The Home Technology Association (HTA)—the resource for qualified home technology professionals—announces a collaborative initiative with Interior Designer Society (IDS). Through this new arrangement, HTA will provide IDS members access to HTA’s robust library of educational resources, including articles, webinars and videos that have proven beneficial in educating, inspiring and engaging architects, designers and specifiers. In turn, IDS will help spread the word about the importance of using HTA Certified home technology integrators.
IDS is one of the country’s largest design organizations dedicated to serving the residential interior design industry. Members are a group of like-minded professionals interested in broadening their network, professional development and continued education. IDS offers its members a place to belong within a supportive and welcoming design community through local chapters nationwide and a Virtual Chapter.
“We are thrilled to forge this relationship with IDS as it solidifies initiatives we have been working on since the HTA’s inception — to bridge the gap between the design-build and integration communities and to become a valued and go-to resource for interior designers,” said Josh Christian, CEO of HTA. “Technology is an ever more important aspect of our lives, especially at home, and the Home Technology Association was created to be a key resource to designers and building professionals. The HTA helps interior designers and homeowners find the industry’s best home technology integration firms that know how to blend and hide technology into a home’s interiors in ways that augment, not clash, with the interior designer’s vision. We look forward to creating meaningful opportunities for both our memberships moving forward!”
This new collaboration—in addition to its newly structured relationship with Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA)—is one of a series HTA will make during the coming months as it seeks to align more deeply with associations and organizations from both the home technology industry and adjacent trades. The HTA advocates that all certified technology integrators join their local IDS chapters as Industry Partners and build personal interior designer relationships. A recent HTA poll indicated that only 31% of interior designers have a reputable technology partner relationship, and many are looking to find a great technology partner.
“IDS recognizes the importance of technology in our everyday lives, now more than ever,” said Jenny Cano, executive director of IDS. “We are excited to partner with HTA to further educate our interior designer members on how to incorporate technology services and products into their projects. We hope to strengthen the relationship between our industries.”
