| May
2005 e-newsletter
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This newsletter is
sponsored by Trimland (http://www.trimland.com)
and Shutter Smart (http://www.shuttersmart.com)
INDUSTRY VETERAN MICKEY HEAD RETIRES
Forty-one-year industry veteran Mickey Head has retired from Turnils North America,
Suwanee, GA.
Over the span of his career, Head held many sales and management positions with
Sears, Graber, Sani and Turnils. He had been with Turnils for the past 11 years
where, most recently, he held the position of Business Unit Manager for its Sani
USA division.
ASID APPLAUDS IOWA LAW LEGALLY RECOGNIZING INTERIOR DESIGN PROFESSION
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Washington, DC, applauds the
new Iowa law, the Iowa Interior Design Title Act, which registers professional
interior designers in the state. Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack signed the bill into law
in early May. With his signature, Iowa becomes the 25th U.S. state and jurisdiction
to legally recognize the interior design profession.
“Interior designers protect the health, safety and welfare of the public.
The new law will protect the citizens of Iowa because they will know if an individual
entrusted to create their interior spaces meets baseline professional standards,” said
ASID President Anita Baltimore, FASID.
To use the title “registered interior designer” in Iowa, professionals
must meet the education and experience requirements set by the law (a combination
of six years of education and experience) and pass the qualifying examination
for interior designers administered by the National Council for Interior Design
Qualification (NCIDQ). They also must register with a soon-to-be-established
interior design examining board that will operate under the auspices of the Professional
Licensing and Regulatory Division of the Iowa Department of Commerce.
THE WHOLE JOB
Designing and selling window treatments can be a fun, creative, frustrating,
nerve-wracking and thoroughly enjoyable vocation. But that’s really only
half the job. The whole job includes fabricating the treatment and installing
it.
This month, some tips and ideas for finding the right workroom and installer,
a real-life story on installing treatments in those very-hard-to-reach places
and, finally, some help with preparing the homeowner for installation day.
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