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Swaim Furniture Teams Up with Designer Charles Pavarini III
Swaim Furniture, luxury upholstery and casegoods manufacturer, announced an exciting collaboration with New York City-based interior designer Charles Pavarini III of Pavarini Design, who recently won…
Light + Building Report: Design Recap
Our top five lighting trends from the bi-annual fair, held March 18-23 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Plant Life
Nui Studio
Mygdal Plantlights from Nui Studio not only light up the dark, they also bring…
Design Gone Digital
At the moment, Amazon cannot come through a computer screen and pierce a person’s ears, and for mainly that reason, Claire’s Inc., the teen and tween jewelry and accessories brand found in every…
3 Tips for Answering Q&As on Your Google My Business Page
Your lighting or home furnishings showroom has a solid Google My Business page with your address, hours of operation and phone number, and as long as that information doesn't change, your page…
Simple Secrets to Subject Line Success
Whether you’re in a boutique out East, a coastal showroom, or Midwest lighting gallery, even the most talented lighting and decor professionals struggle to write the right email subject line. Here,…
Why Communication Can Make or Break an Interior Designer
Last night, interior designers and industry professionals gathered at Pagoda Red in Chicago's Fulton Market neighborhood for cocktails and a live taping of Nick May's The Chaise Lounge podcast. With…
How to Engage Your Customers' Senses to Create a Showroom Experience
It's always worth attending a seminar or two at a major market because you never know when the conversation might just turn. At ICFF this week during the Making, Marketing and Selling Design in a 24/…
Design Q&A: Relamp, The Printed Light Bulb
Over the last few years, the Edison bulb trend dominated at Lightovation and market centers across the country. So many companies from Hinkley to Stylecraft to Mitzi created fixtures designed to…
Millennial Men: An Emerging Market for Home Furnishings Retailers, Interior Designers
Spring is in full bloom, as is peak home-buying season. For the Millennial generation — defined as those born between 1981 and 1996 — the dark cloud of The Great Recession that hung over their heads…
Lighting & Decor's Obligatory Royal Wedding Article
At Lighting & Decor, we editors — Editor-in-Chief Nicole Davis and I — are happy to stay in our home design industry bubble. Sure, we don't get to go to South Korea to cover the Olympics, and we'…