Dering Hall has launched an editorial platform under Daily Features that offers a sampling of content from more than 40 high-end home design, décor and architecture publications such as Lonny, Traditional Home, Cottages & Gardens, ELLE DÉCOR, LUXE Interiors + Designand Huffington Post Home.
“We are working with some of the best creators of design content today, each of whom bring a different perspective to the site, from the beautiful homes showcased in the pages of Luxe Interiors + Design to the newest, cutting-edge products, studios and openings covered by Cool Hunting,” said Frank Ballabio, VP of Marketing, E-commerce and Editorial for Dering Hall.

All content has previously run in the editorial partner’s publication, but will be repeated on Dering Hall with a 'shop-the-look' feed of products available from the site’s member brands and artisans, which allows readers to shop the spirit of the story.
“My design team sees Dering Hall’s new editorial site as a way to quickly and easily survey design reporting beyond the publications that are our regular go-to’s and those within our immediate geography,” said Steven Gambrel, New York-based interior designer who co-founded Dering Hall with Peter Sallick, CEO of Waterworks. “Each of the media contributors on Dering Hall represents the very best that the design media world has to offer.”

Dering Hall has also improved category promotion with in its Home Furnishing section to allow users to shop by brand, design center and editorial partner picks.
Also new is Dering Hall’s partnership with the Hearst Design Group—ELLE DÉCOR, House Beautiful and Veranda—on the Designer Directory, which includes designers’ biographical and contact information, portfolio images, top ten lists, press listings, announcements and links to the designers’ websites.

On Monday morning, Sotheby’s will unveil six rooms curated by interior designers at its Manhattan headquarters as a way to showcase items from upcoming spring auctions: English & Continental furniture, 20th century design, Contemporary and Impressionist prints, African and European sculpture and carpets and Old Master paintings, ceramics and silver.
A broad range of artistic approaches and experience was the main qualifier for the participating designers, who include Ryan Korban, known for his retail design including Alexander Wang’s flagship store, Balenciaga’s men’s and women’s flagship stores and Fivestory New York; McMillen Inc., the oldest full service interior design and decorating firm in America; Daun Curry from Modern Declaration, named one of Vogue’s hottest new designers; New York design duo Catherine Casteel Olasky and Maximilian P. Sinsteden from Olasky & Sinsteden; Shaler Ladd of Shaler Ladd Design Corporation; and Rush Jenkins and Klaus Baer from WRJ Design Associates.
  
  
Clockwise from top: Daun Curry, Ryan Corban, Shaler Ladd, Maximilian P. Sinsteden and Catherine Casteel Olasky
“It is with great enthusiasm that Sotheby’s opens its doors to this group of talented designers,” said Andrew Ogletree, Specialist, English Furniture and Csongor Kis, Specialist, French & Continental Furniture. “There is a natural partnership that exists between the designer of a space and fine and decorative arts. We look forward to seeing how each designer integrates these objects, ranging in age from the 16th century to the present day, in chic and livable room settings that will offer a fresh perspective on the depth and breadth of what Sotheby’s has to offer. To that end, we would like to show that these objects regardless of age or style can be incorporated into a modern lifestyle and be appreciated by today’s collectors.”
The Designer Showhouse, open to the public from March 24 – 28, and features a variety of spaces including a bedroom, living room, dining room and library. The exhibition space will be open from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily.

“The metaphor of hope is crucial to both architecture and health,” said American architectural theorist, landscape architect and designer Charles Jencks during a recent discussion at the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID). He was speaking in reference to the newly opened exhibition on Maggie’s Centres, an organization that offers free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer and their family and friends. “Both professions [architecture and healthcare] project for better futures.”

Charles Jencks at his NYSID lecture
Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Steven Holl and Zaha Hadid are a few of the architects who have designed Maggie’s Centers, which are warm and welcoming places built on the grounds of cancer hospitals. The late Maggie Keswick Jencks, along with her husband Jencks, conceived of the centers as a direct response to her own experience with cancer. She was determined that people should not “lose the joy of living in the fear of dying.”
“Maggie’s offers an essential service to those with cancer, and we wanted to shine a light on the important work they do and bring it to a US audience,” said NYSID president David Sprouls of the exhibition. “NYSID also offers a Master’s program in Healthcare Interior Design, so the two institutions share the belief that one’s environment can promote healing.”
The exhibition focuses in depth on five centers and demonstrates how each one combines aspects of practical, emotional and social support that are often separated in to a single hybrid building type; a space that is part-hospital, part-church, part-museum and part-home.

Maggie's Centres: A Blueprint for Cancer Care exhibition
During the discussion, Jencks noted that all Maggie’s Centres are located in close proximity to what he calls “very necessary” hospitals, yet they offer complementary support through therapy, support groups, advice on finance, nutrition, exercise classes and more.
The first Maggie’s Centre opened in 1996 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was designed by architect Richard Murphy. Since then, Maggie’s has grown to 17 centers across the United Kingdom and beyond, with many more to follow. An architectural brief is given to each architect at the beginning of the process, but they are also given free reign to create a signature building that responds to the surroundings.

Maggie's Dundee
Maggie’s Dundee, in Dundee, Scotland, opened in 2003 and is situated adjacent to Ninewells Hospital. The white, cottage-like building with a wavy silver roof is modeled on a traditional Scottish “butt n’ ben” dwelling.  The garden, designed by landscape architect Arabella Lennox-Boyd, contains a labyrinth design that is an allegory for life: It isn’t a maze, there are no dead ends, but you have to trust you will find a route through, even though often it feels like you are heading in completely the wrong direction.
Jencks made a strong point that architecture in and of itself does not heal, however, there are timeless examples of spaces that give a sense of hope and aid the healing of patients. One example is the Hospices de Beaune in Burgundy, France, a charitable almshouse built in 1453 that has similarities to Maggie’s Dundee, with its landscape labyrinth design, as an allegory for life, and a poignant Anthony Gormley sculpture of a man looking out at sea or Holl’s musically inspired space at the future Maggie’s Barts.

Maggie's Centres: A Blueprint for Cancer Care exhibition
Jencks also explained the importance of creating an inspiring space not just for the patients, but also for the support staff and caregivers. If an uplifting work environment does not support employees of a healthcare center, this translates to the patients. Jencks spoke of his delight that media attention gave to Maggie’s Dundee, contributing to a sense of pride of place enjoyed and appreciated by the staff.
At the center of life at each Maggie’s Centre is the kitchen table. In lieu of a formal reception desk, it is usually the first thing visitors encounter and where they gather to have a cup of tea, have a casual conversation, or group support talk. This informal design is intentional and integral to the philosophy of Maggie’s.
“Hope is a chain, constantly needing mending” said Jencks. “A horizon line is a metaphor of hope.” Jencks cited the wavy, silver Gehry roof of Maggie’s Dundee, as its language offers a welcoming sense of calm and sanctuary as well as a dynamic sense of a horizon.

Maggie's Centre patients and family members
“We all have a friend or family member who as benefited from a warm embrace during treatment and these designs are meant to do just that,” said Robyn Pocker, who along with her company J. Pocker is a sponsor of the exhibition. “The spaces are calming and homelike which is where we would all want to be when illness strikes."
Maggie's Centres: A Blueprint for Cancer Care is on view through April 25 at the NYSID Gallery, 161 E 69th Street, New York City. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

With last year's monumental sale of the Clark Sickle Leaf rug for $29 million, it became clear that antique rugs could achieve the same status as great art.
This week, as part of Asia Week New York, rug dealer Peter Pap—who was the under bidder at the Sotheby's sale—has curated an exhibition and sale of 100 important 19th century antique village and nomadic prayer and large-scale rugs, textiles and saddle covers from Turkey, the Caucasus and Persia, all carefully compiled over 40 years by eight serious rug collectors from around the country.

Peter Pap
“I think designers should think of the fact that some of their clients are spending far, far more on art than these rugs cost, and many of these rugs approach best-of-type, and in art, best-of-type is pretty much out of reach,” said Pap. “One rug with great color, used as an accent in a room either on the floor or the wall can warm up an otherwise neutral environment.”
The rugs featured in this exhibition have undergone three levels of scrutiny and connoisseurship since they were originally purchased by the dealer, who sold them to the collector, explained Pap. “There are many, many rugs in the market that the untrained eye will think do not look much different then these, but several criteria have been met with these that would not be with the majority of rugs out there.”

Daghestan Prayer Rug
Highlights of the exhibition include an early 19th century Daghestan prayer rug from the collection of Christopher Emmet, who lives in Far Hills, NJ, and has a large and important collection. Pap says it is finer and earlier than most Caucasusian rugs he has ever come across. The Emmet collection was carefully put together over 30 years and many rugs were top auction lots acquired with Pap’s input. The Chi Chi prayer rug from the same collection is recognized as one of the best of its type and set an auction record when it sold.
  
Chi Chi Prayer Rug Caucasus and Turkish Bergama Rug
The exhibition is on view through March 30 at the Kentshire Galleries (Madison & 62nd Street) on the fourth floor. In addition, all of the rugs are available for designers and collectors to purchase on 1stdibs.
“What started out at age 20 as just a job as a stock boy in a rug store in Boston, quickly grew into a serious interest in older rugs,” said Pap. “As I delved to the bottom of the stacks, I found rugs that had been sold by the proprietor's father in the 1920's. The tribal and village rugs, with their vibrancy and sense of individuality, quickly won me over.”

“Being named to Interior Design's top 100 list means you are among the powerhouse firms currently doing the biggest, most cutting edge projects around the globe,” according to the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Cindy Allen, who invited the entire list of designers to join her in Palm Springs, California, for the annual three-day celebration.

Cindy Allen runs the Giants through a preview of the 2014 “Big Ideas” issue
More than 90 of the 100 Giants of Design attended. They heard from speakers including Paola Antonelli, senior curator of architecture & design at MoMA; David Macaulay, architectural author; and Mark Strass, publisher of Interior Design Media.

Video highlights from the first few hours at Giants of Design
"Proprietary research chooses [who makes the list],” said Allen. “Firms submit an audited questionnaire to Interior Design with statistics on the projects their firm worked on during a specified time period. The top 100 firms with the highest project billings and most active projects make the list."

Todd Heiser of Gensler, Julia Monk of HOK and Carol Jones of Kasian Architecture and Interior Design
This year’s Gold Listers included Jayne and Joan Michaels of 2michaelsdesign, Chris Sheffield of SLDesign, Janet Rogers of Ziegler Cooper Architects, Barry Richards of the Rockwell Group, Primo Orpilla of Studio O+A, Sara Olm of Flad Architects, John Boyland of Robert A.M. Stern Architects and Carlos Martinez and Colin Burry of Gensler, among others.

President of Interior Design Mark Strauss, Richard Mark of Jacobs Klingstubbins, Lisa Simonian of Vornado Realty Trust, and Jennifer Busch of Interface
"Giants of Design brings together my most favorite things,” said Allen. “It's an intimate gathering of design leaders and friends—old and new; featuring speakers designed to inspire and challenge thinking—professionally and personally; all in sunny Palm Springs, the mecca of mid-century design. It's pure design bliss.”
Photo Credit: Kevin Newsome

It was a battle zone at the Michigan Design Center (MDC) earlier this month, as 12 of the area’s top interior designers went head-to-head creating their own unique room vignettes within MDC showrooms.
“March Madness: Design 2 Ways” attracted nearly 300 guests and kicked off with a designer presentation where attendees heard from participating designers about the creative process for each space, as well as tips for reinventing rooms as trends and tastes change over time.
After viewing the assembled vignettes during an open house, event-goers were invited to vote in the People’s Choice Awards.

The “Room of Your Dreams Award” went to Rochester designer Janis Colborne, of JMC Interiors LLC, for her comfortable, conversation-focused “Salon Talk” vignette in the Decoroom showroom.

Dawn Jacobs of Artichoke Interiors won the “Room You’d Recreate in Your Home Award” for her newlywed’s studio apartment titled “New Beginnings,” in Robert Allen.
Other participating designers and their vignettes are as follows:

Sharon Kory of Kory Interiors

Donna Brown of Dassling Designs, LLC

Lynn Witmer of Witmer Design

Kenneth Laubert of Evergreen Interiors & Antiques, LLC

Rachel Young of Tutto Interiors

Amanda Sinistaj of Ellwood Interiors

Tiffany Barnes of Beckham-Barnes Interiors

Denise Seifferlein of d’avignon Interiors

Anne Strickland of Port Manufacturing

Donna Milefchik of Donnah Interiors
The event accepted donations for the event’s charity partner, Coalition on Temporary Shelter, which provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, as well as comprehensive support services for the homeless and at-risk population.

The Interior Design department at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) has named Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, founding partners of LOT-EK, the 2014 recipients of the Lawrence Israel Prize. The prize, endowed by architect Lawrence J. Israel, has been given annually since 1998 to an individual or firm whose ideas and work enrich FIT Interior Design students’ course of study.

Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano
In selecting this year’s honorees the selection committee noted that LOT-EK’s practice stands as a keen role model for all students of design. “From large-scale architectural works to highly considered interiors, Tolla and Lignano have achieved global notoriety and have always been provocateurs, crafting not just great works but defined new approaches to industrial artifacts to formulate a sustainable mode of operation.”
Tolla and Lignano join the ranks of past recipients including Jamie Drake, David Rockwell, Vicente Wolf, Clodagh, Gaetano Pesce, Adam Tihany and Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
Founded in 1993, LOT-EK is based in New York and Naples, Italy, and has achieved high visibility for its sustainable and innovative approach to construction, materials and space through the adaptive reuse (or “upcycling”) of existing industrial objects and systems not originally intended for architecture.
The firm has designed and built commercial, institutional and residential projects globally. In addition, LOT-EK has conceived and executed exhibition design and site-specific installations for major cultural institutions and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the Walker Art Center and the Guggenheim Museum.
Each year, the award recipients are invited to give a public talk at FIT. Tolla and Lignano will discuss their work in a talk entitled “O+O (Objects and Operations)” on Tuesday, April 22 at 6:00 p.m. in the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre at FIT, Seventh Avenue at 27 Street. This event is free and open to the public, with no reservations required.

April seems to be the month of antiques as eight major shows will soon be underway across the country and across the pond. Read on to see which ones might be coming to your neck of the woods.

Marburger Farm Antique Show, Round Top, Texas—April 1 – 5
Also known as “Round Top,” this show features more than 350 dealers in 10 large tents in a 43-acre outdoor field. It covers a broad range of antiques including architectural, English, Continental, Asian, industrial, garden, Americana, painted furniture, fine art, early Texas, mid-century modern, French, silver, jewelry, textiles, paintings and prints.
The show will also be the Round Top home for Dwell with Dignity, a Dallas non-profit group of interior designers using design to help families escape poverty and homelessness. Antiques exhibitors and shoppers will have an opportunity throughout the show to donate antiques to be sold at the upcoming Dwell with Dignity Thrift Studio "Pop Up Shop.”
 
London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair—April 3 – 6
The 4th-annual London Antique Rug & Textile Art Fair (LARTA), organized by London-based dealer Aaron Nejad, showcases a dozen leading dealers showcasing items from Anatolia, the Caucasus, Persia, Central Asia, India and China, as well as from Europe and Africa, and from all periods up to the early 20th century. Antique Persian rug specialist Ornamentum Ltd from Surrey will be new to the mix this year.
LARTA will also be at The Showroom, which a contemporary exhibition space in central London where collectors may view rugs and textile art in relaxed surroundings.
This year, for the first time, LARTA will be on view online as well as at the Showroom.

Bedford Spring Antiques Show, New York—April 5 – 6
The Bedford Spring Antiques Show raises funds for the St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Bedford, New York. The show opens with a champagne preview party and dinner on April 4. It is open to the public throughout the weekend and features antique furniture, vintage pottery and glass, lighting and clocks as well as paintings, vintage prints, vintage posters, jewelry, clocks, toys and silver.

Antiques & Garden Fair, Chicago—April 11 – 13
Celebrating 14 years, the Antiques & Garden Fair offers classical and contemporary garden furnishings, botanical art, and home and garden design from more than 100 exhibitors from the United States and Europe.
Five display gardens have been designed and built by local landscapers including Manfredini Landscape and Design; Craig Bergmann Landscape Design, Inc.; William Heffernan Landscapes; Schmechtig Landscape; and The Schwebel Company.
Honorary chair and guest speaker Miles Redd will give a lecture at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 11, followed by a book signing. Danielle Rollins, author of bestseller Soirée: Entertaining with Style, will give a lecture is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, followed by a book signing.
A preview evening will take place Thursday, April 10, 2014. Tickets start at $250 and include a weekend fair pass.

Philadelphia Antiques Show—April 26 – 29
The Philadelphia Antiques Show celebrates its 53rd edition with over 60 exhibitors. On view are some of the finest examples in Colonial through mid-century fine and decorative arts including a diverse range of period furniture in American Federal, folk, and regional styles; antique silver, textiles, porcelain, and jewelry; nautical and Native American art; and antiquarian books and prints.
The opening night preview party will take place April 25. Tickets start at $150 and include general admission throughout the show.
  
Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair, London—April 29 – May 4
The Decorative Fair is a thrice-yearly specialist event for decorators looking to source unusual English and European antiques, original 20th century designs and works of art from all periods to the present day. Around 140 exhibitors offer a broad range of both fine quality and affordable pieces for inspired interiors. Exhibitors include Christopher Buck Antiques, Catherine Despas, Martin Johnson Antiques Limited, Lenson-Smith Antiques and Palmer Antiques Limited, among others.

Spring Masters Show NYC—April 30 – May 4
Under the new leadership of Artvest Partners, The Spring Show NYC has been re-envisioned as Spring Masters, New York, with a new focus on presenting vetted works of traditional art in a contemporary context.
Architect Rafael Viñoly will reimagine the fair and reflect artistic creation from antiquity through the 20th-century across cultures and geographic regions. Viñoly’s design will include hexagonal booths and a floor plan that encourages and accommodates an array of presentation strategies.
An opening night benefit will take place Wednesday, April 30, by invitation only. Arts’ Night Out on Friday, May 2, also invitation only, brings together young patrons from over 35 top New York area arts organizations. Christie's Education will sponsor a wide array of cultural and educational programming (to be announced) for 2014.

Antique Garden Furniture Fair, New York City—April 25 – 27
This show takes place in the conservatory tent at the New York Botanical Garden and has been refreshed this year to include many new dealers specializing in sculpture, ornament and furniture for the garden, and garden-related objects for the home.
A Benefit Preview Party and Collector's Plant Sale will kick off the show on April 24.

Rigid color rules have been replaced by more creative options, according to the latest Pantone View Home + Interiors guide, which takes a look a major color trends that will influence the home and interiors market in 2015.
"The key to selecting colors for any trend forecast is clear eyed observation, an understanding of patterns, and the ability to translate all that is taking place in the world around us into color stories," said Laurie Pressman, VP of the Pantone Color Institute. "[We are connecting the dots] not just in the world of art and design but also in the global culture at large—new technologies, travel destinations and visual media to name a few. Color is contextual and the color choices we make are often a direct reflection of the times in which we live. They speak to our attitudes, values and ideals."

According to Pressman, today’s consumers are becoming increasingly comfortable engaging with color. When it comes to individual color groups, the purples and the reds will continue their growth for 2015 with each shade range showing more depth and power than the year before and being utilized in most every application.
The nine palettes for 2015 are as follows:

Style-Setting (from left to right) Champagne Beige, Wood Violet, Deep Mahogany, Radiant Orchid, Steel Gray, Frosted Almond, Desert Taupe and White Alyssum.

Abstractions (from left to right) Rosette, Red Dahlia, Seaport, Crushed Grape, Hazel, Apricot Illusion, Stonewash and Vineyard Green.

Botanicum (from left to right) Antique Moss, Dusty Blue, Grape Nectar, Café au Lait, Orchid Mist, Vintage Violet, Orchid Smoke and Rock Ridge.

Zensations (from left to right) Pale Gold, Silver, Eclipse, Surf the Web, Azure Blue, Blue Coral, Anemone and Sea Spray.

Urban Jungle (from left to right) Hydro, Bamboo, Adobe, Orange Rust, Taffy, Biscotti, Meteorite, Bright White and Tinted Medley.

Tinted Medley (from left to right) Rose Smoke, Dusty Yellow, Bellini, Apricot Wash, Etherea, Dusty Pink, Peach Amber and Macadamia.

Past Traces (from left to right) Pastel Parchment, Peach Beige, Cameo Green, Faded Denim, Atmosphere, Marine Blue, Dusty Cedar and Cedar Green.

Serendipity (from left to right) Puffin's Bill, Scarlet Sage, Magenta, Spring Crocus, Eggshell Blue, Tiger's Eye, Bright Chartreuse and Golden Glow.

Spontaneity (from left to right) Winsome Orchid, Sunkist Coral, Misty Jade, Cantaloupe, Marigold, Hyacinth, Violet Quartz and Kelly Green.
The Pantone View Home + Interiors guide ($450) contains suggested color pairings, palettes tear-out cards, 72 color swatches, and images from the forecast for use in presentations and storyboards. It also offers a look at other factors influencing the world of home furnishings and interior environments.

“Receiving this prize is a great honor, and with it, I must be careful,” said Shigeru Ban, the recipient of the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize. “I must continue to listen to the people I work for, in my private residential commissions and in my disaster relief work. I see this prize as encouragement for me to keep doing what I am doing—not to change what I am doing, but to grow.“
The 56-year-old Japanese architect will be honored at an award ceremony on June 13 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This marks the first time the ceremony will be in the Netherlands, and it will be streamed live on PritzkerPrize.com.

Shigeru Ban
With offices in Tokyo, Paris and New York, Ban designs innovative spaces for private clients and uses the same inventive and resourceful design approach for his extensive humanitarian efforts. For 20 years Ban has traveled to sites of natural and man-made disasters around the world to work with local citizens, volunteers and students to design and construct simple, dignified, low-cost, recyclable shelters and community buildings for the disaster victims.
In all parts of his practice, Ban finds a wide variety of design solutions, often based around structure, materials, view, natural ventilation and light, and a drive to make comfortable places for the people who use them. From private residences and corporate headquarters to museums, concert halls and other civic buildings, Ban is known for the originality, economy, and ingeniousness of his works, which do not rely on today’s common high-tech solutions.

Paper Emergency Shelter for Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2010
To construct his disaster relief shelters, Ban often employs recyclable cardboard paper tubes for columns, walls and beams, as they are locally available, inexpensive, and easy to transport, mount and dismantle; and they can be water- and fire-proofed, and recycled. He says that his Japanese upbringing helps account for his wish to waste no materials.
Ban’s humanitarian work began in response to the 1994 conflict in Rwanda, which threw millions of people into tragic living conditions. He proposed paper-tube shelters to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and they hired him as a consultant.

Paper Log House, Bhuj, India, 2001
After the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan, he developed the “Paper Log House” for Vietnamese refugees in the area. With donated beer crates filled with sandbags for the foundation, he lined up the paper cardboard tubes vertically to create the walls of the houses. Ban also designed “Paper Church” as a community center of paper tubes for the victims of Kobe. It was later disassembled and sent to Taiwan and reconstructed there in 2008.
“Shigeru Ban is a force of nature, which is entirely appropriate in the light of his voluntary work for the homeless and dispossessed in areas that have been devastated by natural disasters,” said Pritzker Prize jury chairman, The Lord Palumbo. “But he also ticks the several boxes for qualification to the Architectural Pantheon—a profound knowledge of his subject with a particular emphasis on cutting-edge materials and technology; total curiosity and commitment; endless innovation; an infallible eye; an acute sensibility—to name but a few.”

Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2013
The Pritzker Prize jury included Alejandro Aravena, architect and Executive Director of Elemental in Santiago, Chile; Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Washington, D.C.; Yung Ho Chang, architect and educator, Beijing; Kristin Feireiss, architecture curator, writer, and editor, Berlin; Glenn Murcutt, architect and 2002 Pritzker Laureate, Sydney, Australia; Juhani Pallasmaa, architect, professor and author, Helsinki, Finland; and Ratan N. Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons.
Ban served as a member of the Pritzker Architecture Prize jury from 2006 to 2009. He lectures and teaches at architecture schools around the world and is currently a professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design.
The Pritzker Architecture Prize was founded in 1979 by the late Jay A. Pritzker and his wife Cindy. Its purpose is to honor annually a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. The laureates receive a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion.
Photo Credits: Shigeru Ban Architects, Kartikeya Shodhan (Paper Log House), Stephen Goodenough (Cardboard Cathedral)

The Pacific Design Center was abuzz last week as the industry gathered for the annual WESTWEEK market in Los Angeles, which was chock-full of events and product introductions. Speakers came from near and far to be a part of the show—New York-based designers Alexa Hampton and Mario Buatta joined West Coast designers Suzanne Tucker, Timothy Corrigan and Thomas Beeton for keynote panels.
In the first keynote, T Magazine Contributing Editor David Netto asked Beeton, Hampton and Tucker to describe American Classicism in design.

David Netto, Alexa Hampton, Suzanne Tucker and Thomas Beeton
“I don't think of it in a static sense, as of 20 years ago,” said Hampton. “Classic American design is something that is eternally beautiful that has been generated by Americans. We can do anything—build old villas or modern buildings.”
"Americans are somewhat fearless in their designs,” added Tucker. “It's about opening up spaces. There's something uniquely American about what we do here and how we embrace design. You don't have to abide by the traditional rules anymore. The key thing is to develop your eye for editing, always edit.”
“Classic is bespoke detailing, having very high standards with simple materials, linens, bronze, and pushing it to new heights,” said Beeton.
  
Suzanne Tucker and Alexa Hampton
Netto added that it’s all about a client’s personal style and their needs in current times.
“Things are different,” said Hampton. “You can go down the street and buy a sofa, and not have to custom order one. People can have more fun with their designs because things don’t have to last in homes forever.”

Mario Buatta
Buatta was next to take the WESTWEEK stage, as he took designers through his book Mario Buatta: Fifty Years of American Interior Decoration and shared stories and moments from his career.
Attendees also heard from Sarah Richardson who presented at Kravet; Laura Kirar who spoke about her furniture collection with McGuire at Baker, Knapp & Tubbs; and Kit Kemp who spoke about commercial design and the hotels she has created.
While working on a hotel in London, Kemp decided to plant a full-grown oak tree in the lobby, and used bright pops of color—oranges and pinks—to create a quirky scene.

Kit Kemp
“Texture, tone and color are the keys to hotel design,” said Kemp. “I can’t stand beige.”
Kemp also shared that designers should use natural light and elements, be curious and fun, and always infuse the local culture.
The first day of WESTWEEK concluded with the Stars of Design and Stars on the Rise dinner and cocktail party, where Corrigan was honored for interior design and budding design stars Tyler Dawson, Joseph Dangaran, Tamara Kaye-Honey and Brett Woods were also honored.
 
Timothy Corrigan and Tamara Kaye-Honey
On Thursday, Corrigan took the stage with with Andrew Skurman, Andrea Rubelli and Roger Thomas to discuss global design inspiration.
Corrigan described his style as “European elegance with California sophisticated comfort casual, a synthesis of different cultures.” He is deeply inspired by travel and other cultures such as Greek and Roman, Chinese and even true Californian aesthetics. 
He explained that the Internet and technology have sped up creative development in other countries. “In China and much of Southeast Asia, they are crazy about California design. They want nothing to do with their own culture.”

Timothy Corrigan, Andrea Rubelli, Andrew Skurman
The panelists explained that Western brands are a big deal within the Asian emerging countries and that many Chinese clients are willing to hire American designers to get the extra Western flare they are looking for.
“The Chinese prowl California designers and architects,” said Skurman. “Decrease your fees to get your feet wet in the international market.”
Later that day, Corrigan debuted his new line of textiles for Schumacher and his new rug collection for Patterson, Flynn & Martin. Other new collection debuts included the Tilton Fenwick fabric collection at the Duralee showroom, Donghia’s Mame collection and new textiles from Rubelli and Sacho, among others.
WESTWEEK concluded with various cocktail parties including a champagne toast in the to Therien & Co and Quatraine, two new additions to the Kneedler|Fauchère showroom.

Blending food from New York City's top chefs with décor from top design talent, the first annual “Taste of Design” event will debut at the Cave du Vin at Lafayette Restaurant Wednesday, April 2, as a benefit for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.
Chef and designer duos include La Vara'sAlex Raij and Eddie Lee, Dirt Candy'sAmanda Cohen and Devon Morten, Restaurant North'sEric Grabynowicz and Tamara Eaton, General Assembly'sCraig Koketsu and Jon Call, and Union Square Cafe'sCarmen Quagliata and Sasha Bikoff.
     
From left: Jon Call, Eddie Lee and Tamara Eaton
Each chef will have a tasting station, which will be spruced up by the interior designer. Call described General Assembly as rustic, earthy, sophisticated and fragrant—with an unexpected twist. “The food is going to be the inspiration to create our tabletop design, and we look forward to creating something just as fun and unique as the restaurant we are working with,” he said.

General Assembly in NYC 
The event committee includes Mercedes Desio, Charlotte Druckman, John Druckman, Jessica Graham, Jonathan Graham, Alix Lerman, Lockhart Steele and Alberto Villalobos.
"The New York Design Center is thrilled to be a sponsor of the Kips Bay 'A Taste of Design' event," said Lerman, Director of Marketing and Communications at NYDC. "In addition to exposing The Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club to a broader audience, more importantly, the event will raise additional funds to help 11,000 kids annually."
VIP tickets are $150 per person, $250 per couple and $100 for an individual ticket. The event takes place from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at 380 Lafayette Street.
Since 1915, the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club has been focused on improving the lives of New York City’s children. In the effort to help these young people recognize their potential for growth and success, Kips Bay provides essential after-school and enrichment programs for young people between the ages of 6 and 18.

Laura Bohn and Bruce Newman, both interior designers and Pratt Institute alumni, were bestowed Alumni Achievement Awards last week at a luncheon in New York City.
The Distingiushed Career Award was bestowed upon Bohn for her aesthetic judgment, professional knowledge, collaborative skill and technical expertise.

Laura Bohn Accepting her Distinguished Career Award from Pratt Institute
"It's my pleasure to be included among such an amazingly talented and creative group of people," said Bohn. "I'm thrilled by the work and accomplishments of my fellow Pratt graduates, and enjoyed their personal and heartfelt acceptance speeches."
The Distinguished Service Award was given to Newman for his professional activity, philanthropic support and service to the Institute. A Trustee Emeritus, he is responsible for initiating and supporting a multi-year campus beautification project, which has included brick-paved pathways and landscaping projects.

Bruce Newman and Pratt Institute President Thomas F. Schutte
"There is nothing more rewarding than having the opportunity to give back to Pratt for the outstanding education and confidence that they gave me in helping me go forward in my career," said Newman.
Each year, the awards recognize outstanding graduates who have distinguished themselves in their fields, who have earned a high degree of respect among their colleagues and in the general community, and whose impact has been felt on a regional, national, or international level. The award winners were chosen by a committee of similarly accomplished professionals—most past Alumni Achievement Award honorees—who reviewed all nominations received.

Guests of Pratt's Alumni Achievement Award Luncheon held at a private club in Manhattan
“This is an excellent opportunity to not only honor esteemed alumni, but highlight important role models for our current students,” said Michael Sclafani, director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving.

2014 Alumni Achievement Award Recipients: Albert Konetzni Jr. (accepting on behalf of his father, Albert Konetzni), Adam Selman, Jennifer Wen Ma, Laura Bohn, Goulda Downer, Bruce M. Newman
Other awards given out at the luncheon included the Community Commitment Award, presented to Goulda Downer (B.S. Nutrition & Dietetics ’84); the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to Albert Konetzni (Certified Illustrator ’35); the Early Career Award, presented to Adam Selman (B.F.A. Fashion Design ’04); and the International Career Award, presented to Jennifer Wen Ma (M.F.A. Fine Arts’99).
Photo Credit: Margarita Corporan

The Society Boutique of Memorial Sloan Kettering (formerly the Society of MSK Thrift Shop) has teamed up with top designers to present the first “Interior Designer Slipper Chair Sale,” featuring more than 40 slipper chairs envisioned by the designers, which will be sold April 9-10 to benefit the Society.
  
Chairs designed by Adrianne Neff and Stephanie Stokes
Participating designers include Eric Cohler, Thom Filicia for Sedgwick & Brattle, Victoria Hagan, Celerie Kemble, Mary McDonald, Todd Alexander Romano, Bunny Williams, Kathy Abbott, Beth Blake for Blake, Meg Braff, Ginger Brewton, Brockschmidt and Coleman, Timothy Brown, Lilly Bunn, Guy Clark, Cullman & Kravis, Inc., Ernest de la Torre, Fawn Galli, S.R. Gambrel, Inc., Sallie Giordano for Leta Austin Foster & Associates, Courtney Moss for Glamourpuss, Susan Zises Green, Mark Hampton LLC, Kathleen Hay Designs, Young Huh, Teri Brajewski and Anisa Romero for Interior Provisions, Robyn and Sara Karp, Bryant Keller Interiors, Laura Kirar, David Kleinberg, Richard Keith Langham, Robert Lindgren, Becky McDermott, McMillen Inc., Adrienne Neff, Amanda Nisbet, Oomph, Katie Ridder, Lee Robinson, Parker Rogers II, Jonathan Rosen, Ruger Interiors, Stephanie Stokes, Stephen Sills Associates, Victoria Vought and Amy Raiter.
     
Chairs designed by Oomph and Todd Alexander Romano
Highlights of the sale include Kemble’s absinthe green floral slipper chair; Romano’s pair of late 19th Century Napoleon III “Turkish Style” low chairs; Abott’s Hadley slipper chair with a diamond tufted rolled back, tight shaped seat upholstered in iconic hand printed Alan Campbell linen fabric; and Stokes’ antique French caned black slipper chair in Kent white finish with Scalamandré pink stripe silk and vintage trim donated by The Antique and Artisan Center Upholstery and Design Studio of Stamford, CT.
The Society Boutique is located at 1440 Third Avenue (between 81st and 82nd Streets) and will be open from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, and Thursday, April 10, for the sale. Proceeds from the Designer Slipper Chair Sale Event will support The Society of MSK, a volunteer-led organization within MSK hospital dedicated to promoting the well being of patients, supporting cancer research, and providing public education on the early prevention, detection and treatment of cancer.

Ready or not, Spring High Point Market (April 5 -10) is here and designers and buyers from around the world will be descending on High Point, North Carolina, for the semi-annual event, which is the American furniture industry’s largest trade show.
Editor at Large has assembled a handy reference guide of daily events and happenings, both social and educational, to help you navigate the week ahead.

Friday, April 4
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Bolier showroom (311 N. Hamilton Street) will host a special open house and preview of the Objets collection by M. Kirkpatrick. RSVP for this event.
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The annual market kick off party sponsored by Ashley Furniture and Shelba D Johnson Trucking takes place at Center Stage between Showplace and the Transportation Terminal.
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.WithIt's annual President’s Welcome Reception gives attendees the chance to network, renew friendships and learn about the organization at Braxton Culler Furniture (310 S. Elm Street).
Each day, attendees of High Point Market can connect with top designers and bloggers who will be sharing their inspirations including their favorite showrooms, products and social events. Friday's @DesignOnHPMKT Instagram take-over starts with guest posts from Gretchen Aubuchon (Fashion + Décor) and Matthew Frederick (M. Frederick Interiors).
Saturday, April 5
  
Barry Dixon and Alexa Hampton
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. The Opening Day Press Breakfast features a conversation with Barry Dixon, Mariette Himes Gomez, Alexa Hampton and Charlotte Moss about their experience in broadening their creativity in the world of furniture design and their newest products being introduced at the April Market. A casual breakfast buffet is available at 8:00 a.m.; program begins at 8:30 a.m. at the High Point Theater.
8:30 a.m.Lexington Home Brands (1300 National Hwy, Thomasville) will host a hot breakfast and "Insider Tips for Getting Published" with Tobi Fairley, who will be joined by Krissa Rossbund, senior style editor for Traditional Home magazine.
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Kitchen Design Network founders Lori Gilder and Rebecca Reynolds will share tips from their one-day Kitchen Renovation Workshop. The kitchen designers will pave the way for decorators and designers at any stage of their career looking to develop another revenue stream or to create a niche within kitchen design and renovation. This event takes place at the Antique & Design Center in Market Square.
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. The High Point Market 101 Orientation Seminar, Part I, will provide tips on navigating High Point Market to make the best use of your time with Tammy Nagem, chief operating officer of the High Point Market Authority. This event takes place at the High Point Theatre Transportation Terminal. (This event will also take place on Sunday, April 6)
10:30 - 11:30 a.m."The Interior Design Industry in 2014, “What’s Next?" will be led by Crans Baldwin, President and CEO of Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman, and takes a frank look at business opportunities, trends and specific ideas that will benefit interior designers and their business both now and in the next few years. This event takes place at the Market Square Seminar Room MS #300.

Lisa Ferguson
11:00-11:45 a.m. High Point Market 101 Orientation Seminar, Part II, with Interior designer Lisa Ferguson of Decor Mentor, will give designers the tips and tools to help make the most of their time at market and show the inside track on how to work the world's largest home furnishings show. This event takes place at the High Point Theatre Transportation Terminal.
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Design Viewpoint Series: Mary Leigh Howell will present "From Amateur to Authority: Understanding and Working with the Media." This lecture will show how earned media can play an important role in marketing your business. Learn how to understand and effectively work with different media, from television to radio, magazine, newspapers, websites and blogs. Attendees can earn .1 CEU credit at The High Point Theatre.
1:30 p.m. The Antique & Design Center presents "Design Tech Summit: Building a Bridge Between Design and Technology” with Katy Garrett, chief executive of Connexionsoft, Inc. This panel discussion of tech leaders and innovators will show the latest technology solutions for managing projects and project work flow, facilitating client communications, creating presentation/idea boards, creating online space planning visualizations and developing architectural specifications and renderings.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Designer Barclay Butera and Traditional Home’s Senior Design & Markets Editor Tori Mellott will present a lively dialog discussing the evolution of traditional design today as well as Butera’s casual-yet-sophisticated approach to this popular design idiom. Seating will be limited and advance registration is requested, RSVP here. This event takes place at IHFC, Green Wing, 11th floor, Ballroom B.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Currey & Company hosts Dwell With Dignity, a non-profit group of interior designers and volunteers who help families escape poverty and homelessness through design.

Dann Foley
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Designer Dann Foley from NBC’s American Dream Builders will be at IHFC (Hamilton 417) to share insights and inspiration for his newest SuppleStyle soft home collection.
3:00 – 5:30 p.m. The Elevate Seminar will show interior designers how to get exactly what they need from their business right now. Decor Mentor's Ferguson, Jennifer Brouwer and Lisa Kahn will openly share proven yet fresh solutions that can transform designer’s bottom line. Pre-registration is required. This event takes place in the Eilersen showroom (220 Elm #312). (This event will also take place on Sunday, April 6)
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. TrendWatch: The Future of Interiors will take place at the Market Square Seminar Room MS #300. The presentation by Greg Dunlop, ASID, Global Strategy Director of WGSN-Homebuildlife, will focus on key ideas that will direct the future of the interiors industry. These big picture trends are influenced by consumer insights and creative intelligence from the interior, fashion, and consumer product markets. Attendees will learn about the 3 key macro trends for the upcoming year. .1 CEU is available and attendees must pre-register via email.
3:45 p.m. To showcase the many design resources found in High Point Market’s IMC buildings, Madcap Cottage founders John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon will curate a display located in the Market Square Courtyard which will feature product from exhibitors in the 200/320/330 N. Hamilton buildings. A champagne toast and meet and greet with the designers will be held.
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Meet Barry Dixon and see his new offerings for Tomlinson (525 N. Wrenn Street). Refreshments will be served.

Mary McDonald
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.Chaddock will host a cocktail party to launch Mary McDonald's furniture line. (This is a private event, by invitation only)
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.Architectural Digest toasts the Ten Year Anniversary of Nathan Anthony Furniture (IHFC 302). RSVP for this event.
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.Robert Abbey, Inc. (IHFC 244) will host a cocktail party to celebrate the launch of the new Trend Meets Tradition collection of Williamsburg Lighting.
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. The Audi Family & Stickley Staff hosts a cocktail reception to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Stickley's Mission Collection. (This is a private event, by invitation only)
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Century Furniture (Historic Market Square 5th floor) invites press to preview Charlotte Moss’ new collection. Enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and live music.
6:00 p.m.CR Laine will host a Low Country Barbeque with music by Jay Bird and The Soul Central Band.
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. High Point Market is offering big-screen TVs to watch NCAA tournaments games, along with a live DJ while guests can play pool or Skee-ball with fellow Market goers. Complimentary food and beverages will be served at the Center Stage at the Transportation Terminal.
Saturday's @DesignOnHPMKT feed will feature Corey Damen Jenkins (DWV Design with Vision), Christian May (Maison 21) and Dwayne Clark (Century Furniture).
Sunday, April 6
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. The Annual WithIt Educational Breakfast’s topic is “Future Trends: Driving Forces‚” with Michelle Lamb, who will reveal the “why” behind the “what” of color and style preferences for next year. RSVP for this event. This event takes place in the IHFC Green Wing, 11th Floor in the International Ballroom.

Terri Taylor
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. The Antique & Design Center presents "Understanding Your Value as a Designer: Bigger Fees and Better Clients" with Terri Taylor, ASID, IDS. This presentation will help designers focus on bringing their creative genius into their jobs, rather than simply selling and marking up product. Designers can earn one CEU credit. A light breakfast will be served.
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Arteriors (IHFC H-320) will host its annual brunch to celebrate Laura Kirar’s new collection.
12:00 p.m. Design Viewpoint Series: "Set Yourself Apart from the Crowd! - Essential Secrets for Every Designer" with Michelle Jennings Wiebe, ASID, and Style Spotter, will show how any motivated interior designer can break into the lucrative new construction design industry and what it takes to succeed there. Attendees can earn .1 CEU credit. This event takes place at the High Point Theatre Transportation Terminal.
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.The Zarr Design Center (741 West Ward Ave) will host a “Lunch n Learn” focused on social media with consultant John Lusher as he talks trends and social media strategies.
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.Aerin Lauder will host a book signing for her new book, “Beauty at Home‚” at the Visual Comfort showroom (Commerce & Design Suite 2G).
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Tomlinson (525 N. Wrenn Street) and C2 Paint celebrate Barry Dixon's newest designs with lacquer finishes: "The Naturals Color Collection for C2." RSVP for this event.
1:30 p.m. The Antiques & Design Center presents "Boomer Design is Big Business: How to Help Boomers Blend Their Past and Future Furniture Needs" with Mitzi Beach, ASID, CAPS, an award-winning interior designer, author and Baby Boomer marketing. Following the presentation, the author will sign copies of her book, Boomer Smarts Boomer Power. Gelato and coffee will be served.

Julia Buckingham Edelman
2:00 p.m. Interior designer Julia Buckingham Edelman will take market-goers on a tour of her favorite finds on all three floors of “The Suites” at Market Square, the largest presentation of temporary exhibits. RSVP for this event.
2:30 p.m.Rue magazine editor Crystal Palecek will lead another tour of “The Suites.” RSVP for this event.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Interior designer, author and design business consultant Mary Knackstedt will explore the keys to a strong design practice, which she says, “starts with attracting the right clients,” at the Red Egg showroom (415 W. High Avenue).
3:00 p.m. Interior designer and Design Camp co-founder Lori Dennis will be hosting the Design Tech Summit at Jaipur (Main Street, Suite 100).
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Nourison (IHFC IH-101) will hold a meet and greet with designer Barclay Butera.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. CR Laine (310 N. Hamilton Street Showroom #201) welcomes Traci Zeller of Traci Zeller Designs and Tracy Hiner of Black Crow Studios for a meet and greet in celebration of their new collections. Zeller will launch her new luxury embroidered velvet on linen pillow collection. Hiner will debut new mineral and agate images in both art and wallpaper from her collaboration with Brenda Houston.
3:30 - 5:30 p.m.AERIN and E.J. Victor (116 South Lindsay Street) will host a reception to celebrate the expansion of the AERIN furniture collection, including new bedroom and dressing room designs.
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. As part of The American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation’s mission to honor industry leaders and preserve history, The Innovations of Our Leaders: An Exhibit to Honor the Members of the Hall of Fame, will be unveiled. The Wall of Fame is located in the lobby of Furniture Plaza. The reception will begin at 4:00 p.m. and will culminate with an unveiling of the new exhibit and champagne toast at 4:30 p.m.

Thom Filicia
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.Thom Filicia, in partnership with Farrow & Ball and Vaguard Furniture (301 N. Hamilton Street), will welcome guests to a cocktail party in the Vanguard showroom. RSVP for this event.
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Interior designer Libby Langdon will host her 2nd annual Sips, Snacks & Sass party. Attendees will be able to meet Langdon and network over cocktails and hors d'oeurves at the Braxton Culler showroom. RSVP for this event.
4:15 p.m. A second display of the IMC building finds, designed by Bradshaw Orrell, will be located in the courtyard area in front of 330 N. Hamilton Street and will showcase products from Market Square exhibitors. A champagne toast and meet and greet with Orrell will be held at Hamilton.
4:30 – 7:00 p.m. Highland House (311 W High Ave) will host a cocktail party to celebrate its latest collection launch by Barclay Butera.
5:00 p.m. Loloi (IHFC D320) celebrates its 10th Anniversary with an open bar, food and a band.
5:30 –  8:30 p.m. Christopher Guy (418 S. Wrenn Street) will host the premiere of its Mademoiselle catalogue followed by a buyer's reception.
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.Oly Studio (106 N. Wrenn Street) welcomes designers to its cocktail and canapé party.
7:30 p.m.Chris Daughtry will take Center Stage to perform as part of the High Point Market Authority “Stars Under the Stars” entertainment series.
On Sunday, the lenses of Edelmann, Palecek and Tobi Fairley (Toby Fairley Design) will be front and center on the @DesignOnHPMKT feed.
Monday, April 7

Michelle Jennings Wiebe
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Join Michelle Jennings Wiebe, High Point Market’s ‘Style Spotter Emeritus’ as she gives her personal tips and strategies to make one’s market experience the best ever. After her presentation, join her on a private VIP tour to several of her favorite showrooms. Seats are limited, RSVP for this event. A complimentary breakfast is included. Presentation starts at 8:30 a.m. at the High Point Theatre Transportation Terminal.
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. The Antique & Design Center presents "It’s Never Too Late for Wallpaper: Historic Wallpaper Takes on a New Life," co-sponsored by Thibaut Wallpaper, Fabric and Fine Furniture. Don Larkin will discuss the colorful history of wallpaper while Judi Larkin, design-decorating coach, will show wallpaper from Thibaut’s Historic Book Collection. A Never Too Late book signing follows and a light breakfast will be served.
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. What colors will make assortments look fresh in 2015 and 2016? Which styles will drive business best in the coming years? Lamb, internationally recognized trend-forecasting expert and Editorial Director of The Trend Curve will answer these questions and more. This event takes place at the Market Square Seminar Room MS#300.
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Design Viewpoint Series: "More Money, More Profits," features interior designer Kimberley Seldon, author and editor of Dabble magazine, as she reveals her top strategies for plugging the gaps in profitability and increasing job and customer satisfaction through a unique 15 Step Project Management Plan. A book signing will follow for Sheldon’s Business of Design 1 and 2. Attendees can earn .1 CEU credit at the High Point Theatre Transportation Terminal.
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. The French Heritage showroom will host a press luncheon and preview of the new collections. RSVP for this event.
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. The Sustainable Furnishings Council will host a luncheon with Sean Sullivan, associate publisher of House Beautiful, Elle Decor and Veranda, who will moderate a panel of distinguished sustainability experts in a talk that will focus on green washing. Attendees will learn how to avoid the sins of green washing and use their own authentic sustainability story to build brand loyalty. This event takes place at the IHFC Green Wing Ballroom, 11th floor. Pre-registration for this event is required.

Billy Indursky
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. The Antique & Design Center presents "Home Decor Trends: The Year Ahead with Bill Indursky of Design Life Network." The architect, trend expert and digital entrepreneur is well known to ADC Lecture attendees as the founder of V&M.com and has recently launched Design Life Network, promoting inspiring design of all eras online and on TV, and home of the design obsessed.
2:00 p.m. Los Angeles-based interior designer Christian May will share his opinions and tastes during “The Suites” tour. RSVP for this event.
2:30 p.m. HGTV star Corey Damen Jenkins will also lead a group for the final “The Suites” tour. RSVP for this event.
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Lisa Mende and Traci Zeller, both interior designers, bloggers and two time High Point Market Style Spotters, share their secrets for leveraging social media into better projects, better press coverage and a vibrant brand presence both online and in real life—at the Antique & Design Center.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Currey & Company will host noted author James Farmer, who will premier his 6th book on Southern food and culture, Dinner on the Grounds, published by Gibbs-Smith. Enjoy Southern hospitality, meet the author and buy a signed copy of his book.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.Eastern Accents (IHFC Suite C-1000) will celebrate 25 years and toast many more years to come.

Denise McGaha
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The Antique & Design Center hosts interior designer Denise McGaha who will deliver “Designing with a Deadline: Design Secrets for A Timeline Sensitive Project.” McGaha shares her secrets to designing with a deadline, using vintage and antique finds. Happy hour will follow.
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Join Surya (Showplace Suite 4100) for a Design Tech Summit panel discussion featuring Jennifer Flanders, one of HGTV's Real Designing Women; Shay Geyer, Good Morning Texas design expert and High Point Market Style Spotter; and design technology firms Autodesk Homestyler and 3Dream. The designers will show you how to leverage the latest technology to design quick, easy and beautiful floor plans and interiors for your top clients.
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.Lamps Plus (IHFC Booth IH609) will host a cocktail reception where designer Jamie Young's new product will be unveiled.
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The experts at HGTV are coming to High Point to share their trends and resources with designers. Meet Genevieve Gorder and learn about her experience with HGTV and her career progression. Hear from HGTV HOME Design Director, Nancy Fire, about today's latest trends and what that means for HGTV HOME products. Finally, Rich Lacey will share how you can get involved with the HGTV Professional Network to feature your work on HGTV.com. RSVP for this event.
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Loloi hosts Dann Foley, designer of Loloi’s new Palm Springs collection. In honor of the new collection, Loloi will also be giving away a trip for two to Palm Springs, including a stay at the Korakia Pensione. RSVP for this event.
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.Trump Home by Dorya (200 Steele Street), a 50 piece contemporary collection, will be debut during a cocktail party. RSVP for this event.
5:30 p.m. American Leather (Showplace Suite 5000) will host cold drinks, good eats and an EDCEC accredited course on boosting your color IQ. The course will be presented by Sally Augustin. Networking and guided showroom tours will be available 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. The IDCEC course begins at 6:30 p.m. RSVP for this event.
5:30 – 10:00 p.m. The Linon Home Décor showroom (220 Elm Street Suite 202) will host a Greek themed party, with Greek food, wine, music and plate breaking.

Caroline Hipple
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.  WithIt presents its Competitive Intelligence Panel, featuring industry strategist and author Caroline Hipple, chief energy officer of HB2 Resources, along with Dixon Bartlett, Anita Pugh and Chris Matthies co-authors of A Pathway to Profit, the new business book from Friesen Press. As part of this special event, the authors will share their unique formula for both personal and organizational success, designed to help both individuals and organizations navigate difficult times. This event takes place at the Antique & Design Center, and a book signing will follow.
6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Celebrate Safavieh’s 100th anniversary at a cocktail party in the Courtyard at Historic Market Square. A yearlong program of promotions and events in honor of the centennial begins at High Point Market.
Lisa Mende (Mende Design) and Marisa Marcantonio (StyleBeat) will dominate @DesignOnHPMKT on Monday.
Tuesday, April 8
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. The NEWH North Carolina Regional Group will hold its second annual Hospitality Designer Day at High Point Market. This event, sponsored by over 20 NEWH-member manufacturers, presents a unique opportunity for the hospitality designers, purchasers and hoteliers to visit the world’s largest furnishings industry trade show and experience manufacturers’ products and capabilities in much greater depth than is possible at traditional hospitality trade shows. Participating sponsors will staff their showrooms on the day of the event with personnel knowledgeable about hospitality products and pricing. Kick off at the Designmaster Furniture showroom (201 S. Main St.) at 7:30 am for breakfast with a full day of showroom visits, lunch at the Samuel Lawrence Furniture showroom (220 Elm #200) concluding at the American Leather showroom (Showplace #5000) with a cocktail reception at 5:30 pm. RSVP for this event.
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. The 2014 High Point Market Style Spotters will share their favorite looks and on-trend products found at the Spring High Point Market. Moderated by the 2013 Style Spotter "Emeritus" Wiebe and Runner-Up Geyer, panelists include 2014 Style Spotters Mitzi Beach, Jeanne Chung, Meredith Heron, Gary Inman, Denise McGaha and Michelle Workman. RSVP for this event.

Nancy Price
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The Antique & Design Center presents “Designing With Antiques: Making Antiques Accessible for Any Client’s Budget.” Interior designer, international antiques dealer and blogger Nancy Price joins forces with Douglas Scott, founder of The HighBoy, a new curated marketplace for antiques and fine art, to explore how the most beautiful and personal interiors can be created by incorporating antiques regardless of a client’s budget.
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Lloyd Princeton will lead an interactive program on the best ways to evolve a design practice to work with consumers flooded with the “do it yourself” messages and images. Learn how to position your brand, package your services and optimize your pricing so you can maintain design integrity, professional satisfaction and give clients what they want—more control over their projects. RSVP for this event.
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Design Viewpoint Series: "Pause and Refresh 2014-2015 Color Trends" with Steve Shorthouse, PPG's National Color & Design Consultant and owner of DesignFive, will explore the exponential potential of the palette and theme for the 2014 season and will offer trends to watch for 2015. Attendees can earn .1 CEU credit at the High Point Theatre Transportation Terminal.
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Gary Inman of Glave & Holmes Architecture will present, “Great Design Begins with a Great Story." The topic grows from the contextual approach that Inman and his team use in developing designs for fine homes and luxury hotels. This event takes place at the Antique & Design Center.
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. David Lindquist, owner of Whitehall Antiques and a noted antiques authenticator, appraiser, educator and author, presents "An Introduction to Wood Identification” at the Antique & Design Center.
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Toma Clark Haines, owner of Europe’s largest touring and buying service company, concludes the Antiques & Design Center's lecture series with Antiques Diva Style Guide. Haines will provide a virtual tour of the major antique periods and styles, identifying their key characteristics utilizing modern day metaphors and inventory found at the Antique & Design Center. A happy hour tour of the ADC follows, highlighting topics covered in the presentation.
Kristin Drohan (Kristin Drohan Collection) and Jonathan Legate (Jonathan Legate Interiors) will be featured on @DesignOnHPMTK on Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 9
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The High Point Market Authority in association with the ASID will present a Designer Master Class that will take place in the High Point Theatre. The Master Class (IDCEC approved) will offer .4 continuing education units (CEUs) to those who attend this four-hour class, with a one-hour break for lunch, which will be provided. Princeton, principal of Design Management Company (DMC) of Los Angeles, New York and London, will be on hand to lead the class members through his best presentations. The program will provide attendees with all of the necessary tools to grow a business including marketing, attracting desired clients; pricing, how to charge them once found; and selling, the psychology of the buyer’s mind. RSVP is required for this event.
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. On the last night of Market, the High Point Market Authority will serve traditional Southern Style BBQ with all the fixings. Enjoy good food, friends, beer and wine and relax.

Throughout Market the Style Spotters will be selecting their favorite products and top trends, and will be posting them on Pinterest. The Style Spotters are Michelle Jennings Wiebe, Shay Geyer, Mitzi Beach, Jeanne Chung, Nicole Gibbons, Haskell Harris, Meredith Heron, Gary Inman, Denise McGaha and Michelle Workman.
Finally, Lisa Kahn Allen (Kahn Design Group) along with the duo Jason Oliver Nixon and John Loecke (Madcap Cottage), will takeover the @DesignOnHPMTK feed Wednesday. Join the conversation for fun, candid moments during market by these trendsetters, and don't miss the "selfie" videos posted by the designers sharing the myriad reasons they love attending High Point Market.
Top designers will be available for meet and greets at the Jonathan Charles and Frederick Cooper showroom (200 N. Hamilton Street Suite 125) throughout market. William Yeoward, Alexander Julian and Larry Laslo, will all be available daily to share their new collections with designers and the media.
Around market, various showrooms will host daily breakfasts, lunches and cocktail parties for designers and guests.

On April 2, Hans J. Wegner, one of the originators of Danish furniture design, would have turned 100 years old. He passed away in 2007, but to keep his legacy alive, the Art Museum in Tønder, Denmark, will celebrate this milestone birthday by putting on an exhibition of furniture and publishing a 380-page book by cultural historian Elsemarie Dam-Jensen which focuses on Wegner’s importance to Nordic design.

Hans J. Wegner
The exhibition in Tønder, where Wegner was born in 1914, will include more than 150 pieces of furniture, lamps, art works, tools and other objects that illustrate the story of Wegner’s relationship to the town. The museum show covers the story of Wegner’s life starting with his childhood growing up in his father’s cobbler workshop, all the way through to his becoming one of the most famous of Scandinavian designers. The exhibition will on view April 5 through November 2, and the book will be available in English this summer.

Wegner chairs on display at the exhibition
The museum has also invited five contemporary Nordic designers (David Ericsson from Sweden, Caroline Olsson from Norway, Harri Koskinen from Finland, Dögg Gudmundsdottir from Iceland and Søren Ulrik Petersen from Denmark) to relate their own design process to Wegner in some way and create totally new design pieces to be displayed. By doing so they shed an important light on the legacy of Wegner’s design in a contemporary context.
  
Wegner chairs
In a similar vein, Danish furniture company Carl Hansen—which produced much of Wenger’s work throughout the years—has teamed up with American textile company Maharam to create limited-edition chairs with a new twist.
Fashion designer Paul Smith selected his favorite pieces from a pool of more than 500 chairs that Wegner designed throughout his lifetime, and paired them with Maharam fabrics to create a modern, updated look.
The chairs will debut at Salone del Mobile in Milan (April 8 – 13) and will be available for purchase throughout the year.

The design industry has kicked into high gear this month as 12 new design, architecture and garden books are hitting the shelves to inspire readers for spring. Read on to find out which books may tickle your fancy.
  
One Man’s Folly (Rizzoli) by Julia Reed presents Furlow Gatewood’s magical private enclave in bucolic Americus, Georgia, for the first time. The highly personal property, which he has meticulously restored, has evolved over decades to become a sublime expression of stylish living. The structures exemplify various architectural traditions from mid-19th century Gothic to Palladian. To accompany the book's atmospheric images, close friend Bunny Williams writes about the lessons she has learned from this master of discernment in the foreword.
  
When interior designer George Stacey shot to prominence in the 1930s with projects for socialite Frances Cheney and style priestess Diana Vreeland, the audacity of his work caught the eye of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Town and Country. In George Stacey and the Creation of American Chic (Rizzoli) by Maureen Footer with a foreword by Mario Buatta, his work spanning 40 years is explored.
  
Featuring interiors from top designers, Decorate Fearlessly (Rizzoli) by Susanna Salk is a photographic trove of fabulously designed homes by Mary McDonald, Ashley Hicks, Alex Papachristidis and Jonathan Adler, among others. Salk captures a wide range of sophisticated interiors, spanning the spectrum from modern to traditional and bohemian to formal, while highlighting rule-breaking design ideas that celebrate whimsy and personal style rather than predictable, safe looks.
  
In the entertaining guide An Invitation to the Garden (Rizzoli), author Michael Devine shows how the garden can be a perfect and easily transformable setting to stage enchanted events in every season. He shares the joys of outdoor dining in his exquisite garden, presenting several get-togethers throughout the year-from breakfast and lunch to cocktails and dinner. Included are easy-to-prepare recipes as well as lots of ideas for creating festive tablescapes and decor that befit each occasion, from an iridescent butterfly-themed summer luncheon to a Christmas Eve feast in his cozy candlelit garden folly. The book's foreword is written by interior designer Charlotte Moss.
  
Living in New York Style (teNeues) by Vanessa von Bismarck features a glimpse into the luxurious and imaginative rooms normally hidden from public view—or only ever seen by the privileged few—amid both urban and country landscapes in New York. These extraordinarily high-end living spaces are presented throughout this more than 200-page volume.
  
Classic Florida Style: The Houses of Taylor & Taylor (The Monacelli Press) features the work of husband and wife duo William Taylor and Phyllis Taylor, co-authored by Beth Dunlop. The book presents 10 coastal residences in resplendent photography to match the tropical hues and lush natural surroundings of the sunshine state.
  
Do I look skinny in this house? How to feel great in your home using Design Psychology (Morgan James Publishing) by interior designer and Design Camp co-founder Kelli Ellis explores “design psychology” and the “why” of how designers design. She posits that learning to design a home in a meaningful way and understanding why people adore certain colors, styles and decor is more important than knowing where to place furniture in a room. Understanding the principles that create ambiance, feeling and mood in a home is key to creating one’s ideal haven.
   
Showcasing the unlimited possibilities offered by prefabrication to build incredibly energy-efficient, green homes, Prefabulous World (Abrams) by Sheri Koones features sophisticated examples of eco-friendly home design in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, the United States, England, Germany, South Africa, and beyond. With floor plans, multiple images of the exterior and interior of each home, and an extensive resource section listing architects, builders, and suppliers, this book is a practical guide that reveals how living in a beautiful, well-built, energy-efficient home is achievable for all.
  
Linens: For Every Room and Every Occasion (Rizzoli) by Jane Scott Hodges is all about living and entertaining with elegant linens. As the founder and owner of couture fine linens company Leontine Linens, Hodges has spent the past two decades studying, collecting and innovating the world of fine linens. In this book, she introduces readers to the art of beautifully made linens and shows how easy it is to use them to personalize your home and change looks and moods without redecorating. The foreword is written by interior designer Charlotte Moss.
 
For more than 30 years, Susan S. Szenasy's voice has resonated as an editor-in-chief, writer, teacher, moderator, filmmaker and lecturer. Szenasy, Design Advocate: Writings and Talks by Metropolis Magazine Editor Susan S. Szenasy (Metropolis Books) is the first published collection of Szenasy's writings, which brings together editorials, reviews, stories, profiles, industry event presentations, classroom lectures, commencement addresses and more. Szenasy's honest, thought-provoking and often-challenging opinions are present in all of these pieces.
  
Showcasing the functional beauty of midcentury design, Modern Originals: At Home with Mid-century European Designers (Rizzoli) by Leslie Williamson presents innovative homes by some of the most compelling and influential European midcentury designers, including Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, Finn Juhl, Robin and Lucienne Day and Gae Aulenti. Williamson gained exclusive access to homes that are often closed to the public, and this intimacy is reflected in her richly detailed photographs. Each chapter is dedicated to a single home where the interiors are intact—as if they were still lived in by their designers.
  
Architect Bobby McAlpine and interior design partner Susan Ferrier share their poetic approach to creating beautiful interiors in the follow-up to the best-selling The Home Within Us. The newest book, Art of the House (Rizzoli), the famed design team discusses the principles that guide their work and share ideas for creating atmospheric environments. The book profiles a selection of houses that resonate with the firm's nuanced and sensual aesthetic.

Matchmaking between interior designers and clients is an essential yet elusive art that many have tried to master. Several personalized matching services have enjoyed success by taking on a handful of designers, matching them with potential clients, and earning a percentage of the project revenue. However, the focus of this story is the growing number of large online designer directories, many of which have become an important platform for these connections to occur.
Editor at Large has analyzed the top four online designer directories: Dering Hall and the Hearst Design Groups' Design Connect; Houzz’s Interior Designers and Decorators; Remodelista’s Architect and Designer Directory; and the American Society of Interior Designer’s Designer Directory. This reporter distilled these vitals of the sites including the number of designers listed, cost to be listed, number of visitors (potential clients), and promotion—to determine their effectiveness.

1. Design Connect (Dering Hall and the Hearst Design Group)
Number of designers listed in the directory: 406
Price to be listed: $995 per year
Number of monthly visitors: Not available
Promotion: Hearst is providing promotional support for Design Connect through many of its channels including full-page print ads in ELLE DECOR, House Beautiful and VERANDA, home page promotion on each of the three magazine’s websites, emails to subscribers and social media.

2. Houzz Interior Designers and Decorators
Number of designers listed in the directory: 50,000+
Price to be listed: Free
Number of monthly visitors: 16 million monthly uniques (90% are homeowners)
Promotion: The designer directory is available to users through the Houzz App, which has 150,000 reviews with a 5-star average and has been downloaded more than 15 million times.

3. Remodelista’s Architect and Designer Directory
Number of designers listed in the directory: 220
Price to be listed: Free. Membership is by invitation only. Designers can contact Meredith Swineheart for additional information.
Number of monthly visitors: More than 1.1 million monthly uniques.
Promotion: Remodelista’s monthly post, “The Architect/Designer Is In,” features a member's project and opens it up to readers for questions. The architect or designer is asked to be on call for the weekend to answer questions. Remodelista also does thematic round-ups of trends, and typically 2-3 images out of 10 will be from directory members. The designer gets a mention and a link back to their profile page. The Remodelista team creates and updates the profiles.

4. American Society of Interior Designer’s Designer Directory
Number of designers listed in the directory: 15,500
Price to be listed: Included with membership dues.
Number of monthly visitors: 7,000 monthly uniques (based on March 2014)
Promotion: ASID frequently runs “hire a designer” campaigns in various magazines including The Robb Report, Arts and Antiques, Dwell and ELLE DECOR that push people to the directory. The organization also promotes the directory through social media.

Design Camp founders Lori Dennis and Kelli Ellis have admitted a new member to the ownership of Design Camp—Southern California sales agency, Bassman Blaine. The four partners—Dennis, Ellis, Bill Blaine and Ken Bassman—will manage the business together along with a full-time administration staff, who will operate out of the company's new headquarters located in Costa Mesa, California.
    
From left to right: Ken Bassman, Bill Blaine, Lori Dennis and Kelli Ellis
The move will allow for the “2.0” launch of Design Camp’s online property, Design Campus, which debuted last July. In addition, it will provide a built-in sales force, which will be instrumental in boosting enrollment for both properties.
“By partnering with Bassman Blaine, Design Camp will now have immediate relationships with the industry's best Territory Managers and Sale Representatives throughout North America,” said Dennis. “This is important to Design Camp because they are our front line sales force to designers, decorators, stagers, architects, retailers, etc. They will market directly to campers for the live camps as well as sign up membership to Design Campus.”
Bassman Blaine’s outside sales teams works with brands such as Arteriors, Worlds Away, Noir and LeftBank Art.
The key components of Design Campus 2.0 are education, connection and storage.
It offers online CEU course tracking and reporting, as well as a robust video library of design related topics and bi-weekly virtual meet ups with Dennis and Ellis and guest "faculty" to discuss hot topics sent in by members. Live chats with Q&A follow each session. Social media profiles allow members to connect with other designers in the community, and design information (cheat sheets for measurements, important articles, reference files, vendor catalogs, price lists, etc.) may be stored in a virtual “locker.”

Hundreds of designers and editors walked the aisles of the Architectural Digest Home Design Show at Pier 94 in New York City last month, seeking out the best new products for the upcoming season. The following represent some “best of” products and moments as described by a handful of notable attendees.
   
“The vibrant carpets on display at French Accents feature saturated hues, bold patterns, and playful textures. Michele Varian’s copper and brass pendant lights are easy, chic accent pieces for any space. And, Daniel Levy Porcelain’s sophisticated tableware is a must-see.”—Stephanie Schomer, Architectural Digest editor (Photo Credit: Danyll Domingo)
     
“Designed to fit the contour of every body, Jan Mollet's Mollo chairs use wooden pins and spring assemblies to provide support and comfort. The chairs, benches, and stools are all custom fabricated in Jan's New York workshop, and are available in a full spectrum of colors and designs. St. Frank is a collection of framed handmade textiles created by artisans in developing countries around the world. In addition to promoting traditional handmade craft, St. Frank provides ‘a unique art option for the chic and cultivated collector.’ The piece above is their Blue Tenago Sublime Textile. Finally, although the Rifle Paper Co. for Hygee & West wallpaper collection doesn't debut until May 19, they gave a sneak peek of this floral pineapple print at the show. It couldn't be more playful, retro and fun.”—Sarah Sarna, interior designer at Franklin Eighth and design blogger for Live the Life You Dream About
     
“Eric Trine creates pieces with modern, functional designs and throws gorgeous colors and textures, which makes them very appealing. Not only are the pieces usable and well thought out, they are so eye-catching that they work in most spaces. Eric's beachy, colorful look is very uplifting. I was also immediately drawn to the modern, sophisticated designs seen at the Karkula booth. The chairs and lamps are similar to classical shapes but had their own unique touch. I love that the furniture and lighting were more than just functional furniture pieces. Also, I loved Foley & Cox’s new indoor/outdoor furniture line. I was in awe of the clean lines and interesting proportions of the furniture pieces. The black finish was my favorite but the line has something for everyone.”—Tina Ramchandani, interior designer at Franklin Eighth and design blogger for Life in Sketch
     
"We found amazing handmade lighting in the MADE section of the show, namely the lasercut Hikari Pendant Light from Fiyel Levent (made in Brooklyn). Reinaldo Sanguino's one-of-a-kind ceramic stools for RS Ceramics were also stunning. And, Ligne Roset's booth in itself was a treasure. The ever-modern brand used a backdrop of distressed wood to create a warm living environment to showcase their new pieces."—Mimi Faucett, Luxe Interiors + Design Market Editor

"As for the DIFFA tables, we may be a little biased, but our favorite had to be our own, designed by the unstoppable Phillip Gorrivan with Fendi Casa. An amazing backdrop and elegant setting made for an unforgettable evening," said Faucett.
      
“My criteria for a great find at the show is really simple: What item would I want to build a room around? I loved the monochromatic carved area carpet at French Accents Rugs and Tapestries, and see it being the foundation for a luxurious, exotic tone-on-tone living room. I also want a corporate project now, so I can use the new color shifting and kite-like LED fixtures from Sonneman! The smart little brass and walnut nesting tables from Matthew Fairbank Design also seemed unique but highly usable. There also seems to be another metal of the moment: a sleek rose-gold take on copper. It popped up at Karkula, in the sculptures of Dick Shanley, shelving by Michele Varian, and in the STUNNING chairs surrounding Knoll’s Dining by Design table.”—Patrick Hamilton, interior designer and design blogger for Ask Patrick
     
“This suede four drawer dresser from Matthew Fairbank made our hearts beat a little faster! We'd pair it with some mohair and bronze accents for an uber luxe bachelor pad. We also loved the leather and copper woven chairs from Eric Trine. They feel really young and edgy but are still subtle. They're a cool play on a classic profile. And how fun are these little round cocktail tables also from Eric Trine! We have a lot of "miniature" clients these days so we were thinking they would make great play tables. Finally, we were totally smitten by Corbett Wright's wallpaper wrapped furniture. We're currently working on a very feminine dressing room and a desk in this Gracie paper would be the cherry on top!”—Alyssa Kaptio and Vivian Muller, principals of Kapito Muller Interiors
  
“My favorite product was the Bueno Glass Stone Sculpture. The seminar with Alexa Hampton and Jamie Drake was engaging. I loved how different their approach to business was in the beginning to now. Success is achieved in a very different way with each of them and it reassured me that my business model is working. I took away very valuable information. And, my favorite table was the KravetDiane von Furstenberg table. Full of color and life just like the designer herself.”—Suzanne Costa, principal of Suzanne Costa Interior Design