293: Jana Platina Phipps, The Trim Queen: Finding Your Niche

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Today we have Jana Platina Phipps, affectionately known as the “Trim Queen” by her clients, as our guest on the show. Jana and LuAnn met each other in person last year at the IWCE in Charlotte, where they were both speaking, and this year Jana will be speaking again at the IWCE in Tampa Florida. Jana is an embellishment expert, a designer and she's also an agent for Classical Elements. She develops custom trimmings for NYC-based fashion companies and she also designs made-to-order home and fashion accessories, using trimmings and vintage jewelry. Jana teaches other people her technique of Trim Alchemy, which involves turning something ordinary into something really extraordinary, using trimmings to express their personal creativity. Listen in to find out more about what Jana will be doing at the IWCE this year. Jana started a blog in 2013 and she uses her social media channels to keep an account of how the design community uses trimmings creatively. She lectures at The New York School of Interior Design, Continuing Education Seminars and on Webinars to the interior design community, drawing on her knowledge of the history of passementerie and also on her hands-on experience with fabrication. She is a regular contributor to WF Vision and Designers Today Magazines, and Universal Furniture’s Smartstuff Social Station blog. She also conducts DIY workshops and stages a Trim Alchemy Show at the Country Living Fairs across the country. Jana is planning a Trim Queen Maker Tour of Venice Italy for Spring 2018. Listen in now to find out what she has to share with you on today's show. Show highlights: Jana talks about what she has going on at the IWCE this year. How Jana's college education has come into play for her in her career. The details of what's happening with Jana's workshops in the Construction Zone at the IWCE this year. Why Jana really loves going to the IWCE! What you, as an interior designer, can gain from the community on the Construction Zone floor at the IWCE. About Jana's work with Classical Elements. How the blog post- Trim Queen came about, and the mission behind it. The new avenue of creativity and business that Jana has created with Trim Queen. The power of getting great feedback. The fine line between giving people advice and being taken advantage of. About Jana's really helpful peer mentoring group. How Jana moved Trim Queen into becoming a really viable business. Jana's really intentional way of starting out with doing video. The magic of developing your business through the creative process. Something that has really helped Jana with her creative process this year. All about Jana's Trim Queen Maker Tour in Venice Italy next year. What Jana's awesome concept of maker tourism is all about. What's coming up with Jana and the WCAA, out of Connecticut. All the info will be on the events page of Jana's website. (trimqueen.com) Resources: Trim Queen Instagram Facebook Twitter Youtube Pinterest Linkedin

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0:00.0	Have you heard about the exciting new exhibit by the Black Artists and Designers Guild,
0:05.6	which was commissioned by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City?
0:11.1	Big news, right?
0:12.6	The Cooper Hewitt's exhibition is called Making Home, Smithsonian Design Triennial.
0:18.2	Now, the batch designers exhibit is titled the Underground Library,
0:23.8	inspired by the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad is the clandestine network
0:28.6	established in the early 19th century through which many enslaved African Americans
0:33.6	traveled in search of freedom. This library installation represents a 21st century sanctuary surrounded by art, objects,
0:43.5	artifacts, and books of black legacy.
0:46.9	In reimagining and repurposing the Andrew Carnegie Personal Library,
0:52.7	badge invites you to examine the power of home libraries
0:56.1	and the significance of literacy, remembering that African Americans were denied the right to read
1:02.3	under slavery. I'm honored to share that Window Works in Livingston was asked by badge to create
1:08.7	the flat panels for the windows. We used a custom design fabric
1:12.5	by badge members, and the fabric was fabricated by Stacey Garcia's team at Libatex. So please make a
1:20.0	point to visit this inspired space the next time you are in New York City. The exhibition runs
1:25.5	from November 24 all the way through August 10th,
1:30.0	2025. So you have plenty of time to get this on your calendar. We will put links in the show notes. Welcome to a well-designed business with your host, Luann Nigara.
1:52.5	Luan has a lifetime of experience building a multi-million dollar business with her husband and cousin,
1:57.4	and she knows the challenges you've face in your interior design business.
2:01.8	Luann brings you real-life answers to your most pressing problems, as well as practical
2:06.0	strategies to explode your interior design business. So, let's get to the business of interior design.
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