- June 22, 2026
- Veronika
Beautiful products are everywhere.
What many design professionals struggle to find is the time and opportunity to truly understand them. Not just how they look, but how they’re built, installed, maintained, specified, and integrated into real projects.
Because when clients ask difficult questions, or installers hit unexpected challenges, product knowledge matters.
That’s why we created Designhounds Bootcamps.
Less marketing. More mattering.
Designhounds Bootcamps are immersive, education-first workshops created specifically for actively specifying interior designers, kitchen and bath professionals, architects, and residential design experts.
Unlike traditional CEUs or showroom presentations, Bootcamps are intentionally small, highly interactive, and built around practical learning with each full-day event bringing together approximately 20 to 30 vetted professionals and three to five leading brands for in-depth technical education, hands-on demonstrations, open discussion, and peer learning.
Our goal is simple:
To empower design professionals by helping them specify with greater confidence, authority, and technical understanding.
Why Bootcamps work
Today’s professionals often don’t have time or bandwidth to visit multiple showrooms or attend fragmented product presentations across an entire city or even country.
Bootcamps consolidate meaningful learning into a single focused experience where participants can:
- Understand how products are made
- Learn installation considerations
- Compare solutions across categories
- Ask technical questions directly to manufacturers
- Build confidence that carries into real client projects
We believe stronger product knowledge leads to better projects, better client outcomes, and stronger relationships between brands and the professionals who specify them.
A collaborative business model
There’s more. Bootcamps aren’t simply traveling events. They are built through partnerships with local and regional design firms who serve as Designhounds Local Market Partners.
This collaborative model:
- Strengthens regional design communities
- Creates meaningful educational opportunities closer to home
- Gives local hosts visibility and participation in an education-first initiative
- Allows brands to engage authentically within each market
Rather than dropping into cities from above, we’re building a nationwide network with the design community itself.
Upcoming Designhounds Bootcamps
October 16, 2026
High Point, North Carolina – Register here →
Topic: Kitchen and Bath Products (Integrated Technology and Lighting pending)
October 28, 2026
Pasadena, California – Register here →
Topic: Kitchen and Bath Products
November 5, 2026
San Antonio, Texas – Register here →
Topic: Kitchen and Bath Products
March 12, 2027
San Antonio, Texas – Register here →
Topic: Kitchen and Bath Products
Additional markets in development
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Columbus, Ohio
- Tampa Bay, Florida
- Atlanta, Georgia
- San Antonio, Texas
- Portland / Seattle Pacific Northwest
Check back regularly as new locations and registration opportunities are added.
Interested in participating?
Whether you’re a designer looking to attend, a brand interested in presenting, or a design studio exploring becoming a Local Market Partner, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact us at hello@m2-connect.com.
