Things are changing. Can you feel it? I can. The mood in the design, architecture, built space is changing in response to external factors. Those external factors are being felt in numerous ways. Ill

This year, KBIS brought a whole new energy. This new energy and vibe was brought on by a number of issues on the minds of both design creatives, their clients and the brands that hope to be included i

Application and practical application of tools and techniques. These are just a few of the topics discussed in todays conversation with designer Maggie Griffin, founder of eponymous firm in Gainesvil

This is the Convo By Design Icon Registry episode for April 2025. I love these Icon Registry episodes for a number of reasons. At the top is the opportunity to show some gratitude for those who have m

Outdoor living, the new frontier for everything from maximizing enjoyment of external spaces, outdoor entertainment and outdoor kitchens. New modalities generating a renewed interest in cultivated des

If you are listening to this episode the week its published, that would be the week of April 22nd, and you are planning on attending the Spring High Point Market, lucky you You are going to hear fro

The kitchen rEvolution is hereBut is it more evolution or revolution. Are designers developing contemporary kitchens based solely on new ideas or looking to the past for inspiration? Is it a wholesa

Topics that keeps bubbling up in conversations industry wide is burnout. Exhaustion. Dealing with the daily and unrelenting chaos. These feelings are coming from the stresses caused by the constant pr

Many if not most clients will confess that the reason they employ the services of a designer, architect and landscape architect is because the way they live is not congruent with the way they wish to

Patience. Its hard to navigate around because everything is seemingly delivered almost overnight. Actually, its more like two days thanks to Amazon. So, after I return from a show like KBIS, I have