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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.

Populus Seattle is now open, complete with storied architecture, biophilic design and dynamic art

Populus Seattle has officially opened in the historic Westland Building in Pioneer Square. Blending biophilic design with adaptive reuse, this 120-room carbon positive hotel honors Seattle’s natural and cultural heritage. With architecture by The Miller Hull Partnership, interiors by Curioso, and lush landscaping by Site Workshop and Camden Gardens, Populus Seattle evokes a Pacific Northwest rainforest while offering a vibrant, art-infused guest experience that reflects the city’s dynamic spirit.

New Survey indicates significant impact of tariffs on home and housewares

Many member companies also shared insights including the difficulty matching both the price and quality of Chinese manufacturing, the uncertainty surrounding the changing tariff levels and the speed at which they were implemented, and the residual economic impact on their employees and service partners.

Building a big firm in a small town

Interior designer Nicole Roe shares how she built R. Nickson Interiors in a small Central Florida town, navigating local challenges while redefining what it means to run a high-impact design firm outside a major metro.

Corey Damen Jenkins’ new YouTube series has officially launched

Produced by Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Goodbye Pictures (Dream Home Makeover, Project Runway, Million Dollar Decorators), the series brings premium content to the home category on YouTube with cinematic, 4K production and Jenkins’ honest insights, expert guidance, and accessible design inspiration.

Sparky design choices

Add a flash of the unexpected. In this poetic new piece from the Design Moonshine column, a designer-professor explores how a single surprising object—or omission—can jolt a room to life and give visual rhythm to the everyday.

World-building with Carta Creatives

Elana Tenenbaum Cline, founder of Carta Creatives, brings a rare combination of artistic clarity, global fluency, and strategic depth to every project. In this in-depth conversation, she shares how her multidisciplinary studio approaches world-building, cultural nuance, and full-scope design with intention and immersion across continents and sectors.

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.

ICFF 2025 highlights and programming

As the heart of the citywide design festival, NYCxDESIGN, ICFF’s theme, “Designing in Harmony,” reflects the diversity of industry makers and exhibitors from across the globe and additionally focuses on the importance of human-centered, multi-sensory, and multicultural design.

Creating cohesion in a multidisciplinary design studio

Studio Juma has built a practice on clarity, narrative depth and visual integrity—eschewing trends in favor of thoughtful, multidisciplinary design. In this wide-ranging interview, the studio reflects on its creative roots, collaborative process and vision for the future.