You’ve seen photos of the winning entries in the pages of Detroit Home magazine, but what truly make these interior design projects “Award Winning”? During this special event at Michigan Design Center, you will have the opportunity to hear first-hand from many of the winners about their projects, the design dilemmas they faced and how they arrived at their ultimate “Award Winning” solutions. In addition, we will be hosting a variety of mini-lectures, presented by many of the 2010 winners. It’s a full day of design inspiration that you will not want to miss.

12:00 NOON DESIGN SEMINARS

Contemporary Architecture & Design -
How to create an award-winning design on a realistic budget
Speaker: Mark Johnson, Mark Johnson & Associates
2008 & 2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: The Ghiordes Knot, Suite 20
Creating dynamic residential spaces that are well detailed, dramatic and still comfortable for those that use them is not easy, but it can be done and with a realistic budget in mind. Join Mark Johnson of Mark Johnson & Associates as he outlines the steps he and his client took to create this award-winning home.

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The Secrets of an Award-Winning Designer
Speaker: Kevin McManamon, Kevin McManamon Design Consultants Inc.
2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: Baker Knapp & Tubbs / Rozmallin, Suite 60
If you ever wondered how award-winning design happens, you will want to attend this informative seminar by award-winning designer Kevin McManamon as he takes you on a visual journey of many of his top design projects, sharing his methodology behind each and providing additional information sure to inspire everyone who attends.

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Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should:
Remodeling dos and don’ts
Speaker: Kevin Serba, Serba Interiors
2008, 2009 & 2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: Stark Carpet, Suite 30
Choosing to tackle a home remodeling project is the easiest decision you will make in the entire process...everything that follows requires much more expertise and planning. Join Kevin Serba of Serba Interiors as he guides you through the important elements of space planning, lighting, scale, finish selections and details that must all come together in a pre-determined plan to ensure your final project matches your initial expectations.

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Obstacle or Opportunity? Tackling your design dilemmas
Speaker: Caroline Groeneveld, Caroline, Inc.
2009 & 2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: Ann Sacks, Suite 91
What challenges await you on your next design project? Perhaps you have a challenging floor plan or an oddly situated niche. Maybe you have a support column located right in the middle of the room. Are these obstacles or unexpected opportunities? Join us for this informative seminar with local design pro Caroline Groeneveld who will share actual projects and challenges she has faced and will show you how these perceived “obstacles” provided surprising opportunity – often times becoming the focal point and core of the entire design project. Best of all, attendees are invited to share their own dilemmas to try and discover the opportunities that exist for them as well!

1:00 PM DESIGN SEMINARS

Award Winning Designs: the inside story
Speaker: Jeffrey King, Jeffrey King Interiors
2008, 2009 & 2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: Henredon Interior Design Showroom, Suite 122
During this enlightening presentation, designer Jeffrey King will share his vision and outcome for several award-winning projects and will provide some behind-the-scenes details and interesting facts about each.

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The Journey of a Project: Stringing together all of the elements
Speakers: Michelle Mio & Jill Schumacher, Rariden Schumacher Mio & Co.
2008, 2009 & 2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: Brunschwig & Fils, Suite 28
Award-winning design is a journey of a thousand steps, each taken in a precise order to ensure that everything works together in the end. Ever wonder how those projects in your favorite design magazine come to life? Join the team from Rariden Schumacher Mio and Co. as they share the journey of a design project and teach you how every decision affects another. You’ll learn why plumbing selections come before color choices and you will appreciate how furniture and room layouts are a much needed step prior to actually purchasing your first pieces.

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Details Make the Difference
Speaker: Denise Ziya, Designs by Denise
2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: TRA Art Group, Suite 15
During this informative presentation, Denise Ziya of Designs by Denise will provide expert advice on how to intermingle many design elements to create the perfect setting in your home. Join us and learn how to combine new and antique pieces, how to utilize pattern and texture to enhance the overall design and how to incorporate art and personal touches to create an extraordinary space.

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Remodeling Resuscitation: How to wake up a tired space
Speaker: Richard Ross, Richard Ross Designs
2009 & 2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: Robert Allen | Beacon Hill, Suite 13
Sometimes the best solutions arrive when you least expect them. Such is the case with this award-winning home that began as a simple re-upholstery project and turned into an entirely new outlook for these appreciative homeowners. Join Richard Ross for this enlightening presentation that will show you a before and after transformation and provide you with an entirely new inspiration for your own remodeling projects.

2:00 PM DESIGN SEMINARS

Redefining Your Space: an award-winning kitchen transformation
Speaker: Robert Zebrowski, Extraordinary Works
2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: Extraordinary Works, Suite 93
Join Robert Zebrowski of Extraordinary Works as he provides you a behind-the-scenes glimpse into a major kitchen renovation on the seventh floor of the Detroit Towers. Attendees will see first-hand the dramatic transformation that occurred during this extensive remodeling project undertaken to accommodate today’s lifestyle into the original twentieth century architecture. Attendees will learn how every inch of usable space was considered in the overall design and how Robert creatively designed around existing obstacles and design challenges.

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The Evolution of a Desert Home: a before and after pictorial
Speakers: Paula Lancaster and Lynn Simlar, Kathleen McGovern Studio of Interior Design
2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: Kravet / Lee Jofa, Suite 105
Ever dream of the perfect home away from home? Perhaps your dreams resemble this phenomenal award-winning vacation home project from the team at Kathleen McGovern Studio of Interior Design. Join us and enjoy a breathtaking presentation, featuring a multitude of before and after pictures that highlight this beautiful vacation residence in Cave Creek, Arizona. The presenters will share insight on how they arrived at their ultimate design decisions and attendees are sure to walk away inspired for projects of their own.

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Design Your Way
Speaker: David Pulice, Classic Lines
2009 & 2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: RJ Thomas, Ltd., Suite 72
A home is defined by the unique personalities living there. These personalities provide a great source of inspiration for interior designers. During this interesting presentation, designer David Pulice will share how he interprets his clients taste and vision and makes it all work with a mix of new and existing furnishings.

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Shingle Style Architecture
Speaker: Alexander Bogaerts, Alexander Bogaerts & Associates
2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: Virginia Tile Suite 100
Whether you are considering new construction, remodeling your current residence or updating a newly purchased home to this eastern seaboard architectural style, you won’t want to miss this informative seminar by Alexander Bogaerts who will share examples of some of his latest projects that feature this unique architectural style, equally suitable to suburban or vacation settings.

12:00 NOON to 3 PM DESIGN CONSULTATIONS

Need Room Therapy? The Designer is...In!
Designer: Terry Ellis, Room Service Interior Design
2009 & 2010 Detroit Home Design Award Winner
Location: Marie Howard Showroom, Suite 119
Bring photos, samples and swatches for your 20-minute consultation with a professional interior designer to discuss your decorating needs. Terry Ellis of Room Service Interior Design is offering design advice in an informal, group setting where you can feel free to ask questions while consultations are going on. You will be able view the creative process as it happens and benefit from design suggestions dispensed to others.

 

There is no cost to attend this event but advance reservations are requested. Reservations can be made by clicking the link below or by phoning 248.649.4772.