The world is making noise and joining the healthy, ethical movement. Why haven’t you?
Get Certified in a Cruelty Free/Healthy Design Specialty. No more competing with the giant design firms.
Our course graduates are diverse. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A VEGAN OR RUN A VEGAN BUSINESS. This course is a specialty to add to your existing services like a LEED, staging or color consultation specialty. It is an ADDITIONAL SKILL to your current services.
The online Cruelty Free Accelerator Certification Course includes everything you need to know about vegan & healthy, ethical design. You'll be fully prepared & educated to gain today's customer seeking healthy, positive, clean & ethical environments for themselves, their families & especially their children. The training is quick. It can be completed in as little as one full day.
"VeganDesign.org is an organization dedicated to educating designers on the devastating practices with the design industry. Through spreading awareness, trends and practices will shift towards a new all-encompassing standard that respects the planet and all of its inhabitants." - S. Campbell
The online Cruelty Free Accelerator Certification Course includes everything you need to know about cruelty free, healthy design. You'll be fully prepared & educated to financially grow your business while having purpose & saving animals, laborers & the planet. Plus it's quick. It can be completed in as little as one full day! Become your best self & grow your customer base.
The Cruelty Free Training Accelerator is a "step by step" online course. The training shows you how to add cruelty free, healthy design to your existing services and become educated about the skins and hides manufacturing process. The course is accredited for 7.5 CEU's
The training is for anyone seeking to gain more clients, reach the ethical customer, save animals and learn about healthier, vegan and sustainable design options. The training is for those wanting to add a cruelty free design specialty to their list of services and credentials.
It's a simple process. Watch the training videos, all in stunning HD format and complete the action items. The course can be done entirely on either a desktop, tablet or mobile device. Upon completion you receive a certificate and 7.5 Accredited CEU's along with additional perks listed below.
You're in control. The training can start the minute you'd like if that is your preference. Since it's an E learning platform - online, you can access the course anytime, anywhere in the world, 24/7. You can complete one part at a time or finish the entire course in under a day. There are 4 videos and one bonus video.
We created the training out of demand from ethical, health driven and compassionate consumers. Thankfully they are forcing our industry to make change. We are the only training of its kind ANYWHERE in the world. There are no certifications that educate professionals about the importance cruelty free, vegan design and how to use this credential. Our course teaches you to meet the needs of this customer and we do it in extreme detail.
Well being & Optimal Health are what customers want in their spaces. It is the trend in design globally. Learning how to distinguish which materials and products are not laden with chemicals and other poisons are key to your business.
As a business, you must understand and have the know-how to reach this customer or you will lose out to your competition. It's a necessity, as a professional, to learn about gentler, safer design alternatives for children and adults.
The world is on a great mission! Today, more than half of consumers search for brands & companies that are socially & ethically conscious.
Sustainability, cruelty free, vegan & compassionate are mainstream terms in today's world and you must have a complete understanding of these terms and lifestyle
The Cruelty Free Certified Training has a 5 star ★★★★★ rating & will showcase your proficiency in meeting today’s compassionate, health driven & sustainable design standards.
An Ethical & Wellness Design Specialty is Key for Designers
A Certificate of Completion Display your Certification Completion Certificate on your website, social media & hang in your office.
7.5 Continuing Education Credits Upon completion, you'll receive 7.5 accredited CEUs that are accepted by ASID, IIDA, IDCEC IDC, DSA & NCIDQ, these credits are valid for CEU submission. ASID members must earn a minimum of 10 CEUs every two years - so this online training gets you more than halfway there!
Embeddable Explainer Video The video communicates what you’re having completed the Cruelty Free training means to the viewer. It can be uploaded to your website and social media. It evokes a sense of trust & is a wonderful marketing tool.
"I would 100% recommend this course! It opens your eyes & drives you to make a difference." - Diana Gil, Interior Designer
Part 1: The Environment & Leather Industry (approx. 45 minutes)
Part 2: The Wool & Down Industry (approx. 45 minutes)
Part 3: The Fur & Reptile Industry (approx. 45 minutes)
Part 4: Step by Step Tools To Grow Your Business (approx. 45 minutes)
Part 5: Full Length Video Compilation (approx. 45 minutes)
"Deborah DiMare is an experienced, intelligent, successful, designer who has the capability to guide everyone." - LuAnn Nigara, A Well Designed Business Podcast Host
Professionals from every continent have completed the online cruelty free course to advance their careers. If you're a member of ASID, IIDA, IDCEC, IDC, DSA & NCIDQ, these credits are valid for 7.5 CEU credits submission.
By adding this specialty and credential to your existing services, you’re opening your doors to ethical customers that are seeking healthier, cruelty free design alternatives.
“The cruelty free market is the future. New generations are more socially conscious. Our business has grown tremendously & offering cruelty-free alternatives in addition to our regular services. I highly recommend the course.”
— MARISOL HERNANDEZ, MIAMI, FLORIDA
“Everyone should take this course. Not only as business owners or interior designers but as human beings.”
— JOHANNA ERKERS, STOCKLHOM, SWEDEN
“I couldn’t thank Deborah DiMare enough for making this course available to interior design professionals like myself and in business in general.”
— RAQUEL POMPA, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
“VeganDesign.org is an excellent resource to learn about the issues of animal cruelty in the textiles industry and to learn about high quality animal-free alternative products.”
— TENNILLE WOOD, WESTMINSTER, COLORADO
“By taking this course you will become aware of the truly cruel and inhumane practices that occur just to get product...that we could easily live without. In today's interior design product offerings, there are tons of fantastic cruelty-free alternatives. ”
— ROBERT WRIGHT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
“VeganDesign.org is a wonderful organization that focuses on highlighting and educating us about the animal suffering involved in the interior and fashion industries. The course also provides cruelty free alternative resources that can be bought instead.”
— CHLOE BULLOCK, BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM
“I am so glad I chose the VeganDesign.org ™ Certification course. I think it is important for anyone who has the power to choose products for themselves or others to know the truth behind where each product is from and how many other options are so easily available. It is our responsibility as designers to make these right decisions and educate our clients about these choices. ”
— ALEXIS HUBBARD, HARRISBURG, NORTH CAROLINA
“The Vegan Design 101 Class enlightened me. All of the items covered were very real. The program brought more awareness on the process, to own animal products produced by companies for financial gain. Animals suffer around the clock for companies and individuals to profit. You can’t sleep at night knowing this is happening. It has to STOP and we all have to wake up and make change.”
— LANA MCIVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
“The course is an eye-opening experience in more ways than one: first, as an informational and educational guide to the treatment of animals in the leather, fur, and other industries; and second, as a resource to let designers and others know that there are alternatives to furs and skins available that can accomplish design goals without endangering the animals who cannot speak for themselves. ”
— LAURIE SEUBERT, WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND
“VeganDesign.org is passionate about educating others and wanting to change the (luxury) market for interiors and design.”
— MARIE ROVIELLO, VENICE, CALIFORNIA
Deborah DiMare is an accomplished cruelty free design expert & trainer & has educated industry professionals about wellness & humane design globally. She has been the principal of DiMare Design, an ultra luxury compassionate design firm for nearly 20 years. She is an author, TV personality, educational speaker, and global influencer for the vegan & wellness design movement.
Deborah is showing the world that no living creature, human & non, need suffer or die for beautiful furniture. She has demonstrated how less toxic, healthier, durable and luxurious faux alternatives can easily replace wool, fur, leather & other animal derived materials.
Deborah and her design expertise & training have been featured on the Today Show, NBC, TLC and in the pages of The Huffington Post, The Hollywood Reporter, Dezeen, Live Kindly & VegNews.
Dog Leather is a REAL TERM within the Corrupt, Inhumane Skins & Hides Industy
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