Industry Training Programs

We offer training for retail and wholesale businesses within the home furnishings industry. Educate your staff properly about design and watch your profits increase exponentially. Contact us directly, and we will work with you to custom tailor an educational program to meet your company’s specific needs. You can visit our school in Atlanta, or we can come to you!

'Design Industry Review Course'
Select from a  two-day, three-day, or four-day ‘Design Basics’ Training Course
Attendees will learn the basic principles of design, the design process, and how to draw floor plans and elevations to scale.

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Tuition: $200.00 per class
Purchase all five courses for $865.00 and save 15%!

Residential Design Review
Monday, May 10, 2010 10am-5pm

•   Proper design terminology and review of key design principles
•   Psychology of space and design
•   Architect’s Scale Review

Orthographic Drawings
Monday, May 17, 2010 10am-5pm

•   Floor Plans drawn to scale
•   Elevations drawn to scale
•   Drafting techniques (We do all drawings by hand, not CAD).

Space Planning Review
Monday, May 24, 2010 10am-5pm

•   In-depth look at societal trends and ergonomics including proper spatial requirements of Living Rooms, Dining Rooms, Bedrooms, Bathrooms and Kitchens

•   Universal Design and its application to Kitchens and Baths will be touched upon in this section.

Rendering Techniques
Monday, May 31, 2010 10am-5pm

•   Learn artistic rendering techniques to create accurate depictions of your design concepts for your clients. We will explore the use of water color, colored pencils and design markers.

•   It is not necessary to have any artistic ability to take this course and learn the techniques. However, students should have a solid understanding of drawing floor plans and elevations to scale prior to taking this class.

•   A homework assignment will be given and should be brought to the Presentation Techniques class the following week.

Presentation Techniques
Monday, June 7, 2010 10am-5pm

•   Students will take the project they completed in Rendering Techniques and will create a board presentation using the techniques demonstrated in class. (Materials and supplies will be provided for classroom use).

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