Poltrona Frau acquisition is good news for the sector
Michigan-based furniture manufacturer Haworth has acquired a 58.6% stake in the Poltrona Frau Group—an Italian company they have been in partnership with since 2011. As part of the transaction, Haworth...
View ArticleHow are ‘Millennials’ designing their homes?
“Millennials are swarming into the home marketplace armed with information, ideas and a passionate desire for personalization,” said Jill Waage, editorial director for home content for Better Homes and...
View ArticleComings & Goings: Design professionals on the move
The design industry is full of new and changing faces. Editor at Large is tracking who's coming and who's going. Below are a few changes of note.In the retail sector... Christiane Lemieux, the founder...
View ArticleMultidisciplinary designer to receive Titan Award
“Michael Vanderbyl, through his multidisciplinary approach and commitment to design, has forged a career path that is nothing short of extraordinary,” said International Interior Design Association...
View ArticleL.A. welcomes the Architecture & Design Film festival
After its fifth edition in New York City’s Tribeca, the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) is heading west March 12-16, debuting at the Los Angeles Theatre Center. It will showcase 30...
View ArticleKorea’s top designers presented in NYC exhibition
Kang Myung Sun, Bae Se Hwa, Bahk Jong Sun and Lee Hun Chung are among the talent featured in a new exhibition of objects and furniture at the Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art (ETNFA) gallery running...
View ArticleYoung collectors of NYC support the Winter Antiques Show
More than 800 new collectors, emerging philanthropists, interior designers and enthusiasts flocked to the Park Avenue Armory for the annual Young Collectors Night at the Winter Antiques Show late last...
View ArticleMore than 30 new design stores and showrooms to note
It’s been a busy new year for more than 30 companies who have opened new retail stores and trade showrooms across the country and abroad over the past few months. This list is part of an ongoing series...
View ArticleThe best of the best from this winter’s NY NOW
Editors, retailers and designers spent days at New York City’s semi-annual gift and home show scouring every corner to find the best new products and makers, many of whom were making their debut. Below...
View ArticleYoung architect granted an installation at MoMA PS1
David Benjamin, architect at the New York-based firm The Living, has been selected as the winner of this year’s Young Architects Program (YAP) by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) for his project...
View ArticleLuxe mag names Chicago designer of the year
The mononymous designer Richar of Richar Interiors was bestowed the title of Chicago Interior Designer of the Year by the Design Center at the Merchandise Mart and Luxe Interiors + Design magazine at a...
View ArticleSix British architects who’ve transformed the modern world
Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael and Patty Hopkins and Terry Farrell have designed some of the most iconic buildings around the world, from the Reichstag in Berlin to the...
View ArticleNine new collaborations to look out for this season
Many manufacturers turn to interior designers and artists for their creativity, experience, and brand appeal for product development needs, which often culminate in collaborative collections of...
View ArticleStores move in, scene heats up at South Florida Design Park
No longer a new kid on the block, the South Florida Design Park will be hosting its second annual Winter Market on Thursday, February 20, with new stores to show off and a magazine sponsor to boot....
View ArticleJean Paul Gaultier for Roche Bobois on display in Brooklyn
Fashion, interior design and art converge at the Brooklyn Museum with the landmark exhibition, the Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier. The showcase illuminates significant moments within the...
View ArticleSan Francisco shelter magazine ceases publication
As of yesterday, California Home+Design magazine has suspended its operations—ceasing publication of its quarterly print magazine, its digital platform, californiahomedesign.com and discontinuing its...
View ArticleNominations in for the best designs across the globe
A floating school in a Nigerian lagoon, friendly lamp posts, and a historic library chair are some of the 76 nominations for Designs of the Year 2014 just announced by the Design Museum in London....
View ArticleASID Chicago summit focuses on networking, technology
The robust program line-up set for the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)Illinois Chapter’s annual Design Summit on Thursday, February 27, at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, will focus on...
View ArticleL.A. design stars to be honored at West Week
Los Angeles is home to many of the design industry’s most celebrated creative minds, and each year the Pacific Design Center (PDC) recognizes a select group of distinguished professionals across all...
View ArticleEast Coast museum celebrates California Modernism
More than 250 mid-century modern design objects ranging from furniture and textiles to fashion and classic vehicles will be on view in Salem, Massachusetts, as part of the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM)’s...
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