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WithIt, Sponsors Host Market Mentoring Day
October 12,
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By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on October 13, 2011
Century Furniture, Judy George International and 40 individual WithIt members will sponsor WithIt Student Mentoring Day, Oct. 26, at High Point Furniture Market.
The event, one of three WithIt will produce during the High Point Market, will deliver business and design insights to students pursuing careers in home and furnishingsrelated fields.
"WithIt greatly appreciates the sponsorships provided by Century Furniture and Judy George International, as well as our host, Market Square," said WithIt Vice President of Outreach Amy Voelker Schmidt, FurnitureDealer.net. "Without these companies' support, plus the donations of 40 members who answered WithIt's call to donate, this season's studentfocused programming would not be possible."
WithIts Student Mentoring Day, which kicks off at 8:30 a.m. in Market Square, Room 272, has been retooled this season to include more specialized areas of focus.
"We wanted to shake things up this year," Voelker Schmidt said. "We've added businessfocused round table discussions and stylespecific showroom tours."
Carol Gregg of Red Egg Design, Shannon Hamed of Scott Thomas Furniture, Stephanie Lowder of Rare Bird Creative, and Julia Rosien of Social North, are some of the professionals who will lead round table discussions. Students have the option to tour 220 Elm, Century Furniture, Hotel Maison, Lexington Home Brands or Taylor-King showrooms."
WithIts semiannual educational breakfast will welcome Apartment Therapy founder Maxwell GillinghamRyan.
"The 10 Things You Need to Know About Apartment Therapy" will offer a history of the design site, as well as a roadmap for understanding design and the role it plays in our lives. The event begins at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23, in the IHFC, Green Wing, 11th floor, Ballroom A.
WithIts Competitive Intelligence/Trends Forecast will be held Monday, Oct. 24. Interior designer Libby Langdon will moderator the panel, which will be comprised of Luca Rensi, designer and cofounder of Bungalow 5; Susan Victoria, an
independent editor, producer, stylist and consultant, and former Metropolitan Home editor; and Tobi Fairley of Tobi Fairley Interior Design. Competitive Intelligence/Trends Forecast will begin at 6 p.m. in the Braxton Culler showroom, 310 S. Elm St.
To register for Student Mentoring Day or reserve a seat at the educational breakfast and/or Competitive Intelligence, visit withit.org. Registration information is located in the right column of the WithIt.org home page. Seating is limited for all WithIt programming.