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ASID
WantedDesign, May 20-23 in New York, is an inspiring meeting point for designers, manufacturers, and buyers, and offers innovative installations, pop-up stores, interactive experiences, thought-provoking workshops, and more. Don’t miss Designing for Movement, May 20, 2 – 3 p.m., an inspiring panel discussion featuring ASID CEO Randy Fiser. Get the details.
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Dering Hall
Fabric selection is where many designers start their projects, when color choices and textures combine to create the basis for a room. We asked 11 designers how they selected fabrics for their work, from vividly patterned rooms to muted, serene spaces.
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InteriorDesign.net
This year, BKLYN DESIGNS is showcasing over 70 Brooklyn-based brands that specialize in contemporary furniture, lighting, and accessories. Taking place at Greenpoint's Brooklyn Expo Center as part of NYCxDESIGN, BKLYN DESIGNS proves that the borough's burgeoning creative community shows no signs of slowing down.
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The Seattle Times
There is a commonly accepted notion that darker colors make a room feel smaller. This is because dark colors absorb light and light colors can reflect openness in a space. But that notion may not always hold true. “When clients hire me to help with their homes, wall color is always a part of the conversation,” says interior designer Cari Blanchard of Signature Interiors & Design.
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The Denver Post
Mixing data analysis and human curation, Denver-based interior design startup Havenly is rolling out a new bridal registry Wednesday that offers brides — or anyone who wants to create their own furnishings wish list — a professional designer’s advice for free.
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The Next Web
Rhonda Huber fell in love with the shape and color of the beautiful palm leaves she saw at her Long Beach home. Being an interior designer, she enlisted the help of her daughter – an illustrator – to draw out her idea, turning that inspiration from nature into a beautifully organic-looking piece of furniture, which she called the Sunday Chair.
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The Independent
Fashion has long had an influence on the design world, with many catwalk trends finding their way into our homes. The last few years have seen the two worlds become truly interconnected, with the launch of interiors lines by fashion powerhouses, such as Fendi, Armani, and Ralph Lauren, along with influential collaborations like Cos x Hay and House of Holland for Habitat.
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ASID
The ASID Interior Design Billings Index (IDBI) for the 1st Quarter of 2017 indicates strong momentum and sturdy revenue gains for the design industry. Firms across all regions of the U.S. showed growth and stronger business conditions relative to low billings scores at the end of the 4th Quarter of 2016. Review the 1st Quarter report.
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Grosfillex, a U.S. manufacturer, designs and builds a complete line of distinct, durable commercial furniture to meet or exceed industry standards – indoors and outdoors! Focused on new materials and technologies, Grosfillex is proud to introduce a new contemporary interior furniture line with slim HPL tables and stack chairs in youthful colors and trendy designs. The Grosfillex product line offers professionals and designers performance, durability, functionality, style, and comfort at an affordable price. MORE
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ASID
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is interested in collaborating with industry leaders, subject matter experts, researchers, and practitioners to create new certification pathways for project types not currently included in the WELL program. Advisories will act as a forum to engage in critical conversations on the future of WELL. Learn more and apply to participate in an advisory.
Gail Doby
Have you ever thought about what you might do if you did not let fear get in the way? As so well stated in an article I read recently, fear can rob us of the ability to move forward. So often what we fear is not an actual threat, but the idea of what might happen or future failure. If that’s true for you, then that fear can stop you from dreaming what positive things could happen if you conquered your fear.
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Realtor.com
Everyone loves a great comeback story. And there are plenty to go around. Rocky. Steve Jobs. The Chicago Cubs. Jesus. Lil Bub (Google her!). And, with apologies to Jesus, perhaps the most impressive comeback of all, the one that hits us exactly where we live: the housing industry.
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ASID
Supported by Haiku by Big Ass Solutions, the 2017 Hospitality Design Sector Brief builds on the 2016-17 Outlook and State of the Industry report and explores the key factors that affect hospitality design, including the economy, generational differences, wellness and well-being, and community. If you’re interested in designing for the hospitality sector, get the report today.
Realtor.com
Although more home buyers are eagerly seeking the dwellings of their dreams, fewer new homes are in bloom this spring. In not-so-promising signs for the housing market, permits to build new abodes, housing starts, and the number of new homes completed dipped in April from the previous month, according to the seasonally adjusted numbers in the latest residential sales report.
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By Emma Fitzpatrick
Facebook is for connecting with family and friends, while Instagram is for finding beauty and inspiration. That's why on Instagram the top types of accounts people engage with are close friends and family, celebrities, brands, acquaintances and humor accounts. People come to Instagram to find their new dream car, vacation locale or home décor project. But, how does this vary by industry? Learn more about how users with different interests engage with Instagram.
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ASID
The new NCIDQ Practicum, PRAC 2.0, will arrive in October in time for the fall 2017 NCIDQ Examination administration. The PRAC 2.0 is delivered on a user-friendly testing platform, not a design platform, so no prior design software experience is required to take the exam. Check out how the new test platform will look and operate.
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Sunscape designer window films improve the glass that surrounds you with a complete range of professional-grade, energy efficient, solar control films that block up to 80% of the sun’s heat while reducing glare and fading. Celebrate everything you love about the sun, in a safe and energy-efficient environment that captivates as well as it protects.
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Building Design + Construction
The business case for sustainable design keeps getting stronger. Consider these takeaways from the World Green Building Trends 2016 Smart Market Report: High-performing buildings can be sold at a premium, with the average green building worth 7 percent more than its traditional counterpart; green buildings, on average, are 14 percent less costly to operate than traditional buildings, with most new builds today achieving significantly more energy savings than that; and market demand for green building is doubling every three years.
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Evoko Unlimited
Is your office as productive as it can be? Are you effectively managing your workplace real estate? The Liso is a user friendly solution allowing you to gain meeting usage insights and prevent double bookings, no-shows, or interrupted meetings. The mission is clear - making sure all your meeting rooms are being used in a truly efficient way. We are proud to revolutionize the way you meet.
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San Antonio Business Journal
The San Antonio Housing Authority showcased its new, energy-efficient public housing concept home recently and presented the house’s key and gifts to its first tenants, hospital housekeeper Claudia Mejia and her three children.
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inhabitat
This prefab home by Arup Associates is made from recycled, reusable and sustainably sourced materials. The Circular Economy Building was designed as a prototype for this year’s London Design Festival and built in only two weeks. The project revisits the archetypal house and reinvents it with refined prefab construction techniques and sustainable materials.
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Webb Furniture has been in business since 1979. We have two warehouses in Hickory, NC totaling over 500,000 square ft. of highend closeouts, overstocks, and samples of the finest lines in furniture and the interior design business. Our partnership with Home Delivery Service allows us to offer our interior designer customers direct delivery from our warehouse to your clients home with professional insured movers. Call us today to schedule an appointment. Joshua Webb 214.770.7073 webbfurnituresales@gmail.com
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VOGUE
When you love fine art, are partial to high-end furniture, but have children who dominate your home, staying true to your design aesthetic can be challenging. How do you show off the gorgeous new fabric you snagged on a trip abroad without worrying that your child will turn it into their bib? Is there really a way to showcase that pricey auction treasure when your kids have turned your home into a playground? Here, seven pointers for nailing your decorating approach when kids are in the mix.
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D'MARGE
Conventional wine cellars conjure images of dank underground dugouts. But in 2017, dusty and stale cellars are long gone. Once a feature of the uber-wealthy and their ostentatious mansions, cellars are popping up everywhere. No longer relegated to the basement, they’re finding their way above ground in prolific numbers. Why? Because we’re a bunch of winos and domestic collections are popping up in homes on almost every street in the country.
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Universal To The Trade. Your partner in design. With exclusive products sold only to interior designers, no order minimum, items that ship in an average of 14 days and convenient online ordering, we are poised to be your go-to furniture resource. Visit at 101 S. Hamilton in downtown High Point.
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treehugger
Smaller apartments in big urban centers are gaining traction, thanks to rising real estate prices and more people moving into the cities, drawn by opportunities not available elsewhere. While building smaller living spaces won't do much to tackle the underlying causes behind the lack of affordable housing, they seem to be part of a new reality where small is the new norm.
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ASID
Join ASID at NeoCon and engage with industry professionals as the Society provides networking and knowledge sharing opportunities throughout the conference. Keynote Jessica Green, co-founder and CTO of Phylagen, will examine microorganisms to touch on deeper questions about humanity on June 13 at 8:30 a.m. in the NeoCon Theater, and the inspirational ASID Student Day Program featuring the ASID Career Exchange and ASID Student Roadmap is a must attend event for students.
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Plumbtile offers contemporary and traditional kitchen and bath designs from the finest brands worldwide, through our nationally recognized internet company. Leading the decorative marketplace since 1978, we provide bathroom & kitchen fixtures, designer hardware, tile & stone products that reflect elegance, luxury, quality & functionality. Learn More
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DeZeen
Australian architecture studio Carr has transformed an old cottage on the Mornington Peninsula into a hotel, featuring a charred wood exterior and dark interiors intended to recreate the atmosphere of an alchemist's workshop.
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ELLEDecor
When Charleston, South Carolina-based interior designer Angie Hranowsky creates a space, high-impact color is one of her first considerations — and, arguably, her biggest calling card. "Color invigorates and inspires me," says the former graphic designer. "It propels my creativity."
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Architect Magazine
At least once a week, a Chicagoan disembarking at the Sheridan "L" station will wander into a brick-and-glass storefront just north of the train tracks believing that they have discovered a new gourmet market. Instead, as an employee will explain patiently, they've come across the Lakeview Pantry, which distributes 1.3 million pounds of food to about 7,000 qualifying households each year.
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Healthcare Design Magazine
Jennifer Kovacs Silvis writes, "I attended an industry event recently where a panel of students presented a session on the next generation of healthcare design and construction, an opportunity to hear the perspectives of those who will be charged with leading this industry in years to come and their ideas on how to do it. The room was packed."
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