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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.

Hidden at High Point Market

Maybe April 14-18 will be your first ever trip to High Point Market. Maybe you’ve been so many times you’ve lost count. But whether you’re a newbie or seasoned pro, you’ll want in on these insider…
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(Photo: Unsplash user Jaelynn Castillo)

4 Ways to Improve Your Instagram Stories

With more than 300 million people using Instagram stories each day, the platform has a significant marketing potential for any business. More than 2 million businesses are active on Instagram stories…

Sit With This: Accent Chairs for Every Room

So much of home decor is about blending in. We set the stage with the perfect paint colors and floor coverings. We orchestrate a lighting design that will appear seamless and unobtrusive. The sofa…
Corey Damen Jenkins traditional sitting parlor
Photo by Werner Straube/Traditional Home

Last Look With Corey Damen Jenkins

New Trad designer Corey Damen Jenkins kicked off 2018 with the debut of a new lighting collection for Hudson Valley Lighting, and he’s not slowing down. Here the Michigan-based designer explains how…
Holly Hollingsworth Phillips
Holly Hollingsworth Phillips

Florence Broadhurst Names The English Room Blogger First U.S. Brand Ambassador

Florence Broadhurst this week named Holly Hollingsworth Phillips, a Charlotte, NC-based interior designer, blogger and owner of The English Room, as its first U.S. Brand Ambassador. In 2018, the…
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4 Tasks to Accomplish Before You Arrive at the Spring High Point Market

Anyone who's ever been to High Point Market knows that the best intentions often fall through. You may have plans to visit 10 showrooms, but in reality, you can really only make it to four of them.…
Lighting design Monstera Deliciosa in the palace Palazzo di Napoli in the heart of Palermo.
Award-winning Monstera Deliciosa designed by Massimiliano Moro

The LIT Design Award Winners: What the Judges Think and What We Think

The 1st Annual International Competition for Lighting Product Design and Implementation kicked off this year, welcoming lighting submissions from manufacturers, designers and practicers from all…

Rattan To Me

There was a time when we loathed all things from the 70s. To be fair, the decade had its share of style busts. Raise your hand if images of shag carpet (in the bathroom), inflatable furniture and the…
Realm Furnishings & Design Studio
Realm Furnishings & Design Studio in Babylon, NY offers design services along with products out of its 4,000-square-foot boutique.

The Shops Around the Corner

As high-end furniture stores across the country continue to dwindle in numbers — falling victim to everything from changing tastes and lifestyles to increasing competition online — small, inviting…
Pholc Apollo by Broberg & Ridderstråle
Pholc's Apollo by Broberg & Ridderstråle fixture

Merci, Paris: 6 Looks from Maison & Objet’s January 2018 Edition

In the Tropics Walking the halls of Maison & Objet at times felt like a jungle expedition. This motif had been gaining in previous editions of the show but seemed to proliferate in time for this…
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