Sep 20, 2015

LA Mart Design Center’s second DESIGNER WEEK ready to roll

The LA Mart Design Center (LAMDC) — one of the preeminent resources for furniture and home décor on the West Coast — will host its second DESIGNER WEEK Sunday through Friday, Sept. 27-Oct. 2, 2015, helping to serve Southern California’s extensive design community and their clients with an array of special shopping opportunities, five CEU-credited design seminars and festive parties hosted by some of the industry’s leading manufacturers.

Located at the LA Mart Design Center, set in the heart of the vibrantly resurgent Downtown Los Angeles community, DESIGNER WEEK at LAMDC will include the following:

Designer Client Sunday

Following in the tradition of offering local designers a weekend day to bring in their customers and clients for a day of consultations, shopping, buying and lunching, this very popular event that has been reintroduced so that designer’s clients, who work on weekdays, have access and can accompany their designer while shopping the more than 500 furniture and home decor lines showcased throughout the Design Center’s showrooms. Combined with LAMDC’s weeklong furniture and décor Sample Sale running concurrently with DESIGNER WEEK, it provides an ideal opportunity for designers to see the newest home furnishings products on the market and to get bargain pricing on discontinued or floor samples for immediate delivery.

Educational Seminars

— Tuesday, Sept. 29, will unveil a number of useful educational seminars providing CEU credits for the design community. The morning opens with a 10 a.m. seminar, titled “Plumbing 101,” presented by Lefroy Brooks, followed at 11 a.m. by “Marketing Yourself: New Tools for the Changing World” seminar by led Brad Haan. “The Business of Design” seminar presented by Kimberly Seldon will be held at 1 p.m., and the instructive “Create Healthy Living Environments w/ New Paint Technology” seminar with Kali Sipes will close the day of education at 3 p.m.

— Wednesday, Sept. 30 will offer another CEU seminar presented by GOLDREY and hosted in the Hospitality showroom Suite No. 1038 at 10 a.m. Lastly, HOUZZ will host HOUZZ Basics: “Using Social Media to Promote Your Business” at 11 a.m. and Advanced HOUZZ: “Take Your Profile to the Next Level,” at noon.

ASID Industry Partner Expo

Also scheduled for Sept. 29, ASID’s Industry Partner EXPO will host dozens of vendors in a trade-show format on LAMDC’s 11th floor. Running 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., this event will include vendor booths, tabletop displays, vendor presentations, as well refreshments and other demonstrations.

More festivities

Industry leader Palecek will host a lunchtime grand reopening and expansion celebration from noon to 4 p.m. to celebrate its newly remodeled and expanded showroom on the 10th floor, Suite No. 1048. Further, L’Eclectique in Suite No. 1067, will play host at grand opening celebration for its new showroom, just opened in the Design Center, at 3 p.m.

For additional information on the LA Mart Design Center’s upcoming fall DESIGNER WEEK, call 213-763-5800 or visit www.lamart.com.