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.
2018 Color of the Year Announcements Are Underway
The 2018 Color of the Year announcements from paint companies have started to roll in, and from the looks of it, 2018 is going to be one expressive year. From brooding black-blue to confident red,…
How to Be An Instagram Star At High Point Market
Move over, High Point Style Spotters! There's a new Instagram account to follow at this fall's market, and it's yours.
Instagram allows your followers to step into this trade-only event and get a…
Badgley Mischka Home Grows International Sales Force
Badgley Mischka Home last week added 28 new sales representatives to cover North American and international sales.
Sales representation includes national coverage across the United States, eastern…
Introducing the 1st Look at Last Look Interior Design Competition
Interior designers, listen up! Each month, Lighting & Decor features the beautiful work of one designer in the Last Look department, and come January, that designer could be you!
Today Lighting…
Zoe Bios Creative Names New Product Partners
Zoe Bios Creative announced today that it will debut works from Trunk Archive and Stampa during the October High Point Market at the company’s new 3,000 square-foot showroom located at 108-110 S. Elm…
Last Look with Lisa Elkins
For Lisa Elkins of Chicago-based 2 Point Perspective, sustainability happens when all the parts of a design contribute. Here the LEED-accredited architect peels apart this Kenilworth, IL, kitchen to…
New Houzz Study Unpacks the Latest Bathroom Trends
Homeowners seem to be spending more money on their master bathrooms, a new study finds. Results from the 2017 U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Study yielded some interesting results about what homeowners…
Pop the Champagne! Kerrie Kelly's New Collection for GO Home Is Here
Pop the champagne and make some room in your High Point Market schedule: images of the new pieces from designer Kerrie Kelly's latest collaboration with GO Home Ltd. are finally available — and we've…
Decorate the Lighting & Decor Atrium with IKEA Place
In some ways, augmented and virtuality reality tools are old news when it comes to furniture. Wayfair's app lets buyers preview furniture in their homes before buying, and Lowe's and Pottery Barn…
What Light Sources Will Fade Artwork and Fabrics?
It's inevitable: Fabrics and artwork will fade over time, but that fading can slow down with the right care. To help your clients take better care of their new fabrics and artworks, Lighting Doctor…