In With A Bang: Romo’s Grand Re-Opening
Hear that? It’s Romo, still buzzing from their showroom’s grand opening at the DDB Spring Market, in which they attracted people like moths. The party was set with a photo booth, bar, and DJ, Michael K. Lopez, who created Prada U.S.’s in-store music mixes. The room swarmed with the industry’s elite editors and designers, eager […]
You Can’t Spell Art Without Barnett
Known for her multidisciplinary work and influence in various A&D avenues, artist Malene Barnett is still evolving. For Barnett, her sabbatical this year has been career altering, reinvigorating her lifelong passion and commitment to art and heritage. Barnett explained how taking a step back from work to travel and rest can reconnect one with their […]
The (Environmentally) Friendly Textiles
James Dunlop Textiles and Mokum are known for their sustainable roots, plush performance fabric, and alignment with modern day practices, trends and developments in textiles. While James Dunlop and Mokum are distinct companies, they both have the same vision for the future: sustainability in the brands’ lifestyles, practices and footprint. GDG sat down with Ben […]
A Departure, the Élitis Way
Élitis’ new spring and summer collections take flight with their scattered birds, sprawling blossoms, and spotted oxidization displayed in their textiles and wallcoverings. They’ve juxtaposed Japanese and geometric elements to bring a dynamic take to design and you’ll find that Élitis looks back at the 70s, rebelling in their own fashion. Count on Élitis to […]
Dedar Demos for the Junior Designer
Dedar and De Mott will soon co-host a window treatment demonstration and workshop in their New York D&D showroom on July 23rd. Dedar is dedicating the Dedar Demos series for the junior level designers in the trade, giving them an up-close look to various upholstery processes. De Mott, drapery experts, will be working with Dedar […]
Dive into the History of British Design with George Smith’s Chesterfield Sofas
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, or so the saying goes. In design, however, as with any discipline that has a history, each object carries the weight of those who created and cultivated it into its present-day iteration. For the legends of British design, including artisans, clients, and the furniture they both helped conceptualize, this […]
Designer Camp 101
Like many creatives, Kristen Dees wished she had a design camp to attend when she was growing up. So, she created one for the new generation of young people with the same want. Founded by Dees and her business partner Mercedes Curran in 2015, Designer Camp is a summer camp for kids ages 11-17 and […]
Berkus or Bust
Nate Berkus’ new home collection, Well-Traveled, greets you at the door. The celebrity interior designer outfitted Kravet’s entry vignette at the DDB with his worldly patterns and prints in plush chenilles, linens and velvets to create a collected and layered aesthetic to build upon for a lifetime. (Above) Nate Berkus putting his finishing touches on […]
StyleRow Breakdown, Here’s What We Know
StyleRow is a design interface for designers and architects to manage projects and compile products for team collaboration and client-facing presentations. Consider it Slack mixed with Pinterest (but with the ability to actually source back every single item listed). GDG chatted with interior and product designer Erinn Valencich, founder of StyleRow to find out more […]
How [She] Built This
Cheryl Eisen is the complete package, and so is her company. Interior Marketing Group, most commonly known as IMG, is indubitably the most successful zero-investment company to organically grow into a hybrid company that New York nor the rest of the country was prepared to bat against; a company that’s 90% led by a “female […]