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Our Luxury Home Furnishings magazine Design Today is now online. The Summer.09 digital edition covers styles and trends of high end furniture, casual furniture and home accents. There’s an interview with interior designer Jona Collins, a regular on HGTV’s ‘Double Take,’ and an interesting panel discussion moderated by design marketing guru Lloyd Princeton on the State of the Home Furnishings Industry. And maybe most importantly, Design Today Style Director Tracy Bulla gives us all permission to go out and splurge on something bea...Read More

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'Light Porcelain,' this appropriately named porcelain, steel and gold oil lamp designed by Rappa Anne-Cécile for Bernardaud, couldn’t be more perfect.

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I’m loving that headline -- what it means to me is timeless designs are the new thing. Black is a hot colorway, of course, but it’s true that when the going gets tough, the design world reverts to the tried and true for surefire hits at retail. You can see it in detail, here, and get a run-down on the Top 10 Trends from Furniture Fashion Week.

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Home Accents Today's exclusive report, 50 Retail Stars, presents 50 independent home accent retailers that are significant players in their respective markets. This report recognizes enterprising home accents retailers who are meeting the challenges of an increasingly competitive marketplace with innovative strategies and creative solutions. You can purchase this report at The Research...Read More

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Refined design solutions are at the heart of this year’s winner of the ICFF Editors Award for Lighting. Designer Pablo Pardo formed the San Francisco-based Pablo in 1993, and has since gained international recognition for the innovation and beautiful simplicity of his lighting and home furnishings.

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Here’s a bold new way to insure your favorite Ikea sofa remains on trend.

Two Scandinavian brands – Bemz and Marimekko – are collaborating on a new collection of slipcovers expressly for Ikea upholstery.

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I always love to drop by Missoni because of the absolutely impeccable presentation. 
The individual designs are a treat to look at, but the sum total of the colors, arrangement and styling is flawless.

Here's Missoni's latest installment, Cactus Flower, during Milan Design Week.
Definitely eye candy in my book. 

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San Francisco-based Council was awarded the 2009 ICFF Editors Award for Furniture, and as their name suggests, they’re all about collaboration. A truly global group of designers, Derek Chen, Khodi Feiz, Arik Levy, Mike and Maaike, One & Co., Monica Forster, Cedric Ragot, and Nendo came together to target what they believe to be a growing market of design savvy consumers.

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The belief that furniture should be simple, functional, and honest, has paid off handsomely for Milwaukee-based Misewell as this year’s winner of the ICFF Editors Award for New Designer. Founded in 2008 by brothers Vincent and Paul Georgeson, Misewell is committed to high quality design and production, and limiting the environmental impact of...Read More

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I have to admit to being initially drawn to the new Flower chair solely because it’s pink, but on second reflection decided the design is pretty nifty as well.

Pink polarizes like few other colors, as in you really love it or you really hate it. Our esteemed editor in chief Jenny Heinzen York falls in the latter category; my efforts to lobby for a pink cover for our last issue were politely, but firmly shot down. (Click here for the results of our in-office color war). 

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I certainly don’t have to tell you guys how fab London-based designer Matthew Hilton is, but have you seen Oscar? One moment it’s traditional and tailored, the next time you look it’s modern and cushy. And always perfect, like those little black dresses women get to wear and I don’t. All this sofa needs is an little strand of Mikimoto pearls!

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Stunning, if not a little disconcerting to set your cocktail down on, the Iceberg table is laser-cut steel from designers Thien Ta Trung and My Ta Trung. Each piece is hand made. Based in Montreal, the Ta Trung siblings established their company Periphere to produce their designs, because as is says on their site, production lines aren’t part of their language. They have a graphically fun Web site as well.

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