Volume 31 September 2010  
 
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DESIGN COMPETITIONS       INDUSTRY INVITATIONS    
     
WINNERS DECOREX JOBURG
HOME TWEET HOME
WINNERS
PLASCON PRISM AWARDS 2010
OPEN DAY AND BOOK SIGNING
BHC SCHOOL OF DESIGN

STEINHOBEL RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OPENING PARTY

Congratulations to our Members who entered the Decorex Home Tweet Home Competition. All monies raised went to the Jungle Tots Mother Touch Academy in Diepsloot. Thank you for your time and wonderful creative contributions.   What does the Mbombela soccer stadium - sporting steel giraffes and zebra striped seats - have to do with Shanghai? How does a steel canopy with the shape of an African tree connect with a design happening in London? The creators of these home-grown designs both won the top accolades in the 2010 Plascon Prism Awards, taking them to 100% Design in Shanghai and London respectively ...   BHC School of Design will be holding an Open-Day on the 27th of September at our premises in The Old Biscuit Mill. On the day we will also be having a book signing session with Marcia Margolius, author of SA Decor & Design Buyers guide 2011 ...

  The University of Johannesburg Faculty of Art Design and Architecture is hosting a retrospective exhibition on the work of Brian Steinhobel ...
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INDUSTRY INVITATIONS   MEMBERS NEWS        
     
JVB LAUNCH THEIR
COUNTRY COLLECTION
  EXCELLENCE AWARD AT DECOREX   WINNERS OF THE EFFORTLESS ELEGANCE COMPETITION   INTRODUCING LEMON DECOR
CORPORATE MEMBER
Justin van Breda invites you to the launch of the JVB Country Collection.

Cape Town 21 September and Johannesburg 22 September 2010
  Coricraft has been presented with the much sought-after Decorex “Excellence Award” for its innovative and highly engaging exhibition stand at this leading decor exhibition ...   JVB are please to announce the winners of the all expenses paid trip to London Design Week 2010 ...   lemon.decor is a customised artwork business that provides unique designs presented on innovative materials such as wallpaper, glass and fabric.
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MEMBERS NEWS            
     
SOLEBI @ DECOREX 10   TRAVIATA FLOORING TRAVILOC   WOODBENDER REOPENS JOHANNESBURG SHOWROOM   THIS IS YOUR SPACE!
Solebi Interiors would like to thank IID for the opportunity to exhibit at DECOREX SA’10 Joburg. It was an honour to showcase our work and achievement as IID’s up & coming Designers. As up & coming designers, the experience proved to be invaluable. We were able to gain exposure to both fellow industry players, a wider audience and as yet untapped décor & residential market.   The amazing new Traviloc Allure luxury vinyl wood-plank florring has been specified for the revamp of the President Hotel in Bantry Bay, Cape Town.

Boasting the very authentic woodgrain - Rustic Maple, Traviloc shaded all opposition in on site trials. According to the Management of the President Hotel, the decision to ....
  It is with great excitement that Woodbender announces the reopening of our showroom facility in Johannesburg. Situated at 14 Appel Crescent Kramerville , within a Contract specific facility named Hospitality Link , Woodbender will be have on display a large proportion of our range. Other anchor tenants include Chrysalis Linen and Hotel Amenities ...   We invite all members to profile themselves in the newsletter. This is a free service to all designers and suppliers to make use of the IID Insight Newsletter to showcase their latest achievements or products. Send us an email with your company details, a brief write-up and photographs and we will do the rest!!!
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NATIONAL NEWS            
     
EXCELLENCE AWARD AT DECOREX   THE IID WEBSITE   THE IID BLOG   DESIGNER STUDIO IN NORWOOD
The IID won an excellence award for their stand at Decorex Joburg. Thank you to the following sponsors; Blacksmith Africa Interior Design for designing our stand, Traviata Flooring for the wooden floor and installation, Sean Williams Contracts (Pty) Ltd for the furniture, Lite Center for the light fittings, Lemon Decor for the graphics, Madhouse for building the stand and PG Bison for the boards and materials. Thank you to our Members who assisted in manning and visiting our stand.   August 2010 saw the highest number of unique visitors to our website ever. There were 2267 Unique visitors. There were 10743 pages viewed with 71285 hits. There were 105 Designer and 7 Supplier Membership Application forms downloaded. The Top Ten most viewed by Category webpages were Interior Designers (630), Interior Decorators (371), Interior Architects (203), Grand Designs IID House (170),  Corporate Suppliers (157) ...   The IID Blog is your platform to express your views or to ask questions regarding any aspect of the interior design industry in South Africa.   362sqm Designer Studio available for rental in Norwood ...
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Looking for your input ...            
     
This is your forum to share your design philosophies, industry gripes and generally what's on your mind.   One of a Designers best abilities is that on how to solve problems. Share some of your unique experiences and how you solved them as well as showcasing your own designs.
  News and events in the Regions that would be of interest to our Members.
  This month we preview 4 great new books relating to architecture and interior design. The IID has secured a 10% discount on all books ordered before the 30th of December 2010.
     
 
 
 
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