Designer Education
Product designers, interior designers and lighting designers are working in a changing industry. Competition from online services, DIY and home improvement tv shows, plus changing consumer lifestyles have continued to shift the way business is done. In this section, product designers, interior designers and lighting designers can read news, trend articles and more.
7 Deadly Distractions Stopping Your Interior Design Business Growth
Nothing is more important than your interior design business growth. You’ve got to invest your time in the tasks and actions, in your practice, that will deliver the greatest impact. There are seven …
Register for Connected: Learn About the Technical Side of Lighting
Join us for the final installment of our successful Connected series of virtual panels with retailers and designers, where we've discussed various topics related to furniture, lighting and decor. Our…
Financial Management for Interior Designers
Let’s talk about money! Do you have days where you want to pull your hair out because of your finances and money management? Financial management for Interior Designers (and small businesses in…
Lighting Design Changes to Make While Sheltering In Place
Here we are, stuck in our homes. Staring at the same walls, the same art and the same furniture. I think many of us used the first two or three weeks to really give our homes an organizational…
2 Companies Offering Online Design for the Serious Client
For many people, bringing a designer into their home to create a design, select products and coordinate installation is a luxury. Home reno television and aspirational Pinterest boards have put well-…
7 Steps to Staying Connected with Design Clients
How you connect to clients is more important than ever before. It’s not enough to send a well-intentioned, carefully crafted statement of your interior design practice’s COVID19 response. Everyone is…
How Designer Christina Henck Uses Pinterest
Since 2012, Philadelphia-based Henck Design has worked with a range of clients, from high-level executives to professional athletes to empty nesters. For owner and founder Christina Henck, Pinterest…
Lisa McDennon Brings a Touch of Nuance to Laguna Beach
California-based designer Lisa McDennon has hit the design industry trifecta, as her resume boasts a 20-year interior design career, a boutique retail space and a collection with a major lighting…
5 Tips for Interior Design Social Media Success
What is your biggest challenge as an interior designer? According to a Unity Marketing poll attracting new clients is problem #1 across the board. Social media marketing seems to be the go-to…
Steelyard Digitally Connects Designers, Home Furnishings Resources
When it comes to interior design, inspiration, organization and collaboration with clients pretty much sum up efforts needed for a successful outcome. If only there were a platform that could help…