FURNITURE & DESIGN BRIEFS

Robb & Stucky offers free design seminars

Robb & Stucky Interiors at Town Square Las Vegas is offering residents a chance to enhance their design skills with several in-store seminars during March focusing on design techniques, introductions to the latest trends and guidelines for home accessorizing. The Thursday afternoon seminars are free and open to the public.

Around the World of Style with Robb & Stucky Interiors will be presented at 2 p.m. March 6. During the session, Ellie Stanisci, design director, and Amber Schofield, interior designer, will explore design elements from China, Mexico and Italy among other places while touring the showroom. Incorporating global influences into one's home also will be discussed.

Living al Fresco is the topic for the 2 p.m. March 13 session, which will offer inspirational ideals to transform a patio into an outdoor living space that can be enjoyed year-round.

Jewelry for the Home: The Art of Accessorizing will be presented at 2 p.m. March 20. Participants will discover how to arrange and incorporate just the right touches into their décors. For the session, Stanisci will be joined by interior designers Nina Rinck and Jenni Johnson in the store's boutique.

A design/redesign workshop will be presented March 27. During the session, several staff interior designers will provide ideas and suggestions to help participants design and decorate their homes in their own styles and identify their goals for each space. Those attending are encouraged to bring floor plans, blueprints, fabrics, color swatches, photos and questions.

Reservations are requested and can be made by calling 531-0539.

Robb & Stucky Interiors is located at 6521 Las Vegas Boulevard South.

Blenko glass pieces offered to PBS viewers

Viewers of Vegas PBS will have the opportunity to receive an exclusive piece of Blenko glass designed specifically for the nonprofit organization's March membership drive.

Anyone pledging $365 during the airing of "Blenko: The Spirit of American Stained Glass," will receive a limited edition vase in tangerine. The Blenko original will not be available at any other time or through any vendor or retail outlet.

The show is scheduled to air at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on Channel 10. Renowned glassmaker Richard Blenko will be in the studio at Vegas PBS during the program's breaks.

Blenko Glass Co. was founded in Milton, W.Va., in 1921 by Richard Blenko's great-grandfather, William John Blenko. The company is known for its unusual and valuable hand-blown glass pieces that are produced in a variety of colors and are popular among collectors around the world.

Other Blenko pieces will be available during the program, however they are not exclusive to the membership drive. They are: Daisy bowl (tangerine), $75 donation; water bottle (dreamcicle), $135 donation; Optic pitcher (electric/crys), $225 donation; vase (clover), $325 donation; and centerpiece (tangerine), $525 donation.

Additionally, two special packages, including all of the pieces -- both with and without the exclusive Vegas vase -- are being offered. The Sunset package is offered for $1,300 and doesn't include the limited edition vase, while all the pieces can be obtained for a $1,600 pledge. As a bonus, anyone pledging for either of these packages will receive a Blenko Topaz Star paperweight.

For more information, visit www.vegaspbs.org.

Earth-Minded Awards program seeks entries

The American Society of Interior Designers and Hospitality Design magazine invite interior designers, architects and manufacturers to enter the first Earth-Minded Awards, a program designed to recognize exceptional sustainable design.

One winner each will be selected for the hospitality product and hospitality project categories.

"Hospitality Design is very excited to partner with ASID on this project to honor environmentally conscious designers, architects and manufacturers," said Michael Adams, editor in chief of Hospitality Design. "Through this award we hope to highlight some of the fine work that has been accomplished, not only to honor those who have put their creative sensibilities to work for the 'Earth-minded' cause, but also to act as inspiration to others similarly devoted to saving the planet through design."

Projects and products should be environmentally innovative, aesthetically pleasing, promote sustainability, gone through a careful materials selection process, integrate efficiency and incorporate recycling and waste management. Only completed projects and manufactured products will be considered.

Complete eligibility guidelines are available at www.hdmag.com/ema. Completed entry form, project or product description (not to exceed 500 words), entry fee of $150 payable to ASID, project photos and floor plan or product samples (print and electronic materials will be accepted) must be submitted by March 7.

Entries can be mailed to: The American Society of Interior Designers, 608 Massachusetts Ave., N.E, Washington, D.C. 20002-6006, Attn: Korenna Cline.

Winners will be honored at Hospitality Design's Green Luncheon on May 14, part of the Green Day festivities that will be held in conjunction with the HD Expo and Conference in Las Vegas.

"There is a growing awareness to integrate sustainable practices into all areas of the interior design industry and hospitality is certainly no exception," said Michael Alin, ASID executive director. "Designers, architects and manufacturers are designing remarkable and striking spaces and products that save resources, increase efficiency and protect the public. We look forward to praising this work and recognizing their 'Earth-minded' efforts."