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Design Camp Seattle…. Here’s What You Missed!

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Setting the stage for success!

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Off to sponsor, Sub Zero Wolf’s, gorgeous showroom in Seattle!

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Looking Springy in Seattle – Design Camp Seattle sponsors Sub Zero Wolf show Lori and Kelli how they eat in the NorthWest – Fantastic Food!

Design Camp Seattle brought together over 120 of the top interior designers in North America. Camp Counselors Lori and Kelli made sure the stage was set and got the troops on the bus!

First stop:Sub Zero Wolf Kicked off camp with a party on Wednesday night. We’re still getting rave reviews about the food!
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Thursday: Class is in session at the Seattle Design Center. Topics like Social Media strategies, trends, how to design a line and take it to market, getting your projects and a book published, lighting, Universal Design,and much more including book signings by celebrity interior designers and a soiree by Currey and Co filled the 9AM-9PM schedule.

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Happy Campers with presenter Phil Pallen at Design Camp Seattle!

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Author Ronda Carman and editor Leslie Newsom Rascoe wowing the Campers at Design Camp Seattle!

 

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Leslie Newsom Rascoe, Kelli Ellis, Bradley Clifford, Ronda Carman and Lori Dennis

Greats like business coach Kimberley Seldon, author Ronda Carman (All the Best and Designers at Home), top blogger Cassandra La Valle (Coco+Kelley), social media gurus Phil Phallen and Adam Japko (Design Bloggers Conference), leading editor Leslie Newsom Rascoe (Veranda), industry power house Jillian St. Charles (HGTV), Entrepreneur Mitra Morgan (Joss and Main Founder), Interior Design Sr. VP of Williams Sonoma, Katherine Rice and famous interior designer Nathan Turner shed some serious knowledge about how to succeed in the interior design biz, while being charitable and having a blast!

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Presenters Cassandra LaValle and Phil Pallen

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Adam Japko keeping it real!

The list of top notch speakers went on and on and kept us engaged for 16 hours of invaluable content. Whether you were a seasoned interior designer like Bradley Clifford, Mike Ragan and Jennifer Convey , new to the business or somewhere in between, you learned and connected with A-list people and places of your brain that you forgot existed! There’s a reason we get the reviews we do about people lives being changed by Design Camp.

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Reunited on the stage and still besties – Kelli Ellis, Nathan Turner and Lori Dennis at Design Camp Seattle!

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Joss and Main’s Mitra Morgan and HGTV’s Jillian St. Charles

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If you haven’t made it to Design Camp, come see us in Philadelphia on October 9-11 or Orange County February 5-7, 2014 and see what all the fun is about! We promise you will be happy you did. Until then, happy glamping!

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It’s a really GOOD thing…..

What does Design Camp and Martha Stewart have in common? We both love Design Camp Counselor Ronda Rice Carman!  

 Many of you know Ronda from her world renowned blog, All The Best, and as Design Camp’s fantastic, witty Counselor….

 

We are proud to announce her fabulous new book, Designers At Home,

forward by Martha Stewart!

 

Come meet, greet and learn from Ronda at Design Camp Seattle, May 1-3, and get a signed copy of her book!

 

Only 3 short weeks before we gather once again to inspire, recharge and redesign our Design Careers. Design Camp is the premiere event to “Learn. Connect. Design” 

 ”You can’t afford to miss Design Camp….Your career will never be the same!”

 

Bring a friend to Camp and Save $500! Hurry Seats are FILLING FAST!

 

Come meet, learn from, and mingle with Nathan Turner!

Your new fantastic Camp Counselors;

Mitra Morgan - Joss and Main ~ Shannon O’Leary - Editor of Northwest Home Magazine ~ Cassandra LaValle - coco+kelley ~ Randall Whitehead - Randall Whitehead Lighting ~ Keri Petersen - Seattle Staging Expert ~ Cassie Daughtrey - Sotheby’s Real Estate  ~ Phil Pallen - Social Media ~ Michael Strack - Sub Zero Wolf ~ Susan Marinello - Commercial Designer ~ Jillian St. Charles - HGTV.com ~ Mike Ragan - LA Design Magazine ~ and William-Sonoma!

and Welcome back to your Fantastic Camp Counselors;

Adam Japko - Design Bloggers Convention founder ~ Katy Garrett - Connexion Software ~ Bill Indursky - Vintage and Modern ~ Kimberley Seldon - Business of Design ~ Jason McNeely - Hansgrohe ~ Leslie Newsom Rascoe - Veranda Magazine ~ Shay Geyer - Good Morning Texas ~ Ronda Carman - All The Best and Author

Two Amazing Days of excitement and Education
Complimentary Gourmet Lunches and Snack Bar
Field Trip Cocktails Mixers
Design Camp Swag Bag Full of Goodies
Lifelong Friendships and Connections! 
“Now that I know what that kind of wonderful feels like, I implore you to find your Design Camp and go. Whatever industry you’re in or whatever your passions/hobbies are in this life find out where they’re holding a workshop and go feed your soul. If your passion is Interior Design then by any means necessary register for Design Camp like yesterday! You’ll be so grateful that you did.” ~ Atlanta Camper
We cannot wait to see you in Seattle. Get ready for the event of a your career!
 

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Who’s Who Seattle and CEU’s …Oh my!

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Design Camp Atlanta by Sarah Cain Design

Design Camp sounds like something you might do with your kids, but don’t be fooled by it’s name, this is a, seriously take your business to the next level, dynamic event!  Ultimately, Design Camp at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta was an amazing experience which will expand my opportunities and streamline my process.

Kelli Ellis, Me, Lori Dennis & Margaret Norcott

Kelli Ellis and Lori Dennis, our industrious leaders and Design Camp founders and my new friend and very talented designer, Margaret Norcott (Milieu Design Group).

V & M founder’s colorful presentation about Design Trends of 2013.
My table of Designers the First Day!
 The beginning of “Camp” we did not know what to expect, but we were all very excited to connect and share with our follow designers  and design industry leaders from around the globe!

Implementing proven systems which allow me to streamline the paperwork side of the business will give me more time to focus on my clients.

Geraldo Jackonelli, photographer and Ronda Carmon, All the Best blog

Advise on photographing our design work from the  photographer extraordinaire, Geraldo Jackonelli.

Annie Nozawa, Houzz Executive

Learning more about how to utilize Houzz to grow my business nationally and internationally was very insightful.  I had heard the founder of Houzz at The International Homes Furnishings Market talk about the opportunities for Designers on Houzz, but it took Annie’s presentation to motivate me to create my professional profile on their website.  The staff at Houzz is outstanding and very supportive of designers.

Kimberly Seldon, designer & trainer

Kimberly was one of my favorite speakers, she was hilarious and so on point for the ways designers might get in our own way in our business.  Her no-nonsense approach and advise was very helpful.

Kelli Ellis, Lori Dennis and HansGrohe executive

No one leaves design camp empty handed!  Lots of giveaways including a fabulous new shower head from Hans Grohe (www.hansgrohe.com/) for all the attendees!!  It felt like the Oprah Show…everybody wins!!!  I can’t wait to install my fixture, my Master Bath redesign just got moved to the top of the list!

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Dabble Magazine – Industry Profile Lori and Kelli

Celebrity Interior Designers Kelli Ellis and Lori Dennis

Design Camp Creators, Celebrity Interior Designers Kelli Ellis and Lori Dennis featured in Dabble Magazine

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New Friends and Bring a Friend!

Hello Designers and Design Lovers,

We have a few annoucements and additons – Please welcome Jeff Hiller our Green Design expert from the Sustainable Furnishings Council and Sandra Kimball, a 5th generation Austin Real Estate agent and our Staging expert. We are delighted to have them join our elite line-up of speakers in Austin. Please see all our stellar speakers here.

We have added a Bring a Friend Special to Camp – Register yourself and a friend and save $500!

Watch and Listen to Kelli and Lori discuss this fabulous deal!

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Design Camp Featured Speakers – Austin, TX October 24-26, 2012

Design Camp founders, Kelli Ellis and Lori Dennis, chat about the Elite lineup of Design Camp Counselors for Design Camp:Austin, October 24-26. We are thrilled at the amazing powerhouse of speakers we have available to you as Campers in Austin. Two full days of practical, real-life solutions to today’s design questions and trade hurdles, our Counselors have mastered and are ready to tell you all! From Design trends to Design solutions, we have it all at Design Camp:Austin and cannot wait to meet you there! Come meet and mingle with some of your mentors for two days and two fun nights. Have wine and chat design with our fabulous lineup of designs tastemakers and trend spotters.

chit chat about upcoming Design Camp Counselors
Lori and Kelli chat about upcoming Design Camp Counselors, Design Camp: Austin

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Interior Design Market Report Summer 2012

We just got back from Las Vegas Market, super hot described the 104 degree weather and the new showroom layouts.
Old favorites like Four Hands, Noir and Arteriors moved to bigger and better locations allowing them to share even more of their spectacular pieces. We especially loved the crafty art adorning the walls of the Four Hands space.


Mason Jars and Old Crates

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Dwell on Design- the Hottest Interior Design Products for 2012

The Design Camp Girls were busy bees at the Dwell on Design Show.  Lori spoke on two panels: Kitchen Trends and What’s Happening in Green Interior Design.  We had meetings with Toto, Sub-Zero Wolf and Kalamazoo Gourmet Outdoor to discuss Design Camp and their appearances.  Then we hit the ASID and Dwell on Design VIP parties- margaritaville!!

Celebrity Interior Designers Lori Dennis, Angelo Surmelis and Kelli Ellis at Dwell on Design

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A Design Psychology Story

At a Lifestyle Designer’s seminar, speaking to a group of men and women about Design Psychology, a determined lady made a beeline up to me with tears welling up in her eyes. I was a bit nervous, worried I had offended her or her design tastes. She didn’t speak, but grabbed me and hugged me so hard it startled me! After taking everyone through the “Temperature Taking” Design Psych. Exercise, she had an epiphany that would change her life.
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