design

AmericasMart and ADAC present dual-venue design destinations

AmericasMart Atlanta and the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center (ADAC) are collaborating for the fourth consecutive year to create the Southeast’s premier dual-venue design destination, Sep. 19-22. The two design-focused markets will offer product selections from... more »

IMC’s High Point Market offers Instagram takeover with seven design experts

International Market Centers (IMC) expands its Market Pros to the Fall High Point Market with seven design experts set to take over the DesignOn HPMKT by IMC Instagram account to share new finds during the... more »

Las Vegas Design Center webinar explores residential performance fabrics

International Market Centers (IMC) announced today that the March installment of Las Vegas Design Center’s (LVDC) monthly “First Friday” webinar series will address the “ins and outs” of performance fabrics. Participants in the free March... more »

Pantone reveals Color of the Year 2020: Classic Blue

Tapping into sight, sound, smell, taste, and texture, Pantone makes Classic Blue the first multi-sensory Color of the Year in the company’s history. Pantone, provider of professional color language standards and digital solutions, today announced... more »

IMC shares Fall Design Week and DISCOVER ADAC dates

International Market Centers (IMC) and ADAC released the dates for this week-long celebration of design for Fall Design Week and DISCOVER ADAC. The 2019 events will be held from September 23-26, 2019. These two sister... more »

It’s Friday Introduction time! Meet Sarah Schwartz, Gift Shop’s trends editor and also the editor-in-chief of Stationery Trends. Sarah is a leading authority in the gift and stationery industry on trending design. She can often be heard speaking on the topic at industry events, like this presentation recently at Noted: The Greeting Card Expo. You can catch her next week during UnBound at the Book Expo at Javits Center, NYC @noted_expo @bookexpo @stationerytrend

It’s Friday Introduction time! Meet Sarah Schwartz, Gift Shop’s trends editor and also the editor-in-chief of Stationery Trends. Sarah is a leading authority in the gift and stationery industry on trending design. She can often... more »

Please, always remember that you are not alone. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. We are ALL in this world together and we need each other to be accepting and understanding. You never know when this depth of despair will touch your family, and when it does, we have to be there for each other. Thoughts and prayers to her family. 💔 -JM

Please, always remember that you are not alone. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. We are ALL in this world together and we need each other to be accepting and understanding. You never know... more »

City of Detroit paving the way for urban retail

The city of Detroit is having a moment, and retail-design executive Ken Nisch isn’t the only one who thinks so. In all the years Nisch attended the most influential shopping trade-show, he never imagined giving... more »