On June 24th a group of associates from Pettigrew toured the Meadows Museum and the groundbreaking exhibition Royal Splendor in the Enlightenment:  Charles IV of Spain, Patron and Collector.  Many thanks to SMU and the Meadows Museum for their warm welcome.

  Thanks to Jose Bravo, Justino Camargo, Micaela Hernandez & her family and Maxine & Tony Vidal for giving their time to join the tour.  Pettigrew associates are real treasures!

On May 19th and 20th. Pettigrew Associates, Inc. hosted a very important two hour event during Spring Thing 2010.  This time each year Pettigrew and Decorative Center Dallas bring the design community together for a Spring Thing.

Design for Multigenerational Lifestyles examined the four generations and how designers will design for diverse generational demographics.  How will designers marry the needs of Traditionals and Gen-Yers with the Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers sandwiched in between? These questions and more were answered in this look at the generations in the home and their specific needs.  On May 20th from 1:30 to 3:30 Pettigrew's guest speaker Linda Elliot Smith, FASID discussed the growing trend of multi-generations in the home.

Designers, architects and students lingered afterwards in Pettigrew's 20,000 square foot showroom while enjoying a glass of wine and experienced the latest in our collection.

Spring Thing is your chance to fulfill CEPH or CEU course requirements in the surroundings of the Southwest's finest decorative center.  Now Pettigrew is planning Celebration of Design 2010 in October...another opportunity for continuing education.  Seating is limited for all courses, so register online today or contact Lisa Oldham at fullsleeve@gmail.com.

The phone has been ringing all week with calls from across the country and around the world to let us know that Pettigrew's clients, vendors and friends are remembering John Orr who died March 11, 2009.  As the shock subsided a year ago, we got busy doing what John would have wanted us to do...carry on his work at Pettigrew serving the design community.

During the past year Pettigrew has faced some real challenges with a tough Dallas economy and changes in the wholesale furniture and lighting industry at large.  But with the creative minds of Pettigrew's team of designers and sales staff combined with the collective talents of our artists and craftsmen, our clients have remained loyal to the selection and quality, which John Orr and Jack Pettigrew built over the past 60 years.

So today we pause to remember John.  Our tears have been replaced with fond laughter of his cock-eyed view of the world...his flair for the dramatic...and his uncanny ability to spot the perfect piece hidden in the corner of a dusty workshop in a far-off land.  He taught us well with his eye for quality...his love of all things beautiful...and his obsession with making Pettigrew's customers glad they visited our showrooms.

Thank you all for your warm thoughts and constant support during the past year.  You are the reason Pettigrew thrives today!

Once again Pettigrew Associates, Inc. welcomes the design community to Celebration of Design. This annual event is an opportunity for designers from the region to fulfill CEU/CEPH course requirements while seeing what Decorative Center Dallas showrooms have to offer for 2010.

This year Pettigrew Associates, Inc. will host Angela Merola as she presents her talk Overcoming the Three Most Difficult Conversations; Money, Mistakes and Misunderstandings!  Those of you who heard Angela speak at Spring Thing 2009 will want to register early to hear her practical approach to difficult conversations.  The seminar will take place in Pettigrew's showroom from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm on Wednesday, October 28th.  A light lunch from Bread Winners will be served immediately following Angela's talk, so plan on lingering before the next seminar.

Celebration of Design is your best chance to fulfill CEPH or CEU course requirements in the surroundings of the Southwest's finest decorative center.

Seating is limited for all courses, so register online today or contact Lisa Oldham with Full Sleeve Communications at fullsleeve@gmail.com for more information.