by Ryan Herd | Jan 24, 2019 | Technology in Design Practice & Connected Home
The almighty AI, dancing robots, and voice-controlled bathrooms were among some of the technology trends at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). CES 2019 is now in the books, with over 188k attendees and 2.9 million square feet of show space. I clocked 30+ miles...
by Beth Dotolo & Carolina Gentry | Dec 12, 2018 | Artisans & Makers, Thought Leadership
Bold Black Bathrooms We love to inject a sense of adventure into our designs and this look is definitely not for the faint of heart. Particularly in powder rooms, people have been moving toward bolder looks, and nothing says drama like black walls! Enclosed Wet Rooms...
by Elle H-Millard | Nov 26, 2018 | Business of Design, Thought Leadership
When we think of healthy living, often our minds think of healthy eating. But the concept extends far beyond the food we eat — it also includes the air we breathe, the chemicals in our water, the processes by which we cook our food and our overall sense of mental...
by Elle H-Millard | Nov 7, 2018 | Business of Design
A “Why Can’t I?” moment was among the takeaways at the NKBA Certified Designer Business Summit. By Elle H-Millard, CKD, NKBA Insider The NKBA brought more than 70 of its certified designers to a two-day business summit in collaboration with the High Point Market...
by Grace Jeffers | Oct 24, 2018 | Materials, Thought Leadership
ESTHETIC ACTIVISM Recycling her company’s own goods Eileen Fischer buys back old clothes from clients and reinvents them into a collage of scraps. This act twice gifts the world with beauty, first as a garment and then as an artwork. This is aesthetic activism where...
by Bob Borson | Sep 19, 2018 | Technology in Design Practice & Connected Home, Thought Leadership
I am a seasoned veteran of attending conferences and expos … I know how to walk the floor and break through the seemingly overwhelming amount of information that is on display. I know that if you make eye contact you are fair game – we all know this. As a...
by Grace Jeffers | Sep 5, 2018 | Materials, Thought Leadership
London is the epicenter of design that is exploring materiality. I wanted to learn more about emerging trends and approaches to research so I flew to London to check out the scene. I met up with Instagrammer Karin Skogund, a materials librarian at Materialities and we...
by Grace Jeffers | Aug 29, 2018 | Materials, Thought Leadership
The best thing at NeoCon wasn’t actually at NeoCon; it was at the Art Institute of Chicago. The chair is one of the holy grails of design. British Designer Max Lamb has created more than 400 of them using a variety of materials, both precious and inexpensive, natural...
by Elle H-Millard | May 9, 2018 | Business of Design, Thought Leadership
This year’s Design Bloggers Conference in Beverly Hills drew hundreds of designers, entrepreneurs, journalists, and others interested in unraveling the intricacies of what makes a blog a true business asset, as well as establishing an effective social media marketing...
by Beth Dotolo & Carolina Gentry | May 5, 2018 | Artisans & Makers, Thought Leadership
It’s been a busy spring for the design team at Pulp Design Studio. Over the last two months, we’ve back and forth across the country from Dallas Market to Modernism Week in Palm Springs and to North Carolina for the annual High Point Market. One particular trend did...
