Come rain (like today) or shine (tomorrow’s hopeful forecast) designers descend upon High Point Fall Market, taking place Oct. 19-24, 2013. It’s a time when they can tour hundreds of world-class showrooms, attend endless parties, enjoy a much anticipated Beach Boys concert as well as participate in priceless networking and… Read More →

Seventeen years ago, Naomi Neilson Howard got into her van and drove through Central Mexico looking for remote villages where artisans practiced ancient crafts. She realized that with guidance, this craftsmanship could provide a reliable revenue stream for local communities if she brought the artisans’ handiwork home to the U.S…. Read More →

As someone in the middle of a home renovation, my current “can’t stop thinking about” items are lighting and home décor pieces. There’s so many fantastic places to visit for lighting and décor options but my current favorite to ogle is Rejuvenation. Rejuvenation is a brand within the Williams-Sonoma family… Read More →

The first step to develop a resource library is creating a filing system that is intuitive. Many designers sort by product type, then sub-categories. For example, Annette Stelmack, Allied ASID, LEED AP BD+C, Inspirit-llc, organizes by CSI divisions to streamline the CD phase. Is it live or Memorex? Resource libraries… Read More →

A recent Consumer Electronics Show 2013 award winner, the Touch Table PC is a sturdy, waterproof table that doubles as a fully functional computer. Developed by Moneual, the company says this new table is ideal for use in restaurants and cafes as well as hospitals, airports and hotels. The table… Read More →

Did you miss it the first time? 10 – Biological concrete promotes vertical gardens. http://ow.ly/gpdMD 9 – 12 unusual ways to squeeze into a tiny home. http://ow.ly/g0vh0 8 – Dragon den inspires budding interior designer (particularly a luxury bathroom!) http://ow.ly/gggWm 7 – Tight on space? Try this new Flatmate Desk… Read More →

UK industrial designer Sarah Turner specializes in creating lighting from used plastic bottles. After they are cleaned and sandblasted, each bottle is hand-cut and sculpted into decorative, intricate forms such as Cola 10, pictured. Less than six percent of plastic waste drinks bottle are recycled in the UK, so Turner… Read More →