Hello from Holly! A newsletter from your Program Head

Hello Interior Design Student;

I hope that this finds you all well and in anticipation for next week's Spring Break April 5th-April 12th. I am sure that you all will find time to rest, relax, and refocus your energy in preparing for the final half of the semester. What an amazing semester it has been!

I want to share with you the advantage of opportunities. As you are all aware, the city of High Point is preparing for their bi-annual International Home Furnishings Market that runs April 17th-April 22nd. The market presents wonderful opporunities for students to gain product knowledge and exposure to the world of interior design.

Our dear friends at WithIT have invited you to several events promoting design and empowering women in the industry. For instance, the Educational Breakfast on April 18th with Design Icon, Alexa Hampton which maybe a once in a liftime opportunity. I ask you to take advantage of these invitations and participate when possible. These are great events to attend for networking and landing that perfect internship and or job.

If you are interested in any of these events then please respond to me by the appropriate deadlines given. Also, if you are interested in attending market and you need a market pass then please contact me by tomorrow April 1st. Invitations and events will be posted to the design blog continosly so please look for updates. I look forward to seeing you at market!

AIDP Chapter to hold meeting at Schneider Stone on April 7th

The AIDP Triad Chapter would like to invite the interior design students of Randolph Community College to our next meeting on
April 7,2010 at
Schneider Stone
3027-C US Highway 64 W
Asheboro, NC 27205
9:30 am-11:30 am

Schneider stone is fabricator of natural stone products, and they will be providing a CEU on the characteristics of natural stone and how to specify them for different applications.
We hope this meeting will provide a learning experience for the students, as well as, give them the opportunity to network with local designers and vendors. We look forward to seeing you and your students there!

Please R.S.V.P. by Monday, April 5th to BreeAnn Parnell, AIDP Associate at 336-596-4278 or
336-674-2150

WithIT Student Day of Mentoring

RCC students are cordially invited to attend WITHIT’S DAY OF MENTORING, Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at the High Point Market in High Point, NC.

WithIt is a national organization dedicated to encouraging and developing leadership, mentoring, education and opportunities for professional women in the home furnishings industries (www.withit.org). In keeping with this mission, WithIt has planned a Day of Mentoring for female and male students of architecture, interior design, furniture design, marketing/communications, manufacturing, textiles and sales. Students will benefit by meeting a professional in their area of interest, as possible, and gaining an insider’s perspective on the international furniture market. Lunch will be provided and this year's key note speaker is Lauren West, Director of Training Education for Natuzzi.

If you are interested please contact Holly Barker, Program Head, Interior Design prior to April 11th.

Fashion Sense from Beth Sartore

Beth Sartore, Fashion Consultant and Editor for the Greensboro News and Record addressed the graduating students on dressing professionally in the workplace and preparing attire for job interviews. Sartore brought multiple garments to show how to achieve different looks, while being cost conscious.

Beth received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she concentrated in textiles and design. After graduation she began her career as stylist in the fashion industry. For the last 15 years she has worked as a design, fashion, and trend consultant on brands such as: Polo, Xhilaration, Merona, Bill Blass, and Hanes. Over her career she has worked closely with the apparel areas of top retailers including Target, Wal-Mart, and JC Penney. Combining her fine arts training with fashion and textile knowledge, Beth currently works as a wardrobe consultant, apparel designer and trend analyst.

In addition to consulting, Beth writes a monthly column for the Greensboro News & Record. Her column, Style Cents™, combines three of her passions: fashion, ecology, and cost savings. She looks at inexpensive ways to dress on-trend and under budget while keeping the carbon footprint to a minimum. It’s a whole new way to look at fashion.

Beth is the former Regional Director of the Fashion Group International, a non-profit association of fashion professionals and currently serves on the Board of Directors for the 9-11 Sculpture Committee.

Even though it involved shoveling snow, her favorite job was working as a crew member to Christo & Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates in New York City’s Central Park.

Beth lives in Greensboro with her husband and two sons.

WithIT Presents Iconic Designer Alexa Hampton

WithIT Presents Iconic Interior Designer, Alexa Hampton, to the Spring High Point Furniture Market

Sunday April 18th 7:30-9:00, Withit Educational Breakfast.

Hampton will present "Decades of Design"

Alexa Hampton is the President and featured designer of MARK HAMPTON, LLC, the world famous design firm founded in 1976 by her late father, Mark Hampton. The firm provides high end design services for commercial and residential spaces.

She was chosen by Architectural Digest to be on the "AD 100" the magzine's directory of the world's one hundred best interior designers and architects of all time, every year since 2002. House Beautiful has included her in their annual "American's Best 100 Designers' List every year since 1999.

The Educational Breakfast and Presentation is open to Randolph Community College Interior Design Students and is a limited speaking engagement. RSVP is required. To learn more information, contact Holly Barker, Program Head, Interior Design.

Barbara Demarest and Joyce Richman Career Counsels Graduating Class

Barbara Demarest and Joyce Richmond spoke to the graduating class on March 16th on the transition from student to professional and how to achieve new levels of performance.

Barbara Demarest focuses her executive coaching and business consulting practice on people and organizations involved in knowledge creation, conversion and dissemination. She helps individuals, teams and organizations effectively position themselves, their products, and their companies in their target markets.
Barbara’s experience includes: executive positions in product development, knowledge management, fundraising, strategy, marketing and communications at the global executive development organization, the Center for Creative Leadership; program creation and management for Duke University; grant program consulting for the North Carolina Governor’s Office; and owning and operating a design-focused retail store.
Barbara’s skills range from coaching an individual struggling to define an initiative to facilitating an organizational strategy session with Board members to developing and marketing a new product. Her energy and enthusiasm are contagious when she is working with a team focused on a shared goal.

For more information on Barbara and her services contact: http://www.barbarademarest.com/

Joyce Richman and Barbara Demarest Career Counsels Graduating Class

Joyce Richman and Barbara Demarest, career counselor, consultant and coach spoke to the graduating class on March 16th on the transistion from student to professional and how to achieve new levels of performance.

Joyce is a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Personnel Consultant and has a Masters Degree in Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In addition, Richman is a graduate of Harvard University's Program On Negotiation. Joyce appears frequently as a guest on Greensboro television, is a regular columnist for Greensboro's News & Record, and is the author of Road, Routes, and Ruts: A Guidebook for Career Success. A popular lecturer, Richman has conducted seminars and workshops throughout the United States and has consulted in Belgium, Canada and England. She also serves as an Adjunct to the Center for Creative Leadership, an international management and leadership development organization.

Her firm, Joyce Richman and Associates Ltd. was founded in 1982. The firm focuses on helping identify goals and set direction – whether it’s helping an individual grow in a current management position, assisting with a career change, or in support of a corporate performance initiative.

For more information on Joyce and her services contact: www.joycerichman.com

Marketing Specialist, Ann Richards, Speaks to ID Students

Marketing Specialist Ann Richards was guest speaker in ARC 235 Architectural Portfolio on March 9, 2010. Ann addressed graduating students on the importance of marketing and branding oneself in today's competitive market.

Ann is an innovative marketing and sales professional with over 25 years of diverse experience including special event management, public relations, trade show organization, advertising, print management, public speaking and media relations. She has worked extensively in the medical, gift and furniture industries. Ann possesses the proven ability to develop high impact, integrated marketing plans and strategies that increase awareness, sales and profitability. Her background and expertise provide a winning combination to help clients creatively meet their marketing objectives on time and within budget.

WithIt's Virginia/Carolinas Region Presents Libby Langdon

Libby Langdon Designer on HGTV's "Small Space, Big Style" and Makeover Guru on "The Rachel Ray Show" Wednesday, March 31, 6:30-8:00pm

"Libby's Wild and Wacky Path into the World of Interior Design"

High Point University, Phillips Hall
Presentation and Book Signing

Libby will share her story, how she got started, her learning experiences, struggles, and successes, what she loves about her career and how she sees herself movin forward in the world of Interior Design and media. During her talk she will realte funny stories about the difficulties she's encountered doing makeover TV shows slong with how she works with residential and commercial design clients, and her experience writing her first book. She will give insights and inspirations on how to face challenges as well as all the exciting opportunities the design/home and furnishings industry has to offer and how to pave your own path in this exciting and dynamic business.

This even it free to RCC ID students with valid RCC id. Event is $15.00 otherwise.

Tickets and books may be purchased at the door on a first come first serve basis.

Book: Libby Langdon's Small Space Solutions" - $20.00 (cash or check)