Dwell on Design, the largest design event on the West Coast, is coming up at the end of the month in Los Angeles, so get ready. The event is taking place from June 25th- 27th at the LA Convention Center, and will be chock-full of exhibits, presenters, professional education series, tours and more.
One of the [...]

The ICFF, or International Contemporary Furniture Fair, blew into New York this past week, and brought along all kinds of the latest furniture and accessories from around the world.  The Bloom chair designed by Kenneth Cobonpue sprouted from the Philippines.
Bloom’s petals are made of microfiber and draped over a resin seat with a steel base.  [...]

Las Vegas definitely wants to show the world that it’s not only about gambling.  They opened the Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC) a few years ago and added another showroom building.  The design center, when completed, will be the largest trade show complex in the world.
Many familiar vendors are there, including Ethan Allen, Kreiss, and [...]

I was truly impressed when I visited the IML booth at the BizBash expo - I had been reading quite a bit about their handheld auction devices in recent event reports, and was interested to find out more.

IML has a simple device, about the size of a large cellphone, which can be used by individual [...]

The other week I had an opportunity to check out what is by far one of my favorite industry events: the annual NYC BizBash Expo, held at the Javits Convention Center - one of five annual trade shows hosted by BizBash across the country.
Based here in NYC, BizBash is a national media company with outlets [...]

It’s a sure sign of spring when the annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House is underway.  Every year, the charity organization, Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, hosts a decorator show house featuring top interior designers’ work.  The funds raised all go to  funding the activities of underprivileged young boys and girls in the New [...]

This just in: the recession has moved northward, and with it concern about its effects on home improvements. Here’s a great article from Toronto’s CTV news, from the February 7 Interior Design Show there.
(photo from Toronto CTV)
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090215/EDM_
recession_design_090215/20090215/?hub=TorontoNewHome