Brunschwig & Fils receives purchase offer from Kravet
After 110 years of distributing to-the-trade wall coverings and upholstery fabrics, the famiy-owned Brunschwig & Fils filed for bankruptcy last week due to a two-year significant decrease in...
View ArticleLeader selected for World Design Capital Helsinki 2012
Former President and CEO of Nokia and native Latvian, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo has been appointed chairman of the committee tasked to support the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 project. The committee...
View ArticleCIDA hosts competition for interior design educators
The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) will host its second annual Innovative Interior Design Education Awards celebrating innovative teaching practices in interior design education. The...
View ArticleOne Kings Lane to launch the next Domino?
Yesterday, One Kings Lane acquired publishing design firm Helicopter as part of an effort to develop and expand its editorial content. Best known for launching Domino magazine, Helicopter's clients...
View ArticleOne Kings Lane to develop 'Domino'-style editorial
Yesterday, One Kings Lane acquired publishing design firm Helicopter as part of an effort to develop and expand its editorial content. Best known for launching Domino magazine, Helicopter's clients...
View ArticleMuseum series explores new ideas in furniture and home
The Museum of Arts and Design will host a series of talks titled "The Home Front: New American Furniture" this Spring. Guest curated by Surface magazine Editor in Chief Dan Rubenstein, the exhibition...
View ArticleNominees announced for Designs of the Year Awards
The Designs of the Year awards, chaired by Design Museum founder Stephen Bayley, boast an impressive jury including Bill Moggeridge, Director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, design curator...
View ArticleDesigners celebrate Americana Week in NYC
Tin, the traditional gift for a 10th wedding anniversary, is known for its soft material that is said to represent the flexible, yet durable qualities of an enduring relationship. It is no coincidence...
View ArticleJay Fielden replaces Stephen Drucker at Town&Country
Effective March 1, Jay Fielden, former editor-in-chief of Men’s Vogue, will become editor-in-chief of Town&Country. He replaces Stephen Drucker, who will leave the company after less than a year as...
View ArticleBest interior innovations awarded at Cologne Design Night
On Monday night of the imm cologne furniture fair, over 1,200 members of the European design community, along with the Design Post, H.O.M.E. Magazin, the Spichern Höfen spent an evening full of...
View ArticleStephen Sills Named Creative Director for The Apthorp
Interior designer Stephen Sills has been appointed to Creative Director for The Apthorp the landmark residential building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Recently converted from rental to condominium...
View ArticleStephen Sills named Creative Director of NYC landmark
Interior designer Stephen Sills has been appointed to Creative Director for The Apthorp, a landmark residential building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that converted from a rental to a condominium in...
View ArticleDesigners debut fabric collections at Winter Antiques Show
In conjunction with The Magazine Antiques, Philip Gorrivan and Eileen Boyd will be premiering fabrics from their new Highland Court collections in a "Designing with Antiques" vignette setting at the...
View ArticlePhillip Gorrivan debuts fabric collection at Winter Antiques Show
In conjunction with The Magazine Antiques, Philip Gorrivan will be premiering fabrics from his new Highland Court collection in a "Designing with Antiques" vignette setting at the Winter Antiques Show...
View Article"Outhouse" to be the theme of Finnish Design Competition
The 10th-annual Habitare Design Competition challenges designers to create the overall concept of an outdoor toilet and related items from the point of view of architecture and design. Previous...
View ArticleWorld Design Impact Prize advances responsible design
The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) has announced the first-ever World Design Impact Prize dedicated to recognizing, empowering and stimulating socially responsible...
View ArticleNYC gallery explores the history and evolution of framing
Many don't know that Americans have gone through a change in taste with regards to picture frame preferences. The Julius Lowy Frame & Restoring Company, a framing and art conservation company in...
View ArticleFrank Gehry to teach architecture classes at USC
Frank Gehry, 81, has been named a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture—the school he graduated from in 1954. Dean of the USC School of...
View ArticleHearst acquisition of Elle Décor and Elle confirmed
After months of negotiations, the deal between Hearst and Lagardère for the acquisition of the Elle Décor and Elle magazines has been closed. The announcement was made internally to Hearst employees...
View ArticleAvenue and NSYID to celebrate the influence of Mario Buatta
AVENUE Antiques & Art at the Armory Show, opening March 9th, 2011, will host an invitation-only preview and cocktail party that benefits the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) and honors...
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