Tech X Design - CEDIA’s Virtual Education Summit for the Design Community
Take your projects to the next level with CEDIA’s new series of virtual education events, providing interior designers with the knowledge and skills to discuss the benefits, the functions, and the aesthetics of home technology with their clients.
Tech X Design, planned for Wednesday 23rd September and Tuesday 6th October, will offer two unique full-day programmes to provide designers with an unparalleled opportunity to learn how technology can add value to their projects and drive new business.
Each programme will include a mix of panel discussions and CEU/CPD courses, all of which are available for free to attendees. Split over two days, Tech X Design features presentations on various aspects of designing for a smart home including; lighting for wellness, upcoming technology trends, luxury entertainment spaces, green lifestyles, home cinemas and media rooms, and much more. The event also includes panel discussions from architects and designers sharing their experience on how they have successfully worked with technology integrators in the past to create stunning spaces for their clients. Elspeth Pridham, Editor at Studio Magazine will moderate the Opening Panel session, and BIID Member, Simone Suss from London-based Studio Suss, will join another Panel in the afternoon.
Learning more about these key topics will help set your company apart when it comes to incorporating technology into the home. Learn how you can go beyond standard connected devices to a create home that is truly smart and integrated to suit the lifestyle and needs of your client.
Agenda:
9:30 a.m. BST
• Panel: Establishing Collaborative Relationships - How Design Professionals can Work with Integrators
11:15 a.m. BST
• Understanding and Specifying Invisible Sound Solutions – BIID accredited CPD
• Taking the Smart Home to the Next Level
12:35 p.m. BST
• New Media Art & The Architectural Digital Canvas: Connecting the Dots
• Light & Wellness - Design Ramifications of Circadian Lighting in the Built Environment
2 p.m. BST
• Panel: Technology Trends that are Shaping the Smart Home
3:45 p.m. BST
• Your Home is Your (Smart) Castle – BIID accredited CPD from Control4
• Hidden Technology for the Modern Home
5:05 p.m. BST
• Today's Smart Home
• What is a Luxury Entertainment Space and How to Design for it
6:25 p.m. BST
• Panel: Transforming Lighting Design with Technology
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