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An interior designer from Nigeria emerged from my program in Dubai this month determined to start charging for her advice and expertise. It was music to my ears. Titi Ogufere, the director of a design association in her country, told of getting flooded with requests for free information on
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Dubai, U.A.E. -- Many design professionals around the world are many things to many people right now – but, a “priority” isn’t one of them. They're interior architects and space planners and specifiers and project managers. But they’re not recipients of priority treatment. Yet. Yo
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Shashi Caan looks forward to the day when interior designers get more respect around the world. Shashi, the president-elect of the International Federation of Interior Designers/Architects (IFI), hopes her organization can help establish the "intrinsic value and relevance" of the design professio
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I received hundreds of suggestions on what to tell the designer who's ex-boyfriend is jeopardizing her relationship with a new client. A few days ago I wrote how she landed the client -- and a $60,000 design fee -- for designing the interior of his new 11,000 square foot home with seven bedrooms
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