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.
High Point Market Opens 2018 Fall Registration
Registration for the Fall 2018 High Point Market is now open for buyers, international buyers, exhibitors, trade/industry, press and students.
The Fall High Point Market will be held on Saturday,…
Battle of the Sexes (Accent Chair Edition)
She wants a ladylike slipper chair. He wants a manly recliner. While relationship therapist probably isn’t part of your job description, you can still help ward off a domestic World War III by…
Summer Market Preview: Atlanta 2018
Preview these products making their debut at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, July 10-16.
Peking Handicraft
Designed by Elizabeth Olwen for Peking Handicraft, the…
5 Steps to Blogging Smarter, Not Harder
Regular blogging does wonders for a website’s SEO, driving customers at all stages of the buying process to your website. It can boost your website in search results, and it can help you attract…
3 AmericasMart Live Events That Will Help Your Business
This week, retailers and designers will descend en masse in Atlanta for the summer edition of Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market and the Atlanta International Area Rug Market (…
Catching Up With Joss & Main
Despite what certain pyramid schemes and the Internet would have us believe, age is not the enemy. And just as humans grow wiser and more interesting as we get older, most of our favorite things —…
4 Key Takeaways from the 2018 Houzz & Home Report
Each year, Houzz.com releases its annual report on home renovation trends, and its 2018 Houzz & Home Report delivered key findings and helpful insights as to what homeowners are renovating and…
Education for All: Opportunities for Manufacturers, Retailers and Interior Designers
Remember a long, long time ago when you couldn’t wait for school to be out for the summer? No more quizzes, books or bossy teachers for three whole months! Oh, how times have changed. Turns out…
Last Look: AphroChic
In 2007, then-lawyer Jeanine Hays launched AphroChic, the design blog that celebrated modern decor and Hays’ African heritage and culture. Two years later, Hays and her husband Bryan Mason…
Retail Road Trip: Denver
Urban Lights
In 1976, David Nestor opened Foothills Lighting in Denver. In 2010, after being out of the lighting game for nine years and now in the middle of a recession, he opened Urban Lights. The…