The San Francisco Mart Summer
School 2007
Furthering Your Design Career is a Breeze!
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 6, 2007 /San Francisco Mart/
-- The SF Mart’s new designer education series, Summer School
2007, is an innovative new instructional program designed to
augment your knowledge and skills by concentrating on design
concepts that have emerged over the last few years.
Each Summer School program addresses a specific subject and is
taught by a noted design instructor. The instructors have
formulated their programs specifically for working
professionals to cover subjects that are essential to today’s
interior design curriculum and marketplace. The sessions
integrate lecture and discussion in a round-table format,
allowing for one-on-one and group interaction with the
instructors.
Two summer sessions remain:
July 19 – Universal Design: Residential Design and Materials
Presented by Nancy Wolford, Ph.D., CID, Interior Design
Professor & Program Coordinator at Canada College
Knowledge of design and space planning along with use of
appropriate materials are important aspects in creating
universally designed residential environments. The objective
of this presentation is to teach students how to use this
knowledge and skills to assist clients in creating an interior
that is aesthetically pleasing, as well universally designed.
At the end of the session, students will be able to create an
interior using these concepts that looks no different from any
other interior space.
August 16 – Globalization, Outsourcing and Management Skills
Presented by Suzan Swabacker, LEED Accredited Architect,
Instructor at the Academy of Art SF, and Principal of Aurora
Design
Most every major design firm in the U.S. practices its own
form of globalization or outsourcing. CAD skills are
outsourced to firm in Argentina, Mexico City, the Philippines,
and India. Still, American firms are prized for their design
ideas. Why is this? What must we do to maintain that edge?
What skills remain valid, even with the continued blurring of
in-house vs. outsourcing services?
Drawing on her experience as an instructor and designer,
Swabacker will discuss how outsourcing affects employment,
wages and the economy. She will invite your ideas for
recruiting talent, maintaining skilled employees and honing
our creative edge. Students will benefit from the knowledge of
the “world economy” that impacts us all.
Summer School 2007 at the San Francisco Mart is an exclusive
opportunity, and space for each session is limited to 15
attendees. Cost is $20 per session. Advance reservations and
prepayment are required. To RSVP, e-mail
seminars@sfmart.com
or call 415-437-7100.
Summer School 2007
Session #3 - July 19 – Universal Design: Residential Design
and Materials
Session #4 – August 16 – Globalization, Outsourcing and
Management Skills
Cost: $20 per session
RSVP: Space is limited to 15 pp. Reservations and pre-payment
required. Call 415-437-7100 or email
seminars@sfmart.com
The San Francisco Mart is located at 1355 Market Street
between Ninth and Tenth Streets in San Francisco. Parking is
available in the Mart’s underground garage, accessed from
Tenth Street, and in surrounding lots. Underground transit
riders can exit at the BART or MUNI Civic Center station.
With a history spanning four generations, the SF Mart has a
long legacy of providing retail buyers and design
professionals with stylish furnishings, great value and
meaningful educational opportunities. The SF Mart hosts shows,
seminars and shopping throughout the year. For more
information, call 415-437-7100 or visit
www.sfmart.com.
Source: San Francisco Mart
CONTACT: Ellen Hall,
513-932-7304
Website:
www.sfmart.com |
