INTERNATIONAL

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INDE 138

• INTERNATIONAL
• DESIGN
• BUSINESS

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• international practices in the interior design
  industry

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• international practices in the interior design
  industry
• business practices and procedures within the
  international business system

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• international practices
• in the interior design industry
• business practices and
• procedures within the
• international business system
• variation in style and design
• preferences of world geography

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• handling and consolidating shipments
• letters of credit
• Documentation
• general banking practices
• exports and import of materials

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Practical design problems
• space analysis
• construction drawings
• human factors
• space utilization

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• marketing presentation
• model building techniques
• design criteria for commercial needs
• public use code compliance
• Architect,
• Vendor,
• And
• Contractor
• Relations

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Week 1 (8/21-23)
• Priority of client need identification
• Cultural requirements, language and
  interpretation, realistic expectations
• Identification of project requirements
• Human factors, spatial specifications,
  functional requirements
• Language skills
• Basic Communication, Design Specific
  Communication, Business Terms
• Student Consultation 30 Minutes

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Assignment 1 Country-Specific Trade Practices
  Opportunities
• Select Your Country and using any source,
  identify IM/EX sources/clients for
• Finished Furniture,
• Wall Covering,
• Floor Covering,
• Lighting Fixtures,
• other Design Goods Services

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Assignment 2 Country-Specific Trade Practices
  Opportunities
• Select Your Country and using any source,
  identify IM/EX Design Business Terms for
• Types Style of Furniture
• Types Style of Fixtures
• Types Style of Finishes

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Assignment 3 Country-Specific Trade Practices
  Opportunities
• Select Your Country and using any source,
  identify its specific IM/EX
• handling and consolidating shipments
• letters of credit
• Documentation
• general banking practices
• exports and import of materials

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U.S. Census Bureau
INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Foreign Trade Division
• Understanding Foreign Trade Data
• May 16, 2007

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS USATrade
Online

• Exports and Imports
• Harmonized System (HS)
• Classification Country and District level
• Monthly and Year-to-Date data 2002 - present
• Annual data from 1992 present

http//www.usatradeonline.gov/
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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• FTD Website - References
• Schedule B Search Engine
• Browse, Search or Download Schedule B Book
• Information
• Concordance Files
• Obsolete to New Codes
• Notices, Guides, Papers
• Classifications Codes
• Staff Directories

www.census.gov/trade
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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESSFTD - Data
Dissemination Branch
Customized Reports (301) 763- 2311 (301)
457-4615 (Fax) General Inquiries (301)
763-2227 [phone] (Fax)
ftd.data.dissemination_at_census.gov www.census.gov/t
rade/
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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESSCountry
Presentation Review

• Country Sources/clients for
• Finished Furniture,
• Wall Covering,
• Floor Covering,
• Lighting Fixtures,
• other Design Goods Services
• Design Business Terms for
• Types Style of Furniture
• Types Style of Fixtures
• Types Style of Finishes
• Country-specific IM/EX
• handling and consolidating shipment practices
• letters of credit
• documentation
• general banking practices
• exports and import of materials

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS Thursday
8/30

• Foreign design opportunities
• Design Industry Publications
• Assignment 1 Region/Country
• Materials Industries
• Trade Journals
• Mortgage Bankers

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS Thursday
8/30

• Foreign design opportunities
• Design Industry Publications Assignment 1
  Region/Country
• Materials Industries
• US Materials Industry Associates
• Country Materials Industries

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS Thursday
8/30

• Foreign design opportunities
• Design Industry Publications Assignment 1
  Region/Country
• Trade Journals
• Foreign Correspondents
• Trade-specific Foreign Journals

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS Thursday
8/30

• Foreign design opportunities
• Design Industry Publications Assignment 1
  Region/Country
• Mortgage Bankers
• Correspondent Banks
• Real Estate Developers

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS Thursday
8/30

• Foreign design opportunities
• Design Projects
• Assignment 2 Region/Country
• Financial Institutions
• Real Estate Development
• Mortgage Banking
• Manufacturing/Distribution
• Local Corporations
• Foreign Subsidiaries
• Domestic Partners
• Vendors Suppliers
• US International Departments
• Sales Marketing
• Manufacturing
• Distribution

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS Thursday
8/30

• Foreign design opportunities
• Design Projects
• Assignment 2 Region/Country
• Financial Institutions
• Real Estate Development
• Mortgage Banking
• Manufacturing/Distribution

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS Thursday
8/30

• Foreign design opportunities
• Design Projects
• Assignment 2 Region/Country
• Local Corporations
• Foreign Subsidiaries
• Domestic Partners
• Vendors Suppliers

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS Thursday
8/30

• Foreign design opportunities
• Design Projects
• Assignment 2 Region/Country
• US International Departments
• Sales Marketing
• Manufacturing
• Distribution

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS TEST
REVIEW

• Week 3 (9/4-6)
• For your Country, Identify
• Major Bank
• Largest Corporation
• Major Export to US
• Major US Trading Partner

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Week 3 (9/4-6)
• Requirement of TEAMWORK
• GAME 1 Foreign Client/Domestic Project
  Identification Selection
• TEST International Trade Practices
  Opportunities

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Week 3 (9/4-6)
• Requirement of TEAMWORK
• GAME 1 Foreign Client/Domestic Project
  Identification Selection

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS TEST
REVIEW

• For your Country, Identify
• Major US Local Country Associate
• Largest US Import Design Material
• Major Design Product Produced by Country
• Largest Domestic Shipper to US
• Largest Importer from US
• Major Freight Forwarder either direction
• Design Products Imported
• Design Products Exported

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS TEST
REVIEW

• PATHS TO INFORMATION
• Internet SEARCH
• Magazine SEARCH
• US Contacts (phone/email/NET) with Foreign
  Country's
• Bank
• Shipper
• Airline IM/EX Freight Forwarder
• Major US Corps doing business in your country

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Week 3 (9/6)
• TEST International Trade Practices
  Opportunities
• For your Country, Identify
• Major Bank
• Largest US Domestic Corporation
• Major Export Design Product to US
• Major US Trading Freight Partner

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Week 4 (9/11-13)
• TUESDAY 9/11
• Continued presentations
• For your Country, Identify
• Major US Local Country Design Associate
• Largest US Import Design Material/Product
• Major Design Product Produced by Country
• Largest Design Products Domestic Shipper to US
• Largest Design Products Importer from US
• Major Freight Forwarder either direction
• Design Products Imported
• Design Products Exported
• Thursday 9/13
• Design of International Project
• Presentation
• Modeling
• Critique
• GAME 2 Domestic Client/Foreign Project Proposal
• Student Consultation Schedule 30 minutes

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INDE 138 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BUSINESS

• Week 5 (9/18-20)
• Client Acquisition/Identification of potential
  Clients
• Publications
• http//www.italymagazines.com/?gclidCLShw_aRzI4CF
  Q-1YgodCUm6AQ
• Requests for Proposals
• http//www.bizwiz.com/cgi-bin/tradeanndsrch_html.c
  gi
• Adjunct Associations
• http//www.aboutitaliandesign.info/design-associat
  ions.html
• Financial Institutions
• http//search.iadb.org/search.asp?querymodebasic
  QueryTextitalianlanguageenglishPage6SortSpec
  titledesc
• Review Country-Specific Design Practices
  Materials Purchase Opportunities