Ginger Gilden appointed new IIDA NY president
Ginger Gilden has been named president of IIDA NY. She will take the lead with a yearlong focus on creating programs for new and existing members, with a particular emphasis on educational and network...
View ArticleAn inside look at Robert Allen’s fabric recycling program
Stunned by the sheer waste created in the fabrics and furnishings industry, a team from Robert Allen, led by Kelly Tobias, design and merchandising associate for Beacon Hill (part of the Robert Allen...
View ArticleLaurel & Wolf goes glamping at the W Hotel
Laurel & Wolf has transformed a 17th-floor suite at the W New York hotel, complete with a 12-foot yurt. The space will be available for guests to book until November. California-based Laurel &...
View ArticleNominees for top UK architecture prize named
The Royal Institute of British Architects has named the six shortlisted buildings for the RIBA Stirling Prize, the U.K.’s top architecture prize. The list includes a partly subterranean home, which is...
View ArticleHomeowners are purchasing more high-end products, says study
Houzz’s Q2 2016 Houzz Renovation Barometer, which assesses confidence in the home renovation market among industry pros, found “widespread quarter-over-quarter confidence” for architects, designers,...
View ArticleHomeowners are purchasing more high-end, says study
Houzz’s Q2 2016 Houzz Renovation Barometer, which assesses confidence in the home renovation market among industry pros, found “widespread quarter-over-quarter confidence” for architects, designers,...
View ArticleCall for entries: Inaugural American Architecture Prize
The first-ever American Architecture Prize (AAP), is seeking submissions across 41 categories within the 3 main disciplines of architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. Work is welcome...
View ArticleNY NOW lists latest lineup of international exhibitors
NY NOW, which comes to the Javits Center August 20 to 24, is anticipating 73 percent more international exhibitors this summer and a 10 percent jump in the number of represented countries. Of those,...
View ArticleDWR pairs rescue pups with iconic furniture
Design Within Reach is partnering with the social media movement The Dogist (@thedogist), which chronicles the “beauty of dogs,” and North Shore Animal League America to create a series of portraits of...
View ArticleHOK, SOM, more, named IAA winners
A jury of Italian architects and critics has chosen 132 projects from 43 countries as winners of the 2016 International Architecture Awards. Organized by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture...
View ArticleMoMA Design Store announces total face-lift
The MoMA Design Store, located across the street from The Museum of Modern Art in midtown Manhattan, will reopen this fall with a design it calls “innovative, beautiful and practical.” Headed by...
View Article20 homes vie for top British home design award
A contemporary house meets gallery on the beach, a Japanese-inspired terraced house extension, a new family home springing from the granite walls of an older building, and a cliff-hanging house are...
View ArticleASFD announces Pinnacle Awards judging panel
The American Society of Furniture Designers has named this year’s panel of judges for the 2016 Pinnacle Awards, which were created to “promote design quality and encourage the recognition of furniture...
View ArticleNew ATGStores contest prize? A professionally painted room
A new contest, from Pacific Northwest-based home furnishings retailer ATGStores.com and partners Colorhouse paint company and Porch.com home services, is inviting social media users to win a...
View ArticleLe Corbusier projects added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
UNESCO has added 17 of Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier’s works to the World Heritage List. The sites are located in Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland. Immeuble...
View ArticleThe Shade Store launches pop-up shop inside Kravet
The Shade Store is popping up in eight Kravet showroom locations this summer. The Shade Store at Kravet will offer customers access to all of the shades, blinds and drapery brand’s product, including...
View ArticleSunset magazine’s Idea House to arrive in Bay Area
Located in the hills near Berkeley, Sunset magazine’s Bay Area California Idea House is designed by Emeryville-based Lauren Geremia of Geremia Design. The design team also includes Landmark Development...
View ArticleInside Jeff Lincoln’s Southampton gallery space, Collective
Designer Jeff Lincoln, whose interiors have appeared in Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Elle Decor, Veranda, House & Garden and more, has headed East. According to Lincoln, his decorative...
View ArticleTrad Home kicks off Hamptons showhouse with cocktails
The Hampton Designer Showhouse opening weekend commenced with a cocktail party co-hosted by Traditional Home and Garnet Hill on July 22. One hundred notable designers, editors and sponsors gathered at...
View ArticleReaders’ Choice voting for AD Innovators open until August 5
Architectural Digest’s storied AD Innovators list, a yearly compilation, is now seeking readers’ votes for the first time. Six finalists have been chosen in each of the categories of architecture, art,...
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