Designer Education
Product designers, interior designers and lighting designers are working in a changing industry. Competition from online services, DIY and home improvement tv shows, plus changing consumer lifestyles have continued to shift the way business is done. In this section, product designers, interior designers and lighting designers can read news, trend articles and more.
Idea Board: Color Trends
Mustard
A favorite shade from the 70s, mustard received a golden glow at High Point Market.
The Oak Vine table lamp from Pacific Coast Lighting plays with negative space as its vine-like base…
Sage Advice
A cooler shade of green, versatile Sage moved to floors at High Point Market this fall, lending itself to creative interpretations.
Modern Moroccan style defines the bohemian and authentic hand…
High Point Market Authority Opens Call For Spring 2019 Design Bloggers Tour Submissions
The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) today announced that it has partnered again with Esteem Media to develop a Design Bloggers Tour for the 2019 spring market, April 6-10, and is now accepting…
What Luxury Loyalists Want — And Interior Designers Need to Know
In the December issue of Furniture, Lighting & Decor, we introduced you to the new aristocracy in our Consumer Snapshot department. This demographic includes both older Millennials and young Gen…
Maison & Objet Announces Rising Talent Awards Winners
Maison & Objet has chosen six up-and-coming designers from China’s fast-developing design scene as the winners of the 2019 Rising Talent Awards. Frank Chou, Chen Furong, Mario Tsai, Hongjie Yang…
4 Predictions on the Future of Interior Design
During a High Point Market discussion moderated by the Business of Home’s Julia Noran Johnston, designers Kerrie Kelly and Kimberley Seldon sat with Homepolish founder Noa Santos and pondered the…
Idea Board: Resimercial
Resimercial options make workplaces feel homey.
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Curate Home’s Leeward tier small end table in a Peninsula finish can function in an office for storage or as a side table. www.curate-…
What to Know About The U.S.-China Trade War Truce
Last weekend, the U.S. and China came to a truce in the ongoing trade war, alleviating (for now) one of the biggest economic concerns for both retailers and designers coming in 2019: the 25 percent…
Accentuate the Positive
Good lighting design uses various types of illumination to create an inviting overall environment. As you have heard me say before, the best lighting happens when you layer different types of…
Commercial Break
While the lines between the contract, hospitality and residential design businesses were long well-defined — some might say stark — Amanda Schneider, President of Contract Consulting Group — a…