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.

Surya acquires Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, focuses on trade-exclusivity

Surya announced today the acquisition of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams (MG+BW). Under Surya’s stewardship, MG+BW will relaunch as a trade-only partner exclusively serving interior designers and design-centric retailers.

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 future of luxury kitchen design with Dacor

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.

Demarc designs for work-life boundaries

With the creation of their HQ system, Demarc set out to design a home office system that ‘demarcates’ the office space when opened up and can be closed up to create physical and mental separation from the living space when the work day is over. 

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.

1stDibs Interior Design Trends Survey reveals key into designer buying for 2024

1stDibs commissioned researchers with Surveys & Forecasts, LLC, a full-service strategic research consultancy based in South Norwalk, CT, to conduct 624 online interviews between August and September, 2023. The interior designers who were interviewed are part of the 1stDibs Trade 1st Program.

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. 

Draga & Aurel’s capsule collection FLARE for Todd Merrill Studio will be presented at Salon Art + Design New York

For the second year running, the artist-designers Draga & Aurel took part with Todd Merrill…

Future House Awards winner: Living Vehicle HD30

In the realm of architectural innovation and residential design, one event stands out as the…