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Meet Hallmark Channel’s first design star

Olivia Westbrook is Hallmark Channel’s first design star, leading the heartfelt home renovation series Home Is Where The Heart Is on Hallmark+. In this intimate conversation, she shares the emotional heart of her design approach, how she maintained creative control on set, and the ways personal loss shaped her connection to the show’s mission of honoring legacy through space.

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

The ladies of Baker-McGuire

three leading designers—Laura Kirar, Susan Ferrier, and Paola Navone—offer intimate reflections on craft, mentorship, and meaning through their collections with Baker-McGuire. With distinct perspectives, they explore how thoughtful design becomes a legacy, a rebellion against disposability, and a deeply personal art form that honors both material and maker.

What is special in design?

One of the jobs designers are tasked with is finding or even creating that special item that a client wants to pass down to the next generation.  If a designer does not include “special” in their work, they will not have a career in design.

Exclusive first look at High Point Market Spring 2025

As High Point Market approaches, we’re getting a sneak peek at this season’s most exciting trends and product launches. From nautical inspirations and organic textures to bold collaborations like Missoni x York’s chevron wallpaper and playful partnerships like Novogratz x Pooky Lighting, discover what’s trending in luxury furnishings. Get ready for a season filled with stunning designs and craftsmanship.

European lighting trend report

If Euroluce offered a forecast, it was that light—at least in the European context—is being asked to do more: to feel more, to say more, to matter more.

It’s not about the polar bears: The burning need for design and infrastructure change in Los Angeles

After the 2025 wildfires devastated Los Angeles, it’s the city’s designers and architects who are stepping forward to reimagine what resilience looks like. This piece highlights the people and design strategies shaping a safer, more sustainable future for LA.

60th anniversary Pasadena Showcase House now open

The showcase house became an important creative outlet for designers who lost their homes in the Eaton fires earlier this year.

Breaking free from the Age of Average

“Only creativity will save creativity” says Fashion Snoops as it rebrands to Future Snoops

Troubleshooting design budget woes with Mark Schubert

What to do with clients who have champagne taste on beer budgets? How do you handle the discussion of scope creep? What happens when your client tries to shop a retail piece or monopolize your time in search of the perfect faucet? 

This week on Disruptive Design, Mark Schubert of Chicago-based Phillip Harrison Interiors offers designers practical insights on navigating the financial aspects that can make or break client relationships and project outcomes.