High Point announces spring market Style Spotters
Today, the High Point Market named the nine Style Spotters for Spring. Launched during the October 2011 Market, the Style Spotters program invites top home fashion trendsetters to scour the market in...
View ArticleObama appoints Michael Graves to serve on U.S. Access Board
President Barack Obama has appointed Michael Graves to the U.S. Access Board, an independent Federal agency that provides leadership in accessible design for the public, particularly people with...
View ArticleScottish style inspires five designer chairs
Tobi Fairley, Anne Maxwell Foster, Phillip Gorrivan, Patrik Lonn and Gideon Mendelson recently returned from a tour of Scotland with Traditional Home. They have since channeled their inspiration from...
View ArticleThe Alpha Workshops names annual award winners
Three recipients will be recognized for this year’s Alpha Awards for serving as ambassadors to the Alpha Workshop’s mission—providing job training and supported employment to HIV-positive decorative...
View ArticleAD selects Madeline Stuart to design Oscar's Greenroom
“Madeline’s elegant, sophisticated taste and confident approach to modern interiors made her the perfect choice to create the Greenroom on behalf of Architectural Digest,” said Editor-in-Chief of...
View Article‘Decoration of Houses’ is as relevant as ever
Last week, design intellectuals gathered at New York School of Interior Design (NYSID) for a discussion focusing on Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman’s book, ‘The Decoration of Houses.’ Panelists Richard...
View ArticleInaugural NYC design fair to debut in May
“As an architect and collector, I’ve visited the greatest design fairs in the world and realized that we need an event of this caliber in New York,” said Collective Design Fair founder and creative...
View ArticleDesign entrepreneurs launch Clippings UK
Founded by Tom Mallory and Adel Zakout,Clippings enables the visitor to browse, save and purchase home products in the tradition of clipping images out of design magazines with scissors. Clippings and...
View ArticleBunny Williams renames BeeLine Home
“Changing the name to Bunny Williams Home is an idea I have had for some time and although BeeLine has achieved great brand recognition, I think it will elevate awareness and simplify the tie between...
View ArticleExhibition explores preservation of modern design
‘Modernism at Risk’ illustrates the importance of preserving and protecting modern design and landmarks. The exhibition, which opened at the Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and...
View ArticlePalm Springs gears up for a week of Modernism
Nick-named the “Woodstock for fans of modernism,” Palm Springs Modernism Week is an 11-day celebration of mid-century modern architecture, culture and design, taking place Feb. 14 – 24 in various...
View ArticleAIA New York announces Design Awards recipients
The AIA New York Chapter’s annual Honors & Awards Luncheon and fundraiser on April 17 will fete the recipients of its annual Design Awards, as well as the Medal of Honor, Award of Merit, and the...
View ArticleNYC City Council to produce 5-borough design event
For the first time in its history, New York City will have an annual city-wide public design event, NYCxDESIGN (NYC by Design), which will be held May 10-21. The event was conceived by the City Council...
View ArticleNational shelter magazine to debut in print this fall
“It seemed to me that so many print magazines were folding, and I saw an increasing need for a new magazine,” said Pamela Pierce, founder and editor-in-chief of Milieu, a quarterly home and garden...
View ArticleS. Korea's Gwangju selected to host 2015 IDA Congress
The city of Gwangju, South Korea, will host the third iteration of the International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress in October 2015, with the theme Collective Design. “This is an exciting theme that...
View ArticlePrint sales raise funds for Eames House renovation
The Eames Foundation has launched a campaign to raise funds to save the Eames House, the landmark of mid-20th century modern architecture and home of Charles and Ray Eames, through the sale of uniquely...
View ArticleComings & Goings: Design professionals on the move
The design industry is awash with new and changing faces. Editor at Large is tracking who's coming and who's going. Below are a few changes of note.Kathy Banfe left her position as President of North...
View ArticleHighlights from OBJECT Rotterdam
Last month, OBJECT Rotterdamcelebrated contemporary craft with its latest edition at the NAi/The New Institute. The show embraced every aspect of design: product and industrial design, fashion and...
View ArticleWhat role will India play in the future of design?
This question and others will be answered at the second annual India Design Forum (IDF) set to take place March 15-16 in Mumbai.Pathy Founded by designer Rajshree Pathy in 2012, IDF serves as an...
View ArticleWhere have the Scandinavian moderns gone? On a joy ride.
It’s been 80 years since the great Scandinavian “moderns” such as Alvar Aalto, Bruno Mathsson, Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjaerholm began teaching the virtues of clean-lined design. No movement since has...
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