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ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) MARCH 22, 2016

Celebrate spring with art and architecture at the 2016 Druid Hills Tour of Homes & Gardens and Makers Market, April 22-24, 2016. “History Happens Here,” as the historic Druid Hills neighborhood comes alive, featuring six houses designed by renowned architects such as Neel Reid, the best of interior planning and decor, Southern fare, concerts featuring local musicians, as well as a Makers Market featuring arts and crafts by Georgia artists.

One of the six featured homes on this year’s tour is 940 Springdale Road, owned by Michele and Jimmy Etheredge. Designed by noted architect Neel Reid in 1918, “Rest Haven” was built for William Candler, youngest son of Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler. This Classical Revival house is characterized by gracious interior spaces and fine detailing. Since the owners purchased the residence in 2007, they have undertaken extensive restoration projects such as window and shutter restoration and the refinishing of original millwork and hardware. The study features oak paneling and a significant tiger oak fireplace mantel, and the granite foundation was recycled from the original Governor’s Mansion on Peachtree.

Another featured home is 1072 Oxford Road, owned by Ann and Stephen Yarbrough. This circa 1920 home exemplifies the eclectic styling and architectural detailing characteristic of the Druid Hills neighborhood. If ever a home reflected its owner’s design expertise, this residence surely does. Ann Yarbrough, a professional kitchen and bath designer, worked with her business partner Caroline Cooly to create surprising space and unexpected details that serve as a backdrop for the family’s many heirloom furnishings.

A third home featured in the tour this year is 880 Clifton Road is owned by Angela and Brian Orkin. Built circa 1927, the original owner, a local food vender, lost the house during the Depression. However subsequent owners have been good stewards; thus, the house is in near time-capsule condition. Featuring a mixture of English and Arts and Crafts architectural styles, the house retains much of its original millwork, unusual hardware, and lighting fixtures.

The 2016 tour events take place Friday, April 22, 1:00 – 5:00 PM; Saturday, April 23, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; and Sunday, April 24, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Groups of six or more are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets may be purchased in advance on the website: druidhillstour.org. Proceeds from the tour and events benefit the Druid Hills neighborhood, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

About The Druid Hills Civic Association:
The Druid Hills Civic Association was founded in 1938 to preserve Atlanta’s Druid Hills neighborhood and to protect its unique heritage of parks and architecture. The Association carries out these responsibilities by exercising vigilance in zoning matters, maintaining a liaison with local governing bodies, informing the citizens of community issues, and promoting the general welfare of the community for the enjoyment of its residents today and in the future.

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ —

The VELUX Group presents the International VELUX Award 2016 to inspire students of architecture all over the world to work with daylight in architecture.

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Registration for the International VELUX Award 2016 for Students of Architecture, which challenges students to work with daylight in architecture, is open until 1 April 2016. With entries from over 350 schools of architecture in 60 countries, the International VELUX Award has established itself as the most important and biggest global student competition. Students or teams who are active students in 2015-2016 and backed by a teacher from a school of architecture are invited to participate and need to register at iva.velux.com .

This year, the winners of the International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture will be announced at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin on 18 November 2016 and will be featured in the November issue of the Architectural Review. Registered students must submit their final project by 15 June 2016 and all entries will be exhibited on iva.velux.com.

“We are thrilled that this year’s award winners will share the stage with the world’s most influential architects at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin and will see their projects in one of the leading architectural publications, Architectural Review,” says manager of the award Per Arnold Andersen from the VELUX Group.

Light of Tomorrow
The overall theme of the International VELUX Award 2016 is Light of Tomorrow. The award seeks to inspire students of architecture to consider how to use sunlight and daylight as main sources of energy and light, and how to ensure the health and well-being of people who live and work in buildings. To participate, students must submit projects that focus on a) Daylight in buildings or b) Daylight investigations that consider the physical properties of light.

Regional prizes and overall prizes
The International VELUX Award is an ‘open idea’ competition and is organised globally in two phases: in the first phase, regional prizes will be given to projects from 1) Western Europe, 2) Eastern Europe and the Middle East, 3) the Americas, 4) Asia and Oceania and 5) Africa. In the grand finale, prizes will be presented to the overall global winners at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin.

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About the VELUX Group
For more than 70 years, the VELUX Group has created better living environments for people around the world. Making the most of daylight and fresh air through the roof. Our product programme includes roof windows and modular skylights as well as a range of decoration and sun screenings, roller shutters, installation solutions and intelligent home controls. These products help to ensure a healthy and sustainable indoor climate. For work and learning. For play and pleasure. We work globally – with sales and manufacturing operations in more than 40 countries and around 10,000 employees worldwide. The VELUX Group is owned by VKR Holding A/S, a limited company wholly owned by foundations and family.

For more information, visit http://www.velux.com .

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Grab a seat now for this Duel Designation Course: Advanced Home Stager and Staging Design Pro. The Academy of Home Staging’s hands-on approach to learning and application equips each student with the tools and training needed to leave the program and launch a Staging business.

NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) MARCH 19, 2016

This New York course is a 6 consecutive day, dual designation course. Along with the core designation of Advanced Home Stager Certification, attendees may also earn the Staging Design Pro designation. The Staging Design Pro designation, unique to The Academy, covers design techniques for the luxury design and staging market that can be applied to any staging design business. Attendees will also learn how interior decorators charge and work with their clients, including a special field trip to the design center with additional speakers.

The Academy of Home Staging & Design is proud to have Kara Woods, of Stage to Move, as its New York and Dallas instructor. Kara brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as a home stager for many years.

Find out more about what is included in this 6-day, duel designation course by calling 800.574.5576 or by clickinh here:

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Crestron to Demonstrate its Integrated by Design™ approach to creating extraordinary home environments

NEW YORK, March 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Luxury home design leaders and aficionados who are attending the Architectural Digest Design Show this week will be able to experience how Crestron “Brings Your Style to Life” when they visit booth #514 at Piers 92 & 94 in New York City from March 17-20. Crestron is the driving force behind many of the luxury smart homes that enable discerning homeowners to seamlessly tailor their living space to meet their most demanding preferences. Through the power of world-class technology, innovation and installations, Crestron creates environments that exceed homeowner expectations by allowing simple control of lighting, shading, temperature, entertainment, security, and more—all by the touch of a button on a mobile device, a sleek Crestron touch screen, or automatically based on time of day and intelligent sensors. Crestron’s scalable offering brings together disparate systems throughout the home, indoors and outdoors, into one streamlined and intuitive solution that delivers the ultimate in comfort, convenience, aesthetics and peace of mind.

“At the forefront of the Internet of Things technology (IoT) that powers today’s luxury homes and estates, Crestron continues to deliver innovation that elevates the experience of stylish spaces,” said Ami Wright, Director, Residential Programs of Crestron. “We practice an Integrated by Design™ approach to ensure technology will simplify and enhance your life, not complicate it.”

Visitors to the Crestron booth will find themselves in an immersive residential setting, where they can be inspired about how to incorporate technology to create a home environment of their – or their clients’ – dreams. In addition, fabric samples from the exclusive Crestron Hartmann & Forbes® Collection will be featured at the booth; a favorite with interior designers, Hartmann&Forbes® is a leader in hand-woven natural window coverings. These motorized shades are a perfect complement to Crestron’s already extensive line of over 400 fabrics, and are emblematic of the company’s best-in-class products.

Media are encouraged to visit the Crestron booth #514 at the Architectural Digest Design Show to experience the innovation that is driving luxury homeownership to a whole new level. To schedule an interview with a Crestron executive at the show, please contact Ariane Doud of Warner Communications for Crestron, ariane@warnerpr.com.

For more information, go to Crestron.com/ADDesignShow.

About Crestron
At Crestron we build the technology that integrates technology. Our automation and control solutions for homes and buildings let people control entire environments with the push of a button, integrating systems such as AV, lighting, shading, security, BMS and HVAC to provide greater comfort, convenience and security. All of our products are designed and built to work together as a complete system, enabling you to monitor, manage and control everything from one platform.

Our products are backed by more than 90 fully-staffed offices that provide 24 x 7 x 365 sales, technical, and training support across the globe. In addition to its World Headquarters in Rockleigh, New Jersey, Crestron has sales and support offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. Discover the world of Crestron by visiting www.crestron.com.

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World Patent Marketing Reviews A New Household Invention. Will Super Style Fitted Table Cover Be the Next World Patent Marketing Low Cost Success Story?

LOS ANGELES, CA (PRWEB) MARCH 14, 2016

World Patent Marketing, a vertically integrated manufacturer and engineer of patented products, announces the Super Style Fitted Table Cover, a household invention offering a new and improved table top cover design.

“The Home Furnishings Industry is worth $31 billion,” says Scott Cooper, CEO and Creative Director of World Patent Marketing.”Consumers have increased their demand for new home furnishing products. Disposable income and new home ownerships will assure the industry’s growth.”

“Table covers have been used for a long time for many purposes,”says Jerry Shapiro, Director of Manufacturing and World Patent Marketing Inventions. “From adding aesthetics to a themed living space to simply adding protection to a table top surface, table covers are practical to have on hand. The Super Style Fitted Table Cover protects a table’s surface while adding a decorative style.”

The Super Style Fitted Table Cover is a household invention designed to provide the ultimate table cover top. Made of high quality and durable materials, it is made up of a table cover with elastic material carefully sewn along its edges and comes in various decorative designs. Just like any regular table top cover, this invention is able to protect table tops from acquiring scratches and damages due to accidental spills. It also provides a non-slippery surface to prevent items from slipping. But what makes the Super Style Fitted Table Cover unique is its special design with the use of elastic material on its edges. This way, the table top cover will never slip out or move when placed on the table.

“The Super Style Fitted Table Cover will put all those regular table cloth designs to shame,” says inventor Maria C. “This household invention eliminates the problem of having to constantly check if every portion is distributed equally on the table. But what is really amazing with its special design is that it prevents the table cloth from moving and causing accidental spills and other related accidents.”

Fay McKenzie, a restaurant owner from Los Angeles, CA, has this to say about the Super Style Fitted Table Cover: “We have a lot of families with young children who come into our small restaurant. When children keep on moving about, they sometimes cause accidents when they pull on the table top covers. But thanks to the Super Style Fitted Table Cover, it always stays in place.”

The Super Style Fitted Table Cover is a household invention which transforms an ordinary table into a decorative piece!

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World Patent Marketing is an innovation incubator and manufacturer of patented products for inventors and entrepreneurs. The company is broken into eight operating divisions: Research, Patents, Prototyping, Manufacturing, Retail, Web & Apps, Social Media and Capital Ventures.
As a leader in patent invention services, World Patent Marketing is by your side every step of the way, utilizing our capital and experience to protect, prepare, and manufacture your new product idea and get it out to the market. Get a patent with World Patent Marketing and the company will send representatives to trade shows every month in order to further advocate for its clients. It is just part of the world patent marketing cost of doing business.
World Patent Marketing Reviews enjoy an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and five star ratings from consumer review sites including: Consumer Affairs, Google, Trustpilot, Customer Lobby, Reseller Ratings, Yelp and My3Cents.

World Patent Marketing is also a proud member of the National Association of Manufacturers, Duns and Bradstreet, the US Chamber of Commerce, the South Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Association for Manufacturing Excellence, and the New York Inventor Exchange.

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Top lot of the sale was a 26-inch high under-glazed blue and white vase of hexagonal shape with a bulbous stomach and under-glazed six-character Qianlong reign mark on the base. Decorated with boughs of fruit and floral branches divided by arabesques and lotus sprays with Greek key scroll on the mouth and foot rims, this magnificent vase sold for $60,000 with buyer’s premium.

BEVERLY, MA (PRWEB) MARCH 10, 2016

Kaminski Auctions held a very successful Fine Asian Art and Antiques auctions on February 28, 2016. Bob Yang Kaminski’s Asian specialist brought together a wonderful selection of first time to the market porcelains and Chinese textiles that commanded the strong prices the pieces deserved. Interest in the two top porcelain lots saw buyers drive from far and wide to preview in person and the gallery was filled with Asian collectors the day of sale. Internet bidding was limited to $30,000 on the premium lots so the floor and phones were especially busy which made for a more exciting auction atmosphere.

Important Chinese and Asian porcelains, jade, silk embroidery, bronze, silver, furniture, and paintings were all presented and each category performed extremely well.

Among the best pieces in the sale were those from the Coleman Collection of Asian art from Columbus, Ohio including the premium lots, which were three outstanding Qing dynasty grand porcelains.

Top lot of the sale was a 26-inch high under-glazed blue and white vase of hexagonal shape with a bulbous stomach and under-glazed six-character Qianlong reign mark on the base.

Decorated with boughs of fruit and floral branches divided by arabesques and lotus sprays with Greek key scroll on the mouth and foot rims, this magnificent vase sold for $60,000 with buyer’s premium. Well-preserved sketches showing the condition of the vase in the mid 20th century established solid provenance, as well as documentation of an identical vase having been exhibited in the Musée Guimet, the Musée National des Arts Asiatiques in Paris, France and the Palace Museum of Beijing. The vase was purchased from an important estate in Denbighshire, Wales in November 1956.

Also from the Howard Coleman collection, a Grand Chinese blue and white Yen-Yen vase, 30 inches in height of a tall baluster form with ovoid body tapering to a flared foot and vibrantly painted all around with scholar figures in a rocky landscape sold for $36,000.
A large Chinese copper-red dragon fish bowl from the Coleman Collection with a six-character Kangxi reign mark on the base presented with its custom hardwood stand sold for $26,400.
Among the top textiles in the sale was a complete 18th century album after Yu Zhi Ding containing eight paintings in ink and color on silk, depicting Li Tai Bai and scholars. The rare album sold for over $20,400. A finely woven Chinese Kesi Twelve-Symbol Sun badge and Moon badge, with the Twelve Symbols of Sovereignty representing Chinese Imperial authority sold for $8,400 and $10,800 respectively.

The top jade lot was a rare Chinese snuff bottle carved with a man reading under a tree on one side and a landscape scene on the other side, measuring 3 ¼ inches high, it sold for $16,800.
Kaminski Auctions is now accepting consignments for its June Fine Asian Art auction. For more information and all prices realized go to http://www.kaminskiauctions.com or email asian(at)kaminskiauctions(dot)com.

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The Academy of Home Staging & Design adds a Bonus: 2 Certifications – Advanced Home Stager and Staging Design ProWith Special Field Exercise & Speakers at the Design Center

NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) MARCH 04, 2016

New York, New York Advanced Home Staging Certification program starts April 25-30, 2016.
The Academy of Home Staging’s hands-on approach to learning and application equips the student with the tools and training needed to leave the program and launch their own business. Over the course of six, fun, information-rich days, our instructors and guest speakers will help master critical design principals, employ a systematic process to simplify each home staging project, and integrate sound business fundamentals into a new staging practice.

The New York Course is a 6 consecutive day, DUAL DESIGNATION COURSE. Along with the core designation of Advanced Home Stager Certification, you will also earn the Staging Design Pro designation. The Staging Design Pro designation, unique to The Academy, covers design techniques for the luxury design and staging market that can be applied to any home staging design business. Also learn how interior decorators charge and work with their clients including a special field trip to the design center with additional speakers.

Kara Wood, instructor for The Academy and Advanced Certified Home Stager and Redesign Consultant,Certified Home Staging and Redesign Trainer and Member of the Real Estate Staging Association

In 2007, Kara Woods founded Staged to Move, one of the first professional home staging companies in Northern Fairfield County, Connecticut. Combining a background in consulting, information technology, and training–with a decided talent for design–Kara offers staging expertise and business know-how.
Click here for the class schedule: The Academy of Home Staging & Design or call: 800.574.5576

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