From the Editor
Thoughts and musings on the business of home accents.
Good taste
During the summer markets whirlwind, I was part of a panel discussion at the L.A. Mart alongside a couple of other editors.Panels are the most fun to participate in, because with the right group, the panelists really do feed off of each other. And for me -- always on the lookout for a nugget or tidbit that I can tuck away in my column file -- they are a jackpot of ideas.Krissa Rossbund of Traditio... Read More
Comments (4)Fresh Eyes
In May, I attended three conferences. Each one was very different - different topic, different crowd, different atmosphere, etc. - but each one left me brimming with ideas.I started out at the Furniture Design Summit at the Savannah College of Art and Design, where I was asked to speak on a panel about the future of design for this home furnishings industry. Seated alongside design luminaries incl... Read More
Comments (2)May is conference month!
There are a lot of cool things about my job -- great people, interesting travel and a fascinating subject to cover, to name a few.And there are sometimes little wonderful bonuses that come around, like the opportunity to attend industry conferences and seminars.May is packed with several of these, and I am prepping my notebooks and Twitter feed for the tons of great information I hope to learn at... Read More
Comments (0)Snowball effect
Well, the news coming out of the winter markets was certainly upbeat. Show after show (after show after show - this is the home accents business), reported positive attendance growth, many in the double-digit range. And this despite winter weather that seems to have impacted every traveler in the United States during January and February. Now, last year we reported a similar upbeat mood, o... Read More
Comments (0)Join me for a Market Trend Wrap-Up Wednesday in High Point
The editorial team from Home Accents Today spends each High Point Market seeking out all the latest product styles and trends. Editor in Chief Jenny Heinzen York leads this exclusive review of the hottest trends from the show, Wed., April 6, 9-10 a.m., 11th floor Ballroom B, IHFC Green Wing.Hope to see you there -- it's a great visual presentation of some of the hottest new products to hit the mar... Read More
Comments (10)Don't miss our Technologies conference in May
Last November, I attended the Online Technologies Conference hosted by the Sandow Media Retail Group (which includes Home Accents Today).The one-day event was full of interesting information on emerging Internet technologies, and the sold-out crowd walked away with tons of useful information and ideas to implement in their own businesses.In fact, the event was such a success, we decided to host an... Read More
Comments (2)Talk gets heated about light bulb regulations
The new light bulb regulations and the so-called "bulb ban" have been getting an awful lot of media attention lately, and interestingly, it's become a hot political topic of late.I set out last month to figure out what's really going on with the ban on incandescent bulbs. I attended a webinar sponsored by the American Lighting Association last month, and reported on it in our March issue... Read More
Comments (0)ABC News spotlights Made in America
There was a lot of talk last week about the ABC World News series on Made in America.Producers removed everything from one American family's home that was not made in U.S., then replaced them with domestically produced items. They also compared the pricing of American-made vs. the imports.If you missed the series, you can watch the video clips here.The home accents business has been heavily domina... Read More
Comments (11)Clearer Skies
I write this post having finally finished a super-busy winter market season. With stops in Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas and New York, in many ways, the biggest challenges were just getting there or getting home.Things got off to a rather slow start that first week in Atlanta, as the city was crippled by a heavy snow and ice storm that came in a few days ahead of opening day. And there was panic in... Read More
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