July 8,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
The 45th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF Guangzhou) is slated to be the first large-scale furniture trade fair that will be held in Asia in 2020, running July 27 – 30.
July 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
International Market Centers (IMC) has received a temporary certificate of occupancy for the Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, its new 315,000-square-foot tradeshow facility in downtown Las Vegas. The Expo officially opens for business on Aug. 30 when it houses the temporary gift and home exhibits for IMC’s Summer 2020 Las Vegas Market.
July 1,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Atlanta Market has announced a seven-week schedule of virtual programming leading up to the Summer 2020 Atlanta Market, Aug. 13-18, 2020. Timely topics for the webinars, presented July 1- Aug. 10, include business strategies for a post-pandemic world, opportunities to hear from retail and design trailblazers and information to help attendees plan for a safe and successful market.
July 1,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Office furniture supplier Steelcase has announced its collaboration with MIT professor and disease transmission specialist Dr. Lydia Bourouiba, director of The Fluid Dynamics of Disease Transmission at MIT to study disease transmission in the workplace.
July 1,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
European lifestyle and home furnishings brand Dôme Deco is offering all interior designers lower pricing that is normally reserved exclusively for high volume designers that qualify for Premium Design Pricing. Now all designers can access this pricing until Oct. 1, without the annual volume requirement associated with the Premium Designer Tier.
July 1,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The Luxury Home Design Summit, presented by New England Home and Esteem Media, has announced its keynote speakers and updated agenda for the 2020 Summit. The event is scheduled for Oct. 5-7, at the Chatham Bars Inn Resort in Chatham, MA.
July 1,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
In an effort to help retailers and designers spark new business in the late summer and fall selling seasons, Capel Rugs plans to introduce four new rug collections at the Summer Las Vegas Market, Aug. 30 – Sept. 3, in the World Market Center’s Building A-space 133.