2009 INTERDEPENDENCE HEXAGON PROJECT

This past months have been full of surprises and activities and for our next event we want to invite all of you to the Hexagon project, where our Handtufted Silk rugs will be exhibited.

The idea of the Hexagon Project began with Beth Burkhauer, a local educator, who wanted a project as part on the Interdependence Day Celebration, to involve the entire community. “The idea of hexagon came to me because it seemed to be a shape that is a perfect metaphor for interconnectedness and it can be tessellated meaning that it interconnects infinitely,” stated Burkhauser. “If we asked educator to have students work inside of a uniform template, we could have student expressions become a visible statement.” Burkhauser, also made note that the project was featured in the March Issue of School Arts Magazine.

"Scranton, PA---The Greater Scranton Interdependence Committee announced that the Hexagon Project Exhibit will open on September 4, 2009 at Melberger Art Center at Diversified Information Technology 123 Wyoming Ave, Scranton, starting at 5 p.m. The exhibit will be on display for the month of September. This will be the third year for the Hexagon Project according to Beth Burkhauer, co- chairperson. This year’s exhibit will have over 300 hexagons from schools worldwide. Invitations have been sent to schools in Australia, Canada, Nepal, United States and other countries. New to the exhibit will be a display of rug samples by designer Diane Paparo, New York and Pennsylvania." Hexagon Project Press release

We hope to see you there!

PRESS

"High-End interior designer says that the way to survive a challenging economy is to diversify":

Last month Diane was interviewed by CNN Money. The interview appeared in their On-line site on August 14 as part of their Small Biz Tips "Designing a new Business model". The clip gives very good tips for anybody with a small business . Go to their site to watch the full interview.

AWARDS

In recognition of their achievement in the Interior Design Services, our partners at Diane Paparo Associates got an award from the US Commerce Association . This post is to congratulate them for the Award. To see more of their work go to paparo.com.

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