Decor Craft Inc / DCI
DCI September ’11 Sales Rep of the month!
I’d like to introduce Rick Ross, Sales Rep from Keena who is a consistent top producer for DCI. I thought maybe some of the questions might help everyone else become as successful as Rick. Q: What does your area include? A: Cliff’s Variety in urban San Francisco, wineries in Napa and Sonoma, resort towns on the Pacific [...]
The WINNING entry to the 1st Annual A Better by Design/DCI Consumer Product Challenge
The winning product from the competition, the Trilife Ecotray from Angie Lee and Queenie Fan of RISD. The tray is a single piece of Bamboo Fiber and allows users to hold it balanced on one arm and hand while placing food on it with the other. Posted on Core77 Design Magazine & Resource - http://www.core77.com/blog/conferences/a_better_world_by_design_day_three_20704.asp#more Recommend on Facebook [...]
1st Annual A Better by Design/DCI Consumer Product Challenge
The DCi Challenge is the consumer product design challenge that A Better World by Design, in conjunction with Decor Craft Inc. (DCI), hosts annually in the winter months. Open to all designers from around the globe, this year’s challenge aims to inspire innovators from multidisciplinary backgrounds to create a tangible product that brings people into [...]
New York International Gift Fair
Here’s our booth at the ’11 New York International Gift Fair. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it
Yoga Break!
Today, Naama Gidron from Motion Center in Providence, Rhode Island treated us to a yoga session specifically designed to promote workplace wellbeing. During this fun respite, we learned a variety of stretches and yoga poses. Turns out many aches and pains can be blamed on bad computer posture. Taking a moment to relax. Naama is [...]
IDSA Northeast Conference
DCI is a sponsor for this year’s IDSA Northeast Conference. (IDSA is the acronym for Industrial Designers Society of America, and you can learn more about the organization here.) The conference will take place on April 8-9 at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), which is conveniently located near our offices. As part of [...]
Thanks, Randy! (Goodies from Knock Knock)
Roni [Owner] distributed some awesome swag this afternoon; everyone got a paper mouse pad courtesy of Randy from Knock Knock. Check out the below picture of Elizabeth [Customer Service] showing off her mousepad. You’ll notice that no one got this one: Here at DCI, we never dawdle. Looking to score your own sweet mousepad? You [...]
Kill-a-Watt: An Interesting Experiment
Justin (Design) calculated the kwh (kilowatt hours) of some common home electrical devices and discovered the following: A laptop consumes the same amount of energy as a refrigerator. A compact florescent bulb consumes the same amount of energy as an old microwave oven when not in use. (Old appliances can be energy guzzlers) Below is [...]
DCI on TV
Curious to see what happens behind the scenes at DCI? MSNBC aired a feature on our company at 7:30am on Sunday February 14, 2011. Not an early riser? View the video here. The segment focuses on the dynamic between Roni Kabessa and Kara Orr, the married couple behind DCI. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it
Happy Valentines Day!
Today at the DCI offices, we celebrated Valentines Day with homemade cupcakes from Erin (Sales) and pink and white M&Ms. Erin decorated each cupcake with a frosting heart, edible pearl beads, and little heart toothpicks. We served the cupcakes in our new Cupcake Stand. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it
