DesignEDGE Summit

The IFDA Educational Foundation's mission is to foster educational and philanthropic activities to enhance the furnishings and design industries.  The IFDA-EF is a 501 (c) 3www.ifdaef.org

IFDA Educational Foundation

DesignEDGE is an Industry Summit brought to you by the International Furnishings and Design Association Educational Foundation at the Las Vegas Market, Sunday, July 29, 2018.
The DesignEDGE  program is designed to offer all design professionals an EDGE to success in this quick-changing industry and world!
Join us for a dynamic, interactive day with design luminaries sharing insights and strategies on taking design ideas from “creation to consumer”
 Keynote:  Nolen Niu  "Designing Your Own Future"
Nolen Niu, Nolen Niu, Inc an internationally recognized and award winning American industrial designer, designing and manufacturing his own furniture, one the few American furniture designers with the ability to competitively design as well as manufacture all his products in America.  
 “First Look-Summer 2018” 
Julie Smith Vincenti, editor, creative director, and owner of Nine Muses Media, will present a TrendWatch program for an inside look at leading trends shaping the home furnishings industry.  
 
Afternoon Program: “From Creation to Consumer: Everything You Should Know”
 Nick May, Panel Moderator, hosts the #1 interior design podcast, The Chaise Lounge, his podcast is downloaded in 100 different countries.  
Kelli Ellis, Kelli Ellis Interiors, an internationally recognized designer, artist, licensee, speaker.  She has a new furniture collection with Sunpan, and a linen collection with Instalinen.
Julia Buckingham, Buckingham Interiors + Designs Limited, specializes in luxury interiors weaving a tapestry of antiques, modern and artifact. She has an extensive collection with Global Views and a new book Modernique, Inspiring Interiors-Mixing Modern and Vintage Style. 
Joshua Rose and Rafael Kalichstein
FORM Design Studio is widely recognized and admired for its sense of refinement and commitment to holistic living.  The studio's work blends what is beautiful and what sustains, evolving the principle that "form follows function" so that neither leads nor follows; rather the relationship between the two is always harmonious, cyclical, and seamless.  FORM Design Studio's founding partners are Emmy award winning designer Joshua Rose and once-Chinese medical practitioner Rafael Kalichstein.
Katherine Kalen, Marketing Director for Sunpan, a global company specializing in the design and manufacturing of transitional and contemporary furnishings. 
 Angela Pickens, develop is an innovative brand management company specializing in building successful partnerships between our clients and manufacturers, influencers, and market centers in the home design industry.  Angela Pickens and Mike Ragan share over 50 years of experience between them in every aspect of the design community including; branding, marketing, merchandising, retail, product development, sourcing, social media strategy, business development and content production. 
The summit culminates in an open Q&A forum with the panelists where you will have the opportunity to pose the points and questions that matter most to you.
You must register for Las Vegas Market to attend DesignEDGE Summit
 
The IFDA Educational Foundation (IFDA-EF) mission is to foster educational and philanthropic activities to enhance the furnishings and design industries.  Profits from DesignEDGE will support future IFDA-EF educational initiatives.  The IFDA-EF is a 501 (c) 3.  <A HREF="http://www.ifdaef.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.ifdaef.org</A>
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