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| March 14 – 15, 2007 |
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Welcome to Northwest Designers Expo 2007 - Furnishing the Future.
With an eye on all things future, be they new colors, new furnishings or design trends, we draw your focus to sustainable design. Indeed a force in the design industry, we see change in building materials, fabrics, finishes and more toward more environmentally responsible design. Stewardship has become a call to action to the people who design, build and furnish the spaces we occupy, at home and at work.
We’ve gathered experts in sustainable design, manufacturers producing the latest in furnishings, and a broad range of industry leaders to lead your exploration of the future. Enjoy the journey!
Registration, open to trade professionals, is available online now for all keynote presentations, showroom seminars and events—featuring the latest trends, furniture and fabric collections. |
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| Keynote Presentations |
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Wednesday, March 14 / 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Plaza Common Area - Admission is Complimentary |
| THE INCREDIBLY GROWING GREEN MACHINE |
| PENNY BONDA |
| Green design is hot at the moment, but it hasn't always been. Bonda looks back on the early struggles to gain acceptance for a fledgling discipline and provides insights into the current world of sustainable design: the global overview, design practice implications and exciting details on new initiatives. |
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Penny Bonda, FASID, NCIDQ, LEED AP, works in the field of environmental communications and is a prominent writer and lecturer. As the eco-editor of Interior Design magazine, she is a monthly contributor to their online resource, The Green Zone. She is the founding chair of the US Green Building Council committee for LEED Commercial Interiors and the ASID Sustainable Design Council. As a practicing interior designer for 27 years, she has headed her own firm and served as the interior design director for leading design and architectural firms.
Bonda serves on the ASID Foundation Board of Trustees, Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly FIDER) Standards Council, Antron Sustainability Advisory Council, Greenguard Advisory Council and the USGBC’s LEED training faculty. She was named to the National Register of Peer Professionals for GSA’s Design Excellence Program. Bonda is the recipient of ASID’s 2007 Designer of Distinction award and the 2003 USGBC Leadership Award. She authored Creating Sustainable Interiors, a monograph for NCIDQ and is co-author of a book, Sustainable Commercial Interiors, published by Wiley & Sons. |
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Thursday, March 15 / 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Atrium Common Area - Admission is Complimentary |
| 25 YEARS TO LIFE / A Conversation with Gary Hutton |
| GARY HUTTON |
| Join designer Gary Hutton, known as The Dean of West Coast Design, for a fun and informative look back on 25 years in the design industry. Hutton's connection to and passion for design began with a seminal event in 1958—details to be provided—which has fueled a life of artistic exploration. |
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With his unique sense of design history, Hutton shares experiences that have informed and validated his guiding philosophies, including his aspiration to live an artful life, expand opportunities by nurturing a larger world view, and never lose sight of the creative process.
Gary Hutton Design, founded in 1980, garnered early celebrity for a unique sense of space and design when Hutton participated in his first show house. Hutton continues to work on major residential, commercial and hospitality projects in the U.S. and Mexico. He introduced The Gary Hutton Furniture Collection in 1984, which has grown into a unique collection of more than 30 pieces, featuring his signature metal tables and detailed upholstered seating and furnishings.
This is one conversation you do not want to miss.
A reception will immediately follow Hutton’s keynote presentation in Trammell-Gagné, Atrium Suite 105. |
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Wednesday, March 14 / 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
$15 admission - Atrium Building Common Area |
| Green and Delicious Cocktail Party |
All proceeds go to The Sharehouse and admission includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and entertainment. |
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Seattle Design Center and The Sharehouse come together for an exciting evening of "green and delicious" food, drinks and design. A provocative performance by members of Seattle's vibrant art community is sure to inspire. All proceeds benefit The Sharehouse, a not-for-profit organization that collects furniture and housewares from private households and businesses and provides them, free of charge, to families transitioning out of homelessness.
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