Sparky design choices

Add a flash of the unexpected. In this poetic new piece from the Design Moonshine column, a designer-professor explores how a single surprising object—or omission—can jolt a room to life and give visual rhythm to the everyday.

World-building with Carta Creatives

Elana Tenenbaum Cline, founder of Carta Creatives, brings a rare combination of artistic clarity, global fluency, and strategic depth to every project. In this in-depth conversation, she shares how her multidisciplinary studio approaches world-building, cultural nuance, and full-scope design with intention and immersion across continents and sectors.

CULP completes sale of Canadian manufacturing facility

CULP was pleased to monetize the facility in what ultimately proved to be a softer local industrial market than originally anticipated that was made more challenging by some rezoning and utility service issues impacting the property.

The Angeleno Porch on view at the Venice Biennale U.S. Pavilion

An immersive installation exploring social spaces shaping affordable housing in Los Angeles

The purpose behind the Drake/Anderson rebrand

Facing burnout and poor health, principal Caleb Anderson undertook a journey that improved his well-being — and gave his New York-based design firm a purposeful focus on sustainability and right relationships.

ICFF 2025 highlights and programming

As the heart of the citywide design festival, NYCxDESIGN, ICFF’s theme, “Designing in Harmony,” reflects the diversity of industry makers and exhibitors from across the globe and additionally focuses on the importance of human-centered, multi-sensory, and multicultural design.

Nathan Anthony debuts at ICFF 2025

Celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, Nathan Anthony is an established custom furnishings resource for the design trade. With its fully vertical and lean manufacturing-driven operation, the company draws on its legacy as a family-owned and operated, U.S. based business.

Creating cohesion in a multidisciplinary design studio

Studio Juma has built a practice on clarity, narrative depth and visual integrity—eschewing trends in favor of thoughtful, multidisciplinary design. In this wide-ranging interview, the studio reflects on its creative roots, collaborative process and vision for the future.

Biophilia: Beyond plants and fountains

Biophilia expert Bill Browning encouraged designers at the recent High Point Market symposium “Designing Wellbeing” to explore 15 principles that can improve the mental and physical health of their clients. We share his tips.

Post-market musings: Tariffs, traffic and trends

We’re back from High Point with lots of unpack — tariff conversations have taken an unexpected turn, many vendors unveiled impressive product introductions and specific trends carried a sense of cohesion throughout the market.