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4 Small Business Webinar Resources to Check Out

For a small business to stay afloat in today's retail climate, staying current on industry trends and best business practices is crucial. While industry markets and conferences offer great…

SCORE, Small Business Association, Fit Small Business, BizLaunch

Maison & Objet Announces Rising Talent Awards Winners

Maison & Objet has chosen six up-and-coming designers from China’s fast-developing design scene as the winners of the 2019 Rising Talent Awards. Frank Chou, Chen Furong, Mario Tsai, Hongjie Yang…

Frank Chou, Chen Furong, Maison & Objet , Mario Tsai, Hongjie Yang

Unsplash fall leaves — (Photo: Unsplash user Chris Lawton)

Changing Colors

Whenever I return home to Chicago from High Point Market, the seasons appear to have changed since I left. This fall, I came home to find red and gold leaves on the trees and on the ground, and a…

High Point Market, Fairfield Chair, Bungalow 5, Suzanne Morrissey

Mock-up of the new IKEA Planning Studio in New York City — This rendering shows what the new IKEA Planning Studio will look like in New York City. (Photo: IKEA)

What Retailers Can Learn From IKEA's New Small Space Strategy

Many jokes and sitcom plots have been written about navigating the big-box maze that is an IKEA store. Couples fight and get lost, but the stories usually end with meatballs — and occasionally…

IKEA , TaskRabbit

The Young and the Extremely Wealthy

All Millennials live in their parents’ basements and eat avocado toast, right? If you could see the basements these Millennials have, you might consider living in their basements instead. Meet the…

Luxury Portfolio International

4 Predictions on the Future of Interior Design

During a High Point Market discussion moderated by the Business of Home’s Julia Noran Johnston, designers Kerrie Kelly and Kimberley Seldon sat with Homepolish founder Noa Santos and pondered the…

High Point Market, Business of Home, Julia Noran Johnston, Kerrie Kelly, Kimberley Seldon

Idea Board collage rug pendant chair fan

Idea Board: Resimercial

Resimercial options make workplaces feel homey. Transitional Curate Home’s Leeward tier small end table in a Peninsula finish can function in an office for storage or as a side table. www.curate-…

Curate Home, Classic Home , Gold Leaf Design Group, Hooker Furniture, Momeni

Aerial shot of cargo ship in a harbor — Photo: Tom Fisk from Pexels

What to Know About The U.S.-China Trade War Truce

Last weekend, the U.S. and China came to a truce in the ongoing trade war, alleviating (for now) one of the biggest economic concerns for both retailers and designers coming in 2019: the 25 percent…

tariffs, trade policy, trade war, American Lighting Association, Michael Weems

Sculpture with lighting shining on it — When accent lighting is done effectively it moves people’s gaze throughout the space. Recessed adjustable fixtures, using LED MR 16 lamps, help add focus to the art and decorative objects. (Photo: Randall Whitehead)

Accentuate the Positive

Good lighting design uses various types of illumination to create an inviting overall environment. As you have heard me say before, the best lighting happens when you layer different types of…

Randall Whitehead, Lighting Doctor, accent lighting, decorative lighting, task lighting

Phillips Collection commercial grade furniture — Phillips Collection began its move into the hospitality sector 15 years ago and today, 95 percent of the company’s product line is commercial-grade, including the Silver Riverstone tables, Reclaimed Live-Edge end tables and Lime Green Seat Belt rocking chair above.

Commercial Break

While the lines between the contract, hospitality and residential design businesses were long well-defined — some might say stark — Amanda Schneider, President of Contract Consulting Group — a…

Amanda Schneider, Contract Consulting Group, Restoration Hardware, Crate & Barrel, High Point Market Authority