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Designers Share How They Define Luxury
“Luxury is a perception, not a price point,” says Dann Foley. At a recent series of panels at the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, Foley and co-panelists Libby Langdon, Kristi Hopper and Toma…
Design Kollective Helps Retailers Tackle E-commerce
Home furnishings is a category where brick-and-mortar retailers still have a competitive edge, as many consumers still want to see and feel their furniture before opening their wallets. However, that…
Interior Designer Karen Wolf Launches Online Trend Series
New Jersey-based designer Karen Wolf and her team are responding to the COVID-19 crisis by offering weekly, educational online webinars dubbed the “Design Pop Trend Series.”
This week’s webinar…
IMC Announces Free Business-Building Webinars for Buyers, Exhibitors
As part of its ongoing support of the design and retail community during the COVID-19 crisis, International Market Centers (IMC) is presenting a series of free webinars for gift, home and apparel…
Adding Home Staging to Your Interior Design Business
At January’s Las Vegas Market, Kevin Htain, Owner of Identity Home staging+design and International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSP) board member, discussed why and how interior…
Jaipur Living Launches Trade Talk Instagram Live Series
Global rug and textiles furnishings company Jaipur Living has launched the Instagram Live series, Trade Talk, running every Wednesday through the month of April. It features design industry…
Making a Lasting Impression With Thoughtful Customer Appreciation
This past Christmas, while visiting my Millennial kids in New York, my daughter needed a pen. I grabbed a favorite pen out of my bag and handed it to her. Her reaction: “Mom, this pen is amazing! Can…
7 Steps to Safeguard Your Interior Design Business
Have you been watching non-stop news about COVID19? Are you spending your time hunkered down at home, distracting yourself with anything but work? Your interior design business needs you now more…
Positioning for the Future...After Coronavirus
I have written and spoken many times about this topic. Today, however, my voice is different. The home building, design and furnishings world has been turned upside down with the coronavirus health…
Houzz Launches Houzz Pro Business Management Software
Houzz Inc. has announced the launch of Houzz Pro, an all-in-one software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that empowers home design and renovation professionals to stand out, win more clients, increase…