John Loecke
Coping with Coronavirus: Retailers, Designers & Manufacturers Share Business Insights
While coronavirus is currently causing a disruption for everyone in the home furnishings industry, at some point, it will subside, and life and businesses will return, homes will be built and…
Madcap Cottage Design Diary: Atlanta
John and I are thrilled to be writing a column, so kick back (in a Fusion Furniture sofa done up in Madcap Cottage performance fabrics, natch!) with an Aperol Spritz cocktail and get ready for a few…
Madcap Cottage Gents Take on Dallas, Markets and All
John and I are thrilled to be penning a column, so kick back (in a Fusion Furniture sofa done up in Madcap Cottage performance fabrics, natch!) with a cool Negroni and get ready for a few tales from…
Dallas Market Center Announces January StyleEyes Trendspotters
Dallas Market Center has announced the January 2020 StyleEyes. The exclusive StyleEyes trendspotting program leverages the expertise and influence of industry leaders to highlight new products and…
Saucy Tales from Around the World with Madcap Cottage: London and Venice
John and I are thrilled to be penning a column, so pull up a seat (a Louis XIV-style Oly Studio siege incongruously upholstered in Colefax & Fowler’s Bowood) and a cool martini — dirty, like us…
A Madcap Journey: Behind the Scenes of John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon's Thriving Brand
What happens when two globe-trotting journalists decide to start a business of their own in licensed product design? Madcap Cottage, that’s what. With backgrounds in interior and graphic design (John…
The Heart of the Matter
Statistics suggest that entrepreneurial couples have a much higher rate of divorce than other married people. While the five successful couples profiled on these pages will say there are obviously…
Looming Ahead
If the recent Showtime Fabric Fair was any indication, and it is, the name of the game in upholstered furniture at spring market will be texture, mod patterns, performance and plenty of color.
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High Point Market Announces InterHall Debuts
Eight design-driven and lifestyle-focused home furnishings exhibitors will debut in InterHall for spring 2019 High Point Market, joining more than 70 manufacturers, suppliers and designers in one of…
30th Anniversary ARTS Awards Recipients Announced
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the recipients of the 30th Annual ARTS Awards. Following a judging process guided by a panel of independent…