Austin Allen James
As AI rapidly evolves, its impact on creativity and industry cannot be ignored. This article dives into the inevitable AI revolution, sharing insights from a designer and professor on how to adapt and thrive in a world where AI is shaping the future.
I have titled this set of three articles “One Thousand Butterflies” for two reasons. One…
Austin Allen James’ fresh perspective offers innovative ways to create intentional, wellness-focused spaces that resonate on a deeper level. Expand your professional toolkit with insights that merge artistry, poetry, and mindfulness in design.
Austin Allen James explores unconventional shapes, materials, and creative approaches to design lamps as sculptural art pieces that set the mood and create a unique ambiance in any space.
Austin Allen James’ thought-provoking piece explores how to escape design monotony by blurring the lines between art forms.
Change tends to happen slowly and then all at once. Our industry is working on diversity inclusion; I suggest we hasten the pace. Let’s burn the box and design from the ashes. Let’s find inspiration that we cannot see without diverse perspectives. We are doing ourselves an injustice by not substantially including people from various races and ethnic backgrounds to help us take the industry we love to the next level.
Like red shoes with pressed blue jeans, one must possess verve in a market setting. I love to feel the exhilaration of “standing in front of a wall selling art.” I was hooked. As Mario Andretti is famous for saying, “If everything seems under control, you are just not going fast enough.” I could not wait for the next market and new, shiny objects to sell. Most of us are entrepreneurs. Manufacturers and Reps alike run their own business: feast or famine.
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.
This new collection of pillows was inspired from the Bavarian painter Barbara Regina Dietzsch. Reimagining colors and hues into a jewel saturated tone, we rendered these finches into a larger than life form on our silky satin fabric and created pillows that accent any space indoors and out. Covers are all removable, machine washable, and fade resistant.
The exclusive East Coast launch of Austin Allen James x StyleCraft Lifestyle Collection is coming to Fall High Point Market with even more exciting products than what first debuted at the summer markets. The expanded launch of StyleCraft’s new lifestyle collection will feature more than 90 + products in categories including furniture, casegoods, lighting, accessories, pillows, artwork, mirrors & wall decor.