One of the wonderful things about the design community in and around NYC is witnessing everyone’s innate ability to adapt and flex to the needs of the moment. This year especially has…

One of the wonderful things about the design community in and around NYC is witnessing everyone’s innate ability to adapt and flex to the needs of the moment. This year especially has…
For the last fifteen years, the New York Design Center (NYDC) at 200 Lexington Avenue has brought all the excitement, camaraderie and product introductions of NeoCon to New York for one summer…
Breaking into the architecture and design community can seem like a daunting task when you are looking in from the outside. If you are someone just entering the field, the sheer number…
I must admit, when I am in a room of owners and principals of design firms, I can often sense them sizing up one another in a similar way that people at…
Witnessing the evolution and integration of hospitality design across the A&D marketplace has been a fascinating experience over the years. At one point in the not-too-distant past, the shimmer and sparkle of…
Celebrations and design events go together like milk and cookies, or, in the case of the New York A&D community, gin and tonic. The biggest celebration in New York by and for…
First Look, the annual post-NeoCon event at the New York Design Center (NYDC) is one of those rare events that make the biggest city in America feel like a small town. In…
In the ever-changing landscape of the business and practice of commercial interior design, the only constant is transformation, and nothing stays the same for long. In many recent travels throughout the design…
When most design professionals hear the term value engineering, they tend to get a dreaded sinking feeling deep in the pit of their stomach. To many of these people, this process, also…
It’s hard to believe that the last great economic reset in the country, as well as the design industry, began ten years ago. By all accounts, both the manufacturing and design sides…
I don’t know any other design industry event that has more energy, creativity or enthusiasm for the spirit and power of design the way the IIDA New York Chapter’s Color Invasion does,…