DIRECTOR Kimberly Serrano Gensler Kimberly_Serrano@ gensler.com
A WORD FROM OUR DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR ELECT Kressia Rodriguez English + Assoc. krodriguez@englisharchitects.com
In July, the 2016-2017 Chapter Board members were graciously hosted by Studio TK and Teknion for a 4-day orientation retreat in Raleigh, North Carolina where we discussed new opportunities and synergies for IIDA to increase value for our members and elevate the interior design profession.
PAST DIRECTOR Kimberly Phipps-Nichol Inventure kphipps-nichol@ invdesgroup.com
PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR Heather Barlow T&L Distributing hbarlow@tldistributing. com
The beginning of fall is just around the corner and we cannot wait for you to see what the coming year has in store for our Houston City Center! We have already kicked off our first event, but have much more happening this fall from months of planning and preparation. This is always an exciting time for IIDA because it symbolizes the beginning of a new service year with new opportunities.
We’re ready to hit the ground running with a packed couple of months in the fall from participating in Leaders Breakfast on September 13 followed by our Membership Social on September 22. Not to mention, we have moved our ZeroLandfill to the fall in order to serve our industry better from firms cleaning up their libraries to make room for new product launches, and students gearing up for their second semester projects. To top it off, plans are well underway for an incredible IIDA Art & Artifacts: Versailles: A Royal Affair. The event is going to be held on Friday, October 14 at one of the most sought after venues in Houston, The Bell Tower on 34th. In honor of the Garden of Versailles, the design competition this year is to capture a moment in nature through photography. It’s no surprise that the Houston City Center Council has already started planning a remarkable schedule of events for 2016-2017 as we continue to provide value and inspiration. Last year, we teamed up with Modern Luxury Interiors to bring a new experience known as Chef’s Night Out. The event was such a success that we cannot wait to partner with Modern Luxury again on the second annual Chef’s Night Out in addition to exploring more synergies with other organizations to bring value to our members and sponsors. With all this excitement, I know this year is going to be one to remember. And with our amazing underwriters and volunteers, we could not have all these opportunities and successes without your support. On behalf of the IIDA Houston City Center Council, we thank you for your time and support and we look forward to seeing you at our events! Cheers,
COMMUNITY SERVICE CO CHAIR Jennifer Brugliera Koroseal jbrugliera@koroseal.com
Kimberly Serrano, IIDA, RID, LEED ID+C 2016-2017 IIDA Houston City Center Director Gensler
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COMMUNITY SERVICE CO CHAIR Ana Davidson Ferguson Rice ana@fergusonrice.com
UNDERWRITTING CO CHAIR
Stephanie Foster Tandus Centiva sfoster@tandus-centiva. com
UNDERWRITTING CO CHAIR
Cece Zamora Lews & Company cece@lewsrepgroup. com
CAMPUS CENTER CHAIR
Rachael Laughter Gensler rachael_laughter@ gensler.com
ADVOCACY CHAIR Necia Bonner Kirksey Architecture neciab@kirksey.com
PRODUCT RUNWAY RECAP Produced by the IIDA Houston City Center’s Community Service Chairs: Kristina Lopez of Kimball Office and Jennifer Brugliera of Koroseal, 04/22/16 marked the 8th Annual IIDA Product Runway Fashion Show in Houston. This year’s event was judged by an incredible panel of experts: Professor of Fashion Design at Houston Community College, Vi Hua; Owner & Principal artist at Henry Membreno Studios, Henry Membreno; Principal at Skyline Art Services, Louise Nicholson Carter; Senior Editor of Houston Magazine, Ray Dennison Bio; and Michelle Maresh, Publisher of Houston Design Resources Magazine. IIDA Product Runway 2016 attracted media coverage from Modern Luxury, and Houston Design Resources Magazine, among others, and was attended by nearly 1,400 people. 19 teams competed in this year’s Product Runway competition, all of which consisted of local interior design and architecture professionals and interior design students. With this year’s theme: Avant Art, each team was assigned a specific art movement with a correlating artist, as well as a piece of work from their assigned artist depicting a true representation of that particular movement. The majority of each team’s completed garment was made of their hard and soft goods and are meant to be as close to the team’s assigned art movement and artist as possible. The assigned artist and image served as an abstract design inspiration to the teams. The garments were handmade by the team members themselves and were created using architectural finish materials such as glass, tile, carpet and wood that were assigned to each team. The final garment entries were showcased in a runway performance by each team’s model, on a 150’ long elevated runway at Bayou Music Center. The impressive stage design emphasized the theme of the evening with 20 individually handcrafted paintings, created by Daphne Yuanidis, Judith Uzcategui, Diana Galva and Miguel Avila. Each of the artists created five of their own interpretations of the 20 art movements that the teams were given as their challenge. They worked closely with Skyline Art Services for all the wrapping and framing of each painting, as well as with Harvey Builders, who helped construct the panels that the paintings hung on the night of the show. All the paintings were made available for purchase a week before the show, as well as to all the attendees the night of the event. Some of the artwork is still available for purchase. For more information, please contact iidarunway@gmail.com. And of course, there’s always technology challenges. This year we had two glitches which impacted awards the night of the event. The Crowd Favorite voting site crashed (apparently we had a lot of voting going on) and the Most Philanthropic award through the Greater Giving website did not update accurately and in time for the event. After-event awards were given to make up for the untimely updates, and we are working with the live sites to ensure that technology does not get the best of us next year. This years final donations will benefit the Houston furniture Bank as, well as TAID and the IIDA Education Foundation. We proudly presented a check of $25,000 to the Houston Furniture Bank which has helped thousands of families by providing them with the necessary furnishings to create a home that improves their overall living condition, and helps elevate their personal pride and dignity. To learn how you can help to improve the lives of deserving families, please visit http://www.houstonfurniturebank.org/.
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COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
Frances Garces Abel Design Group fgarces@ abeldesigngroup.com
PRODUCT RUNWAY RECAP Winning teams at IIDA Product Runway 2016 include: Best in Show was awarded to Kirksey Architecture. PDR took home 2nd place, while Page was awarded 3rd Place. Johnston, LLC and PBK were acknowledged as the Most Philanthropic teams. PBK was also voted on by audience members as the Crowd Favorite (before the site crashed). The Student Best in Show award went to Houston Community College. The Best Work of Art was awarded to Morris Architects; WHR was awarded Most Sustainable; Abel Design Group was awarded Best Craftsmanship; Brave Architecture was awarded Best New Arrival; Kathy Andrews was awarded Best Runway Performance, and Zeigler Cooper Architects was awarded Most Wearable.
SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR
Evelyn Band OFI eband@ofillc.com
SUSTAINABILITY CHAIR
Kristin Colby Reader’s Wholesale kcolby@ readerswholesale.com
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Guillermo Ortiz Johnson Simon Resources gortiz@johnsonsimon. com
INDUSTRY CHAIR Kristina Lopez Kimball Office kristina.lopez@kimball. com
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PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO CHAIR Margot Prestel Mann MDI Resources margot@mdiresources. com
ZEROLANDFILL DATES
PROGRAMS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CO CHAIR Ashley Elks Powers Brown Architects elks@powersbrown.com
Calendar
ASSOCIATE CHAIR Challie Shafer Rea Gensler challie_schaferrea@ gensler.com
Sustainability CEU/Call for Volunteers (Pre-Zerolandfill Event) Wednesday October 5, 2016 Happy Hour Reception (5:30PM - 6:30PM) @JCS Wednesday October 5, 2016 CEU (6:30PM - 7:30PM) @JCS
Pollinate (Drop Off) Week 1:
STUDENT CONFERENCE LIASON Shannon Oliveira FKP Architects soliveira@fkp.com
Monday October 24, 2016 (JCS will pick up material for (5) or more FULL boxes) Tuesday October 25, 2016 (8:00AM - 7:00PM) Wednesday October 26, 2016 (8:00AM - 7:00PM) Thursday October 27, 2016 (8:00AM - 5:00PM)
Cultivate (Sort Materials)
Wednesday November 2, 2016 (5:00PM - 7:00PM) @ JCS Thursday November 3, 2016 (5:00PM - 7:00PM) @ JCS
Harvest (Distribution of Materials) OPEN TO PUBLIC Saturday November 12, 2016 (9:00AM - 3:00PM) @ JCS Sunday November 13, 2016 (9:00AM - 3:00PM) @ JCS
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STUDENT CONFERENCE LIASON Katie Hudson Coalesse katie.hudson@coalesse. com
UPCOMING EVENTS
MOVERS • Katie Rothfritz from Abel Design Group to Putterman Scharck & Associates • Jennifer Schield from Gensler to Big Ass Fans • Kristin Simmons from PDF to Gensler • Anna Mitchel from Page to Allsteel NEW MEMBERS • Rachel Kelsey - Gensler • Catherine Nevins-Grell - Nevins LLC • Megan Funni - Ziegler Cooper Architects • David Murphy - Nevins LLC • Jennifer Nevins Patrick - Nevins LLC • Maria Nguyen - Gensler • Yancy Valles - i Group Office Solutions, LLC INTERESTED IN BEING FEATURED IN OUR NEWSLETTER? Email Heather Barlow at: hbarlow@tldistributing.com
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2016 JULY TBD: BARRIER-FREE CEU
MAY 18th: MEMBERS APPRECIATION EVENT
APRIL 28th: PRODUCT RUNWAY
JUNE 22nd: PROJECT TOUR
MARCH 23rd: PROJECT TOUR AND CEU
FEBRUARY 2nd: TAID CHILI COOK-OFF 22nd-24th: STUDENT CONFERENCE
AUGUST 8th: VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION
SEPTEMBER 22nd: MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL
DECEMBER 15th: CREDITS & COCKTAILS
OCTOBER 14th: ART & ARTIFACTS
NOVEMBER 12th-13th: ZERO LANDFILL 17th: CHEF’S NIGHT OUT
JANUARY 19th: PROJECT TOUR
2017
HOU S TO N C I T Y C E N T E R 2016- 2 0 1 7 C A L E N DA R O F E V E N TS 2016 IIDA TEXAS OKLAHOMA CHAPTER PARTNERS ELITE CRG: Contract Resource Group • JCS • Workplace Solutions DIAMOND Herman Miller • Tandus Centiva | A Tarkett Company PLATINUM 3M Commercial Solutions Division • Allsteel • Crossville Inc. • DuPont Surfaces Group • FMG • G.L. Seaman & Co • HAWA Group Americas Inc. • Horizon Italian Tile • Hossley Lighting Associates • Interceramic Tile & Natural Stone • Interface • KI • McCoy-Rockford • Milliken • The Mohawk Group | Daltile • Patcraft • Professional Furniture Consultants • Steelcase • Teknion • USG Interiors • GOLD Armstrong Ceiling and Floor • Concept Surfaces • Cronan & Associates • J. Tyler • J&J Flooring Group • KSM Resources Contract Services, Inc. • Southwest Solutions Group • TRI-KES
The OFIS • Pioneer
SILVER 3form|Studio|LightArt • American Olean • Aspecta by Metroflor • bauhaus • • Business Interiors • DARRAN Furniture • Debner + Company • The • Knoll • KSM Design Source Gunlocke Company • HART • Haworth • J. Fyffe Company • Jasper Group • Johnson Simon Resources • PSGI P.S. Gerry, Inc/T.G.-Alliance • Skyline Art Services • T&L Distributing • Walling Marketing Services • Workplace Resource LLC • WRG Legacy Partners in Bold
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