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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.

Post-market musings: Tariffs, traffic and trends

We’re back from High Point with lots of unpack — tariff conversations have taken an unexpected turn, many vendors unveiled impressive product introductions and specific trends carried a sense of cohesion throughout the market. 

Arteriors expands executive team with leadership hires in marketing and product

Arteriors, global leader in luxury lighting, furniture, wall décor and accessories, is pleased to announce…

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.

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.