Luxury Design
Pacaso, the leading technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy, co-own, and sell a luxury second home, today releases its third annual Top Second Home Markets Report, identifying the leading luxury second home markets for 2023 and introducing the top markets to watch in 2024. The report reveals the top ten counties across the U.S. that saw the biggest annual increases in second home transactions and the largest year-over-year appreciation for homes priced above one million dollars.
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.
After the Elle Decor Design Walk in Tokyo this month, I wanted to share some of the highlights with the readers here at DNN and explore my unique findings beyond the designated Design Walk’s path. Read on for Tokyo twists on familiar US and EU design staples, unique retail and showroom models, and of course aesthetic inspiration you won’t find anywhere else.
DNN Editor in Chief Courtney Porter sat down with Salgado Saucier founders, Peter Salgado and Kip Saucier to discuss their transition from interior designers to product designers, the pros and cons of tech and social media on design, and where they seek out influences and when they choose to ignore them.
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.
A pivotal shift in luxury kitchen trends focuses on health-conscious culinary practices. Steam cooking and air frying, replacing conventional deep-frying methods, represent a move toward healthier lifestyles. Technological advancements, such as AI integration for precision cooking and the implementation of cameras in refrigerators, epitomize the fusion of cutting-edge innovation with culinary finesse.



