Product Designers
Get inspired by the latest in home furnishings products and the creative people behind the designs.
Area Rugs In Living Color
We love neutrals as much as the next home fashion enthusiasts, but if there’s ever been a time incorporate color into your design mix, it’s now. Cheerful spaces featuring such powerful pigments as…
Tariffs Aren't the Greatest: 3 Industries Hurt By Tariffs
"Tariffs are the Greatest," President Trump said in a tweet Tuesday morning. If you're a furniture or lighting retailer, tariffs are anything but great.
The Trump administration plans to impose a …
5 Editing Tips for Blog Writers
When most blog writers finish a post, they feel a sense of relief coupled with dread. Sure, the writing may be finished, but now it's time to edit. After pouring so much hard work into writing a good…
Summer Market Preview: Las Vegas 2018
Summer market will be sizzling July 29-August 2 at Las Vegas Market. See what's new and next here.
Lite Source
The Stacia LED pendant family has expanded with smaller and larger versions. The…
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…
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…
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…
3 AmericasMart Live Events That Will Help Your Business
This week, retailers and designers will descend en masse in Atlanta for the summer edition of Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market and the Atlanta International Area Rug Market (…