As in 2000 and 2010, members of the International Furnishings & Design Association (IFDA) and other experts in the U.S. home furnishings and design business have responded to an online survey to foresee the American home 10 years into tomorrow.
If you’re interested in the business of home, the results of this IFDA survey and the noted authorities who will be weighing in, mark your calendar and join the Zoom for: The Future of Home: How Our Homes and Home Life Are About to Change, sponsored by IFDA NY Chapter. The event will take place via Zoom Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. The event is free to members; non-members: $5. Register here.
“Guides to the future” for the event include acclaimed journalist and author Warren Shoulberg, Anthony Carrino of HGTV’s Kitchen Cousins, and Mary and Al Giaquinto of Plum Builders. The discussion will be moderated by Rose Gilbert, FIFDA, a notable journalist and author herself. IFDA NY Treasurer Jennifer Munich will give a summary presentation.
“This should be an exciting program relevant to so many facets of the design/furnishings world,” said Susan Hirsh, FIFDA, who heads up the IFDA NY Crystal Ball committee, which conducted the survey and is organizing this virtual event.
Warren Shoulberg – Read work from this acclaimed home furnishings retailing columnist in The Robin Report, on Forbes.com and in The Business of Home. He has been a guest lecturer at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business, and he is often cited as an expert by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and ABC News. He’s also pretty funny.
Anthony Carrino – This award-winning renovator stars with his cousin John in HGTV’s hit show “Kitchen Cousins,” now in its ninth season. You can also see him with Ellen DeGeneres in “The Build Up.” Next up: his own digital series, TheBuild.tv, showing real homeowners how to renovate in real time
Mary and Al Giaquinto – The Giaquintos have been partners for 20+ years in Plum Builders Inc., East Hampton, and are the creators of The Modern Barn and Modern Barn Furnishings. Al is a Graduate Master Builder, Certified Graduate Remodeler and Certified Green Builder. Mary is also certified in construction project management, has a degree in English literature, a real estate license and makes great cheesecake.
