Interior Design Society hosts National Leadership Conference
The 2011 IDS event, comprised of an awards ceremony and a one-day workshop, will be held January 22-23 during the Las Vegas Market. “Our goal is to exceed the expectations of design professionals by...
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Lillian August opens design and retail business in Manhattan
Home furnishings retailer Lillian August opened its first Manhattan location last week—a 17,000 square-foot space on West 20th Street. The space is split between the company's exclusive product line...
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Graham & Brown launches Britain-inspired paint collection
For the first time in its 64-year history, the British wallcoverings firm has introduced an interior paint collection called ‘The Colours That Made Britain Great,’ inspired by British icons and popular...
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Lilly Pulitzer takes the leap from fashion to home
This Spring, Lilly Pulitzer's colorful fashion moves into home furnishings. The 200-plus piece collection will feature traditional shapes and mid-century classics for the bedroom, dining room and...
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Design Bloggers unite at first-annual L.A. conference
New media professionals in the interior design industry will gather next February for the inaugural Design Bloggers Conference—a two-day program focused on the needs of bloggers on interior design....
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Marcel Wanders forays into beauty design for MAC
Dutch interior and product designer Marcel Wanders is blazing new trails with a line of cosmetics for M·A·C, an Estée Lauder brand. The introduction includes a limited-edition collection that includes...
View ArticleSeoul steps down from World Design Capital, recaps progress
After three years as World Design Capital, Seoul, South Korea held an international conference to review the progress the city has made throughout this year. The conference was themed Proliferation of...
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Winter Antiques Show introduces new features for designers
This January, New York's social event of the season, the Winter Antiques Show, will host a "Meet the Designers" reception with New York-based interior designers as part of its annual Young Collectors...
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Gwathmey Siegel archives donated to Yale University Library
Bette-Ann Gwathmey has donated the archives of Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects to Yale University, where her late husband Charles Gwathmey (1938-2009) attended architecture school. Charles...
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Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki receives AIA Gold Medal
Fumihiko Maki, considered Japan's most pre-eminent living architect, began his career in the 1960s as a charter member of the Metabolists, a group of Japanese architects who believed in the...
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‘Transformation’ to be the theme of Finnish design fair
Helsinki-based interior decoration and design fair Habitare will have the 2011 theme: ‘Transformation,’ which addresses the recent economic recession as a reminder of the frailty of society. "The...
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Heimtextil releases 2011/2012 interior decorating trends
The 2011/2012 Heimtextil Trend Reconnect features new colors, designs and textures combined with cultural context and design information. Through four design themes, the report directions refer back to...
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Deal suspected to be imminent for Hachette sale
Two serious offers are said to be on the table for the U.S. magazine group, Hachette Filipacchi Media, according to a report. Remaining points of contention between prospective buyers and French owner...
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H.D. Buttercup opens San Francisco store
After a "soft launch" opening in November, H.D. Buttercup has officially opened this week an old San Francisco meat packing facility. CEO Evan Cole, one of the founders of New York's ABC Carpet and...
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H.D. Buttercup opens San Francisco home store
After a "soft launch" opening in November, H.D. Buttercup has officially opened this week in a 150,000 square-foot building, formerly a meat packing facility. CEO Evan Cole, one of the founders of New...
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NYDC partners with Gilt Home for "Access to Design"
The New York Design Center and Gilt Home have created a series of designer sales, Access to Design, which feature top interior designers and a curated selection of furnishings and textiles NYDC's...
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NYC Gallerist Carlton Hobbs presents "Inspired By Antiquity"
Inspired by Antiquity: Classical Influences on 18th and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art will open at the Carlton Hobbs gallery January 20 and run through February 14th, 2011. The exhibition...
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Curbed Awards 2010 for shelter media announced
The first-annual media awards by shelter blog Curbed National were announced last week. The "Powerful Poacher Award" went to Margaret Russell/Architectural Digest; Deborah Needleman/WSJ. Magazine for...
View ArticleNY Gift Show expands roster of global exhibitors
Nearly 300 companies from 47 countries and six continents will participate in the winter 2011 edition of the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), offering a range of global resources in many...
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Shelter magazine's subscription base triples after one year
Dauphin Media Group celebrates the one-year anniversary of home magazine, Holmes: The Magazine To Make It Right. Unlike most shelter magazines, Holmes readers are 50% male, with 53% between the ages of...
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