WithIt Sponsors Expert Advice on Trends In Atlanta

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WithIt will present four industry experts with advice on maximizing the latest home furnishings trends in your business during this summer’s Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market. The morning breakfast, hosted by the WithIt Atlanta/Southeast region and sponsored by AmericasMart, will be held from 8:00 to 9:00 am. on Friday, July 14 at the AmericasMart, Chastain Room, 3rd floor, Building 3. Whether you are an emerging or established retailer or manufacturer, this panel of four professional designers will identify the latest trends in home fashions, including color direction and decorative accessories design. Get tips on how to eclectically mix and match products and materials to create a stunning yet comfortable and functional setting that your customer or client will love. Guest panelists will include Phyllis Holmes Frierson, ASID, president of Frierson Design, Inc.; Anne Whitney Callahan, president of Callahan Home and partner in Uniquely Together Home; and Kathie Davis, president/owner of The Studio Gallery. WithIt member Tonye C. Hannah, president of the Interior Solution in Atlanta and partner in Uniquely Together Home, will act as moderator. The event will begin with a continental breakfast and is free of charge. All home furnishings professionals in the retail, manufacturing and supply sectors are welcome. For more information about WithIt¹s 2006 national and regional activities, visit www.withit.org or contact Executive Director, Sara Lyke. WithIt, founded in 1997, encourages and develops leadership, mentoring, education and career opportunities for women in the home furnishings industry. For more information contact Sara Lyke at 336/880-2188.