Danish design fair northmodern will return in August
The northmodern fair enters its fourth year, August 18 to 20, with a focus on Nordic and Scandinavian design, alongside international brands. This year's show, to be held in Copenhagen, will feature...
View ArticleArchitectural Digest celebrates with 200 Lex
Amy Astley, the newly appointed editor in chief of Architectural Digest, made her first appearance with the brand earlier this week, cohosting AD Loves with Giulio Capua, the publication’s publisher...
View ArticleCollector and curator attendance up at Design Miami/ Basel
Design Miami/ Basel closed last week, reporting a rise of 30 percent in VIP attendance on Preview Day over last year, with a total attendance of 28,700 over the weeklong show.Galerie Jacques Lacoste,...
View ArticleRH-Williams-Sonoma ‘makes even more sense’, says analyst
BB&T analyst Anthony Chukumba said earlier this week that a Williams-Sonoma acquisition of Restoration Hardware would be sensible, writing, “[We] think the deal makes even more sense now than it...
View ArticleForty One Madison to open its doors during NY NOW
Forty One Madison showrooms like Juliska, Kiyasa, L’Objet, Mottahedeh, Rosenthal and William Yeoward Crystal will open to NY NOW attendees August 20 to 24. The space will host programming, including an...
View ArticleFour Seasons restaurant closes, items to debut in Wright auction
A landmark sale will take place in the interior of New York’s landmarked Seagram Building on July 26. Wright’s special sale, showcasing furniture, decorative objects and tableware from The Four Seasons...
View ArticleVita Copenhagen named Designjunction exhibitor
Top design firms and brands have been named for this September’s Designjunction London show. Among the confirmed exhibitors: Design House Stockholm, String, Life Space UX by Sony, Bolon, Another...
View ArticleThomas Moran Trust party will benefit East Hampton restoration
On July 29, The Thomas Moran Trust will host the Midsummer Cocktail Party to raise funds for a restoration of the historic Thomas Moran and Mary Nimmo Moran Studio on Main Street in East Hampton...
View ArticleDesignjunction beefs up its exhibitor list
Top design brands have been named for this September’s Designjunction London show. Among the confirmed exhibitors: Design House Stockholm, String, Life Space UX by Sony, Bolon, Another Country,...
View ArticleMark D. Sikes and others design Southern Living Idea House
Launched over the weekend in Birmingham, Alabama, the 2016 Southern Living Idea House features design by Mark D. Sikes, Lauren Liess, Amy Berry, Ashley Gilbreath and Margaret Kirkland, along with area...
View ArticleDieter Rams doc in the works, now live on Kickstarter
Filmmaker Gary Hustwit has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for Rams, his documentary about Dieter Rams, as well as for a preservation movement for the designer’s extensive archive....
View ArticleWayfair appoints government and industry relations liaison
Michael O’Hanlon has been named vice president of government and industry relations at the Wayfair, having formerly served as the housewares brand’s vice president of corporate and business...
View ArticleFake out: What designers should know about the high price of cheap knockoffs
It seems every product designer has a cautionary tale: California woodworker JoryBrigham says his work was copied, plank for plank, by an online furniture flash sales site after he refused a...
View ArticleLightology and others win lighting showroom honors
This year’s Showroom of the Year Awards were announced last week by Dallas Market Center and Residential Lighting on the opening night of Lightovation: Dallas International Lighting Show. Lightology's...
View ArticleTom Dixon opens in LA, expands presence in New York
After the success of his small-shop concept in New York, TomDixon has opened a store in Culver City, California, at Platform, the newly opened indoor-outdoor “urban oasis.” The Shop, a collaboration...
View ArticleIFDA Educational Foundation awards 7 scholarships
Sixty-four applicants across 34 schools in 22 states applied for this year’s IFDA Educational Foundation scholarships. Judges, including Linda Mariani, director of scholarships and grants at the...
View ArticleCulture Lab Detroit will delve into this year’s theme, ‘Walls’
Culture Lab Detroit, which draws together design, art and architecture communities, will explore the theme “Walls” in this year’s program. A two-night discussion series, public art projects and other...
View ArticleThe Shade Store celebrates design in Los Angeles
For its second year exhibiting at Dwell on Design Los Angeles, The Shade Store partnered with designers Mat Sanders and Brandon Quattrone of California’s Consort Design, to style its booth display....
View ArticleICFF to debut first-ever Miami show this October
The inaugural International Contemporary Furniture Fair Miami will descend on the Miami Beach Convention Center this October 5 to 6, bringing together designers, architects, developers, high-end...
View ArticleDesign undergrads begin summerlong Be Original fellowships
Industrial design students Sarah Ahart of Virginia Tech and Karina Campos of Syracuse University began the first-ever Be Original Americas Summer Design Fellowship program earlier this month. Through...
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