IHA accepting proposals for The Inspired Home Show education sessions

The International Housewares Association (IHA) is accepting topic proposals for education sessions during The Inspired Home Show 2024, IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market. Retailers, trend forecasters and marketers, intellectual property attorneys and designers, along with experts in branding, packaging, smart home and other crucial business topics, are invited to submit proposals for presentations in the Inspiration Theater and the Inventors Revue at the 2024 Show. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 22.

Ariel view of the Santa Monica Barker Hanger during The Other Art fair for Saatchi art
The Other Art Fair returns to Brooklyn for 12th New York Edition

“The city’s energy is electric,” says Ryan Stanier, founder of The Other Art Fair. “Following the success of our Spring fair in Brooklyn, and highest art sales to date, we’re thrilled to return to New York in a new, larger venue to invite more of the local community to experience and discover art like never before.”

science in design summit in high point
Good design starts with asking the right questions

Creating restorative, healing, energizing spaces — the sanctuaries that many clients crave and need — starts by asking them the right questions. Designers who spoke as part of the recent Design, Art & Science Symposium in High Point shared the questions they use in initial client meetings.

How does The Met select their licensing partners?

The Met is taking over High Point Market, unveiling debut collections with Eichholtz and Scalamandre, along with expanding its collaborations with key home décor brands like Abner Henry (furniture), Ann Gish (bedding), Caspari (entertaining), Exquisite Rugs (carpets), and Wendover Art Group (wall art). Scroll on to explore their new offerings and delve into how The Met carefully selects its licensing partners.

The state of the luxury market

This week I Design News Now Editor in Chief Courtney Porter sat down with Pamela N. Danziger, internationally recognized scholar on The American Affluent and consumer buying habits. Their wide-ranging conversation covers:

Opportunities for manufacturers and interior designers to grow with their consumers’ incomes
Which home furnishings brands have the name recognition and trust from consumers with household incomes of $400k+
How manufacturers and interior designers need to brace themselves for a down market by moving from “growth mode” to “profit mode”
Why she thinks Banana Republic should stay in their lane
And why the quiet luxury “trend” is here to stay

Creating spaces that care for people

Dr. Rebecca Tapia, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist in San Antonio, believes that interior designers have a superpower: the ability to dramatically improve the physical and mental health of their clients.

ISFD 2023 Pinnacle Awards® Recognizes Top Designers As Winners 

Pinnacle Awards “Untamed Minds” Gala held on Monday, October 16 in the Loft at Congdon Yards in High Point, a slate of industry notables presented professional and student home furnishings and textile designers with the prestigious  2023 Pinnacle Awards.

Gabby and Summer Classics to unveil 75+ exciting new products at High Point Market

At Gabby and Summer Classics, we’re known for our commitment to southern hospitality. During High Point Market, we’ll continue this tradition by hosting daily cocktail hours with delightful small bites.

New lighting from Southern Living x Regina Andrew Detroit

Two years into its partnership with the iconic Southern Living brand, Regina Andrew Detroit launches 11 new licensed lighting designs debuting at High Point Market this fall.

Global Appeal: In dialogue with Kenneth Cobonpue

In an exclusive interview with Kenneth Cobonpue, the visionary behind KENNETH COBONPUE, we delve into the intricacies of his design philosophy and the brand’s approach to sustainability, global appeal, and collaboration.