Ballard Designs unveils new concept to fuel multi-state expansion strategy

Ballard Designs unveils new concept to fuel multi-state expansion strategy

ATLANTA — Multi-channel home décor and furniture design company Ballard Designs is opening its first Design Studio store in West Palm Beach, Fla., later this summer as part of a longer-term, multi-state expansion strategy. Ballard Designs is also expanding its footprint of brick-and-mortar stores across key U.S. markets. By early 2023, the Atlanta-based brand plans

The Design Story Behind Taschen’s SUMO Book Stands

The Design Story Behind Taschen’s SUMO Book Stands

Photo-Illustration: Courtesy of Taschen In 1999, Frank Goerhardt, a book-printing engineer at a small fine-art press in Verona, Italy, got a call from Benedikt Taschen. The German publisher, known for experimental art books, wanted to make a two-foot-tall, 50-pound volume of Helmut Newton’s photographs — a scale that would make reading it feel like attending

Luca Guadagnino Debuts Furniture and Lighting

Luca Guadagnino Debuts Furniture and Lighting

The design studio of Academy Award-nominated director Luca Guadagnino has unveiled a collection of furniture inside an installation that takes its cues from the work of Italian architectural icon Carlo Scarpa. On show during this year’s Milan Design Week, the ‘Accanto al Fuoco’ show is centred around two living room mockups inside the Spazio RT