Chapter: New York
Phone: 212.594.0777
Email: nfire@designworksintl.com
Description:
For more than two decades, Nancy Fire has been at the epicenter of some of the world’s most exciting lifestyle trends. She has worked with leading brands and celebrities to capitalize on the emerging trends she curates to develop new product lines.
Her fine arts background, along with her focus on curation and style, has helped her look at the world of design with “eyes wide open.” Fire is gifted at adapting her sensibilities to embrace the way consumers are engaging with retail today on trend, color, and style.
Fire’s passion for design led her to start Design Works International, a lifestyle company in NYC, that serves as both a design think tank and a working studio where textiles, home furnishings, and fashion come to life. Her approach to design, coupled with her keen eye for trends, has landed her as one of the leading lifestyle and design experts in the world. Fire has designed everything from corporate showcases to museum exhibits and even celebrity product lines. Currently, she serves as Design Director for HGTV HOME, where she oversees the brand’s design direction and image, while working directly with partners Bassett Furniture and Sherwin-Williams to bring consumers affordable yet on-trend home products.
AV Requirements:
LCD Projector and Screen
Internet Connection
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
References are available upon request from the speaker.
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Description:
For more than two decades, Nancy Fire has been at the epicenter of some of the world’s most exciting lifestyle trends. She has worked with leading brands and celebrities to capitalize on the emerging trends she curates to develop new product lines.
Her fine arts background, along with her focus on curation and style, has helped her look at the world of design with “eyes wide open.” Fire is gifted at adapting her sensibilities to embrace the way consumers are engaging with retail today on trend, color, and style.
Fire’s passion for design led her to start Design Works International, a lifestyle company in NYC, that serves as both a design think tank and a working studio where textiles, home furnishings, and fashion come to life. Her approach to design, coupled with her keen eye for trends, has landed her as one of the leading lifestyle and design experts in the world. Fire has designed everything from corporate showcases to museum exhibits and even celebrity product lines. Currently, she serves as Design Director for HGTV HOME, where she oversees the brand’s design direction and image, while working directly with partners Bassett Furniture and Sherwin-Williams to bring consumers affordable yet on-trend home products.
AV Requirements:
LCD Projector and Screen
Internet Connection
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
References are available upon request from the speaker.
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Description:
For more than two decades, Nancy Fire has been at the epicenter of some of the world’s most exciting lifestyle trends. She has worked with leading brands and celebrities to capitalize on the emerging trends she curates to develop new product lines.
Her fine arts background, along with her focus on curation and style, has helped her look at the world of design with “eyes wide open.” Fire is gifted at adapting her sensibilities to embrace the way consumers are engaging with retail today on trend, color, and style.
Fire’s passion for design led her to start Design Works International, a lifestyle company in NYC, that serves as both a design think tank and a working studio where textiles, home furnishings, and fashion come to life. Her approach to design, coupled with her keen eye for trends, has landed her as one of the leading lifestyle and design experts in the world. Fire has designed everything from corporate showcases to museum exhibits and even celebrity product lines. Currently, she serves as Design Director for HGTV HOME, where she oversees the brand’s design direction and image, while working directly with partners Bassett Furniture and Sherwin-Williams to bring consumers affordable yet on-trend home products.
AV Requirements:
LCD Projector and Screen
Internet Connection
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
References are available upon request from the speaker.
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Description:
For more than two decades, Nancy Fire has been at the epicenter of some of the world’s most exciting lifestyle trends. She has worked with leading brands and celebrities to capitalize on the emerging trends she curates to develop new product lines.
Her fine arts background, along with her focus on curation and style, has helped her look at the world of design with “eyes wide open.” Fire is gifted at adapting her sensibilities to embrace the way consumers are engaging with retail today on trend, color, and style.
Fire’s passion for design led her to start Design Works International, a lifestyle company in NYC, that serves as both a design think tank and a working studio where textiles, home furnishings, and fashion come to life. Her approach to design, coupled with her keen eye for trends, has landed her as one of the leading lifestyle and design experts in the world. Fire has designed everything from corporate showcases to museum exhibits and even celebrity product lines. Currently, she serves as Design Director for HGTV HOME, where she oversees the brand’s design direction and image, while working directly with partners Bassett Furniture and Sherwin-Williams to bring consumers affordable yet on-trend home products.
AV Requirements:
LCD Projector and Screen
Internet Connection
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
References are available upon request from the speaker.
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Chapter: New York
Phone: 845.426.0756
Email: stacy@stacygarciainc.com
Website: stacygarcia.com
Download: Speaking Engagement PDF
Description:
Speaker Stacy Garcia is available for speaking engagements in the following areas of expertise:
1) Marketing & Branding
2) Inspiration & Motivation
3) Future Trends: Design & Color
4) Art of Forecasting
5) Creative Thinking
6) Business Innovation
7) Sales Motivation & Training
8) Universities
AV Requirements:
Lectern/Podium
LCD Projector and Screen
Handheld Microphone
Lavaliere Microphone
Standing Microphone
References:
Su Hilty: hiltybrady@aol.com
Dina Caruso: dina@dinacaruso.com
Kelli Ellis: designerkelliellis@gmail.com
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Chapter: New England
Phone: 877.663.9663
Email: jody@onexone.com
Website: sellitorscheduleit.com
Description:
A multi-layered communication process for collecting information from the client, detailing the design relationship and designer expectations, and gaining commitments from the client to move forward. It also includes managing difficult conversations (like dealing with discount requests and internet shopping) and dealing with different behavioral styles effectively.
CEU Credits:
For Designers Only / Creating Conversations of Expectation – .2 CEU’s IDCEC#8659
AV Requirements:
LCD Projector and Screen
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
James Druckman, President/CEO – New York Design Center – 212-679-9500 x15
Jobst T. Blachy, President/CEO – Rose Tarlow-Melrose House – 323-651-2202
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Description:
The culmination and comparison of a 3 year study of pricing practices of interior designers through the economic changes and the shifting research and buying habits of the affluent public who use designers.This includes a group exercise to compare different pricing strategies to determine profitability and the best plan to use for the project. Also included are specific sales and marketing actions to take that will increase the number of prospects, improve designer efficiency, and decrease client misuse of designer time and talent.
CEU Credits:
Pricing Design – .2 CEU’s IDCEC#101268
AV Requirements:
LCD Projector and Screen
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
James Druckman, President/CEO – New York Design Center – 212-679-9500 x15
Jobst T. Blachy, President/CEO – Rose Tarlow-Melrose House – 323-651-2202
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Description:
The first part “Probing and Prioritizing” is 60 minutes devoted to ‘opening’ the interaction between and designer and prospective client. It includes:
Prior to this section, the designers to fill out an anonymous, brief questionnaire about their pricing, hourly charge, mark up and mark down, and profit margins. The program is offered with a break between sessions…during that break their information is collated and loaded it into the presentation so that they learn the averages and median numbers of their marketplace and competition. This is GREAT information!
The second part “Pricing and Profitability” is 60 minutes devoted to ‘structuring’ the sales process to maximize profitability. It includes:
To summarize the material – designers participate in a group exercise with all of the elements of a project and determine the profitability of the project and if they should take it on or not. It’s EYE-OPENING to see how they engage in this new perspective and way of doing business.
CEU Credits:
This program has .2 IDCEC CEU’s when offered together – .1 CEU for each segment, .2 total. And with the ASID increased in required CEU’s from .6 to 1.0 in a 2 year period, this .2 CEU program is great for you! It also has .3 CEU’s from CQRID for IDS designers.
AV Requirements:
LCD Projector and Screen
References:
James Druckman, President/CEO – New York Design Center – 212-679-9500 x15
Jobst T. Blachy, President/CEO – Rose Tarlow-Melrose House – 323-651-2202
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Description:
A program for designers on how to market, qualify, sell professional design services. Also, how to create partnerships with design center showrooms that will strengthen designer skills and improve designer sales results.
CEU Credits:
Profitable Partnerships – .2 CEU’s IDCEC#8795
AV Requirements:
LCD Projector and Screen
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
James Druckman, President/CEO – New York Design Center – 212-679-9500 x15
Jobst T. Blachy, President/CEO – Rose Tarlow-Melrose House – 323-651-2202
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Chapter: Florida
Phone: 646.354.3716
Email: sslotkis@nyc.rr.com
Website: susanslotkis.com
Description:
This informative and engaging presentation is designed to help connect design styles to the context of history, culture, events and meaning. Visual imagery and commentary highlight significant themes, details, and events from the past…from the antiquities to contemporary time. Be guided and inspired to incorporate these ideas into new projects.
CEU Credits:
IDCEC (Interior Design Continuing Education Council) – approved and carries 0.2 CEUs for ASID, IDC, IDEC, and IIDA members. (A one-hours version fo this program is available as a non-IDCEC course).
AV Requirements:
Lectern/Podium
LCD Projector and Screen
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
Susan Hirsh, FIFDA, IFDA Past President
Laura Davis, former IFDA member, IFDA Texas Chapter Past President
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Description:
Color is considered a powerful design tool in the built environment. Decisions related to color are best made with scientific knowledge of the attributes of color. This course highlights how perception of color directs human response in behavior and emotion. It demonstrates how perception is influenced by personal experiences and cultural identifications. The meaning of color as it has changed over time and place is explored, concluding with future directions.
CEU Credits:
This course has been approved by IDCEC (Interior Design Continuing Education Council), for 0.2CEUs for ASID, IDC, IDEC and IIDA. (A one-hour version of this program is available as a non-IDCEC course.)
AV Requirements:
Lectern/Podium
LCD Projector and Screen
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
Kathryn Robbins, Past Director at Large, International Board of Directors and IFDA Philadelphia Chapter Past-President
Carolyn Bear-Rogow, Past President, IFDA FL Chapter, Chapter Advisor, IFDA-EF President
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Notes of Interest:
This course has been well-received and reviewed by various IFDA chapters and other audiences over many years.
Description:
This is a visual journey that treats the category of accessories not as an afterthought, but as a significant component of the design process. Functional and decorative items, from fine arts to hardware, are explored plus insights into display and grouping. The psychology behind “collecting” is yet another facet to this PowerPoint presentation.
AV Requirements:
Lectern/Podium
LCD Projector and Screen
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
Susan Hirsh, FIFDA, IFDA Past President
Marilyn Waga, founder and floral designer, Belle Fleur, NYC
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Notes of Interest:
This course was first premiered at NYDC (200 Lex) at Apropos showroom, organized by IFDA NY Chapter. It has since become a course at NYU, NeoCon, as well as a popular topic on cruise ships!
Description:
What are the influencing factors and design drivers and their impact on design? Staying ahead of the curve gives the designer that extra edge. This up-to-date report is far reaching and describes, with compelling images, four trend directions (and counter-trends as well).
CEU Credits:
CEU Credit: 0.1
AV Requirements:
Lectern/Podium
LCD Projector and Screen
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
Marsha Koch, IFDA FL President
Susan Keithler, Princeton Women’s Club Board Member
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Notes of Interest:
Delivered in many iterations over time, this far-reaching presentation has been recently given IDCEC -approved status as a .1 CEU. It was debuted in this status for the IFDA FL Chapter Day of Design, in the Miami Design District.
Description:
A journey from the simple line to the complexities of harmony. Refresh and reconsider the basics of line, pattern, texture, scale, light and color: proportion, balance, rhythm, contrast, emphasis, and harmony. These foundations apply to many areas of design including architecture, interior design, textile design, graphics, and fine arts.
AV Requirements:
Lectern/Podium
LCD Projector and Screen
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
Osaru Alile, Founder of PAID Summit, Nigeria, Africa
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Notes of Interest:
While this program stems from a full foundational course it can be customized successfully in abridged versions from a minimum of a one-hour overveiw to a series of lectures. It was recently customized into a one-hour recorded format for an online presentation for the first Pan-African Interior Design Summit.
Description:
Looking back over time on how we have approached basic and often elaborate needs and rituals around eating and cleansing. What are today’s trends?
AV Requirements:
Lectern/Podium
LCD Projector and Screen
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
Florence Perchuk, Past President, NKBA NY Chapter
Dawn DeLuca, Past President, NKBA Wetchester Chapter
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Notes of Interest:
This course was accredited for NKBA for both the NYC and Westchester County chapters.
Description:
Based on the Japanese notion of imperfection as beauty. Discover the richness and spirit in the changing nature of patina, texture, transcendence, even decay.
AV Requirements:
Lectern/Podium
LCD Projector and Screen
Lavaliere Microphone
References:
Kathryn Robbins, Past-President, IFDA Philadelphia Chapter
Susan Schaffer, design enthusiast
Speaker Fees:
Fees paid to a member of the IFDA Speakers Bureau will be mutually determined between the program participant and the organization hiring the speaker.
Notes of Interest:
Recipient of the IFDA Educational Foundation’s Barbara Brock Grant
Chapter: Richmond
Company: Art to Di for
Phone: 804.894.1409
Email: diane@arttodifor.com
Learning Objectives:
IDAL is a 501(c)3 organization, empowering professional artisans and proudly assembles a yearly National Convention for our members and non-members to come together and expand their portfolios and grow their businesses.
CEU Credits:
CEU approved by IDCEC- class code CC-109206-1000, 1 credit hour
AV Requirements:
LCD Projector & Screen
Handheld Microphone
References:
Susan Jaimeson, Bridget Beari Designs – 804-321-4747 susan@bridgetbeari.com
Paul Lamborn, Tech Painting – Current IFDA Richmond chapter president – 804-774-1296 | plamborn@techpainting.com
Diane Williams, a Past President of International Decorative Artisans League, IDAL Outreach Chairperson and owner of Art to Di For in Richmond, VA. Diane has extensive training in decorative painting via private workshops and nationally recognized painting programs. With an art career spanning 20 years of experience, Diane creates custom innovative finishes in high-end residential and commercial venues.