Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club 40th Annual Decorator Show House
The Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club will open its 40th Annual Decorator Show House next week. Every year, celebrated interior designers transform a luxury Manhattan home into an elegant exhibition of fine furnishings, art, and technology. The event began in 1973 when several dedicated women’s committee members of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club launched the Decorator Show House to raise funds for much needed after school and enrichment programs for New York City children. Over the course of four decades, this project has raised in excess of $17 million and grown into a “must destination” for thousands of design enthusiasts and is recognized for launching interior design trends throughout the world. Today, the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club is one of the most prominent and responsive youth development agencies in New York City and a “flagship” of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
We at Niermann Weeks are honored to have some of our lighting in this year’s showhouse in the dining room designed by Susan Zises Green.
Open to the Public May 16 – June 14
Location: The Aldyn Residences at 60 Riverside Blvd (Blvd., NOT Riverside Drive, between 62nd & 63rd)
Hours: Monday through Saturday: 11 am – 5 pm
Tuesday and Thursday evenings until 8 pm
Sunday: noon – 5 pm
For ticket sales and information for all events related to the 40th Annual Decorator Show House, please click here.
DC Design House 2012
, The 2012 DC Design House, the regions foremost annual residential design attraction, is a leading fundraising event for Childrens National Medical Center. Niemann Weeks is pleased to participate in this year’s house with Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey of SCW Interiors, Sharon Kleinman of Transitions, Annette Hannon and artist John Matthew Moore.
April 14th – May 13th 2012
4951 Rockwood Parkway, NW, Washington, DC
Hours: Saturdays-Sundays 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Please click here for directions and ticket information.
March Madness! Custom Fantome Series Promotion
Get the perfect fit with any of our fabulously flexible Fantome series of tables, benches, and etageres. All custom sizes of the Fantome series products will be offered at their standard prices from now through March 31st. (Some size limitations may apply.)
Fantome Bar Cart – 28w x 18d x 33h – $4110 list
Fantome Bench – 58w x 16d x 18.5h – $4950 list
Fantome Coffee Table – 40w x24d x 19.5h – $3610 list
Fantome Console – 72w x 8d x 29.75h – $3960 list
Fantome Etagere – 30w x 12d x 72h – $5620 list
Fantome Etagere – 36w x 18d x 84h – $6520 list
Fantome Side Table – 3 legs – 24 dia x 26h – $3740 list
Fantome Side Table – 4 legs - 24 dia x 26h – $3740 list
For more information, please contact your Niermann Weeks Showroom or email us at contact@niermannweeks.com.
Baluster Table Promotion from Spectrum Ltd.
From now through February 17, Spectrum Ltd. is offering a special promotional price on their Baluster Dining Table!
List Price: $9,750 (Original: $11,000)
Spectrum Ltd. has been manufacturing their beautiful acrylic pieces outside of Washington, DC for over thirty years, and Niermann Weeks is pleased that we now represent the Spectrum Collection in both our New York and Washington, DC showrooms. For more information, please contact our sales associates in New York at 212.319.7979 or in Washington, DC at 202.488.1220. You can also email us at contact@niermannweeks.com.
Niermann Weeks Holiday Sample Sale Starts Monday November 21
Back by popular demand, we are opening up our factory doors for a special holiday sample sale starting Monday, November 21st. Please stop by our Millersville, MD offices to shop our hundreds of sample sale items discounted at 50-80% off! Our sale gallery will be open Monday through Friday* between 10 am and 3 pm, or by appointment. Please call us at 410.923.0123 or email us at contact@niermannweeks.com for more information.
*NOTE: We will be closed Thursday 11/24 and Friday 11/25 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
NIERMANN WEEKS
760 GENERALS HIGHWAY
MILLERSVILLE, MD 21108
TEL 410.923.0123
Georgetown Jingle 2011
Niermann Weeks is thrilled to participate in this sixth annual Georgetown Jingle this holiday season at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC. We will be unveiling our tree in the lobby of the hotel on Wednesday, November 30th. The trees will remain on display until the silent auction event on Sunday, December 11th.
In 2006, the Georgetown Jingle was created by the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, JDS Designs, Inc., and The Washington Design Center to raise money for pediatric oncology programs in the Washington DC Metro area. The Georgetown Jingle has since raised $1.7 million in support of Georgetown University Hospital‘s pediatric oncology programs, specifically the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program (in collaboration with Duke University Medical Center) and the Cancer Survivorship Program. This year the Jingle will extend its support to include the development of a pediatric palliative care program.
Over the past five years the organization has had 100 designers from around the country participate in the Jingle, enjoyed the culinary offerings of 50 chefs, and welcomed more than 3500 guests. This cornerstone holiday event has grown to include a Children’s Workshop courtesy of CVS/pharmacy, holiday tastings by leading DC chefs, the DC Magazine Sports Lounge, amazing entertainment and incredible silent auction and raffle items.
Eleanor McKay Presents Greener Lighting in the Post Incandescent World at the Nessen Showroom in DCOTA
Please join Eleanor McKay, CEO of Niermann Weeks, to learn about changes in light bulb standards, especially for chandeliers and sconces. Owners of traditional residential lighting will soon have difficulty finding standard incandescent candelabra bulbs, because federal law has mandated phasing out inefficient incandescent bulbs beginning in 2012. She will show the good and the not-so-good in available alternatives: CFL’s, LED and halogen light bulbs. We in the interior design industry must lobby to include our aesthetic considerations in the newly developing technology for light bulbs.
Tuesday, November 9 at the Nessen Showroom, DCOTA, Suite B-260, 1855 Griffin Road, Dania Beach, FL
11 am Presentation (1 CEU Complimentary Credit)
12 pm Lunch Reception to Follow
Please contact the Nessen Showroom at 954.925.0606 or info@nessenshowroom.com for more information.
2011 Hearst Magazines Designer Visions: Cinema Style
This week, the Hearst Magazine Group unveiled the fifth annual Designer Visions: Cinema Style at 1212 Fifth Avenue. New York has served as the backdrop for some of cinema’s most stylish movies. Now, House Beautiful, Town&Country and Veranda magazines – along with some of today’s most celebrated designers – have created three spectacular residences inspired by three classic films. Overlooking Central Park, the residences were designed by Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller for Town & Country (inspired by Igby Goes Down), Heather Moore for House Beautiful (inspired by Factory Girl), and Thomas O’ Brien for Veranda (inspired by Someone to Watch Over Me).
The public has three opportunitues to tour the residences this month. Each donation of $35 provides admission, and all proceeds benefit The Art of Elysium, a non-profit organization that delivers the gift of creativity to hospitalized children.
WHEN: October 9, 15, or 16, 2011 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
WHERE: Designer Visions: Cinema Style residences
1212 Fifth Avenue (at 102nd street), New York, NY
CLICK HERE to Purchase Tickets for Oct. 9th
CLICK HERE to Purchase Tickets for Oct. 15th
CLICK HERE to Purchase Tickets for Oct. 16th
Design Boston 2011
Design Boston is moving to the first week of October with even more new product and fresh programming, including Designed to Go - a unique texting program featuring new product alerts and special opportunities throughout the 3-day event. Design Boston gives you all the tools you need to build and sustain a successful design career. The Boston Design Center will be filled with thousands of new products, as 72 showrooms premiere new collections.
Eleanor Niermann will be in the M-Geough showroom on Tuesday 10/4 and Wednesday 10/5 to talk about Niermann Weeks’ most recent introductions and give a sneak peak at pieces currently in development.
Each Design Boston seminar is CEU-accredited, giving a full year of required credits and all complimentary. On Thursday, October 6, Grab a Bite with New England Home. New England Home Magazine will host the 4th Annual Designer’s Luncheon. Join their editors on the 2nd floor for a light lunch as they celebrate their fourth anniversary and thank all of the distinguished designers who fill their pages monthly. And don’t forget to pick up a copy of Design Trends 2012 – the BDC’s comprehensive visual reference guide to next year’s top styles, colors and technologies.
Register for Design Boston 2011
Sign Up for Designed to Go Text Alerts
Build a Better Baltic!
Interior Design by Suzanne Kasler
From now through September 30th, Niermann Weeks is offering custom sizes of our popular Baltic Console at standard prices. You can order a range of custom sizes, with or without a shelf, in the Baltic white & gold leaf finish as shown or in any of our other standard or premium finishes to perfectly fit your space. We recommend adjusting the size in nine inch increments due to the pattern repeat in the apron.
Small Custom Range – up to 61” wide by 43” deep
Standard finish level = $8,640 list
Premium level price = $10,210 list
Large Custom Range – from 62” to 97” wide by 43” deep
Standard level price = $9,600 list
Premium level price = $11,290 list
Please contact your Niermann Weeks Sales Representative or email us at contact@niermannweeks.com for more information.
French Club Chair Summer Promotion!
Interior Design by Ray & Baudoin
From now through July 31st, 2011, Niermann Weeks is offering a special promotion on the French Club Chair!
For the months of June and July, we are pleased to offer a 10% discount on a single French Club Chair, and a 20% discount for two or more. These discounts apply to both painted and stained, standard and premium finish levels. The lead time for the chairs is approximately eight weeks, depending on receipt of COM.
Please contact your Niermann Weeks Showroom or email us at contact@niermannweeks.com for more information.
The 2011 Stately Homes by the Sea Designer Showhouse Opens May 3.
Holly Hill, site of the 2011 Stately Homes by-the-Sea Designer Showhouse
Holly Hill, a historic country estate nestled in one of the most beautiful water view locations in New Jersey, is the setting for the third edition of Stately Homes by-the-Sea. Among the region’s most anticipated designer Show House events, Stately Homes by-the-Sea will benefit the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey. More than 35 of the region’s top interior designers, decorators and landscape artists will transform this pre-war treasure, creating a home that reflects the history and bucolic setting of the estate while incorporating the contemporary elements of elegant 21st century living.
Niermann Weeks is pleased to participate in this year’s house with Betsy Berner and Tara Sutphin of Berner Sutphin Designs, and Mary Sferra of M.R. Sferra Interior Design.
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday – Sunday 10 am – 4 pmFor more information call 732.224.6780, or click here for tickets.
Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse 2011 opens this week!
The Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club will open its 39th Annual Decorator Show House this week. The high-profile renovation project will take up residence in an Upper East Side mansion, 163 East 63rd Street, from April 28 – May 26, 2011. The striking, neo-Federalist style residence was once owned by John Hay “Jock” Whitney and boasts unique historic details acquired during his travels abroad. Each of the 16 rooms in this four-story, 10,000-square-foot mansion will delight design enthusiasts and anyone looking for decorating inspiration. We at Niermann Weeks are pleased to participate with Barbara Ostrom and Amanda Nisbet in this year’s showhouse.
Open to the Public
Thursday, April 28 to Thursday, May 26
Monday through Saturday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday evenings until 8 p.m.
Sunday: noon to 5 p.m.
General Admission Tickets $30 dollars including Journal
For ticket sales and information for all events related to the 39th Annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House, please click here or call 718-893-8600 ext. 245.
Niermann Weeks celebrates our own Earth Day on April 15, 2011
We at Niermann Weeks try to respect our mother earth every day, but in the spring we all stop work for a day to clean up our five acre campus. Through the year debris from the nearby highway and from our own trash has accumulated, so we fill lots of bags with trash and make a run with leaf litter to the county’s recycle center.
To encourage new growth in our plants, we prune away dead branches and cut down the tall grasses. In this photo, Rebecca, Sandy, and Tony get set to cut down the grasses.
Alfredo comes next to rake up their cuttings.
Then Dave and Danny bag and bag and bag.
David rakes up under our other trees and bushes.
After many long hours, our facility looks much cleaner and neater.
Now that we’ve cleaned up our corner of the earth, we urge you to make your corner more earth-friendly. So far, we have no blisters or splinters to report, and we hope you can say the same.
All our best wishes from Niermann Weeks to you and yours for Earth Day and throughout the year!
Spring Chandelier Make Over at Niermann Weeks DC!
The Niermann Weeks DC Showroom is celebrating spring with the make over of our Brindisi Chandelier in a brand new finish! During Capital Design Days on April 12-14, our artisans will be working in the showroom to transform the look of the chandelier from its current rustic Toulon white finish to the glamour of our new Veronese silver leaf finish. Please visit us at the Washington Design Center, Suite 701, to see the finishing process, from the hands on process of building up the first layers of finish, to attaching the elaborate scheme of crystal strands and pendants.
Niermann Weeks DC Washington Design Center 300 D Street, SW, Suite 701 Washington, DC 20024 tel 202.488.1220An Advance Look at the 2011 DC Design House
The 2011 DC Design House, the region’s foremost annual residential design attraction, is a leading fundraising event for Childrens National Medical Center. The showhouse is opening this weekend, with our new Palissy Lantern and Lucchese Mirror featured in designer Camille Saum’s dining room.
Camille appeared on Fox News with Holly Morris this past Monday morning. Click here to see the interview and get an advance peek at the showhouse. 
Photo from The Washington Post
April 9th – May 8th 2011, 3134 Ellicott Street NW, Washington DC 20008
Hours: Saturdays-Sundays 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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West Week 2011 at the Pacific Design Center
Click here for a full schedule of events.
Eleanor McKay will be in the Nancy Corzine showroom Wednesday, March 23rd to talk to visitors about all that is new and exciting about Niermann Weeks.
Eleanor McKay on Changes in Lighting Standards at Laguna Design Center’s Spring Market
Please join Eleanor McKay, CEO of Niermann Weeks, for a presentation on the changes in light bulb standards. Owners of chandeliers and sconces will soon have difficulty finding standard incandescent candelabra bulbs, because federal law is now mandating their phase-out. With aesthetics being the top priority, she will cover the pros and cons of the available alternatives: CFL’s, LED and halogen bulbs.
The presentation will take place on Tuesday, March 22 at 11:15 am in the Blake House showroom at the Laguna Design Center.
Blake House Associates 23811 Aliso Creek Road, Suite 171 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Tel 949.831.8292Stephen Harsey Winter Fabric Sale
Special Winter Fabric Sale from Stephen Harsey!
Through January 31, 2011, Stephen Harsey Textiles & Orient Express will offer a special discount of 35% on new and paid in full orders on in stock fabrics!
Contact the Niermann Weeks Washington, DC Showroom at 202.488.1220 for more details.
Eleanor McKay To Speak About Changes in Lighting Standards at the Washington Design Center
Please join Eleanor McKay, CEO of Niermann Weeks, for a presentation on the changes in light bulb standards. Owners of chandeliers and sconces will soon have difficulty finding standard incandescent candelabra bulbs, because federal law is now mandating their phase-out. With aesthetics being the top priority, she will cover the pros and cons of the available alternatives: CFL’s, LED and halogen bulbs.
The presentation will take place on Tuesday, December 7 at 2 pm in the Niermann Weeks showroom at the Washington Design Center.
Niermann Weeks DC Hosts Annual Gift & Craft Show on Nov 18
Joe Dickey Wood Bowl
Please join our DC showroom staff for the third annual gift and craft show on November 18th between 12 pm and 4 pm. Over a dozen artists will offer handmade jewelry in glass, silver, or pearls; wooden bowls and turnings; wall art in oil, watercolors, and prints; as well as dyed silk scarves. All these artists live in the Washington metro area, and will present prices ranging from absurdly low to amazingly high. Light refreshments will also be available.
All proceeds will go to the artists, including woodworkers Joe Dickey and Louis Peterson; jewelers Kristine Martin, Donna Valleix, Nana Dealy, Dan Liggon, Mariah Smith, Carolyn Thornton, and Wild Star Jewlery; scarves and clothing by Dragonfly Silks; and wall art by Jean-Louis Monfraix, Carol McClees, and Sandy Travis-Bildahl.
Niermann Weeks – Washington Design Center -300 D Street, SW, Suite 701 -Washington, DC 20024 - tel 202.488.1220
Kristine Martin Keishi Pearl Necklace with Garnet & 18k gold
Dessert & Conversation with David Goldberg at Niermann Weeks DC
David Goldberg - Wish
Dessert & Conversation with David Goldberg
Tuesday, 12 October 2:00 p.m.
Niermann Weeks Showroom, Suite 701
David Goldberg shares his approach to the design and manufacture of his award-winning collection of handcrafted wallcoverings at David Goldberg Design Corporation. He will discuss the journey from initial inspiration to final product through the development of unique production methods, and specialized tools and materials.
RSVP 202.488.1220
Niermann Weeks Presents the Inspiration Behind the Design at Minneapolis Fall Market
Niermann Weeks at Scherping Westphal
Please join mother/daughter team Eleanor McKay and Eleanor Niermann as they share the stories behind the beautiful Niermann Weeks lighting and furniture designs.
Thursday 23 September 2010
10:15 am – 11:00 am Morning Presentation
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Afternoon Presentation
Scherping Westphal
275 Market Street, Suite 209, Minneapolis
RSVP to Fritz at 612.822.2700 or fritz@scherpingwestphal.com
Niermann Weeks Announces Our Summer 2010 Finish Promotion!
Niermann Weeks Summer 2010 Finish Promotion
From now through 3 September 2010, Niermann Weeks is offering a special finish promotion on all products.
Here are the specifics of the new promotion:
- Every Niermann Weeks product in the price list will be sold at the lowest published price, no matter which finish is ordered. Example: The standard finish on the Avignon Chandelier is rusty steel, which is a standard (B level) finish. During the promotion, your customers can upgrade to Silver leaf, a premium (D level) finish, and still pay the standard finish price.
- Products ordered in the standard (B level) finish, and all lighting designs priced only at the premium (D level) finish, will be discounted by 5% during the promotion.
- The promotion includes all Quick Ship products in premium finishes. Example: The Quick Ship Satyr Table is offered in Venetian silver leaf finish, which is priced at the premium level. During the promotion, it will be sold at the standard level price.
- This is for standard products only – custom orders and add-ons such rock crystal balls, extra chain, candle covers, glass tops, etc. are exempt from the promotional discount.
- Standard lead-times apply.
Please call your Niermann Weeks Showroom or email contact@niermannweeks.com with any questions.
