Traditional Home hosts reopening of Ethan Allen Design Center
Last week,Traditional Home hosted a grand reopening party celebrating the Ethan Allen Design Center in Skokie, Illinois. Among the guests who were introduced to the reimagined showroom space and the...
View ArticleDesigners Andrew Mann, Alden Miller to craft vignettes
When the American Craft San Francisco Show returns to the Fort Mason Center over August 5 to 7, it will host its annual “Make Room: Modern Design Meets Craft” decor exhibition. The theme for this...
View ArticleAD seeking readers’ choice for this year’s Innovator list
Architectural Digest has launched a readers’ choice category for AD Innovators, “the annual list of creative talents pushing boundaries and reinventing rules,” and is now seeing nominations in...
View Article‘Midcentury Masters’ film series starts tomorrow
The lives and works of Harry Bertoia, Lina Bo Bardi, Charles and Ray Eames, and Buckminster Fuller will be explored in “Midcentury Masters,” a new film series debuting at New York’s Museum of Arts and...
View ArticleOne Kings Lane bought by Bed Bath & Beyond
Bed Bath & Beyond acquired One Kings Lane in an all-cash deal that the big-box retailer’s CEO says will let the brand serve as a “cornerstone” for its growing home decor and furniture categories....
View ArticleLalanne sheep ottomans earn top dollar at Christie’s
The Christie’s Design Sale, held June 8 at the auction house’s New York location, tallied a number of important sales. Among them? “A Sheep and Two Ottomans,” from François-Xavier Lalanne’s “Moutons de...
View ArticleBend Goods launches anti-imitation campaign
Prompted by several friends and ICFF attendees who spotted knockoffs of the firm’s furniture at recent New York Design Week events, design firm Bend Goods is issuing a call to reject imitations, via...
View ArticleSwarovski Designers of the Future vignettes unveiled
Design Miami/ Basel is playing host to the creations of this year’s Swarovski Designers of the Future Award winners. Designers Anjali Srinivasan, Veronika Sedlmair and Brynjar Siguroarson (Studio...
View ArticleCall for entries: Walker Zanger and AD seek submissions
Tile company Walker Zanger and Architectural Digest are partnering on the first-ever Walker Zanger Kaza Design Competition, offering both emerging and established designers and architects the...
View ArticleMichael Aram shares look into his Artistic Tile collection
The Michael Aram Collection for Artistic Tile—the tile company’s first collaboration with an outside designer—started long before the designer and Artistic Tile founder-CEO Nancy Epstein discussed it....
View ArticleUK interior designer develops maker-artisan online search
United Kingdom-based interior designer Yasmin Chopin was spending precious hours researching local suppliers, highlighting a need that has since become the springboard for her project to help other...
View ArticleMarlene Liriano named new IIDA president
Marlene Liriano, managing director of Interior Architects’ Miami office, has been named IIDA president for the 2016 to 2017 term. Liriano will focus on developing opportunities for students and...
View ArticleArchitecture documentary and design competitions seek entries
Two competitions are now open to entries from design and architecture pros: the second annual Look Up Film Challenge and the third annual AIANY COTE Awards.Rural Studio uses design to transform the...
View ArticleMelvin Dwork, interior designer and gay rights icon, dies at 94
New York City designer Melvin Dwork, who successfully fought an “undesirable” discharge from the Navy and whose work has been published in The New York Times, House & Garden, Town & Country and...
View ArticleRichard Frinier, Robert B. Currey top AHFA Hall of Famer list
The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame has announced this year’s new members: Richard Frinier, designer-owner of Richard Frinier Design Studio; Robert B. Currey, founder of Storehouse Inc. and...
View ArticleSalone del Mobile names top designers
The 19th edition of SaloneSatellite, themed “New Materials; New Design,” spotlighted the work of 650 designers under age 35, honoring Studio Philipp Beisheim of Germany with first prize for its...
View ArticleChicago’s Merchandise Mart receives $40 mil makeover
Renovation of the ground-floor-level common spaces of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart has been finished, with community-focused elements including a 50-foot-wide marble staircase designed for interaction,...
View ArticleIan Schrager to deliver keynote at DLN’s Miami summit
The Design Leadership Network’s two-day leadership summit will come to Miami Beach’s Nobu Hotel at Eden Roc November 28 to 30, days before Art Basel Miami and Design Miami/ begin. The roster includes...
View ArticleAD’s new editor in chief hosts live Facebook introduction
In a livestream session yesterday on Architectural Digest’s Facebook page, the magazine's new editor in chief, Amy Astley, introduced viewers to her office and her assortment of books, artwork and...
View ArticleCall for entries: SFC competition seeks sustainable design
There’s one week left to apply for the Sustainable Furnishings Council’s first-ever interior design competition. The #GetYourGreenOn awards will recognize residential design firms and designers who...
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