Andrea Lillo

Now live, The Designer Launch platform provides more than traditional courses, a release said, and focuses on mentorship and peer collaboration, as well as a sense of community.

Made By Gather, the kitchenware company that includes Drew Barrymore’s Beautiful brand, has launched a new brand to address space-saving solutions in the kitchen: bella.

Tell us about the project on our cover. “It’s a 6,358 sq. ft. home, and we began by designing the living room, casual and formal dining spaces, and the front hall.

The Interior Design Society recently presented its 2024 Designer of the Year Awards, which included Space Designs, Specialty Awards, Business Practice and IMPACT Awards.

Just 27% of NKBA ( National Kitchen & Bath Association ) designers and specifiers feel their lighting knowledge is at a good or expert level, according to Angela Rath, director, NKBA, at its Manhattan Chapter’s third-annual Education and Membership Day this week. In a CEU presentation called “Harness the Power of Light as an Evolving Luxury,” Rath discussed the findings in the NKBA’s recent lighting report, as well as provided three suggestions on how designers can sell lighting: Demonstrate its value, as the category is one of the first to get cut back in a project; partner with lighting experts, because they know the category well if you don’t; and build your lighting skills, through education, experimenting with your own kitchen and bathroom, or examining old projects and seeing how the lighting could have been better.

Called 313 Space (it’s located at 313 S. Centennial Street in High Point), the new showroom building is the brainchild of Rudi Nijssen and Dominique

The owners of Schwung have renovated a 155,000-square-foot building into a community-like atmosphere with a focus on natural light and outdoor spaces.

The list of designers and brands expanding into wallpaper alone just keeps growing. Jeremiah Brent is unveiling his line with Tempaper at High Point