Almost everyone knows by now that many of the refillable water bottles we love are lined with an epoxy-based material that contains carcinogenic chemical called Bisphenol A (BPA). Public outcry has resulted in several manufacturers now offering bottles with alternative, non-epoxy-based linings.
What is not quite so well known, however, is that the linings of [...]
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BPA in Canned Foods, and Kitchen Design
Posted in Food Safety, Green Design, Kitchen and Bath Design, Storage, Working With a Designer, tagged interior designer, kitchen, Storage, health, Green Design, sustainability, food storage, canned food, BPA, Bisphenol A, Consumer Reports, Eden Foods, Eden, epoxy resin, Ball Corp, corn enamel, oleo-based, organic food, food, kitchen storage, steam oven, steam, kitchen designer, sustainable design, fresh food on November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Quoted in Luxury Real Estate Publication!
Posted in Finishes, Press, tagged amenities, Bay Area, California, Coldwell Banker, Coldwell Banker Previews, custom design, custom furniture, designer, Finishing Touches, Florida, Gold Coast, high end, high end finish, interior decorator, interior designer, luxury, luxury amenities, luxury finishes, luxury materials, Mill Valley, real estate, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, wall covering, wallpaper on October 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I just found out that I was quoted several times earlier this year about high end finishes and luxury amenities in Coldwell Banker’s prestigious “Coldwell Banker Previews International Portfolio: Exceptional Gold Coast Florida Residences”, Volume 2, 2009, in an article entitled “Finishing Touches Tell the Story” by Camilla McLaughlin.
“People just don’t want that run of [...]
The Difference Between Decorators and Interior Designers
Posted in Working With a Designer, tagged CCIDC, decoration, design, interior, interior decorator, interior design law, interior design legislation, interior designer on August 18, 2009 | 10 Comments »
There’s a lot of confusion out in the world about what the difference is between interior designers and interior decorators. Although in most states there is no legal distinction, and anyone can call themselves either a decorator or a designer – and practice their craft – within the profession, we do use the terms [...]
Can’t Afford to Remodel? Think Again…
Posted in Construction, Remodelling, Saving Money, Working With Contractors, Working With a Designer, tagged addition, architect, area rug, artwork, bath fixtures, cabinet, discount, efficiency, Energy Efficiency, energy savings, energy-efficient, fixtures, Furniture, Green Design, hardware, Interior Design, interior designer, kitchen, Kitchen and Bath Design, kitchen design, kitchen fixtures, Lighting, nesting, paint, pillow, rebate, redecorate, redecoration, redesign, remodel, Remodelling, rug, tax incentives, tax savings, value engineering, windows on April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you’ve put remodelling and redecorating plans on hold because of the economy and thinking you can’t afford to do it right now, it’s definitely time to rethink that position, for a variety of reasons.
If you’re like many people, you’re likely spending more time at home these days instead of out and about, eating out, [...]
ASID – Backpeddling as Fast as They Can
Posted in Interior Design Legislation Opposition, tagged Allied member, anti-competitve, anti-consumer, asid, building code, certification, codes, credentials, damage control, Florida, health, IBC, Interior Design, interior design law, interior design legislation, interior design regulation, interior designer, International Building Code, legislation, legislative strategy, license, licensing, member, membership, Minnesota, nanny state, NCIDQ, opposition, practice act, registered design professional, registration, regulation, safety, Tennessee, Texas, title act, welfare on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
ASID’s recent message to designers clarifying their position re: legislation may look like waving the white flag, but when you read between the lines, and fully understand the background, a very different story emerges, which makes it clear that the tiger has definitely not changed its stripes. Read the full explication here.
Practice Act Hearing in Maryland March 17
Posted in Interior Design Legislation Opposition, tagged Alabama, anti-competitive, asid, cartel, certification, DC, Delaware, grandfathering, HB 1168, hearing, House Economic Matters Committee, interior design legislation, interior design regulation, interior designer, legislation, license, licensing, Maryland, NCIDQ, opposition, practice act, registration, regulation, sunset review, Virginia, Washington on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Please attend the hearing for Maryland SB 1168 on March 17th in Annapolis. This proposed practice act would be the most restrictive in the nation, allowing only 325 designers to continue to work – and there will be *no* grandfathering of those who are not already certified!
Iowa HSB 203 Would Exclude Majority of Designers from Many Public Projects
Posted in Interior Design Legislation Opposition, tagged interior designer, Construction, public projects, construction management, design professional, design build, project delivery, qualified professional, qualified design professional, registered interior designer, Iowa, definition of design professional on March 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This post has been moved to the No Design Legislation blog at http://nodesignlegislation.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/iowa-hsb-203-would-exclude-majority-of-designers-from-many-public-projects/
Proof needed to DEREGULATE Florida’s Anti-Competitive Law – by March 5
Posted in Interior Design Legislation Opposition, tagged anti-competitive, asid, certification, credentials, Crist, deregulation, Florida, Gaetz, Interior Design, interior design law, interior design legislation, interior design regulation, interior designer, legislation, license, licensing, NCIDQ, opposition, practice act, registration, regulation, Senate Select Committee on Florida's Economy on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Governor Crist has indicated that he is interested in deregulating professions that have been faltering under the burden of excessive and redundant governmental regulation which is stifling Floridians’ ability to earn a living, as well as hindering growth of the state’s economy. Both the Governor’s office and Senator Gaetz are seeking real life examples of how the current anti-consumer, anti-competitive practice law has negatively impacted your ability to market yourself and/or how it has restricted you from practicing to the full scope of your abilities and caused you to turn down business that you would otherwise be able to perform.
Wake up and smell the coffee… SB 337 will hurt your ability to compete!
Posted in Interior Design Legislation Opposition, Interior Design Protection Council (IDPC), tagged Alabama, asid, certification, credentials, Indiana, Interior Design, interior design law, interior design legislation, interior design regulation, interior designer, legislation, license, licensing, NCIDQ, opposition, practice act, registered, registration, state registered on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This bill will benefit a very small minority of interior designers who will be able to market themselves as “State Registered” and YOU WILL NOT.
We simply cannot allow this group to monopolize all the business in Indiana
No Documented Cases of Unlicensed Designers Creating Safety Hazards
Posted in Institute for Justice, Interior Design Legislation Opposition, tagged asid, Austin, certification, Clark Neily, codes, credentials, Interior Design, interior design law, interior design legislation, Interior Design Protection Council, interior design regulation, interior designer, Joel Mozersky, legislation, license, licensing, Marilyn Roberts, NCIDQ, opposition, registration, regulation, TAID, Texas, Texas Association for Interior Design on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A key pro-legislation figure in Texas admits that there are *zero* documented cases of unlicensed interior designers creating any kind of safety hazard.
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