Quelle Opportunité Fantastique!
Just a little French lingo to announce a spectacular opportunity for one lucky and talented design professional!
Jay and Mark are offering a trip to the City of Lights, PARIS! As in France!The winner will join Industry Experts Deb Barrett and Susan Schultz as one of a select group of 12 at the Maison et Objet show January 19-27, 2010. 
The trip includes a Cruise on the Seine and a visit to the Louvre among many other delights. It is truly the trip of a lifetime. There are a few qualifications, a passport, an engaging personality, and the ability to share the journey as you blog for us through 7 days of non-stop Francophile fun. You will get to be our eyes and ears on this trip, submitting daily posts about the products you see and your ongoing adventure.See the fine print below for details on just what is included in this offer and apply today! The trip is coming fast so we need to choose a winner on November 30th. Just send an e-mail to sendmetoparis@helserbrothers.com explaining why you are the perfect person for the job, then keep an eye on www.whyhelser.com for the big announcement. Ooh la la! (Wow in French – start practicing!)
The Fine Print:
Paris 2010 includes:
- 7 days /7 nights, January 19 – January 27, 2010, in the City of Lights
- Airfare to/from JFK or Chicago. (Winner is responsible for getting to JFK or Chicago.)
- Hotel d’ Aubusson, Four-star, double-occupancy Superior room in the heart of St. Germain (Super-convenient location and we’ve stayed in this hotel and love it!) Five minute walk to the subway, direct line to the show. Walking distance of the Louvre, Orsay, Notre Dame, Sorbonne; surrounded by art galleries, restaurants and shops.
- Daily Breakfast at the hotel. Value of $140.00
- Airport transfers Value of $80.00
- All zone metro passes/carnets for 7 days. Value of $85.00
- Admission to Maison&Objet and Planet Mueble trade shows. Value of $78.00
- Welcome reception at M&O from show management
- Exclusive M&O trend presentation with Q&A opportunity Priceless!
- As-you-wish meet-ups for cocktails or dinner to review the day, compare notes, share stories, etc.
- Pre-travel web session(s) with Deb and Susan to preview locations, M&O planning, travel details, our Paris faves and more
- Cruise on the river Seine. Value of $80.00
- Free entrance to the Louvre or Orsay. Value of $26.00
- High Tea one afternoon in the Aubusson’s Grand Salon. Value of $25.00
- All taxes and service included.
16 Comments
OMG – I already paid for my trip!!!! Wish I would have known you were giving one away!!! I am going on the three city tour with Deb & Susan to Frankfurt, Cologne and then Paris. Can’t wait to see who wins. You guys are the greatest….
I’ve got to double OMG OMG what Jackie has said.
You guys just never cease to amaze me in what you do for us in the industry.
I can’t wait for January to come around ! who ever wins is gonna have a great time with us.
Pick me…Pick me…
I own a small Interior Design business in Arkansas. I write a monthly design article for a local magazine. I would lovvvve to make this trip and share the experience with others…
Thank you.
Lori Carpenter
1. Passport – Check
2. Sparkling personality – Check
3. Blog and fancy new camera – Check
What an amazing opportunity ! I would LOVE to be a part of this trip !
Wow! This would be the greatest 50th Birthday present ever. It would definitely be far (literally and figuratively) from the low key celebration I envisioned. And to be able to share it with my friends in the industry would be awesome. And to share it as it happens would doubly awesome. Love ya’ll Helser Brothers!
I would love to go to Paris and talk/blog about the good staff!
I run a small Interior Design business intertwined with Real Estate bus in Boston area. Occasionally, I’m also teaching in Interior Design school. January timing is perfect for this event and would be so exciting to make a good use of it, take the presented products pulse, share it with clients, students and the rest o the world that wants to know!
Please, feel free to choose me
Very appreciative,
Zelda Kohn
My dream is what you are describing! Full-time college professor at The Art Institute, turned 60 this year and not yet been to Paris. Dynamic and entertaining extrovert personality, just ask my students and friends!! MA in Interior Design, working on PhD in business marketing, published author “Hand Drafting for Interior Design” came out in August, owner Amethyst Designs in Washington State, and would be your perfect candidate. No reason not to select me…. ; )
Oh OH OH OH OH…..Pick me. I live and breath design, it is who I am. Check out my blog at http://time2designinc.blogspot.com or find me on twitter @time2design . Utilizing the internet to promote design is exactly my cup of tea. My company is Time2Design, Inc. in Sarasota, Florida and we specialize in custom cabinetry and interior design. As a licensed interior design firm we strive to provide the highest level of customer service and I am always looking for new and innovative ways to bring great function and design into our clients homes and commercial spaces. I would be so honored to be a part of the Paris Trip and would throughly enjoy sharing the experience with everyone.
Respectfully waiting to write,
Carmen Christensen, ASID
As an interior designer, it is my great joy to explore all the newest products and services the design world has to offer. As a writer, what is more exciting than sharing all those new discoveries through the written word? And to pursue all my favorites occupations in Paris at the Maison&Objet show – a dream come true! Passport in hand, Blackberry charged – ready to take on this awesome task!
Looking forward to the opportunity,
Cynthia Mason Hernandez, Director of Possibilities
Ideal Interiors LLC.
Please please pick me, I have an interior design business in Naperville Ill.
I love your products and service. If I go this will be a great opportunity to blog about it.
Thanks,
Susan Gailani
Jay-
How much better would it be than to have someone who has used, implemented and specified your product to blog about the applications it would have to reinterpret the interiors of fabulous Paree!
The juxtaposition of the awesome glamour of Europe, interpreted through the eyes of someone who is working in the classic Southwestern style of Arizona would inspire new and adventurous exploration of window treatments and iron work design.
Sharmin Pool-Bak, ASID
Tucson, AZ
Maison Objet is the best trade show there is! It is covered so infrequently in the US, and needs to be covered in depth in all of the sections. I have been several times, but not in the last few years, and really miss the trends. Maison Objet is where the design trends of the future are shown, where the most important colors and styles are shown. If more US designers were to understand what is happening at this show with in-depth analysis of all the details, then they would really be able to leap into the front of the manufacturing and designing industry. It would be a joy to bring this information to other designers. I am an architect and designer, and have had my own retail store. If more designers and industry publications made the trip (expensive tho’ it is) we’d be more on a par with the Europeans, and able to compete more in the world of design. I don’t mean to disparage American Designers, but the colors and styles and themes seem to arrive a few years later here, and I’d like to see it go in reverse someday! Thanks for a great opportunity!
Oh gosh, if only I had a passport…..what a ball that could be.
Why, you are wondering, would I be the perfect candidate?
• KEEN OBSERVATION SKILLS: I am known for my keen observation skills of architecture, interiors, and the people who inhabit these spaces. In 1980, as a graduate student, I reported on European Fashion for Federated Department Stores.
• HUMOR & LITERACY: Additionally, I am known for my sense of humor and literate writing style. ASID has selected me as an ASID spokesperson for my ability to write and speak.
• PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN EUROPE: I have lived in Europe twice (Madrid & Geneva), and have spent many weekends in Paris as a college and graduate student. This means I would feel comfortable enough in the Parisian environment to be able to truly observe for you, but I would be seeing Maison et Objet with fresh eyes because I have never attended it. My observations of Paris also would feel very fresh to the reader because the last time I visited there was 1980!
• LANGUAGE SKILLS: I studied French from first grade until sophomore year of college, so I read and understand French. I would also be able to understand other Maison et Objet visitors who speak Spanish and German, so I would experience a more comprehensive view of the show compared to others who might not have those language abilities.
• READY TO GO: My passport is current and I would be thrilled to cover Maison et Objet 2010 as a Window Treatment Expert and Interior Designer.
Plese select me to join Deb and Susan as your Helser Maison et Objet blogger for 2010!
Carol Huso, Allied Member ASID, Associate WFCP, CWTC
Carol Huso Interiors
Creating Visionary Interiors Since 1999
Oh my god I know I’m a day late but I just went on the site.Please Please Please consider me…. My Interior design grad project at Philadelphia University (PA) was all based on French Design Louis the XVI with all Diane Burn insperational tromp l’ole. My own home is all French decor with French chateaue style.
I am the owner of a full service interior design firm since 1997 . I practice residential as well as commercial design. I also do custom window treatments as well as home staging( I have a real estate license as well). I’m very familliar with French architecture as well as Paris, last time I was there was 1999.
Thank you for considering me ,
Estee Solar , IFDA, Hunter Douglas Dealer
Estee Solar Designs LLC
215-860-6825
What an unbelievable trip. I’ve never been to Paris, and this is just the insperation in need to implement your products.
Art of Drapery by Jacqueline Logue