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L I F E T I M E A C H I E V E M E N T A W A R D

W e l c o m e t o t h e D e s i g n e r s G u i l d C o m p a n y N e w s l e t t e r .

O u r a i m i s t o k e e p y o u u p d a t e d w i t h w h a t i s h a p p e n i n g a t D e s i g n e r s G u i l d , i n t h e U K a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l l y .

L e t u s k n o w i f t h e r e i s a n y t h i n g t h a t y o u w o u l d l i k e t o s e e - a s p o t l i g h t o n a p a r t i c u l a r d e p a r t m e n t o r s t a f f m e m b e r p e r h a p s , o r D e s i g n e r s G u i l d e d i t o r i a l c o v e r a g e f o r e x a m p l e , j u s t l e t u s k n o w . . .

E m a i l : c c l o w e s @ d e s i g n e r s g u i l d . c o m

COMPANY NEWSOCTOBER ‘16 - JANUARY ‘17

I n t h i s i s s u e . . .D G a t T i m e I n c .

S a l e s B r i e f i n g

S a l e s B r i e f i n g C o a c h H o u s eC o l l a b o r a t i o n

Tr i c i a G u i l d &S a c h a W a l c k h o f f

S S 1 7 h a s f i n a l l y b e e n u n v e i l e d a n d i s s e t t o b e o n e o f o u r m o s t e x c i t i n g s e a s o n s y e t ! H e r e a r e s o m e o f t h e l a t e s t p i e c e s o f e d i t o r i a l . . .

SS17 COLLECTIONS

SALES BRIEFINGLONDON, DECEMBER 2016

Tr i c i a G u i l d a n d S a c h a W a l c k h o f f p r e s e n t e d a n e x c l u s i v e a n d e x c i t i n g p r e v i e w o f t h e S S 1 7 c o l l e c t i o n s t o o u r i n t e r n a t i o n a l a g e n t s a n d d i s t r i b u t o r s a t T h e W o r x i n L o n d o n .

Tr ic ia Gui ld and her presenta t ion team

Tr ic ia Gui ld on s tage present ing the col lec t ions

CHRISTMAS PARTY LONDON, DECEMBER 2016

W i t h t h e S a l e s B r i e f i n g a l l w r a p p e d u p , n e x t i t w a s t i m e f o r o u r C h r i s t m a s p a r t y ! S t a f f a t o u r h e a d o f f i c e e n j o y e d a r i d e i n s t y l e t o t h e p a r t y , o n a v i n t a g e d o u b l e d e c k e r b u s !

PARIS DECO OFF PARIS,19th-23rd JANUARY 2017

.. .and so to Par is where the ent i re in ter io r des ign communi ty descended to d iscover our new col lec t ions. We had an incredib ly busy t ime in Par is in our buzzyshowroom and pop up shop.

Tr ic ia Gui ld outs ide our showroom on V ide Gousset

Par ty venue

PARIS DECO OFF

This year, w i th a new showroom, we wanted to do someth ing a l i t t le d i f fe ren t a t Deco Of f. . .we wanted to show our new l i fes ty le products in s i tu , in a se t t ing that fe l t to ta l ly charming, ch ic and Par is ian and u l t imate ly, very Designers Gui ld. So we he ld a pop up shop for the week.

S ty led by Tr ic ia and the team, the space enabled us to t ru ly show of f our la tes t co l lec t ion in the best poss ib le way – the day we opened, the energy was palpable, everybody loved i t .

Pop up shop

PARIS,19th-23rd JANUARY 2017

TIME INC. OFFICES

Our friends over at Time Inc publishing house have recently relocated their London offices and have used our Corneille wallpaper to decorate their meeting rooms. We think that the end result looks great! So next time you’re flicking through the likes of Homes and Gardens, Living etc and Wallpaper* chances are, the editors found inspiration in rooms decorated with our designs!

LONDON

WALL ART KINGS ROAD SHOWROOM, LONDONLONDON

Did you see the s t ree t ar t which was emblazoned across our showroom wal l? We never d id f ind out who the ar t is t responsib le was. . .

COACH HOUSECOLLABORATION

In January we were del igh ted to announce a brand new col laborat ion wi th the UK’s largest t rade only suppl ie r o f fu rn i tu re & g i f tware - Coach House.

Selec t ing our ‘Aubr ie t L ino’ f lo ra l fabr ic des ign Coach House created a fabulous se lec t ion o f the i r fu rn i tu re p ieces uphols tered in our des igns.

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART

Tric ia Gui ld was inv i ted to speak a t the Royal Col lege of Ar t as par t o f the i r ‘ Inspi ra t ional Ins ights in to Except ional Careers ’ in i t ia t ive. She spoke to an audience of over 60 s tudents about her inspi ra t ion behind s tar t ing a bus iness, mi les tones in her career and how the indust ry has changed over the years. What resonated most , perhaps, were her f i ve key words to bare in mind when carv ing out a career in the des ign indust ry:

To see more f rom the RCA v is i t : @royalco l legeofar t @innovat ionrca

1 .DETERMINATION

2.RESIL IENCE

3.COLLABORATION

4.QUALITY

5. INNOVATION

INTIRIO BELGIUM, JANUARY 2017

Our Belg ian d is t r ibu tor A l inee Home + Tex t i le Agency recent ly exh ib i ted a t In t i r io in Ghent . The t rade show showcases every th ing f rom fabr ics and furn i tu re to arch i tec ture and const ruc t ion serv ices.

DCOTA EVENTFLORIDA, FEBRUARY 2017

We were th r i l led to learn that Design Cent re o f the Amer icas in tended to honour Tr ic ia wi th the i r pres t ig ious L i fe t ime Achievement award. The event took p lace on the 1s t February a t the DCOTA Win ter Marke t in F lor ida, where Tr ic ia was a lso a keynote speaker, exp la in ing her inspi ra t ion behind decorat ion.

Tr ic ia ’s keynote speech

Tr ic ia wi th S i r Pe ter Osborne

and Char les S. Cohen

Tr ic ia was presented the award by Char les S. Cohen,

pres ident and owner o f DCOTA

FOCUS Ever wondered what i t is tha t your co l leagues do? Team work is

in t r ins ic here a t Designers Gui ld so we thought you mind l ike to f ind out a l i t t le more about your co l leagues and the i r depar tments. . .

What is a typical day l ike?

“I deal with almost every department in the company as part of my role as a Management

accountant, and I started l i fe off at the DG warehouse approx. 14 years ago.

Every day is excit ing, because I work amongst lovely people.”

“My mornings start off with sending out the company’s cash posit ion to the team, then run-ning sales reports to see how we are trending

during the month to mention just a few “excit ing” bits of my job. I deal with suppliers, l icensees,

customers, banks and internal departments. We are very much a team that has to work together to ensure that we produce a set of accounts at

the end of every month and I would l ike to thank them all publically for being such motivated and

dedicated individuals.”

I f you were a DG fabric which would you be?

“I’d probably have to go for Pavlovsk in Indigo. I think i ts classically cool and

I’m a big fan of damasks.”

Which DG paint colour would you be?

“I would be Almond Flower - I really l ike i ts cool undertones and I think that i ts a very versati le

colour.”

Bash Naidoo Management Accountant

based in Lat imer P lace, London

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Mar t ine LeconteDG Inc NYC Teambased in New York

Chr is t ine Mur ray DG Inc NYC Team based in New York

What is a typical day l ike for you both?

“On a typ ical day we come in to the showroom and of f ice and answer emai ls and vo icemai ls . We then p lace orders and take care o f any b i l l ing and customer serv ice quer ies. Mar t ine and I a lso l ia ise wi th the sales reps on the i r day to day needs and quest ions to ensure our cus tomers a lways have a posi t i ve DG exper ience.”

“Whi le these are our pr imary dut ies, main ta in ing and turn ing over our showroom wi th new product fo r the NY now t rade show, which we par t ic ipate in tw ice a year, is an impor tan t task we take pr ide in .”

I f you were a DG fabric which would you be?

“Chr is t ine tends to lean more towards the neut ra l tones and s t i l l loves the V io la Heather fabr ic f rom a few seasons ago. Mar t ine’s favor i te is the Mar t ineau. She loves the un ique layer ing of co lours and tex ture. We l ike to th ink i t was named af te r her (haha!) . . . ”

As you all know, Designers Guild is an international company and we deal with so many markets al l over the world. We are part icularly proud of our outpost in New York. Christ ine and Mart ine are based in our NY off ice and look after al l f inished product in the US...

Look at the view from their off ice!

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Neelam Kaur Customer Service Off ice Manager & Contract Senior Co-ordinator

based in Munich, Germany

What is a typical day l ike?

“I’m responsible for al l German, Austr ian and German Swiss customer service concerns, this also includes managing the customer service team members and all the personnel issues.I have also been in charge of Contract and Furni ture Producers for over two years now. I am constantly in touch with dif ferent kinds of customers, retai lers, producers, architects and contracts…this certainly keeps my day excit ing and dif ferent.” Editors note: We have i t on good authori ty that Neelam speaks to Alan Hewit t at least ten t imes a day!

If you were a DG fabric which would you be?

“I would be the ‘Avell i ’ fabric in turquoise. I love the f lowers on the aqua blue ground. So fresh and vivid.”

Which DG paint colour would you be?

“‘Strawberry Jam’ - the warmth of this colourway reminds me of my Indian origins.”

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What is a typ ical day l ike? “My job t i t le is Product ion Manager and my duty is to run the fabr ic and rug product ion teams, th is is the largest depar tment o f the warehouse and can be atax ing task a t t imes. I have been at DG for jus t over 25 years now and worked in near ly a l l the depar tments a t some s tage of my career and fee l th is g ives me a good ins ight and valuable knowledge to do my job to the best o f my abi l i ty. ”

“My day s tar ts a t 7am and th is means assess ing what work we have on the sys tem each morn ing and then organis ing my team in each area to maximise the amount o f product ion each day. I am also responsib le for he lp ing resolve customer order issues f rom replacement orders to s tock issues as they occur. I have a good team which he lps in the day to day running of the warehouse and I would l ike to fee l tha t we do our best to he lp everyone we can, each day to keep customers happy and ensure orders are despatched on t ime cor rec t ly f i rs t t ime ( f ingers crossed). I have been very lucky to have a good re la t ionship wi th the customer serv ice teams both on a personal and profess ional basis and have met t some real ly n ice people over the years.”

Which is your favour i te DG fabr ic?

“ I have two favour i tes, f i rs t ly Tu i le r ies Damask. I have a lways l iked th is c lass ic des ign as i t can be used anywhere th roughout the home. My o ther choice would be Padua. I love the colour fade and i ts modern look. I ’m not sure about which pain t I would be, but I have decorated recent ly and chose a s la te grey for the wal ls and everyone seems to l ike what I d id - so hopefu l ly th is re f lec ts wel l on my choice of co lour!”

Darrel l HarperProduction Managerbased in Coronation Road, London

Many of you may speak to Darrel l on a daily basis but do you know what his favouri te DG fabric is?! Continue below to f ind out...

A STAFF SPOTLIGHT

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