Pearl Collective honors 2023 Boardroom winners

Pearl Collective, formerly known as Gail Doby Coaching and Consulting, supports interior design professionals and firms as they achieve transformational growth in profitability, productivity, and professional and personal satisfaction. One of the organization’s mastermind collectives, the Boardroom, takes established design firms and amplifies their business helping them reach financial freedom, joy and happiness. Each year, Pearl Collective recognizes select Boardroom members for outstanding accomplishments within their business over the last year.

Interior designer Lucy Penfield assumes ASID MN presidency with sustainability top of mind

Lucy Penfield, a Minneapolis-based interior and product designer known for imaginative and colorful decor, has assumed the presidency of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Minnesota chapter, effective October 1. With more than 30 years of experience in the design industry, Penfield brings her passion for color, mentoring, and sustainability to lead the chapter during her one-year term.

Robin Baron LIVE is celebrating its 3rd Anniversary with a “Holiday Happy Hour Celebration Episode

Known for her award-winning interior and product designs, Robin Baron, President of Robin Baron Design, is sharing exciting news about her nationally recognized, award-winning, live design podcast series, Robin Baron LIVE, celebrating its 3rd Anniversary with a special end of year “Holiday Happy Hour Celebration Episode” featuring some of this year’s star-studded guests and several exciting product giveaways!

Polywood’s Sustainable Buddy Bench brings one young woman’s inclusive vision to wider market

Teen entrepreneur Sammie Vance dreamt of getting her Buddy Benches out to schools and community groups nationwide; now a socially-conscious furniture brand is helping.

York Wallcoverings reveals their 2024 color of the year

York Wallcoverings, the oldest and largest wallcoverings manufacturer in the U.S., reveals Bay Brown as its 2024 Color of the Year. Inspired by organic hues of wood, soil and roots, Bay Brown inspires intimate, luxurious living spaces. 

Inside Four Hands expanded Las Vegas showroom

The home furnishings brand nearly doubles its showroom footprint to accommodate growing collections and demand

From AI search to in-room visualizers, explore the new ways to shop STARK

In-room visualizer: This feature will allow the client to select a room scene of choice from predetermined options or upload a room scene of their own. They will also have access to the full STARK assortment to visualize any rug or carpet within the space, change the orientation, change the size of the rug, and adjust the binding.

Coffee with a cause: See what’s brewing with Unique Loom 

Unique Loom is offering a trade buyers the chance to experience the new HÆRFEST Collection, at their Winter Open House on Thursday, December 7, from 9 am to 5 pm in their Market Square #190 showroom (305 High Street, High Point, NC). The HÆRFEST team will also be on site serving samples of their delicious coffee during the Open House event.

The Common Thread for the Cure distributes pink lamps during High Point Market 

The Common Thread for the Cure, a non-profit  organization that supports people battling breast cancer within the home furnishings industry, had  a visible presence during High Point Market gifting Pink Pixie desk lamps to attendees sporting  the color pink in honor of breast cancer awareness month.

Storytelling with Austin Allen James: Art Inspiration, Object Design, Instinctive Field Verse, and Poetry Reading

Austin Allen James is an artist, designer, poet, entrepreneur, educator, and father of two. Austin, or AAJ as some refer to him, will be sharing the inside scoop behind both his creative and design processes.  Austin’s lifelong passion and love of color, words, phrases, and objects has led to his experimenting with paint and design to become a professional artist, poet, object designer, and trendsetter.