There are some design events that make one acutely aware of the moment we are all occupying more than others. The 38th Annual Interiors Awards, presented by Contract magazine at the illustrious…
If you haven’t heard of the new development called Empire Stores in Brooklyn, brace yourself; it’s a game changer. This newly renovated LEED Silver certified cultural complex hosts a landmark corporate headquarters,…
While the annual IIDANY Color Invasion is mostly a party, at its heart it is a fundraising celebration of creativity, inclusiveness and charity. The first iteration of this now-landmark event began…
First Look is a quintessential New York event; other multi-showroom events across the country may be larger or more elaborate, but First Look sets a cohesive baseline for good food, good networking…
I always thought design resource libraries were never quite named properly for their purpose. But now that technology has taken such a foothold in our daily lives, resource libraries barely contain books…
There are few people that would motivate me to get up at the crack of dawn to hear before a full day of NeoCon showroom visits, but one of them is certainly…
I love trade shows. Many times, tradeshows are a blender; the mixing of different materials, ideas and design perspectives produces unexpected product combinations and potential ideas that challenge manufacturers and designers alike.…
Josh Rider, Sarah Poist and Sarah Levine of Studios Architecture interview Pratt Institute students at the 2016 Pratt Career Night in the Haworth showroom in New York. Photo by Doug Gorenstein Historically,…
A new showroom for contract furniture in New York, especially an established brand like Italian manufacturer Arper, is a welcome sight indeed. Even though the brand’s opening party happened on a…
As visual thinkers go, interior design professionals tend to lean first toward color, more than either form or shape. Fusing light with color enables an emotional language within the built environment that…
Each new generation in our industry continues to experience achievements and challenges unlike previous generations; as we all continue to grow together, one continuing factor to our success is the people; we…
by Peter Carey It is fascinating to witness the birth of a movement within an industry. Our last great one – sustainability in design projects – is still unfolding and will likely…