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.
Fringe Benefits
Generations of bikers, hippies and cowpunchers can’t be wrong: There’s just something about fringe. Sure, it’s festive. Certainly, it shimmies. But it’s not for the faint of heart, and therein lies…
New Study Finds Disrupting Trends in Interior Design Industry
Dramatic disruptive trends have reared their heads in the luxury interior design industry, according to a new study from Unity Marketing and The Home Trust International.
To-The-Trade Interior…
How to Add a ChatBot to Your Website
Anyone who's ever had to call their cable, phone or credit card company knows how invaluable a website's chatbot can be. This handy tool usually pops up in the bottom right-hand corner of a web…
3 Winter Market Seminars You Can't Miss
Anyone who's ever been to a winter market knows that there's a whirlwind of activity going on. Showrooms have new products they're dying to show off, and they're putting out great spreads for lunches…
Napa Home & Garden Announces Partnership with Barclay Butera
Napa Home & Garden announced last week a new collaboration with designer and author Barclay Butera.
The launch will kick off this January in Atlanta with a party and book signing on Friday, Jan…
The Family Jewels
Sapphires, rubies and emeralds — oh my! It’s no wonder the precious (and semi-precious) palette has popped up everywhere from fashion runways to floral arrangements this year—and pretty much every…
3 Best Apps for Editing Photos
Nothing kills an image like poor lighting or a blurry background, and in an increasingly digital world where most consumers will judge you first by your social media profiles and website, you can't…
Last Look With Glenn Gissler
Clients come to Glenn Gissler for his style, but they stay for his art expertise. The New York-based designer goes above and beyond to help his clients choose artwork for their homes and has sage…
April Force Pardoe Wins 1st Look at Last Look
Lighting & Decor is pleased to announce that designer April Force Pardoe of April Force Pardoe Interiors has won the 2017 1st Look at Last Look interior design competition.
"April's description…
Ace of Vase
Astrologers may disagree on the exact timing of the Age of Aquarius (apparently lyrics from the 1967 musical “Hair” spout a bunch of hooey), but in true Aquarian fashion, a growing tribe of…