Mark Phillips to Receive ARTS Awards Academy of Achievement Honor The Dallas Market Center (DMC) and a nominating committee from ART, the creative home furnishings network, have selected Mark Phillips,…
Jimmy Norris Joins Visual Comfort
Long-time lighting industry veteran Jimmy Norris – who most recently served as Director/Sales & Marketing for Élan Lighting (a Kichler company) – has been named VP/Business Development for Houston-based Visual…
Tom Lillie Leaves Holtkötter, Joins Modern Forms
Tom Lillie Leaves Holtkötter, Joins Modern Forms After 15 years with Minnesota-based Holtkötter, industry veteran Tom Lillie has left the company to head New York-based Modern Forms’ specification market sales.…
Editors Letter: October 2016
The era of Matchy-Matchy seems to be coming to a close. Not much more than 10 years ago, consumers didn’t express confidence in selecting complementary lighting and furniture choices for…
Victorian Secret: Designer John Tong
A traditional home in Toronto receives a Modern update to suit its quaint neighborhood. What if the perfect location for a Contemporary style-loving couple with two young sons turned out to be…
Developing A Process
Believe it or not, good “product sell-through” doesn’t just happen; it’s part art and part science. Many factors go into purchasing items for your store. Typically you select products that…
Redefining Luxury Design: What Designers Need to Know
At ICFF, held in New York City a few months ago, the session “Defining Luxury for Today” delved deep into the evolution of design as it applies to the luxury…
Hidden Gem: Renwil
Canadian manufacturer Renwil is like an iceburg. What you see at the company’s High Point, Dallas, and Las Vegas Market showrooms is only a smidgen of how much it really…
The Spirit of St. Louis: Lamp & Lantern Ltd
J. Frederic Cohen, and his wife Vera, have always been ahead of their time, when it comes to entrepreneurship from running a lighting store & import business to inventing Sparkle…
