BUSINESS OF DESIGN Why Disney Is Getting Into the Furniture Business Disney is rolling out a series of rugs, wallpaper, and accessories under the Disney Home umbrella,...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Can Immersive Sound Save the Office? Desperate to lure staff back to the office, some employers are experimenting with immersive...
Business of Design Boeing Joins the Space Race Boeing makes an investment in Richard Branson’s satellite-launching venture, Virgin Orbit.
BUSINESS OF DESIGN What the Future Holds for Shuttered Department Stores A recent survey predicts that one quarter of America’s malls and department stores will close...
Business of Design Lab-Grown Meat is Coming to a Plate Near You Investment in cell-cultured meat products ballooned to $3.2 billion in 2020. Thanks to a group of...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Why Good Design and Empathy Are Key to Resuming Office Life Again More Americans would rather quit their job or take a small pay cut than return to the office. For...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Chairish Acquires European Vintage Marketplace Pamono The acquisition brings Pamono’s inventory of 250,000 vintage furnishings to Chairish, which...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Herman Miller and Knoll Complete Merger, Become MillerKnoll A few months after Herman Miller announced a $1.8 billion merger with Knoll, the two heritage...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Dims Launches on Investment Platform Republic After a year of propitious growth, the burgeoning DTC furniture brand is seeking investments to...
Business of Design Has the NFT Bubble Already Burst? The non-fungible tokens frenzy has been one of the top stories of 2021, but new data suggests the...
Business of Design Why a New Proposal Might Kill New York’s Hospitality Comeback A new controversial plan to require approval for every new hotel could endanger the city's...
BUSINESS OF DESIGN Why More Furniture Will Continue To Be Sold Online After The Pandemic Furniture sales will account for over 14% of total retail online sales by 2022.
Business of Design Herman Miller Is Merging With Knoll For $1.8 Billion Looking to take advantage of workplace renovations and restructurings as the pandemic eases,...
Business of Design Why Lumber Prices Are At An All-Time High The price of lumber has skyrocketed to $1,048 per thousand board feet, up 193% from a year ago.
Business of Design Only One Quarter of Americans Are Familiar With NFTs Even after NFTs were explained to them, most Americans admit to not quite understanding how they...
SURFACE 7 Mozhdeh Matin’s Vision of Coastal Cool Comes Home Plus, Aesop’s chic approach to considered gift-giving, and Bella McGoldrick’s 'Visa Issues,'...
DESIGN DISPATCH FLPA Design Studios Wins AIA’s 2025 Architecture Firm Award, and Other News Plus, Nintendo opens its first store in Bangkok, and Maison Margiela drops a Year of the Snake...
DESIGN DISPATCH Matthieu Blazy Departs Bottega Veneta for Chanel, and Other Stories Plus, JW Anderson's 'Queer' capsule collection, and LVMH teams up with Integrated Bioscience.
DESIGN DISPATCH Nora Lawrence Has Been Appointed Executive Director of Storm King, and Other News Plus, Judy Garland's ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' set an auction record, and John Galliano