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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.

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Limited edition artworks from Trunk Archive and Stampa artists debut in the new Zoe Bios Creative showroom at High Point Market.

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…
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(Photo: Ron Elkins)

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…
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Most homeowners are putting their money into their showers. (Photo: Houzz)

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…
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This Equus ice bucket is just one of Kelly's new accessories for GO Home LTD.

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…
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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? IKEA Place app makes augmented reality easier than ever.

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…
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Which will fade the artwork faster: the pendant light or the natural light? Randall Whitehead has the answer. (Photo: Eurofase)

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…

Nourison and Christopher Guy Team Up with New Luxury Rug Collection

What do you get when you cross a luxury furniture manufacturer and award-winning floor coverings? A new rug collection that's going to feel luxurious underfoot. Nourison and Christopher Guy…

CODARUS to Open To-The-Trade Showroom in Laguna Design Center

This October, CODARUS, a multi-line showroom and national sales organization, continues its expansion into the West Coast opening a nearly 10,000-square-foot to-the-trade showroom in the Laguna…
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This kitchen in the Clive Christian Furniture showroom in Chicago redefines luxury shopping.

Creating an Experience in Chicago's Clive Christian Showroom

If there was one word on everyone's lips at the American Lighting Association conference in Vancouver, Canada, last week, it was experience: how to create an experience to bring customers to the…
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The Cubo sconce operates as an ambient light and a focused reading light.

Designer Q&A: Nick Sheridan

At Laguna Beach, CA-based industrial design and manufacturing company Cerno, good design all comes down to a clean aesthetic and functionality. The company's product, the Cubo sconce, combines these…
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