Spring/Summer 2008 - ASID Georgia Chapter

INDESIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PresidentTeresa Sword, ASIDHeery Internationaltsword@heery.comt. 404.946.2284f. 404946.2039a l e t t e r f r o m t h e p r e s i d e n tApril 21, 2008Wow! Spring is finally here, and so much has happened sinceour last newsletter!We just celebrated our 28th annual Georgia Chapter ASIDDesign Excellence Awards a few weeks ago. It was a very wellattended event held for the 2nd year at the Atlanta HistoryCenter. Rita Guest gave us all an overview of what has beenoccurring at the National level in response to the recent articlesbelittling the practice of Interior Design; Lucy Aiken-Johnson waspresented the ASID 2008 Design Achievement Award recognizingher contributions and achievements in the field of InteriorDesign; and we presented our first ever “Director of Vibe” Awardto Dennis Dean for his dedication and commitment to ASID. Thecommittee that planned this event worked diligently to make theevening a success and enjoyable for all. The work submitted byall of the design talent in Georgia was outstanding.In March, I attended the Interiors ’08 Design Conference in NewOrleans and had several excellent classes and, of course, a coupleof tours. Erik Hansen, the Director of Marketing at Headquarters,revealed to everyone the new ASID marketing andre-branding initiatives in supporting the mission of enriching itsmembers by promoting the value of interior design. You willbegin to see changes in printed materials that reflect this newbrand shortly, if you haven’t already.Enjoy this issue of the newsletter. Happy Spring!BOARDof DIRECTORSPresident Elect 2008-2009Bette Raburn, ASIDThe Interior Motiveinteriormotive@bellsouth.nett. 770.242.2784f. 770.242.2785FinanceArchie Deese, Industry Partner ASIDThe Paint Doctorarchiedeese@atlantaspaintdoctor.comt. 404.524.8283f. 404.521.1212MembershipPeggy Pruett, Allied Member ASIDCornucopia Designpeggy.pruett@mindspring.comt. 770.389.8080f. 770.389.0805Professional DevelopmentElinor Jones, ASIDElinor Jones Interiorsejinteriors@aol.comt. 404.351.4504f. 404.351.1760ProgramsMatthew Whitaker, Allied Member ASIDHirsch Bedner AssociatesInternational Art Collaborativemattheww@intartcol.comt. 404.898.4849CommunicationsMia Kurgan, ASIDidea|spanmkurgan@idea-span.comt. 404.521.6341Student RepresentativeAnna Hawkins, Student Member ASIDBrenau Universityahawkins@brenau.edut. 770.519.0564s p r i n g s u m m e r 2 0 0 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3