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.
4 Lighting Design Tips From Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk
At a Lowe’s in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood on a Wednesday night this spring, around 50 interior design bloggers and influencers gathered for light bites and insight on lighting design from…
Las Vegas Market Records Strong Early Buyer Registration
Las Vegas Market reported today that registration numbers are pacing ahead year over year for Summer Market with significant growth in key attendee categories.
The upsurge in buyers correlates with…
Beauty Is As Beauty Does: Highlights from Showtime Fabric Fair
Consultant Claire Goldhagen, widely admired in the furniture industry for her fashion sense and retail acumen, called the recent Showtime Fabric Fair in High Point, NC, “one of the most exciting ever…
A Q&A with Hommemaker's Orlando Soria
Editor-in-Chief Nicole Davis sat down with Orlando Soria — a designer, blogger and influencer — at the summer Atlanta Market. Soria is best know for his blog, Hommemaker, as well as his large social…
Exterior Lighting Techniques
To most homeowners, outdoor lighting means a pair of decorative wall sconces by the front door, a few lights along the walkway and perhaps floodlights for security. Exterior lighting can do much more…
Why You Should Be Recruiting Every Day
Good help is hard to find. Or is it?
At the WithIt conference in Charleston, SC, last month, retailers, manufacturers and designers gathered to hear a presentation on how to recruit, and it turns…
High Point Market Opens 2018 Fall Registration
Registration for the Fall 2018 High Point Market is now open for buyers, international buyers, exhibitors, trade/industry, press and students.
The Fall High Point Market will be held on Saturday,…
Battle of the Sexes (Accent Chair Edition)
She wants a ladylike slipper chair. He wants a manly recliner. While relationship therapist probably isn’t part of your job description, you can still help ward off a domestic World War III by…
Summer Market Preview: Atlanta 2018
Preview these products making their debut at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, July 10-16.
Peking Handicraft
Designed by Elizabeth Olwen for Peking Handicraft, the…
5 Steps to Blogging Smarter, Not Harder
Regular blogging does wonders for a website’s SEO, driving customers at all stages of the buying process to your website. It can boost your website in search results, and it can help you attract…