Weekend

 
I wanted to make sure to thank Kirsten Grove and Vanessa De Vargas for such a lovely last weekend full of so many wonderful memories!!  Not to mention all my fellow committee members from Interior Designers of Idaho and all the cool creatives I met at the events surrounding Chair Affair.  It was a lot of work putting everything together, but I am very excited for more years to come.

Pictures by Me, Abigail Bradshaw (Meet & Greet / Heirloom & Vine), and Kirsten.

mydeco...Contest!!

I spent a few hours on mydeco last weekend putting together a room for the "How would you decorate a Richard Meier apartment?" contest.


I love this site... It's a great tool to use when you want to visualize a space by using a mass library of various 3-D models of furniture and accessories from various manufacturers.

To vote for my modern-glam space... or others... visit here.

Be there... Chair Affair 2011

The past three years I have organized (with fabulous volunteers) the Chair Affair , a furniture design competition put on by Interior Designers of Idaho that happens here in Boise Idaho. This year its being put together by a lovely group of ladies, and I am their helper!! This event raises money for Interior Design scholarships in the state of Idaho, and is a great way to see new trends in furniture design, showcasing student and professional talent.

This year, like most there is a Lecture Series on Friday April 22nd from 10:30am-1pm at the Double Tree Riverside, we will feature two excellent lectures, and lunch for only $25 (online). The Gala Event is Saturday April 23rd from 7-11pm at The Linen Building, at this event you can view all entrants, vote for the people's choice award, and then awards will be presented. The admission price for the gala is $20 for Adults (online) and $10 for Children (13 & Under). Entertainment will provided, hors d'oeuvres, and no-host bar. There will also be the Silent auction for the idi Artist Lamp Series and Raffle prizes!

The Re:Use cup challenge will be happening again this year, which includes children and adult entries and prizes. See poster for more info. These cups will be voted on at the Gala event, and you do not need to be present to win.

See last years article in the Boise Weekly, for more information on this event.

idi | Re:Use Cup Challenge

This is a great way to be creative and win some $$$. (sponsored by InterfaceFLOR) Entries are due on the 16th of April. And there is an Adult and Youth category! Attend the Chair Affair Gala, and see the Cup chairs on display as well as full sized entries!

We are also raffling off these two items, the Giclee Kiss Table Lamp donated by Stacy Garcia Inc. (shade color may vary) and the Eames Plywood Chair by Office Pavilion, tickets will be sold to attendees of the Lecture /Trade Show on Friday and the Gala on Saturday.

Chair Affair 2010

interior designers of idaho presents...

the 2010 idi Chair Affair, Lecture Series, and Trade Show


Friday, April 23rd 2010...Trade Show | 9:00am-3:00pm
Grove Hotel Boise

Cost: FREE For more info
Visit with vendors from various manufacturers, and use your passport card for prizes!!
Want to be a Vendor for the 2010 Trade Show...contact Kimberly Crystal.

Friday, April 23rd 2010...Lecture Series
Grove Hotel Boise
Cost: $25 (online) / $30 (at door) / $20 (students w/ ID), For more Info
Price of admission includes attendance of both lectures and sit-down lunch.
Purchase Tickets!

Morning Lecture (9:30-10:30am): CEU, Cognitive Ergonomics by Kent Reyling of Kimball Office
Luncheon Lecture (12:00pm-1:15pm): "The Future of Color" by Stacy Garcia of Stacy Garcia Inc.

Saturday, April 24th 2010...Chair Affair Gala | 7pm-11pm
Visual Arts Collective
Cost: $20 (online) / $25 (at door) / $15 (students w/ ID) For more Info
*21 and under event*, Price of admission includes entry to event and hors d'œuvres
Purchase Tickets!

Display of Furniture and Re:Use Cup Challenge Entries, Emerging Artist Lamp Series, Silent Auction, Raffle, a No-Host Bar, Music by VPS Idaho, and the Awards Ceremony!

Furniture and Re:Use Entries...
Re:Use Cup Challenge More Info
Furniture Design Competition, Call for Entries More Info

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CA 2010 | Call for entries

I am proud to announce our annual furniture design competition, Chair Affair put on by the organization idi (Interior Designers of Idaho). If you are in Idaho or nearby, we would love to see you submit. Stay tuned for info on Trade Show, Lecture Series, and the Gala event!

Big Window Challenge

Bloomingdale's (on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan) hired Eddie Ross, Eileen Joyce, and Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan to create a window display using furniture and decor from the store. What a fantastic challenge... visit here to cast your vote. Images below, photographed by Kristy May.

Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan (Apartment Therapy)


Eileen Joyce (Bloomingdale's)

Eddie Ross (Elle Decor)

Giveaway!!

Check back here on Monday for another fantastic giveaway!

Eric Corey Freed | organicARCHITECT

I had the pleasure of going to a lecture by Eric Corey Freed yesterday as a part of the USGBC Idaho Chapter Monthly Meeting. Eric is a is Executive Director of Urban Re:Vision and Principal of organicARCHITECT, an architecture and consulting firm in SanFrancisco. Eric also teaches the Sustainable Design program at the Academy of Art University and University of California Berkeley Extension. He is on several different design advisory boards, and has authored Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies. He has also contributed to many publications such as Metropolitan Home and Luxe.

His lecture ‘Detroit, Dallas & Despotism: a 3D view of Sustainability’ showed how the decline of a city, "Detroit" can have a positive up-rising. By the example of using vacant land in the city to produce food through gardens. He explained how he organizes groups of people involved in the framework of various cities through Urban Re:Vision, and together they come up with a green multi-use building or park area idea to connect the city. Their idea is then developed by designers as part of a design competition.

Eric has a very creative way of showing off his work, processes, and statistics... with a bit of humor. Check out his dates for future events here, and the organicArchtect blog. Below is a video on the Urban Re:Vision Process.