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Design: Comfort, Social Impact & Tech

(Plus Home Offices AWAY FROM HOME ) Part One The design professionals across several industries-including residential -commercial designers (and architects), and tech firms-creators of software/artificial intelligence that impacts the way we all live now ...have more commonalities than not. To make life easier, to work better, transition from environments- seamlessly-surrounded by all the comforts of home-whether actually at home. Inspirations: A Concept Applause and laughter greeted  "...well-traveled and citizen of the world" Robert Coutrier 's succinct answer to what inspires him..."THE CLIENT!!!" Unbelievably to us-it's usually not that answer  of this often asked question-from what we heard at the jam packed bi-annual DD Building Fall Market 2019. But this fab keynote presentation on the theme of "The Global Future of Design,"  hosted by House & Garden's Editor-In Chief Hatta Byng-at the Lee Jofa and Brunschwag & F...

Martha Stewart (and others) Tells Us Stories

D&DB (Decoration and Design Building)-the midtown NYC trade destination hosts:  THE POWER OF STORYTELLING: People:Progress:Product The DDB Fall Market-last week-hosted inspiring panels -heralding the visually/verbally talented hard-working industry individuals and wonderful wares displayed in open product showrooms. No surprise-  hundreds  of interior decorators and architecture professionals attended- eager to share/learn... timely tips centered around the theme of "DESIGN IS A STORY" aka what a home environment says about its occupant(s)---and how to translate personalities and spatial requirements into a welcoming place to live. via GIPHY No doubt, all of the fast paced talks (plus Q+As) with the top professionals, hosted by editors of top magazines (including Elle Decor, Domino, Metropolis, Home&Design, Architectural Digest...) were superbly informative. We suspect however- that design icon, Martha Stewart -was  the biggest STAR present-a particip...