ASID

New Orleans

INTERIORS 08 will offer a full track of experiential educational offerings that will take you out and about in New Orleans. Exciting hands-on sessions will explore various neighborhoods and immerse you in all that New Orleans has to offer.


INTERIORS 08 Sponsors

Closet Factory
(800) 634-9000

The range and scope of Closet Factory’s product line gives you the ability to provide impeccably styled organizational furniture, individually created and perfectly suited for each of your clients.  From elaborately ornate to classically simple, our design team members are experts in creating the ideal unit for your client and all within their aesthetic desires, organizational needs and budgetary requirements.

Closet Factory is committed to providing the same extraordinary level of satisfaction that you provide to your clientele.  It is important to partner with a company that you trust to offer the same responsive customer service, professionalism and on-time delivery that you do.  We are experts at managing every project entirely and will complement your own high standards with our professional, expertly installed, on-time delivery.

Visit our website at www.closetfactory.com to see our extensive product line and learn more about how we can partner with you.

Delta Faucet Company
(800) 345-DELTA

At Delta®, it is our primary goal to develop stylish and innovative products and solutions that add convenience, enhance performance, and improve consumers’ everyday experience with water. Delta delivers exceptionally well-made, stylish faucets and related products that are precisely crafted to be beautiful both inside and outside. Using relevant innovation, the brand is committed to helping concerned consumers identify simple ways to incorporate conservation into their everyday lives. Dedicated to a total customer experience, Delta invests in internal processes and systems to ensure exceptional customer satisfaction.  A worldwide leader in faucets and related accessories, Delta sells products in more than 53 countries.

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
(610) 282.3800

For more than 40 years, Lutron has been a worldwide leader in lighting controls, concentrating on product innovations, technology, quality and customer service. Lutron is devoted to controlling lighting and offers more than 10,000 products to adjust the intensity of virtually every kind of light for both residential and commercial projects. Lutron is the only company today that provides an integrated solution for controlling both natural daylight and electrical lighting.

MeadWestvaco
(413) 243-5426

MeadWestvaco is a global packaging company that delivers high-value packaging solutions and products to the world’s most recognized companies n the food and beverage, media and entertainment, personal care, cosmetic and health care industries. The company also has market-leading positions in its Consumer & Office products, Specialty Chemicals and Specialty Papers businesses. MeadWestvaco, with operations in more than 29 countries, has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes and manages all of its forestlands in accordance with internationally recognized forest certifications standards. For more information, visit www.meadwestvaco.com

Olhausen Billiard Mfg., Inc.
(800) 866-4606

Olhausen Billiards is proud to enter their 35th year in the billiard industry.  Specializing in solid wood designer oriented pool tables, Olhausen® is proud to offer a product that is manufactured exclusively in the United States featuring hard and soft Maple, Cherry, Oak, Walnut and various exotic woods. Build Your Own Table®; a comprehensive online design application is available at your fingertips, offering thousands of design options. Olhausen® has the most extensive dealer network system in the entire world, featuring 300 dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe.  One of our proudest moments is joining forces with ASID as a Category One Industry Partner in 2006.  We have been honored to participate at the INTERIORS Conference in Nashville and San Francisco and look forward to a corporate sponsorship in New Orleans.

Professional Publications Inc.
(650) 593-9119

Professional Publications, Inc. (PPI) is the leading independent publisher of review materials for the NCIDQ and LEED® AP exams. More than 1 million exam candidates have used our publications to successfully prepare for their professional licensing and accreditation exams. The 4th edition of the Interior Design Reference Manual: A Guide to the NCIDQ, written by renowned author David Ballast, NCIDQ-Certified, was published in May 2007. This new edition has been updated to reference the 2006 IBC and includes revisions to several key sections.  PPI also provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date review materials for the LEED AP exams. Our sample exam and solved problems books will challenge your knowledge of the LEED Rating System and give you the realistic problem-solving practice you need to succeed.

Rhodec International
(617) 472-4942

Rhodec International was established in 1960 and offers accredited Interior Design education, via distance learning, to students in over one hundred countries around the globe.  We currently offer three professionally recognized programs: a one-year certificate, a three-year, sixty-credit Diploma and a regionally accredited Bachelor of Arts; through our prestigious affiliate London Metropolitan University.

All of our courses are taught by correspondence; allowing busy individuals to complete their education at their own pace without interruption to work and home life. Students are assigned a personal tutor for each of the courses and work one on one throughout. All of our tutors are qualified interior design professionals and actively working in the field so are constantly in touch with any developments and changes.

Scandia Down
(800) 438-2431

Combining the finest of materials and craftsmanship is what Scandia Down has built its’ reputation on for over 3 decades. This world renowned brand first brought the concept of European style bedding to the US consumer over 30 years ago.

Originally sold only through Scandia Down owned stores, the company now distributes a wide range of products and services through over 150 specialty retailers and via a recently introduced direct to consumer website.

The core products of comforters, sleep pillows and bedding essentials comprise the foundation of the brand, all filled and distributed out of Wisconsin using the finest imported materials. Luxury linens, bedding, bath products and specialty blankets and gifts round out the assortment of over 1500 skus.

Sherwin-Williams
(800) 321-8194

For over 140 years, Sherwin-Williams has been at the forefront of innovation.  We were the first to offer premixed paint in a can and the first to establish the most extensive company-owned distribution platform in the industry with over 3300 locations and 1800 sales representatives.   Sherwin-Williams is the most recognized paint brand in North America and we offer all the coatings, colors and services needed to meet your and your client's expectations.  Visit www.sherwin-williams.com for product data, green solutions and to order color samples.

Sunbrella
(336) 221-2211

Forget what you thought you knew about Sunbrella®; it’s not just for outdoor decorating anymore.  Now available through decorative jobbers such as Silver State, Donghia and B. Berger, Sunbrella Furniture Fabrics feature beautiful color and design along with legendary durability. Sunbrella offers luxurious textures, jacquards and velvets in a full range of colors perfect for inside and outside the home. Your clients can rest assured that virtually any stain can be removed, and Sunbrella will withstand the rigors of active lifestyles. New Sunbrella Sheers allow your clients to add subtle color to windows without fear of fading. Sunbrella residential fabrics offer the same performance as their outdoor counterparts, making them ideal for your clients with children, pets, bay windows or busy entertainment schedules. Most stains clean up with mild soapy water, but all Sunbrella fabrics are bleach cleanable.

Viking
(662) 455-1200

Viking Range Corporation is a culinary lifestyle company that originated ultra-premium commercial-type appliances for the indoor and outdoor kitchen. Viking major appliances are sold through a network of premium appliance distributors and dealers worldwide, and Viking culinary products are sold through a network of premium gourmet retailers.  In 2007, St. Charles Cabinetry, a division of Viking Range Corporation, revived a line of contemporary, frameless, full-overlay kitchen cabinetry. It is available in brushed stainless steel and 23 colors of powder coated cold-rolled steel. St. Charles Cabinetry will be sold through a network of premium cabinetry dealers. Viking and St. Charles Cabinetry are headquartered in Greenwood, Miss. To request St. Charles Cabinetry information, please call (662) 451-1000, or visit the St. Charles Cabinetry Web site at www.stcharlescabinets.com.

Vista Window Film
(888) 288-7443

VISTA® Window Film provides benefits for both commercial and residential installations. Lower energy costs. Cooler rooms. Reduced glare. Shield against sun damage and fading of fine furnishings and fabrics. Protection from ultraviolet (UV) rays while indoors.  VISTA window film does all this and more. Adding solar control window film to untreated glass can reduce heat gain or loss by up to 80 percent, with many customers seeing an average reduction in energy costs of 25 percent.  With energy costs continuing to rise, that’s a significant bottom line difference designers who specify VISTA can make for their clients. In addition, VISTA, made with UVShield technology, blocks 99.9 percent of harmful UVB and UVA rays--rays that pass through ordinary window glass.  VISTA carries The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Seal of Recommendation. Professionally installed VISTA window film is available in all 50 states and Canada through an exclusive network of trained installers.

Wallcovering Source
(800) 200-8121

The Wallcovering Source is a strategic alliance made up of D.L. Couch, Eykon and TRI-KES, three of the largest commercial wallcovering distributors in the nation. The Wallcovering Source exclusively distributes its own brand, Source One, nationally as well as Cirqa, Genre and Lanark.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Design Trade Program
Phone: (888) 837-4888

As an Industry Partner of ASID, we invite ASID members to join the Design Trade Program from Williams-Sonoma, Inc.  Through this program, interior designers, architects, and other design-related professionals enjoy a range of valuable services and benefits.

Whether designing a family residence or outfitting a vacation retreat, you will have preferred access to a broad range of aesthetics and styles represented by our house of brands: Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, west elm, Williams-Sonoma and Williams-Sonoma Home. Our extensive collections of furniture, upholstery, and accessories will help you create the ideal environments that appeal to your clients’ individual tastes and budgets.


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