Stark celebrates House Beautiful's EIC, Sophie Donelson
On May 7, Stark feted House Beautiful's new Editor in Chief Sophie Donelson with a celebratory gathering. Guests, among them Newell Turner, Clinton Smith, Robert Rufino, Orli Ben-Dor, Sabine Rothman,...
View ArticleCharitable chairs debut at Legends of La Cienega
Eight premier designers have made the “Bilou Bilou” chair their own for charity in a challenge presented by Promemoria with collaborators Dragonette Ltd and online auction house Paddle8. The seats will...
View ArticleIan Gibbs talks Shade Store history, expansion
The Shade Store is expanding into new markets across the U.S. at a pace of two to three new showrooms per month. By the end of the year, the national showroom total will be 40 and by the end of 2016,...
View ArticleThomas O’Brien brings Aero boutique to 200 Lex
Thomas O’Brien and Aero, his boutique, will have a new address at 200 Lex come Spring 2016. The new design studio meets gallery-showroom at the New York Design Center will house all of O’Brien’s...
View ArticleA+D will return to downtown L.A. with reopening gala
A+D Architecture and Design Museum will return to downtown Los Angeles with its fifth annual fundraiser and grand reopening, “CELEBRATE: SHELTER,” on June 27 at its new home at 900 East 4th Street, Los...
View ArticleCall for entries: HFB seeking “40 Under 40” nominations
Who is the new guard of leaders in the furniture industry? Home Furnishings Business is hoping to find out by May 22. HFB is seeking nominations for the top 40 industry stars under the age 40, to be...
View ArticleIIDA selects best interiors of Latin America and Caribbean
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) announced the winners of the third annual Best Interiors of Latin America and the Caribbean Competition on April 30. Winning projects hail from ZVA...
View ArticleCTC&G Innovation in Design Awards to celebrate Barbara Sallick
The CTC&G Innovation in Design Awards, now in its ninth year, will honor this year’s recipients with a May 19 dinner and presentation at the Greenwich Country Club in Greenwich, Connecticut....
View ArticleSix designers enlisted to collaborate on Silestone colors
The latest, and largest to-date, group of "Trendspotters," comprised of six interior designers selected by Silestone, have been charged with collaborating with Cosentino for the Silestone "Influencer...
View ArticleDesign Commerce Agency to streamline licensing process
Art Libera is playing matchmaker. As founder of Eye For Art, Inc., an agency established in 2000 that linked designers and artisans with manufacturers, he has long been acquainted with the ins and outs...
View ArticleTalks articulate Italian influence on American architects
A suite of seven discussions will explore the topic of "American Architects Meet Italian Design" from May 16 to 18 at NYCxDESIGN. Hosted by INTERNImagazine and Salone del Mobile Milano in collaboration...
View ArticleWright: Design Masterworks Auction preview
The name of Wright's May 19 "Design Masterworks" auction couldn't be more apt. This limited collection consists of some of the most coveted works of the 20th century's preeminent artists, designers and...
View ArticleWayfair and Kin Community premiere online home design series
A new home design series featuring Wayfair’s Executive Creative Director Christiane Lemieux will let the audience shop for products as they appear. The May 9 premiere episode of Overhaul, a YouTube...
View ArticleIIDA announces debut Student of the Year award
The IIDA’s first-ever Student of the Year Award has been awarded to Tara Headley, Student IIDA, a SCAD student who has already earned a number of distinctions for her impressive work and volunteerism....
View ArticleMasterpiece of London party highlights interest across the pond
Hosted by Elissa Cullman, Jamie Drake, Audrey Gruss, Alexa Hampton, Margaret Russell, Scott Snyder and Rose Tarlow, the co-chairs of the International Friends of Masterpiece London, a May 11 cocktail...
View ArticleLegends 2015 calls to mind designers’ muses
Legends of La Cienega unfolded over May 6 to 8 with an array of showrooms, parties and events fitting this year’s theme: “Where Muses Dwell.” In its seventh consecutive year, the three-day design event...
View ArticleShade Store opens latest showroom in Laguna Niguel
The Shade Store opened its 26th showroom in its extensive nationwide expansion on May 14, with a party at its Laguna Center locale in Laguna Nigel, California. Guests, including Dave Colton, owner of...
View ArticleICFF Editors’ Awards Winners Announced
Honoring the top design of ICFF 2015, the prominent ICFF Editors’ Awards were announced on May 17, celebrating the best of the show across 11 categories: Furniture, Seating, Carpet and Flooring,...
View ArticleAD celebrates new Kerry Joyce textile collection
Architectural Digest hailed designers Kerry Joyce and Chuck Comeau with a cocktail reception in New York on May 12 to celebrate the introduction of the Kerry Joyce Textiles Performance Collection....
View ArticleWilson, Drake and Rouse to speak at NYSID commencement
Interior architect Trisha Wilson, interior designer Jamie Drake and Contract magazine publisher John Rouse will speak at the New York School of Interior Design 2015 Commencement Ceremony today at the...
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