Julie A. Palm

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Eisen Design House expands team

Launched a little more than a year ago out of uber-successful staging firm Interior Marketing Group, Eisen Design House has added to its team and set its sights on the AD100 list.

A prescription for designer burnout

Caleb Anderson wants fellow interior designers to reevaluate their purpose with an eye toward wellness, sustainability and collaboration. He did it at Drake/Anderson — and it’s reshaping his business. Just think, he says, what a collective reimagining could do for the world.

The purpose behind the Drake/Anderson rebrand

Facing burnout and poor health, principal Caleb Anderson undertook a journey that improved his well-being — and gave his New York-based design firm a purposeful focus on sustainability and right relationships.

Biophilia: Beyond plants and fountains

Biophilia expert Bill Browning encouraged designers at the recent High Point Market symposium “Designing Wellbeing” to explore 15 principles that can improve the mental and physical health of their clients. We share his tips.

Designers talk tariffs: ‘It’s like the Wild West’

Interior designers say global tariffs are rushing decision-making, threatening to homogenize design and creating frustrating uncertainty

Will these pass the sit test at High Point Market?

For many High Point Market buyers, the show is a prime time to sit — that is, to test out seating options to see how they feel. We’ve got a sample of new offerings, from sofas to benches to accent chairs.

Jonathan Louis launches Casae brand

The 40-year-old furniture company sees the new luxury upholstery brand as a way to reach style-driven retailers, e-commerce platforms and interior designers who seek “a shared creative experience.”

High Point Market: A time to buy — and build relationships

You’re not the only one feeling it: As we head into High Point Market, we’re mired in economic uncertainty. But shoring up your connections with colleagues can make the market even more worthwhile — and set you up for success whatever the year brings.

Who seeks designers’ help?

Exclusive Consumer Insights Now research looks at which generations are most likely to want the help of designers. The findings are intriguing.

“Unflattening” creativity

We are experiencing a crisis in creativity — a crisis not from a lack of imagination but one brought on by how we run our businesses, according to “The Creative Unflattening,” new white paper from Future Snoops.