Julie A. Palm

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Professional lessons from an unlikely source

A bestselling series of detective novels offers profound guidance you can carry into your own work. It starts with getting comfortable declaring things many of us struggle to say: “I don’t know,” “I need help,” “I’m sorry” and “I was wrong.”

Bienenstock Furniture Library inspires designers

“If you educate yourself on the history of furniture and design, you can use that as inspiration to create the future,” says Karla Jones, executive director of the Bienenstock Furniture Library in High Point. The only way to see the library’s collection of more than 5,000 books is to visit in person. It’s worth the trip.

Wonder walls

From textural, nature-inspired tiles to reimagined grass cloth and chinoiserie, producers are offering new treatments that will enliven any wall.

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.”