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.
Designer Q&A: Bat eye
Provoke. Stimulate. Seduce. That's the goal behind every Bat eye piece. In 2011, Marco Sousa debuted his new luxury furniture company at the Décorex in London. So it makes sense that Sousa devote one…
A Look into the New Currey & Co./Bunny Williams Collaboration
How did the Currey and Bunny Williams partnership form?
Cecil Adams: The partnership between Bunny Williams and Currey & Company began as a mutual admiration of each other’s work. We here at…
What to Know About LEED Certification
Going green is all the rage, and not just because it’s Pantone’s Color of the Year. With more home and commercial property owners looking to create sustainable spaces, builders and interior designers…
Why You Should Never Buy Email Lists
Every company dreams of having a robust emailing list, daily likes on their Facebook page and glowing online reviews, but when business is slow, it's sometimes tempting to want to jump ahead in line…
Sit Back and Relax! 4 Smart Lamps that Do It All
In every well-appointed lighting design, there are the doers (think recessed ceiling fixtures and undercabinet LEDs) and those like that retro torchiere in the corner or the demure lamp on the…
3 Tips for Blog Topic Brainstorming
It's finally time. You have your computer opened, and the cursor blinks up at you from the blank word document. Now all you need to do is write your blog, but the minute you raise your fingers to…
5 Website Design Blunders – And How to Fix Them
A poorly functioning website reflects badly on your company. It makes it harder for customers to shop or browse your selection, and it frustrates them when they can’t find basic information. Even if…
Get Smart! 3 Easily Accessible Educational Seminars for Busy Interior Designers
Emblazoned in black and white against the red brick of an office building on a busy corner of Chicago’s River North Arts District are the words of Italian design master Massimo Vignelli: “Styles come…
High Point Market Announces Spring Performers
Country singer Trisha Yearwood and pop group Dirty Loops are set to hit the stage at the Stars Under the Stars event series at High Point Market this spring. The performances will take place on…
Last Look with Stonewood LLC's Sven Gustafson
Minnesota high-end custom homebuilder Stonewood LLC incorporates smart technology into the majority of the 10 to 12 houses it builds each year. Here, peek inside one of the company’s latest projects…