Hooker Furnishings expands leadership team

Cameron Cook-Sellers has joined the company as vice president – brand marketing & communications. In this new role, she will oversee brand marketing, growth marketing and insights, partnerships and licensing, and global communications.  In her new role, she will report to Johne Albanese, Chief Marketing Officer.

Interior design industry insiders gather for an insightful conversation about the role of media in shaping client expectations at Spring 24 HPMKT

Entitled The Role of Media in Shaping Client Expectations, the panel will offer a thought-provoking discussion with a lineup of design industry experts including celebrity designer Kelli Ellis, Design News Now Editor in Chief Courtney Porter, and AD photographer Tori Sikkema. 

Howard Elliott and Robin Baron Design will unveil an exclusive collaboration at High Point Market

“We’re thrilled to partner with Robin Baron to bring her creativity to our customers,” said Brian Berk, President of Howard Elliott. “Robin’s passion for design perfectly aligns with our values, making this collaboration a natural fit. We can’t wait to introduce the new collection.”

Palecek opens High Point showroom in Hamilton Design District

PALECEK is moving to a new location in the prestigious Hamilton Design District encompassing the entire first floor of  the 200 N. Hamilton building. “This stunning location enables us to offer a whole new level of visual storytelling and a greatly enhanced shopping experience,” says PALECEK Chief Creative Officer Andrew T. Palecek.  

Defining your design firm’s core values with architect Christopher Kempel

Christopher Kempel started working in architecture in the early 90s which places him in a strange place between the older generation who predominantly hand-render and the younger generation who predominantly digitally-render. He sees the value of both. That is a common thread when you talk to Kempel: his ability to bring different groups together and unite them for a shared mission.

Populus, the country’s first carbon positive hotel, debuts nature-inspired interiors that evoke an Aspen Grove

Populus, the country’s first carbon positive hotel opening in Denver in summer of 2024, is pleased to unveil its nature-forward interior designs by Wildman Chalmers Design in partnership with Fowler + Fowler Architecture

If you do not like change, our industry bids you goodbye

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.  

7 trends shaping today’s kitchens

Kitchens are the hub of homes — and the spaces most likely to be renovated. We look at what homeowners want in these central spaces.

Jeremiah Brent joins Queer Eye’s Fab Five, replaces Bobby Berk

The Fab Five is once again complete as interior designer Jeremiah Brent is slated to join Season 9 of “Queer Eye” alongside hosts Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, and Tan France.

New Leanne Ford for Crate & Barrel

The new, “Origins Collection,” is a whole-home celebration, featuring fresh spins inspired by Leanne Ford’s bestselling work with the brands.