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Expert Access: Hiring for Succession

November 09, 2023

When it comes to setting your firm up for success (even beyond your own tenure), there’s no more important consideration than hiring. The right people enable your office to run smoothly and allow you to focus on priorities. In this session, Interior Talent founder Ken Roberts and Dechert lawyer Amy Ufberg share key considerations for hiring, training, and setting the right team up for success.

 

The DLN Summit in Mexico City

October 23, 2023

The Summit is our annual global conference where education, inspiration, and connection collide in a uniquely engaging environment: the DLN Summit experience. Expect a lineup of world-class creatives and preeminent industry experts helming a series of once-in-a-lifetime experiences inspired by the Summit’s location and context.

This year, the Summit takes place in one of our favorite design capitals: Mexico City. Celebrating collaboration, heritage, and craft, the 2023 Summit features esteemed speakers and savvy guides from the worlds of Mexican architecture, design, hospitality, fashion, and media.

DLN Members and Partners will enjoy exclusive opportunities to make lifelong connections and access spectacular spaces not open to the public, all while gaining insight into the heart of Mexico City—and the heart of Mexican design, style, and culture. Attendees have the option to cap off the Summit with an excursion to Oaxaca or San Miguel de Allende, where we’ll dive deeper into the craft, design, and history of those regions.

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED

 

Expert Access: How to Maximize Your Time at Trade Fairs and Design Weeks

September 14, 2023

How can you make the most of the fall trade fair season? With some of our favorite markets just around the corner, we tapped some experts to offer their best advice for navigating trade fairs and making the most of your time there, whether that means shopping, networking, education, or inspiration. Our panelists tackled important questions including when to go, how to shop, whether to bring clients, and how to manage shipping.

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Expert Access: Strategic Hiring – Staff Sharing

July 12, 2023

In this Expert Access session, we talk to Members and Partners who have shared staff with other firms, retained small firms as contractors, or “loaned” out staff to other firms between projects.

Design Leadership Business Forum

June 08, 2023

10:30 – 6:30 PM ET

Manhatta

28 Liberty Street, 60th Floor

New York City

 

Each year, the DLN brings together thought leaders from across the design industry—and beyond—to discuss, discover, and ideate on the state of design business today. Through keynote talks, thoughtful panels, and inspiring breakout sessions, Members and Partners dive into the state of the design industry within a global context—and come away empowered to push it forward.

As an attendee at the 8th-annual DLN Business Forum, you’ll access exclusive conversations about how designers, CEOs, and financiers are setting themselves up for future success amidst an uncertain economic climate. Expect insights that will help you reassess your own approach to large-scale projects, marketing, leadership, and more. As always, our program includes opportunities to connect with speakers and fellow attendees as an essential part of the experience.

Learn More and Register here.

Design Leadership Workshop

May 22, 2023

New to the slate of DLN offerings, the inaugural Design Leadership Workshop, May 22 — 24, is open for registration! This two-day retreat was designed for Members and Partners looking to strengthen your leadership game, with a strong focus on what it takes to lead your small- to medium-size firm to lasting success.

Expert Access: Design for Identity – The Importance of Cultural Competence for Design Firms

May 18, 2023

DEIB expert Jessica Bantom presents on cultural competence for design firms from her book “Design for Identity.” Join the webinar, pre-order the book, and engage in breakout sessions.

Expert Access Highlights: Smart Succession Planning

May 16, 2023

What will happen to your firm when you retire? It’s something Members Ankie Barnes of BarnesVanze Architects and Eric Groft of Oehme van Sweden have been thinking about for over a decade. Last week, the two offered insight into their own models for succession, achieved after years of strategic planning, smart hiring, and thoughtful reflection on the markets of success for a multi-generational firm and its leaders.

Expert Access: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Designer Showhouses but Were too Afraid to Ask

March 23, 2023

Showhouses: When done right, they’re opportunities to grow your reach, push your creative limits, and reach new clients. When not done right, they can be high drama money pits—or worse. On March 23, three DLN Members who have created showhouse rooms in both pre-and post-COVID share their experiences, including dos, don’ts, and tips for making the most of a showhouse in today’s design world.

 

2023 Events Calendar

January 31, 2023

We are thrilled to share our 2023 Events Calendar with you. Refer to this document for a complete list of events the DLN plans to convene and attend this year, as well as information about our latest offerings, including DLN Gatherings from Dallas to London and the inaugural DLN Workshop — our brand-new, business-minded event with interactive workshops and breakout sessions designed to help you level up your leadership game. The calendar also features dates for our excursions to San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca following the 2023 Design Leadership Summit in Mexico City. An updated Events Calendar will be distributed quarterly.

We can’t wait to meet up with you!

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Rome Summit

November 02, 2022

This year, the Summit takes place in one of our favorite design capitals—Rome. Celebrating the infinitely creative spirit of the Eternal City, the 2022 Summit features esteemed speakers and savvy guides from the worlds of Italian architecture, design, hospitality, fashion, and media.

DLN Members and Partners will enjoy exclusive opportunities to make lifelong connections and access spectacular spaces not open to the public, all while gaining insight into the soul of Rome and the heart of Italian design, style, and culture.

Limited space is available and we’d love to see you there.

Expert Access Highlights: Get a handle on contracts, now.

October 06, 2022

A design-industry consultant, two interior designers, and one architect discuss how DLN Members can create formidable contracts that facilitate success.