Lighting Designer
Information for and about residential lighting designers.
How to Bring Manufacturing to the U.S., According to the Reshoring Initiative
One of the main arguments for tariffs involves improving U.S. manufacturing. In theory, if it costs too much or the same to manufacture offshore, then companies would move production back to the U.S…
Retail Jobs Up, But Not In Furniture and Home Furnishings Sector
By just about any measure, the U.S. economy is doing very well. Unemployment remains low. Consumers are spending and fueling the economy. Though the threat of tariffs remains poised to wreck much of…
Instagram May Be Getting a Shopping Platform: What Retailers and Designers Need to Know
This week, a report from The Verge announced that Facebook was working on a separate shopping app for Instagram, one that would allow users to shop products in posts and even on stories. There's no…
Hunter Douglas Announces New Design Trade Program
Custom window treatments manufacturer Hunter Douglas yesterday announced the launch of its brand-new Design Trade Program to markets across the United States. As the company continues its work with…
High Point Market Authority, Esteem Media Announce Design Bloggers Tour Participants and Sponsors
The High Point Market Authority (HPMA), in partnership with Esteem Media, is pleased to announce the participants and sponsors for the Design Bloggers Tour for fall market, Oct. 13–17, 2018. …
How to Get Verified on Instagram
The process around who gets verified on Instagram and how to get that blue checkmark just got a lot less murky. Last week, Instagram unveiled a new function that allows users to apply for…
ASID's 2nd Quarter Report Reveals Uncertainties for Interior Designers
The American Society of Interior Design's (ASID) Second Quarter Billings Index report, released last week, made one thing exceptionally clear: The interior design industry has deep ties to the…
5 Reasons to Join the American Society of Interior Designers
With everything you have to do to keep your business afloat, committing yourself to yet one more thing is probably not at the top of your list. We get it: You’re busy. But if you’re a designer,…
Dallas Design Week to Highlight Top Names, Exclusive Events
Dallas Market Center today announced the fall edition of Dallas Design Week, Sept. 17-21, 2018. Gathering luminaries from all facets of the interior design industry, this fall’s schedule features…
The Fashion of Light: When to Update Your Fixtures
People may not realize it, but lighting fixtures do fall in and out of fashion, just like clothing. I look at the light fixtures that I had hanging in my house in the 1980's and I shudder. Some…