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Vision Shifting: Great Reads for Design Inspiration
Presented by:
Richard Landon, CMKBD, NWSID, Owner, Richard Landon Design
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What You Will Learn
Everyone needs to get inspiration from somewhere, especially kitchen and bath designers! A great book can open your eyes to new ideas or a different way of thinking. You may also learn new techniques or glean insights into the creative design process.
Where do you dive in when faced with hundreds of design and lifestyle books? During this webinar, you will encounter the essence of ten books that have been influential in shaping Richard’s approach to what constitutes inspiring design. After reading them, principles emerged that are the basis for his multiple Puget Sound chapter “Best Overall” awards and the “Best Overall Kitchen” in the NKBA “Art of the Industry” contest.
In the end, reading any or all of Richard’s recommended books will either affirm or challenge the way you view design and the process of developing solutions for your clients.
During this session, you will:
- Explore the core message of ten recommended books.
- Identify how these inspiring messages became guiding principles for creating design solutions.
- Discover approaches for validating out-of-the-box solutions for your clients.
Featured Presenter
Richard Landon, CMKBD, NWSID – Owner – Richard Landon Design
Richard Landon has been active in residential design for over three decades. He has been a board member and president of the NW Society of Interior Designers. As an NKBA instructor, he developed and taught a Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) for experienced-level designers. He is a speaker for the NKBA Chapter Presentation Program and has twice served as a judge for the NKBA Design Competition: Art of the Industry.
His expertise in design and cabinetry has resulted in many award-winning projects, including, nationally, the NKBA’s Best Overall Kitchen Winner. Locally, the NKBA Puget Sound Chapter has accorded him multiple “Best of the Best” President’s Awards and other first place category awards in their annual chapter design contest. Over 70 of his clients have had their projects published. His design approach is all about changing homes with this goal: “Transform, Satisfy, and Inspire!”
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