Furniture & Design Briefs

Current lighting focus of design seminar

Today’s lighting technology and trends will be the focus of November’s First Friday event at the Las Vegas Design Center.

Eleanor McKay, chief executive officer of Niermann Weeks, will present “Lighting Today: Lighting in the Post-Incandescent World” at 10 a.m. Friday in the third-floor seminar room in Building C at the Las Vegas Design Center, 475 S. Grand Central Parkway.

McKay will discuss how U.S. energy laws have changed and what is being done to replace the incandescent bulb, which will be phased out by 2012. She will bring lighting samples and discuss various types of lighting, such as LED, compact fluorescents and halogens.

According to McKay, replacements for incandescent bulbs on the market do not quite work, many cannot be dimmed and are extraordinarily expensive.

“We need a really good alternative,” McKay said. “Designers need to lobby intensively with their lighting suppliers.”

Her presentation also will help designers gain insights on how to stay relevant, pay attention to details, tune in to clients needs and protect their designs.

Created especially for interior designers and industry professionals, the day’s festivities will include hospitality and showroom specials.

Reservations are requested and can be made by e-mailing LVDC@LVDesignCenter.com or calling 599-3093.

Great Indoors to host special holiday event

New products will be showcased and holiday decorating ideas will be featured during a special event Sunday at The Great Indoors, 700 S. Rampart Blvd.

Scheduled from 8 a.m.- 7 p.m., the event will include certified designers discussing and answering questions about kitchen and bath design and remodel projects; displays of bedding and bath products; and fall and holiday decorating ideas.

Between noon and 4 p.m., Rampart Casino’s Carmel Room will present cooking demonstrations and offer samples of its fare.

The day’s festivities also will include prize drawings.

For more information, call 949-6604.