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December 16,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Global color authority Pantone has chosen two colors of the year for 2021. Ultimate Gray (17-5104) and Illuminating (13-0647) are two independent colors that come together to create an aspirational color pairing that is practical and rock solid but at the same time warming and optimistic. It is a story of color that encapsulates deeper feelings of thoughtfulness with the promise of something sunny and friendly.
December 16,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
theMART has announce the launch of the NY Luxury Design Fair, an immersive design experience for trade professionals and consumers scheduled to take place Sept. 9-12, 2021.
The new show is an evolution of the long-running Architectural Digest Design Show, created by the same producers. Offering a fresh take on a twenty-year tradition, the NY Luxury Design Fair will provide access to the best in home design, combining dynamic emerging talent with the newest introductions and launches from preeminent brands across many categories.
December 16,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
CBS has announced a new program Secret Celebrity Renovation, a one-hour reality series that gives celebrities in sports, music and entertainment the chance to gift a surprise home renovation to a meaningful person who helped guide them to success. Celebrities participating in making these heartfelt gifts include Grammy-winning artist and host Eve (The Talk); actor and comedian Wayne Brady (Let’s Make a Deal); NBA All-Star Chris Paul; Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith and more.
December 16,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
In 1986, Ethan Allen’s Chairman and CEO, Farooq Kathwari, invited every Ethan Allen interior designer to company headquarters in Danbury, Connecticut, for a multi-day celebration. The tradition continued for 33 years and grew to include a slate of awards for exceptional interior design work.
December 16,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
Capitalizing on a recent shift in timing of home furnishings industry markets, and in concert with ongoing travel and government restrictions in the western United States, International Market Centers (IMC) has rescheduled the winter and summer editions of the Las Vegas Market — originally planned in January and July — to run April 11-15, 2021, and August 22-26, 2021. IMC’s 2021 markets in Atlanta for Gift & Home and Apparel will run as scheduled.
December 15,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
International Market Centers (IMC) has expanded its business education programming with a new free monthly webinar series launching in January 2021. “Market Insights” presents timely, actionable and exclusive content to IMC’s market universe and beyond as an extension of the programming it presents in connection with the Atlanta Market, IMC High Point Market and Las Vegas Market.
December 9,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) has released the Winter/Spring 2021 High Point Market Style Report for Winter/Spring 2021.The 30-page Style Report was produced by eight influential trend trackers, all part of the HPMA’s 2020 Style Spotters team, following the completion of the Fall 2020 High Point Market.