February 11,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) has announced its Casual Market Trade Shows will move to Americas Mart in Atlanta beginning in 2023. The board of directors voted to pursue a contract last week.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
After establishing a successful interior design firm, selling it, and now owning a lifestyle PR agency called A Design Partnership, CEO Natalie Norcross has launched a DIY public relations platform to the industry called Interior Design PR. With this weeks official launch date, Interior Design PR is offering a first-of-its-kind platform to interior designers.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The March buying event at AmericasMart Atlanta will be refreshed in 2020 with a new name – Spring Mini Market – and updated programming complementing the opportunity for retailers and designers to source from 1,000+ gift and home decor showrooms plus a curated collection of 50+ temporaries at its March 4-6, 2020 staging.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Four Hands, the Austin-based home furnishings brand, leading designer and global importer of trendsetting lifestyle home furnishings has begun redesign plans for its state-of-the-art corporate headquarters and flagship showroom in Austin, Texas. Tapping renowned architecture firm Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, the redesign is set to be complete in early summer 2020.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Largo, FL-based WaterMark Living has announced that its sales team made up of independent representatives has expanded with the addition of Tom Muir and T.J. Muir. Bringing decades of sales experience, the two new sales professionals will represent the company’s multiple lines of fashionable and customizable contract-grade indoor and outdoor living furnishings, lighting and accessories in a territory comprised of the Caribbean and Central and South America.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
International Market Centers has announced plans to transform the arrival experience in AmericasMart Atlanta Building 3 as part of its Atlanta NEXT initiative, a multi-stage plan that transforms the campus through capital investments and strategic remerchandising of resources. Construction will begin in the second quarter of 2020 and will be completed by January 2021.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Luxury bedding brand Kingsdown will launch a branded pillow line extending its reach into the bedding accessories space for the first time.