-OFF KNOX BLOCK PARTY

co-presented by Blu Dot x Hästens x Natuzzi Italia x Serena & Lily [with DUCHATEAU]
WHAT: The ASID Texas Chapter Dallas and Fort Worth Design Communities invite you to connect and collaborate with fellow industry organizations IDS Dallas-Fort Worth and NKBA Texas North Plains to celebrate our design communities with this one-of-a-kind block party and networking event. Grab a bite with local food trucks, a photo with the Bubble Bus Mobile Volkswagen Bar, and don’t miss your chance to win a stay at the iconic Thompson Dallas Hotel in the Hästens Penthouse Featuring the $100K Drēmər Bed. [Special giveaways for Students and Emerging Professionals.]
WHERE: Blu Dot x Hästens x Natuzzi Italia x Serena & Lily showrooms [4433 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX 75205]

 

FRIDAY, SEP 6TH EVENTS
All Friday events listed below take place at the Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove showroom [3707 Lemmon Avenue, Dallas, TX 75219].

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | MORNING MINGLE + WELCOME PARTY
WHAT: Mix, mingle and check-in for the day with morning bites, Starship Bagel and the Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Truck.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | AN INTERIOR DESIGN CONVERSATION [Student x Emerging Professionals Special Event]
presented by Interior & Textile Solutions
WHAT: Cultivate curiosity and get comfortable with failure. Mingle with fellow design enthusiasts, enjoy refreshments and gain valuable insights as students and industry leaders come together to discuss the things that are most important to the future of young interior designers. Plus, discover the power embracing vendor relationships and collaboration over competition. [Special giveaways for Students and Emerging Professionals.]
SPEAKERS: Jenifer Wiley, ASID Allied, NKBA, NARI (Principal, J. Wiley Designs), Michelle Lynne, IDS (CEO, ML Interiors Group, Founder, Designed for the Creative Mind, Founder, Studio Works, Co-Founder, Sidemark), Christine Gee, ASID, IDS, CID (CEO, G-Interiors), Brianne Bowers, ASID Industry Partner, AIA Allied, IDS, NKBA, DBA, NARI (Trade Representative, Sub-Zero)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | BRUNCH + LEARN / DEMO
WHAT: Attend a live demonstration showcasing Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove products and features. Have all your technical, design, and culinary questions answered by on-hand experts, and learn in a no-pressure environment. Lunch will be provided.

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | TOUR THE SUB-ZERO, WOLF, AND COVE SHOWROOM
WHAT: Take a moment to relax, grab a drink, and enjoy some snacks as you connect with leading interior designers and industry experts and enjoy a tour of the Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove showroom.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | ASK ME ANYTHING (AMA) “LIVE” [Student x Emerging Professionals Special Event]
presented by Paris Ceramics x Poppi
WHAT: Sit down with us at the Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove showroom as we ask a panel of interior designers and industry experts ANYTHING. Students will be encouraged to submit questions beforehand and to ask our panel anything in real time. We’ll talk about successes, struggles, industry-insider secrets, and just about anything else you can think of: our designers’ morning coffee orders or dream celebrity clients? We’re spilling the tea here. [Special giveaways for Students and Emerging Professionals.]
SPEAKERS: Tyler Garrett, ASID Allied (Principal Designer, Garrett Interiors, Chair-Elect, ASID Texas Chapter Dallas Design Community), Kelsi Lamberth, RID, ASID (Owner, Lead Designer, Nuance Interiors), Megan Linquest (Senior Interior Designer, Chad Dorsey Design), Shayne Morrissey (Principal Interior Designer, Morrissey Home), Erica McLain, OLY, ASID, SIDC (Principal Designer, McLain by Design Interiors), Patricia Tram, RID, IIDA (Founder, Principal Designer, strut interiors), Emily Sipe, ASID Industry Partner (A&D Sales Representative, DUCHATEAU), Dana Miller Horton, ASID Associate, AIA Allied, ICAA, IDS (Account Executive, Paris Ceramics)

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | GIVEAWAYS + AFTER PARTY
WHAT: You won't want to miss this! Stick around after the AMA for giveaways from our Industry Partners + Community Sponsors! Then celebrate the conclusion of Real World Design Week with a special Happy Hour. [Special giveaways for Students and Emerging Professionals.]

 

RSVPs/Fees

• $0 for ASID, IDS & NKBA Members (Practitioners, Educators, Affiliates and Industry Partners):
• $0 for Students (ASID, IDS & NKBA Members and Non-Members)
• $0 for Guests of an ASID, IDS or NKBA Members

Registration Information

• You MUST register on Eventbrite to attend any or all of the offerings above, and you must register for each component you want to attend. Registrations will close Friday, August 30 @ 11:59 PM.
• If you RSVP via Eventbrite and then discover you cannot attend, please be courteous by following these instructions to cancel your registration so that both the host and the Dallas Design Community volunteer organizers know.

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Questions about this specific event? Contact either Dallas Design Community Programs Co-Chair Emily Sipe, ASID IP Rep at [esipe@duchateu.com] or Industry Partner Liaison Dana Miller, ASID Associate at [dana@millerhorton.com].

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THANK YOU to our REAL WORLD DESIGN WEEK INDUSTRY PARTNERS!

Presenting Sponsors: Blu Dot, Hästens, Natuzzi Italia, Serena & Lily, Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove

RWDW Sponsors: DUCHATEAU, Interior & Textile Solutions, Paris Ceramics

Student Membership Sponsor: TBA

RWDW Industry Partners: Arsin Rug Gallery, Arteriors, Baker | McGuire, Ballard Designs, Benjamin Moore, Blu Dot, Burlington Design Gallery, Cantoni Trade, Dallas Market Center, Daltile, Day Drapery, DUCHATEAU, Fabuwood, Farrow & Ball, Feizy Rugs, Ferguson, Floor & Decor, Fort Worth Magazine, G-Interiors, Hästens, Interior Textile Solutions, Interior Resources, Ludowici, LUXE Interiors + Design, Made Goods, Middleby Residential, Natuzzi Italia, Paris Ceramics, Poggenpohl, Serena & Lily, Sherwin-Williams, Signature Kitchen Suite, Stile & Rail, Southlake Style, Studio Works, Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove, The Container Store, The Stone Collection, Thibaut, UTTERMOST-REVELATION, Visual Comfort & Co., White Glove Storage & Delivery

with Special Giveaways from: Arsin Rug Gallery x Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas, Blu Dot, Baker | McGuire, Ballard Designs, Benjamin Moore, Hästens x the Thompson Dallas Hotel, Insomnia Cookies, Interior Textile Solutions, Paris Ceramics x Poppi, Sprinkles Cupcakes, The Container Store, the Texas Rangers, Topgolf