Volume 33 November 2010  
 
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Deborah Garth     furnspace collaborative   furnspace
Deborah Garth Interior Design has moved.   The Dulux Trade Team have just completed a National Road Show where they presented the Ecosure Paints, Light & Space and the Environmental Wash System. Sonica Bucksteg gave a wonderful insight in the use and physcology of colour in the workplace.   Steven Harris of Furnspace and Aidan Bennetts of Aidan Bennetts Design define the Furnspace 3D Design Collaborative at The Hub on Harrington Street in Cape Town.   Steven Harris of Furnspace is proud to announce the global launch of the InteriCAD T5 taking place in Cape Town on Wednesday the 24th of November 2010.
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granddesigns
  IID KZN XMAS
  Temi Stallings
  loeries
Grand Design Live are offering all IID Members an opportunity to participate in the IID House and also the Expert Advice Centre.   The IID KwaZulu Natal invites you to their Christmas Lunch on the 25th of November 2010.   The IID Western Cape Region held its first meeting under the guidance of Temi Stallings on Thursday the 11th of November 2010.   This year The Loerie Awards launched the Student Portfolio Day, in partnership with Adobe. The portfolio day took place during the Creative Week Cape Town at the Old Slave Church Museum on Long Street.
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  jvb winners
  peter ja stuart
  pgbison
Herewith the dates and times for our Education Members Annual Student Exhibitions; The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Greenside Design Center and BHC School of Design.   JVB Furniture Collection recently held an exciting trade competition where any purchase of R500 allowed designers an entry into a competition to win an all expenses trip for two to London Design Week.   Peter J.A. Stuart have been importing and wholesaling fine furniture for nearly forty years. We have segmented our showroom into five divisions, each one offering a specific application; Contemporary, Traditional, Modern Classics, Contract and Outdoor.   PG Bison is thrilled to announce the winner of their prestigious 1.618 Awards for students of design and architecture in 2010. Mia Jordaan from Johannesburg’s Greenside Design Center
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Sean Williams Contracts in Cape Town held a Going Green Party on the 4th of November with some fabulous prizes.   Interior Placements hosted the first ever Fabric Showcase with 21 fabric, wallpaper and passementerie houses under one roof at Design Now in Cape Town.   Freeworld Coatings, South Africa’s leading coatings company and the holding company for décor brands Plascon, Midas Earthcote and Hamiltons, among others, is contributing to the rejuvenation of a historical area of Cape Town with the launch of the new Freeworld premises in the Cape Waters Building on Waterkant Street.   The Atlanta-based American Affluence Research Center has released its most recent survey of the wealthiest 10 percent of American households, and in spite of an overwhelming trend to pessimism about the economy and their own personal income, the AARC believes it has found a bright spot. "For the most part, [the wealthiest 1 percent] are going to continue to spend," says AARC president Ron Kurtz.
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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!!!   A new record number of  2401 unique visitors to our website. The total number of visits to the site was 3286 which means an average of 106 per day. There were 12 662 webpages viewed with a total of 82 642 hits.   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.   The IID has secured a 10% discount on all books ordered before the 30th of December 2010.

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