Jamie Drake shares his take on designing for developers
Recently hailed as one of the top 20 “power players” in Manhattan real estate by the New York Post, interior designer Jamie Drake has designed a model apartment for new luxury residential tower One57...
View ArticleCall for entries: Duravit's Designer Dream Bath Competition
Submissions are now welcome for Duravit's third annual Designer Dream Bath Competition. The competition asks designers and architects to recreate their own bathrooms using the Cape Cod, ME by Starck...
View ArticleTahari capsule collection with Tom Dixon-ABC Home debuts
Elie Tahari, Tom Dixon and ABC Home are teaming up on a capsule collection of furniture, lighting, home accessories and gifts now on offer in the Elie Tahari East Hampton store throughout the summer...
View ArticleHermès's new fabric and wallpaper collection is here
The latest Hermès furnishing fabric and wallpaper collection channels its inspiration from a delightfully imagined realm of birds, animals and lush vegetation. Communicated in heavy silk twills,...
View ArticleICON Awards praise industry leaders at Atlanta market
Renowned performers Hall and Oates kicked off this year's ICON Honors at AmericasMart Atlanta on July 9, honoring innovation and achievement in the home and gift industry. Held at the Hyatt Regency...
View ArticleEco-friendly products to compete at summer show
Thirty finalists will compete for this year's Eco Choice Awards, which recognize green products in three categories: Most Sellable, Most Innovative and Most Sensitive Use of Materials. Sponsored by NY...
View ArticleCrate & Barrel taps former RH exec as CEO
Crate and Barrel announced Doug Diemoz’s appointment as chief executive officer on July 9. Diemoz, former chief development officer at Restoration Hardware, will join the company on August 1, replacing...
View ArticleUhuru to debut August-only pop-up shop in the Hamptons
Brooklyn-based Uhuru Design is popping up in the Hamptons. The furniture brand, known for work with Kit & Ace, Vice Media and Saks Fifth Avenue, will open a shop in Amagansett from August 7 to...
View ArticleParrish Art Museum’s annual summer fete unfolds in Water Mill
The Parrish Art Museum's yearly Midsummer Party in Water Mill on July 11 treated a 1,000-guest contingent of artists, business leaders, philanthropists and other attendees to decor inspired by Chuck...
View ArticlePhyllis Morris factory open to members of the trade
The 62-year-old West Hollywood, California, furniture manufacturer known for creating private-label furniture for the design trade and custom retail stores as well as items for specialty projects, has...
View ArticleTour a LEVENBETT-designed Hamptons house
The AIANY Interiors Committee is offering a tour of the 36SML house in Amagansett, NY, designed by architecture firm LEVENBETTS, on July 25. Guided by firm partners David Leven, AIA, and Stella Betts,...
View ArticleDedar opens first U.S. subsidiary in Stamford, CT
The Italian textile company's new location will be overseen by president Rosecrans Baldwin and will handle the North American distribution of Dedar textiles, wallcoverings and trimmings in addition to...
View ArticleWilliam Diamond dies in Chicago at age 63
William Diamond, designer and former partner with Anthony Baratta at Diamond Baratta, died on July 9 in Chicago at age 63. The New York Times reported that he had been depressed for the last few years...
View ArticleDonelson’s first issue as House Beautiful EIC hits stands
House Beautiful's July/August 2015 issue, the first issue fully overseen by Sophie Donelson, who was named editor in chief in January of this year, has hit newsstands. Donelson, who co-founded Editor...
View ArticleDesigner Sean Knibb opens retail concept in Venice, CA
Flowerboy Project, a brick-and-mortar retail shop and cafe, is blooming in Venice. Designer Sean Knibb's new concept shop opened this past weekend, located next door to the Knibb Design studio. All of...
View ArticleHGTV Magazine and NY Now collaborate on August market
HGTV Magazine and NY Now market are expanding their partnership for the second year running, with the second annual Blogger Block Party, a first-ever #NYNOW Social Media Lounge sponsored by the...
View ArticleDFA and ASID summit in Boston talks marketing, education
How can the Decorative Furnishings Association (DFA) and the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) better collaborate on promoting interior design? The two organizations met on July 16 at the...
View ArticleAD’s Margaret Russell to serve as model for Pucci sculptor
Two live sculpting events at the Museum of Arts and Design will cast the spotlight on Architectural Digest's Editor-in-Chief Margaret Russell and fashion designer Anna Sui. In tandem with the...
View ArticleNew guard talks talent and management at Cullman and Kravis
A new tier of leadership is emerging at Cullman and Kravis, where firm co-founder Ellie Cullman has made it her mission to seek out and nurture talent, from the assistant level on to design partner...
View ArticlePratt to offer expanded range of courses for continuing ed
Pratt Institute is growing in response to creative professionals' needs by transforming its Center for Continuing and Professional Studies into the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. The...
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