Designing a loft for a chocolatier

Brooklyn-based design firm Almost Studio recently completed their latest project, a Loft for a Chocolatier. The historic chocolate factory was originally built in 1947 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, along Myrtle Avenue.

The future of retail design: How to create extraordinary places that bring people together

Architect Kevin Ervin Kelley discuss the future of retail design, gender preferences in design, why we get exhausted in furniture stores, and his new book, Irreplaceable: How to Create Extraordinary Places that Bring People Together

Design Moonshine: Diversity in Design

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. 

Getting a jump on High Point Market

There’s a lot to do in High Point before the furniture market officially opens on Saturday, April 13. As you are planning your trip, consider adding some of the events on Friday, April 12, to your schedule to make the most of your springtime in North Carolina.

Gift for Life announces new leadership team

Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ longest-running, volunteer-led national charitable organization, today announced new leadership of its Board of Directors with Sarah Mount of ANDMORE and Emalee Hoffman of CMA Gifts transitioning to Chair and First Vice Chair respectively and Amy Loewenberg of NY NOW at Emerald X elected to Second Vice Chair.

The Common Thread for the Cure Foundation is proud to announce that six companies have achieved legacy benefactor status

Each of these companies has accumulated a minimum of $100,000 in donations throughout the history of the Foundation. The Foundation supports individuals fighting breast cancer who are affiliated with the furnishings and design industries by offering financial assistance through confidential grants.

Design Magic: Tamara Day shares styling techniques for homes, retail and TV

Tamara Day, host of Magnolia Network’s top hit show Bargain Mansions, knows how to mix furniture and accessories to create stunning rooms on showroom floors, in customers’ homes or on her Bargain Mansions TV show.

Howard Elliott unveils a new showroom, new collaborations, and events at High Point

Kicking off the market on Friday Howard Elliott invites press members from 1-3 pm to an exclusive press review for the Grand Opening / Howard Elliott x Robin Baron collaboration. Howard Elliott and Robin Baron have designed a line of Home Accents, called The Robin Baron Collection. Categories launching in April include Decorative Accessories, Accent Furniture, and Mirrors. 

Hooker Furnishings eliminates the position of President

MARTINSVILLE, VA – March 2024 – Hooker Furnishings has announced a new approach to merchandising…

Plan Architecture & Interiors challenged the status quo and took over the tristate area

A quick Zillow search of homes for sale in Bergen county, New Jersey will turn up many traditional single-family homes for sale. Plan Architecture has, in a short amount of time, managed to corner the luxury residential design market in the tristate area, working closely with real estate agents. Yet their signature style is anything but traditional. Today on Disruptive Design, DNN Editor in Chief Courtney Porter sits down with Plan Architecture’s principal architect and interior designer, Dan D’Agostino, to discuss the ways their daring style is taking over, challenging the status quo, one new build at a time.