{"id":37350,"date":"2023-03-27T17:32:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T17:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/?p=37350"},"modified":"2023-04-25T19:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T19:24:47","slug":"kravet-spring-market-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/2023\/03\/27\/kravet-spring-market-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Kravet &#8211; Spring Market 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37350\" class=\"elementor elementor-37350\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bf093e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bf093e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>KRAVET<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6885309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6885309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Suite 1202 &#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\"> Wednesday<\/span><strong> May 10 @ 3pm<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6fa47 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d6fa47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/designer-discussion-book-signing-at-kravet-tickets-600803969847\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc6550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9cc6550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca7372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ca7372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Designer Discussion &amp; Book Signing<\/strong><\/h4><p>Join Kravet for a discussion and group book signing with designer-authors Betsy Wentz, Leslie Banker, Danielle Rollins, and Janie Molster; moderated by Kathryn Given, Style Director at Luxe Magazine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708cca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"708cca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56262cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56262cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b484d38\" data-id=\"b484d38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e9382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84e9382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Betsy-Wentz-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Betsy-Wentz-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Betsy-Wentz-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Betsy-Wentz-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Betsy-Wentz-copy-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec8bf61\" data-id=\"ec8bf61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2dc00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb2dc00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although <strong>Betsy Wentz<\/strong> established her design firm and the Studio B showroom in 2011, its roots are over 40 years old. In 1977, Kay Wiegand, Betsy&#8217;s mother, started a design business working from her home. Childhood served as on the job training, exposing Betsy to all of the things she&#8217;s come to love and appreciate about design.\u00a0<\/p><p>After earning a Master\u2019s degree in counseling psychology and practicing for several years, Betsy made the decision to transition to interior design partnering with Kay in 2001. \u00a0A successful mother-daughter team was formed.<\/p><p>When a devastating electrical fire destroyed their family home and Kay retired soon after, Betsy forged ahead. In 2011, she rented office space in Sewickley, rebranded the company name to Betsy Wentz Interior Design, and her unique design showroom concept flourished.<\/p><p>Studio B purchased and renovated a building in 2016 adding a showroom space for furniture, rugs, and accessories.<\/p><p>Betsy now has clients throughout Pittsburgh, as well as, California, Chicago, Florida, Maine, Ohio, Canada, and London.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eab2cb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eab2cb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d762ce1\" data-id=\"d762ce1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22b81e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d22b81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Danielle-Rollins-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37366\" alt=\"Danielle Rollins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Danielle-Rollins-Headshot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Danielle-Rollins-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Danielle-Rollins-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Danielle-Rollins-Headshot-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f5aea6\" data-id=\"0f5aea6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f89302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f89302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Danielle Rollins<\/strong> is a burgeoning all-American lifestyle brand created on Danielle\u2019s effortlessly elegant personal style and inherently great taste. As an internationally known tastemaker and trendsetter, interior and clothing designer, author and online influencer, she is recognized for Gracious Living and Stylish EntertainingTM.<\/p><p>Founder and creative director for Danielle Rollins Interiors her overriding joy is in providing inspiration for achieving beauty in everyday living, whether it is through home decorating or flawless entertaining. Licensed collaborations and lifestyle product collections are slated to come out in 2019 to coincide with the launch of a new book. Highly sought after among the design industry, Danielle has participated in collaborations with Brunschwig &amp; Fils, de Gournay, Schumacher, Samuel &amp; Sons, Sanderson, Zoffany, Fromental, Pierre Frey, Thibaut and many more of the top design houses in the industry as well as projects with Pottery Barn and Ballard Designs. Her contributions to charity showcases have included the Atlanta Homes &amp; Lifestyles Home for the Holidays Designer Show House, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Show House &amp; Gardens, ADAC Behind the Windows, and many more.<\/p><p>Danielle Rollins, author of bestseller Soir\u00e9e Entertaining with Style (Rizzoli), A Home for All Seasons (Rizzoli), and sought-out public speaker who has been featured on national and local television, radio, magazines, newspapers and digital media. She is an outspoken advocate of women\u2019s issues and women\u2019s rights, passionate female entrepreneur who believes in giving back, a proud mother of three young adult children, and she lives in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a61116e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a61116e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c52921c\" data-id=\"c52921c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143ccce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"143ccce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Janie-Molster.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37370\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Janie-Molster.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Janie-Molster-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Janie-Molster-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Janie-Molster-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e7a859\" data-id=\"1e7a859\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff903a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dff903a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A long-standing favorite of the Southeast corridor, <strong>Janie Molster<\/strong> is known for interior design work that defies easy categorization. As a lover of the old, an interpreter of the new, combined with her deft hand at creating a signature mix, Janie\u2019s interiors are both captivating and welcoming. Her broad range of projects are frequently featured in design platforms including House Beautiful, Veranda, Traditional Home, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. In 2021 Janie was selected as a finalist in The Southeastern Designer of the Year sponsored by Veranda and ADAC. Janie Molster Designs was also showcased in the 2022 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Palm Beach. And in the last consecutive three years, Janie has been a finalist in the prestigious Andrew Martin Awards as one of the top 100 designers in the world. Janie\u2019s successful first monograph House Dressing: Interiors for Colorful Living made its debut in September 2021 and is in its 3rd printing.<\/p><p>As a mother of five, Janie understands that good design must be intertwined with comfort and functional practicality. \u201cI like to think my rooms inspire Southern graciousness, whatever the region. Inviting rooms should look like they&#8217;ve evolved naturally over time,&#8221; she says, capturing her design sensibility. &#8220;I&#8217;m not guided by genre, period, or pedigree. I am guided by good.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-546e050 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"546e050\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28d6a6e\" data-id=\"28d6a6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856687f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"856687f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Leslie-Banker-Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37374\" alt=\"Leslie Banker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Leslie-Banker-Headshot.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Leslie-Banker-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Leslie-Banker-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Leslie-Banker-Headshot-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cd4b1e\" data-id=\"5cd4b1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607f677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607f677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Leslie Banker<\/strong>, a native New Yorker, believes that a home, or any interior space, should make its inhabitants happy, healthy, and productive. On all her projects she starts with this point of view and works with clients to develop a plan for how their environment can support them in living their best lives.<\/p><p>Leslie\u00a0 joined her mother\u2019s relaunched firm, Pamela Banker, Inc., in 1999. The firm\u2014which was established in 1966\u2014had been paused while Pamela assumed principal designer roles at McMillan in the 1980s and Parish Hadley in the 1990s. The newly launched firm continued until Pamela\u2019s death in 2013. Leslie then carried on the business; maintaining relationships with many clients who had been with the firm for generations.<\/p><p>Leslie is the co-author, with her late mother Pamela Banker, of The Pocket Decorator and The Pocket Renovator both published by Rizzoli. She is the author of the forth coming book Think Like a Decorator published by Rizzoli in Spring 2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0051f97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0051f97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d8508c\" data-id=\"4d8508c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b5a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32b5a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kathryn-Givens.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39088\" alt=\"Kathryn Given\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kathryn-Givens.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kathryn-Givens-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kathryn-Givens-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kathryn-Givens-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99369fc\" data-id=\"99369fc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a433b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73a433b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kathryn Given<\/strong>, Style Director at Luxe Magazine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3de276d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3de276d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f068f1\" data-id=\"4f068f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283b3f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"283b3f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KRAVET Suite 1202 &#8211; Wednesday May 10 @ 3pm Register Now! Designer Discussion &amp; Book Signing Join Kravet for a discussion and group book signing with designer-authors Betsy Wentz, Leslie Banker, Danielle Rollins, and Janie Molster; moderated by Kathryn Given, Style Director at Luxe Magazine. Although Betsy Wentz established her design firm and the Studio &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/2023\/03\/27\/kravet-spring-market-2023\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":39382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2087],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/124"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ddbuilding.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}