LAUNCH: the ASID National Student Summit

  Over a long weekend at the end of February, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) played host to LAUNCH: the ASID National Student Summit. Nearly 250 interior design students from around the globe made their way to Savannah for the three-day proceedings. ASID planners loaded each day with a lively combination of speeches, breakout sessions, tours and free time to keep the students energized and engaged. For those students who arrived early, the event kicked off at 11:00a.m. on Friday, February 26, with a tour of the newly opened factory of engineered quartz counter tops, Caesarstone, located just outside Savannah in Richmond Hill, GA. For many, this was the first of what I suspect will be many factory tours over the course of their careers in interior design! Those arriving a bit later could join a guided walking tour of Savannah with its lovely Spanish-moss laden, tree …