In our inaugural Design Challenge on the Sheffield Forum, we asked for a perfect autumnal color palette to inspire the decor of a room or an event space. We had some great submissions, but ultimately the most intriguing and well-conceived idea came from our winner Marinella Berthoud.
Marinella is a student in the Interior Design [...]

When thinking about the waste we humans create, think about Halloween: all those synthetic costumes used once, never again worn, come November 1st tossed on the trashheap of over-indulgence. And they’re often not designed with as much panache as you yourself could put in them.
It’s time for Halloween to go green. And so much cheaper, [...]

Mark your calendars: on Tuesday, November 10, the Internatioanl Furnishings and Design Association is hosting its annual Rising Stars Interior Design Cocktail/Networking Reception and awards ceremony. It be held at 7 W. 34th Street, 11th Floor, starting at 5:30 p.m.
New York designer Jamie Drake will exchange ideas with this year’s honorees, John Wiley, Sara Story [...]

Ever since first laying eyes on a Vipp refuse can, I was in love. The Danish company’s cans are unmatched in their combination of aesthetic appeal with functionality - sharp lines and neutral colors with an easy-to-clean finish and a wide rubber foot pedal. It helps that they have been hand-constructed from quality materials since [...]

Time Out New York’s latest issue features an Interior Design theme.  The basic idea is that people are looking to either decorate their new apartments or redecorate their existing shelters, but most of them are on a budget.
Design on the Cheap features various articles about real New Yorkers who have managed to put together a [...]

You’re just about to drop off to sleep in your darkened bedroom, when you’re stuck by a sudden need for just one more sip of delicious tap-water. And, no longer a six-year-old, you can’t just call for Mommy. You reach for the cup on your night stand, knocking it over into the lamp, setting the [...]

The premier design center in New York, the D&D, has just started today their own blog called Go Design Go. The D&D building is 18 floors full of furniture, lighting, and accessories showrooms.
Their blog will reflect the latest product offerings as well as trends, events, and designer information.  Take a peek at Go Design Go.

I have been a longtime fan of Anthropologie - though I can’t say I have actually purchased much there that wasn’t on sale, I can say that I have spent more than a few hours at a time browsing the store in a kind of retail reverie. Like ABC Carpet & Home, Anthropologie captures an [...]

How do we measure the passage of time? Digital numbers changing, hands on a clock turning, shadow on a sundial?
How about ink spilling forth from a bottle?
Get a load of this “Ink Calendar” by Oscar Diaz. He is really one of the most inventive, interesting designer/artists we’ve encountered lately. He’s in London.
Here is his own [...]

Has your morning routine become a snooze?  Does washing up at your old sink leave you all dried up?  Well, take a look at these beauties…sinks and vanities all dolled up and ready to command your attention.
Neo Metro takes the conical form and transforms it to this  steel beauty called the Metropolis.

What do you get [...]