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Posted by Staff on October 27, 2009
Following is an edited transcript of a roundtable discussion moderated by Jeff Hiller, president of the Sustainable Furnishings Council, that took place Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at the High Point Market, in Ballroom B of the IHFC building, with participants Thom Filicia, Alexander Julian and Vladimir Kagan. The event took place on the third anniversary of the founding of the SFC. Also that morning, Hiller announced the launch of a new consumer education and awareness initiative to feature the SFC's new DESIGNINGreen Leadership Team of celebrity designers and industry personalities who design for sustainable manufacturers and/or use sustainable practices in their work. --Susan Pyle Dickenson...Read More
Posted by Staff on September 30, 2009
October 1st, Tribeca interior design studio and boutique Paul Kohn Design will intr Elaine Paul and Barbara Shattuck Kohn opened Paul Kohn Design studio in 2007. The showroom,...Read More
Posted by Staff on September 22, 2009
The Raleigh, N.C. Bassett Furniture Direct store will host a seminar Thurs., Oct. 1 featuring Ed
Celebrating their 10th anniversary in Raleigh, Bassett Furniture Direct represents the Bassett Furnitu...Read More
Posted by Staff on September 18, 2009
World Market Center Las Vegas and Las Vegas Design Center named Vicente The annual award honors design legends by giving them a platform from which to share their stories and inspire and educate other designers. Past recipients include Roger Thomas, Vladimir Kagan and Larry Laslo. Wolf, who owns Vicente Wolf Associates Inc., spoke candidly to the audience during the Wednesday evening ceremony, sharing that as a young adult he had been fired from every single job he’d ever held, including fashion, acting, advertising and merchandising. "It gave me no choice but to work for myself," he said. He ...Read More
Posted by Staff on September 10, 2009
San Simeon, Calif. -- Barclay Butera has been tapped to creat An overnight stay at the Castle was auctioned off by the group in 2008, to commemorate the estate’s 50th anniversary of public access. The winning couple will enjoy an overnight stay in the specially decorated showcase room, preceded by an afternoon swimming in the Neptune Pool, tennis, dinner on the terrace, a garden stroll, and an after-dinner movie in the Castle theater. ...Read More
Posted by Staff on September 9, 2009
New York, N.Y. -- Danish design company VIPP is celebrating its 70th anniversary this October by hosting a charity auction in collaboration with design retailer Design Within Reach (DWR). The auction will benefit DIFFA: Design Industries Fou
Posted by Staff on September 2, 2009
Sept. 3, 2009 -- A.N.T. GALLERY, created by Venice-based furniture, product and interior designer Ilan Dei as a forum for discourse between art, nature and technology, is hosting "Connecting Creativity and Commerce," presented by award-winning industrial designer Stuart Karten. Karten blends art and technology to develop products that are simple to use, yet capture users' imaginations. This process of "connecting creativity and commerce" involves getting into people's minds and finding hot points that get them excited. Using case studies from his work, Karten will share his strategies for customer-driven product design. The event starts at 7 pm, Sept. 3rd, at the A.N.T. Gallery, 2100 Zeno Place, Venice, Ca. RSVP to ...Read More 
Posted by Barclay Butera on August 8, 2009
(posted by Home Accents Today staff) Barclay Butera was selected a few months ago by artist and friend Ray Turner to be one of his portraiture subjects for the artist's "Population" show, which opens in Santa Fe, N.M., on August 7th at the Skotia Gallery. Two 12”x12” paintings of Butera will be among the 125-150 portraits shown. Skotia Gallery is Population's first stop in a traveling installation that will also exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of California Art (Oct. - Jan.), in San Francisco at the Toomey-Tourell Gallery in January, Beverly Hills and Europe. "In doing business with Barclay, we immediately became friends and I knew I wanted to include him in the series," Turner said. "I find him to be one of the complex human beings that many of us are and that I seek out,...Read More 
Posted by Sandra Espinet on July 22, 2009
"We all know that things are slow. I was away on a shopping trip recently and my staff of 12 had a meeting. They’ve seen a lot of designers and builders going under and have therefore become a little nervous about job security. So they decided to get together to talk about ways they could save money for our design firm. I came back two weeks later to find out everyone had not only taken a voluntary 5% paycut, but they also:
+got a big water cooler and have stopped buying bottled water (saves $80/month) +stopped buying the “good” coffee creamer and now buy powdered cream (saves $120 per month), ...Read More
Posted by Staff on May 31, 2009
From our fall 2008 issue of Design Today: designers Thomas Jayne, Amelia Handegan, Darryl Carter, Timothy Corrigan, Dan Andersen and Lorena Gaxiola discuss second homes: Jayne has completed numerous fellowships and internships at America’s most prestigious museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Historic Deerfield, and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Smithsonian Institution. Jayne frequently lectures and has published several pieces on practical and historical decoration. He has been named to House Beautiful’s Top 125 Designers list and New York Magazine’s “The City’s 100 Best Architects and Decorators.” ...Read More 
Posted by Paul Thompson on May 10, 2009
- Smaller projects have real impact. Simple makeovers of a hallway or entry of a home can be stylish and affordable. Unique entry to a home sets the tone for the entire home. - Existing artwork, prints or photographs can be re-matted/framed and re-hung as a full wall installation in a bedroom or other living space. - Painting a single wall is an affordable way to make old seem new and fresh. - Adding a new lamp, throw pillows, even new bedding can take lazy to luxe in these tight economic times --Paul Thompson 
Posted by Bense Garza on April 29, 2009
My optimism grows each day as I discover new opportunities, and I'm actually doing more presentations compared to last year at this time. I attribute it to the extra work I was able to produce when things slowed down for me. I've also taken this opportunity to contact potential new clients and have picked up a few. Doing community volunteer work has kept my name out there and given me a platform from which to network. I welcomed the slowdown as a chance to focus on new designs and be more creative with all areas of my business; remaining optimistic can be one of the most positive steps one can take given the current climate. --Bense Garza
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oduce a new furniture collection by Ana Meier of Meier/Ferrer design house. The nine-piece collection is the first offering from the contemporary designer. 
ward Walker of TLC’s Trading Spaces. The seminar, Meet Your Clients’ Design Needs Without Breaking Their Budget: Timely Delivery and Economic Friendly Product will help introduce the Raleigh store’s new designer program. Wine and cheese will be served at the store, located at 8201 Glenwood Ave. RSVP to 
Wolf this year’s Design Icon at a ceremony held Wednesday evening during the September Las Vegas Market.
e a contemporary interior at 
ndation Fighting AIDS.Leading figures in the worlds of architecture, art, design, fashion and entertainment including Oscar de la Renta, David Rockwell, Ralph Lauren, Yoko Ono, Izhar Patkin, Yves Behar, John Baldessari and Calvin Klein will be putting their signature touch on the iconic VIPP bin for the occasion. The customized VIPP bins will be auctioned at a gala event on Oct. 28 at Design Within Reach’s flagship store at 110 Greene St. The customized VIPP bins will be on public display for pre-b...