World Market Center’s Design Center Announces “Fir

Las Vegas, NV, October 27, 2005--The Design Center at World Market Center, a new resource in Las Vegas for the home and design community, will present an inspiring and educational lineup of seminars and events during the November and December “First Friday” events –- open to the design trade only. Beginning on Friday, November 4, 2005, The Design Center is proud to host “Designing for Today’s Consumers," a 90-minute panel discussion featuring some of today’s leading design and decorating professionals including nationally known designer and decorator Kitty Bartholomew along with local interior designers Cindy Payne and John Lansford. Kitty Bartholomew launched her television decorating career on ABC-TV's The Home Show. During her six-year stint as the resident interior designer and decorating correspondent, she led her viewers on countless decorating adventures and even built a house from the ground up in five months by working side by side with contractors and trades people. Kitty hosted her own show called "Kitty Bartholomew: You're Home" on HGTV for eight years, as well as a number of HGTV's most popular specials. She's created specials for PBS, on topics such as "Earthquake Safety," and is a favorite on "Oprah" - she'll be included in Oprah's anniversary DVD series "Best of Oprah," coming out this fall. She's a frequent and sought-after lecturer, delighting audiences all over the country and on the high seas, as a guest lecturer on the QE2 and Coral Princess ships. Her passion for color has led her to develop an expertise and one of her most popular lecture topics is "How color can have a positive impact on your life." Fans all over the country have enjoyed hearing her insights. In addition, Kitty serves on the advisory board of the California Design College, and her enthusiastic energy has made her a popular choice as spokesman for many home furnishing/consumer goods and services. Cindy L. Payne, ASID, CID, has been in the interior design and construction industry for 27 years beginning with ownership of a design business in the St. Louis, Missouri area. In 1988, Cindy moved to Southern California and successfully re-established her interior design business and in 2002, decided to sell the business and relocate to Mesquite, NV. After spending nearly a year and a half traveling throughout the United States and Europe with her husband, Cindy returned to Nevada and now calls Henderson, Nevada home. Today, Cindy primarily works with medium- to high-end residential clients through her business Project Design Interiors. What sets Cindy apart from other designers is her strong work ethic and her Contractor’s license, which enables her to design, coordinate and execute complete remodel projects for clients. Recently, Cindy was selected to participate in the first HGTV Designers’ Challenge to be filmed in Las Vegas. Three designers presented their plans to a local homeowner who then selected one of the designers to execute their plan. Cindy’s plan was selected and the completed project recently aired on HGTV. John F. Lansford, Allied ASID and Native Nevadan, has been a member of the design community for over two decades. His career has spanned an array of high profile design projects including, commercial, hospitality and high end residential clients. John was formerly a design team member for The Friedmutter Group and The Paul Steelman Companies and is currently a lead designer with Miller Design Group. John continues to work with high end clientele in Queens Ridge, Southern Highlands, Anthem Country Club, McDonald Highlands and Turnberry. John also creates and designs commercial projects and model home merchandising and is truly an asset to the design community in Las Vegas.

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