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May 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
ANDMORE®, the largest owner of permanent markets and tradeshow space in the world, announced several leadership changes to its executive team, including the retirement of Chief Executive Officer Jon Pertchik, effective May 31, 2026.
May 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
MillerKnoll presents High‑Touch, a design history exhibition that reexamines minimalist interiors through the lived, hands‑on practices of Joe D'Urso and Ward Bennett, two figures central to New York City's design legacy. Timed with the reissue of Phaidon's Ward Bennett monograph this spring, the exhibition arrives amid renewed attention to what this work required and why it still matters.
May 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
As one of City of Hope’s flagship fundraising events draws near, the committee for the West Coast Golf, Tennis & Pickleball Tournament raises its call to action for industry leaders to support the June 8 event. Sponsorship and donation opportunities are still available, say officials.
May 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Design resource Adriana Hoyos Furnishings announces the luxury brand’s gallery installations to date this year include Design Resource Center (DRC) in Boca Raton, FL; Sheffield Furniture and Interiors in Malvern, PA; Alexander Sinclair in Scottsdale, AZ; and a new location at the Ernest Gaspard showroom in Atlanta launching this month.
May 12,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
A full-size arcade that folds into a beautiful furniture cabinet is coming to Kickstarter.
May 5,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Applications will be accepted between June 1 and June 30, 2026 for five professional grants from the Educational Foundation (EF) of IFDA, the International Furnishings and Design Association. Since the early years of this 79-year-old global design industry alliance, arguably the most diverse organization of its kind with membership that includes designers, media and marketers, it has awarded grants to talented professionals as well as scholarships to high-achieving design students, internationally. Last year, the funds awarded for scholarships and grants totaled more than $30,000.
May 5,
2026 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is pleased to participate in the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) + WANTED at the Jacob K. Javits Center during NYCxDESIGN 2026 from May 17–19 in New York, NY. This year in WANTED at ICFF (booth W981), RISD’s Furniture Design department will present Intrinsic Values, a selection of works from BFA and MFA students that examine the role of furniture in contemporary life and the values that shape its creation.