February 2013 | iida-tx-ok.org

 

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JINGLE BELL WINE WALK INSIDE  THE  NEWSLETTER  

 PAGE  1    Jingle  Bell  Wine  Walk                Event  Highlights                Photo  Collage      PAGE  2    Chili  Cookoff            Event  Highlights            Photo  Collage      PAGE  3    Student  Conference    Product  Runway  13        PAGE  4    Membership        PAGE  5    Weekly  Connect                      

December  found  the  IIDA  community  gathering  once  again  to  celebrate  the  holiday  season.    Members  and  non-­‐members  alike  were  treated  to  an  entirely  new  holiday  tradition  this  year.    

The  first  annual  IIDA  Jingle  Bell  Wine  Walk  boasted  a  delicious  wine  tasting  of  15  different  local  Texas  wines.    Each  table  sponsored  by  a  vendor  poured  a  sample  of  their  wine  for  the  guests  and  provided  a  bit  of  knowledge  about  the  wine  itself  as  well  as  the  vineyard  from  which  it  came.      

Guests  were  also  treated  to  light  bites,  sounds  of  the  season  and  holiday  mingling  with  old  friends  and  new  ones.    The  evening  was  capped  off  by  a  raffle  give  away  of  one  of  each  of  the  bottles  of  wine  served  during  the  night.    

Proceeds  from  event  tickets,  raffle  items  and  commemorative  t-­‐shirt  sales  all  went  toward  benefitting  TAID  and  each  guest  parted  with  a  signature  wine  glass  as  a  memento  from  the  event.    

Special  thanks  to  each  of  our  table  sponsors:  The  Kip  Co.  /  Koroseal,  CRG  /  Allsteel,  Quality  Service  Floor  Covering,  McCoy  Workplace  Solutions  /  Steelcase,    American  Art  Resources,  Johnson  Simon  Resources,  Hon,  Mohawk  Group,  Teknion,  Karndean  Designflooring,  J.  Tyler,  American  Olean,  InterfaceFLOR  /  Herman  Miller,  Centiva  /  Texan  Floor  Service  and  Tandus;    as  well  as  our  Valet  Underwriter:  Skyline  Art  Services,  our  Catering  Underwriter:  McCoy  Workplace  Solutions  /  Steelcase,  our  Wine  Glass  Underwriter:  CRG  /  Allsteel,  and  our  Venue  Underwriter:  Mannington  Commercial.    

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

February 2013 | iida-tx-ok.org

 

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DIRECTOR  Kristy  Emmrich,  IIDA,  RID  Gensler  Kristy_emmrich@gensler.com      DIRECTOR  ELECT  Joanna  Prazak,  Assoc.  IIDA,  LEED  AP  ID+C  Contract  Resource  Group  prazakj@crgoffice.com      PAST  DIRECTOR  Shannah  O’Neill,  IIDA,  RID  Mustang  Engineering  Shannah.oneill@gmail.com      PROGRAMS  CO  CHAIR  Steavie  Cain  Quality  Floor  Covering  scain@qservice.com      PROGRAMS  CO  CHAIR  Necia  Bonner,  IIDA,  LEED  AP  Inventure  Design  Group  Necia.bonner@invdesgroup.com      PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT  CHAIR  Ann  Briganti,  IIDA,  RID  McCoy  Inc.  abriganti@mccoyinc.com      PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT  CHAIR  Toni  Cosper,  IIDA,  LEED  AP,  EDAC  Morris  Architects  toni.cosper@morrisarchitects.com      GRAPHICS  CHAIR    Daphne  Yuanidis  Gensler  Daphne_yuanidis@gensler.com      COMMUNICATIONS  CHAIR  Sarah  Waltisperger,  Assoc.  IIDA,  LEED  AP  JMC  Associates  sarah@jmcassociates.com      ASSOCIATES  CHAIR    Jennifer  Trenta  Contract  Resource  Group  trentaj@crgoffice.com      MEMBERSHIP  CHAIR  Lindsey  Craig,  Assoc.  IIDA,  LEED  AP  MDI  Resources  Lindsey@mdiresources.com      UNDERWRITING  CHAIR  Amanda  Meininger,  Assoc.  IIDA  Gensler  Amanda_meininger@gensler.com    

 

CHILI COOK-OFF

We  started  off  the  New  Year  with  a  bang  at  the  IIDA  Houston  City  Center’s  Chili  Cook-­‐off  on  January  17th.    Texan  Floor  Service  hosted  the  Chili  Cook-­‐off  benefitting  TAID.  The  Texas  Association  for  Interior  Design  (TAID)  is  an  advocacy  group  speaking  as  a  single  unified  voice  on  legislative  issues  which  affect  the  business  of  interior  design  in  Texas.    This  year,  15  Chili  Teams  competed  for  Best  Chili,  Honorable  Mention,  Crowd  Favorite  and  Most  Spirited  Team.    The  crowd  enjoyed  country  music,  refreshments  and  a  whole  lot  of  chili!    We  also  raffled  off  a  free  TAID  membership.    Thank  you  to  our  generous  underwriters  and  teams  for  supporting  our  annual  TAID  fundraiser.        

Best  Chili:  J-­‐Tyler  Honorable  Mention:  Office  Pavilion  Crowd  Favorite:  Mustang  Engineering  Most  Spirited  Team:  Skyline  Art  Services  TAID  membership:  Kelly  Arend  with  Humanscale  

The  teams  this  year  included-­‐  FKP,  J.  Tyler,  CRG,  JCS,  Ziegler  Cooper  Architects,  Gensler,  Texan  Floor  Service,  Humanscale/Inscape,  Haute  Chili  (Tandus,  Standard  Textile,  HP  Subfloors),  Harry  Gendel  Architects,  Mustang  Engineering,  Office  Pavilion,  Quality  Service  Floor  Covering,  Skyline  Art  Services,  and  D.E.  Harvey  Builders.  Thanks  again  to  everyone  who  participated!!!  

 

 

 

 

 

   

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February 2013 | iida-tx-ok.org

 

HOUSTON CITY CENTER

 

   

UNDERWRITING  CHAIR  Monica  Rohling  Interface  Monica.rohling@interfaceflor.com      GRA/TAID  CHAIR  Amy  Gilmore,  IIDA,  RID,  LEED  AP  Ziegler  Cooper  Agilmore2003@gmail.com      INDUSTRY  CHAIR  Kristin  Leigh  Jones  Edelman  Leather  kristinleighj@edelmanleather.com      SUSTAINABLE  CHAIR  Stacy  Dobbs  Texan  Floor  Service  sdobbs@texanfloor.com      STUDENT  CONFERENCE  LIASON  Jessy  Fuller,  IIDA,  RID,  EDAC,  LEED  AP  J  Tyler  fuller@jtyler.com      STUDENT  CONFERENCE  LIASON  Stephanie  Fallon,  MS,  Assoc.  IIDA  FKP  Architects  sfallon@fkp.com        Community  Service  Chair  Laura  Thompson  JCS  lthompson@j-­‐c-­‐s.com      Community  Service  Chair  Sean  Pantin    PBK  Architects  Sean.pantin@pbk.com      

 

UPCOMING EVENT: STUDENT CONFERENCE

 There  are  some  great  new  events  this  year  at  Student  Conference.    For  more  info  about  the  conference,  please  visit  www.iidastudentconference.com  .    

• Thursday  February  21st  from  6:30-­‐7:30,  there  will  be  a  CEU  for  all  local  industry  &  design  professionals.  Stop  by  the  Expo  across  the  hall  before  or  after  the  CEU  for  networking  and  product  knowledge  from  vendors.  For  more  info-­‐  contact  necia.bonner@invdesgroup.com.    

• Friday  February  22nd  from  12:00-­‐1:30pm,  Keynote  Speaker  Eileen  Jones,  Principal  of  Perkins  +  Will  in  Chicago.  Ms.  Jones  is  frequently  recognized  for  design  excellence,  garnering  multiple  awards  with  her  project  teams,  and  speaks  regularly  at  many  educational  and  professional  venues,  advancing  the  ideas  of  Branded  Environments.  Limited  luncheon  tickets  are  available  for  purchase  to  the  industry  and  to  the  public.  RSVP  and  buy  tickets  today  https://iida.ejoinme.org/?tabid=437819    

PRODUCT RUNWAY 13

IIDA  Texas  Oklahoma  Chapter  Houston  City  Center  proudly  presents  the  5th  Annual  production:  Product  Runway  2013,  "Animation  Fabrication  ~  Where  Fantasy  and  Fashion  Meet".    This  fun  and  worthwhile  event  will  be  held  at  the  Bayou  Music  Center  on  Friday,  April  19th,  with  proceeds  benefitting  The  Houston  Furniture  Bank  &  TAID.  23  Design  Teams  from  Houston's  top  A&D  firms  have  accepted  the  challenge.  Underwriting  is  open  with  the  package's  available  on  the  PR13  website  https://iida.ejoinme.org/PR13UnderwriterRegistration.  But  don't  delay,  the  best  packages  are  going  fast  and  Early  Bird  discounts  end  on  February  25th.  This  is  the  hottest  ticket  in  town  with  VIP  passes  &  reserved  runway  seats  available  to  Underwriters  only.      

 

February 2013 | iida-tx-ok.org

 

HOUSTON CITY CENTER

 

   

UPCOMING    EVENTS      February  21/22  Student  Days      March  21st  Healthcare  Project  Tour      April  19th  Product  Runway        May  TBD  Leaders  Breakfast      May  TBD    Green  Event      June  20th  Barrier  Free  CEU  

MEMBERSHIP

Every  year  IIDA  Houston  City  center  awards  two  membership  awards  to  deserving  individuals  who  have  shown  a  great  interest  and  commitment  to  our  City  Center.        IIDA  Houston  City  Center  is  excited  to  introduce  to  you  this  year’s  IIDA  Membership  Scholarship  Award  recipients:        Name:  Kari  Brown,  IIDA,  RID  Firm:  Page  Southerland  Page  Title:  Associate  |  Designer  School:  Oklahoma  State  University,  Bachelors  of  Science  in  Interior  Design.  Why  I  think  IIDA  is  awesome:  I’m  so  thankful  to  the  Houston  City  Center  for  giving  me  the  opportunity  to  become  a  member  of  IIDA.    I’m  excited  and  looking  forward  to  getting  more  involved  with  an  organization  that  is  committed  to  promoting  this  wonderful  career  of  interior  design.    Through  all  of  IIDA’s  efforts,  the  Houston  design  community  is  one  of  the  best!                        Name:  Morgan  Anderson,  Assoc.  IIDA  School:  Auburn  University  //  School  of  Architecture  and  Design  Degrees:  Bachelor  of  Architecture/  Bachelor  of  Interior  Architecture                    Title:  Intern  Architect  at  PBK  Architects  Why  I  think  IIDA  is  awesome:  I  am  excited  about  joining  IIDA  because  I  believe  it  will  allow  me  to  excel  to  my  fullest  potential  in  a  way  in  which  I  can  practice  design  from  gestural  form  to  the  details  of  interior  space.  Another  Reason  Why:  Product  Runway!  

 

 

We  are  so  proud  of  the  growth  in  membership  we  have  had  so  far  for  2013!!  

 

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MEMBERSHIP 2013

WEEKLY CONNECT

2013  CHAPTER  PARTNERS                                                    LEGACY  PARTNERS  IN  BOLD  

Make  sure  you’re  opening  your  email  every  Tuesday  from  Megan  Carneiro.  She’s  sending  out  the  IIDA  Weekly  Connect-­‐  our  way  of  sharing  the  upcoming  City  Center  events.  Make  sure  to  scroll  through  the  email  to  find  the  events  in  Houston,  as  this  email  has  all  City  Center’s  listed.    

Here’s  a  sample…