IIDA Mid-America is pleased to announce that MADA ELEV^TE will be held Thursday, October 21, 2021. MADA ELEV^TE is a day of design excellence, celebration, and learning. Our MADA ELEV^TE awards celebrate and highlight the exemplary professionals and clients that create and enrich our Kansas City and Wichita design communities. These awards celebrate vision, acumen and commitment to design that continues to move our industry forward. Members of the design community are encouraged to nominate their colleagues and peers who exemplify professionalism and design excellence.
Advocacy Workshop
The Advocacy workshop will provide interior designers the opportunity to learn about advocacy. We will have a special guests – Janella Curtis, Advocacy and Public Policy Manager IIDA and Kyna Iman, Missouri Lobbyist to speak on IIDA’s role and what other states are doing for our profession so interior designers may practice to their fullest potential. During the workshop IIDA will provide a local photographer to take headshots and registration forms will be on hand to get you started towards your Missouri registration. As a design community we need to promote and support advocacy of the Interior Design profession.
Windy Chien Artist Talk + Workshop
Participants will have the rare opportunity to learn a handful of knots from Windy Chien, San Francisco artist and author of The Year of Knots. As she explains how a line’s journey creates the strength and beauty of each knot, she’ll also detail her own creative journey — starting with her yearlong project to learn a new knot each day into an overview of her current bodies of work. From private collectors’ homes to hospitality spaces, Windy most enjoys collaborating with interior designers and architects, creating custom commissions for their projects. Workshop attendees will walk away with knowledge of the history and utility of various knots, new knot tying skills, and the story of why it’s never too late to start living a creative life.
Schedule of Events:
3pm – 4pm: Advocacy Workshop
4pm – 4:30pm: Event Check-In + Happy Hour Including Light Hors D'oeuvres.
4:30pm – 6pm: Windy Chien Artist Talk + Workshop
6pm – 7pm: MADA ELEV^TE Awards
Limited parking lot behind the venue. Street parking is also available. Ubers are always encouraged.