Upcoming Events

CEDIA Expo  – more than 20,000 home tech pros and 500 + exhibitors convene for an event about connected technology. Hear about new products, breakthrough innovations and targeted training in tech integration.

September 4 – 8, 2018 – please check schedule at CEDIAexpo.com.

More info here.

See the event flyer here: IIDA interest form

We are kicking off the committee meetings for OC DesignConnect (formally Neoconnect).  We will likely only have 2-3 meetings before the event on Oct. 17th. 

We’re looking for help on the promotion committee (this is to include students), making sure booth sales go as planned, and we’ll need people the day-of the event to help with check in for Vendors and event guests. 

If you are interested, please join us at the **new** Humanscale Showroom in Orange County on September 4^th at noon.  Bring your own lunch.  Posters will be available for pickup at that time.  If you  would like to help out on one of the committees, please also email Anne Murrell at anne@tlcca.com. 

Feel free to let other reps know about this meeting – all welcome, but you must be an IIDA Member to volunteer (except day-of).

Inspiring Keynotes | Design Leaders | Business Innovators

See Interior Design magazine’s article about the event here.

Please join us for this year’s Leaders Breakfast!

September 13th
7am Check-in & Networking
8 – 10am Breakfast & Program

Purchase tickets and sponsor the event here!

Members – $195

Non-Members – $225

Sponsorship – $3000

Keynote Speaker
Ruth Carter
Oscar-nominated Costume Designer

Ruth E. Carter’s unparalleled ability to develop an authentic story through costume and character has made her one of the most sought-after and renowned costume designers today. She has garnered two Academy Award nominations for Best Costume Design for Spike Lee’s Malcom X (1993) and Steven Spielberg’s Amistad (1998). She has received an Emmy nomination for the reboot of Roots (2016).

Carter has worked in the industry for over three decades and has over 40 film credits and counting. She has worked with Spike Lee on over 10 films, including School Daze, Do The Right Thing, and Old Boy. She is known for her research and diligence to the craft, specifically for her outstanding work for period ensemble films such as Lee Daniels’ The Butler and Ava Duvernay’s Selma.

Carter is most proud of her recent work on Ryan Coolage’s Black Panther and Reginald Hudlin’s Marshall. In the fall of 2017, Carter completed work on Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone, an upcoming television series starring Kevin Costner.

Read more about Ruth Carter here.

And this year we’ll be honoring Jayna Zweiman, Co- Creator/Founder of Pussyhat Project and Creator/Founder of Welcome Blanket

Jayna Zweiman is a multi-disciplinary artist and designer. Her independent practice combines architecture, art, and new media to focus on experiences that overlap physical, virtual, and conceptual spaces.

Perhaps best known as the co-creator and co-founder of Pussyhat Project, an international network and movement of women’s rights supporters, Zweiman has become a leading advocate of utilizing design innovation to enact social change. The Pussyhat Project became a worldwide phenomenon at the 2017 Women’s Marches with one of the largest crowd-sourced art advocacy projects ever. She is also the creator and founder of Welcome Blanket, a reconceptualization of the 2000-mile length of the proposed border wall as 2000-mile length of yarn to make individual welcome blankets for new immigrants coming to the United States.

Zweiman received her A.B. from Brown University in visual arts and economics and her Masters of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

Read more about Jayna Zweiman here.

Sponsorship opportunities are now open – Click here for the sponsor benefits.

PURCHASE TICKETS AND SPONSOR THE EVENT HERE.

See the event flyer here.

2018 National Benefactors

2018 Event Sponsors

You asked and we listened! This year EVERY design team (including the student teams) will be given the same inspiration, voted on by the designers and sponsors attending the Fabric Grab.

Tickets to the Fabric Grab are free for sponsors and teams.

If you’re not on a team or a sponsor, you can purchase tickets at the door for $20. Tickets are not available online in advance.

See the event flyer here: IIDA_SD_FABRICGRAB_180913

Please join us for an intimate tour of this newly revitalized Mayfair Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. You’ll walk featured areas of this historic 1920’s hotel with the visionary design team at Gulla Jonsdottir Architecture + Design.

Tickets

IIDA Members – $50

Non-Members – $80

Students with ID – $30

Space is very limited – please purchase tickets early!

Purchase here.

See the event flyer here: IIDA_LACC_The Mayfair Hotel

Parking -Discounted valet parking at the Mayfair Hotel will be available for design tour attendees.

Please join us for a student sample swap and panel discussion with local design professionals. Manufacturers and design firms have donated  product samples that will be available for students to choose for their projects. The panel discussion will cover topics such as ways to stand out to future employees, what to expect in a career in design and more.

We’ll be raffling off 2 Student IIDA Memberships.

Light snacks and beverages

Tickets

Free for students
Free for IIDA Members
$10 for Non-Members

Please RSVP or purchase tickets here.

See the event flyer here:IIDA_IE_StudentSwap

Parking – self parking in adjacent log

DesignConnect is San Diego’s premier contract interiors exhibit, showcasing the latest trends for commercial environments.

Join us from 5:30-8:30pm for an evening of spectacular new product releases, DesignConnect 2018 Overview, great food and beverages, and of course, the opportunity to mix and mingle with San Diego’s finest Contract Interiors Professionals.

Booth and Sponsorship opportunities available – see info here: 2018 DesignConnect Sponsor Packagev3

Floor plan:  081518_SanDiego_DesignConnect plan

Purchase a booth HERE.

Tickets – purchased online before event

If you are a designer:

$15 IIDA Members

$20 Non-Member

If you are an exhibiting vendor:

$15 IIDA Members

$20 Non-IIDA Members

If you are NOT an exhibiting vendor:

$60 IIDA Members

$75 Non-Members

If you are a Student (ID’s will be checked at door):

$5

DRINK TICKETS FOR ALL – $6 MUST be purchased online by Sept. 18th. NO drink tickets will be sold at the door.

Ticket prices at the door 

$25 for designers & exhibiting vendors

$80 for non-exhibiting vendors

$5 for students