Meet Celebrity Designer Nani Vinken -- of TLC's 'In a Fix' -- at Fall Fort Lauderdale Home Show


MEDIA ADVISORY, Nov. 11, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Meet designer Nani E. Vinken -- of TLC TV's "In a Fix" -- at the Fall Fort Lauderdale Home Show. Find out how you can create an elegant, functional home office for maximum productivity and pleasure when working at home.

Whether you use your home office eight hours a day or eight hours a month, Nani's tips can help make working from home "a beautiful thing." The elegant, Swiss-educated celebrity designer to the rich and famous will sign autographs after her talk.



 WHO:      Nani E. Vinken, celebrity designer of luxury homes
           and yachts for the rich and famous, and star of
           the "In A Fix" home-improvement show on TLC (formerly
           The Learning Channel)
           http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/inafix/inafix.html .

 WHAT:     "How to Make Working from Home a Beautiful Thing"
           by Nani E. Vinken.

 WHEN:     1 pm, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004

 WHERE:    Fort Lauderdale Fall Home Design & Remodeling Show at
           Broward County Convention Center, 1950
           Eisenhower Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For directions,
           visit http://www.homeshowspecials.com/Directions.html .

 ABOUT NANI: In addition to her ongoing role as
           featured designer on "In A Fix" -- she offers design
           tips during major fast-track home improvement
           projects for the TLC cable TV program -- Nani Vinken
           is principal and founder of Nani Vinken Design,
           Inc. in Fort Lauderdale. The firm provides
           high-end interior design services to
           discriminating clients all over the world -- for
           their private homes, luxury motor yachts and super
           yachts.

           Creativity, design expertise and respect for
           celebrity privacy issues, has earned Nani a
           clientele that includes high-profile figures from
           the sports, music and fashion industries all over
           the world.

           An award-winning painter who has exhibited in the
           U.S. and Europe, Nani was formally trained in
           Switzerland where she received a Bachelor of Fine
           Arts in Design from the Art Center College of
           Design, and a Master of Arts degree from Webster
           University in Geneva.

           On the Net: Vinken site: http://www.nanivinken.com

 ABOUT     Open to both public and trade Nov.
 HOME SHOW:18-21, 2004, the Fort Lauderdale Fall Home Design
           & Remodeling Show features decorating, remodeling,
           furniture and accessories, home improvements,
           lighting, flooring, window and wall treatments,
           garden and landscape items, interior design and
           home electronics. Home improvement experts will be
           on hand to advise homeowners on home repairs due
           to hurricane damage, as well as general home
           improvement and renovation projects. Call
           305-667-9299 for info.

           Admission to Nani Vinken's presentation free with paid
           admission to Home Show. Discount coupons
           available at http://www.homeshowspecials.com .

           On the Net:Home Show site: http://www.homeshowspecials.com

           The Nani Vinken Design logo is available at:
           http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=1299
 
 CONTACTS: Inquiries, speaking/endorsements for Nani Vinken,
           Sue Ann Prelozni, 760-635-0086, sue@nanivinken.com
           Media relations for Nani Vinken, CBS Communications/
           Carol Somer, 408-577-1127, cbs@cbscomm.net