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March 6, 2025

MattoBoard secures a $2 million investment to grow virtual sampling platform

The 3D moodboard platform announced a round of seed funding from big-name investors that will go toward expanding its AI features and materials library. CEO Guy Ailion shares his vision for MattoBoard’s role in the industry.

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March 5, 2025

The client dictionary: Decoding confusing requests into great design

The same phrase can mean something wildly different depending on who you’re talking to—especially in the world of aesthetics. Fred Nicolaus asked designers which client requests they’ve learned to translate and how.

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February 27, 2025

3D-printed furniture company Model No. is acquired

The California DTC startup has been purchased by Ohio-based 3D printing company IC3D. Outgoing CEO Phillip Raub discusses the reasoning behind the sale—and the future of 3D-printed furniture at large.

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February 20, 2025

How Jerry Pair and Ainsworth-Noah teamed up for a software launch

After experiencing the challenges of operating in a software no-man’s-land, the leaders behind Jerry Pair and Ainsworth-Noah decided to create a new software for multiline showrooms.

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February 14, 2025

Baker’s new president wants to reach the next generation of designers

Industry veteran Eric Graham takes the reins at the century-plus-old brand, with an eye toward maintaining Baker’s iconic status and durability while boosting its relevance to the next generation of designers.

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February 12, 2025

What do designers really want from a trade program?

The brand–designer partnership is crucial yet complex, and trade programs reflect that dynamic. We asked a dozen-plus designers about what they love, hate and want more of in trade programs.

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February 5, 2025

The tariff era is here. What do designers need to know?

Trump’s long-promised tariffs arrived this week with new duties on Chinese, Mexican and Canadian goods—some of which have already been reversed (for the time being). What does it all mean for the design world now and in the four years to come?

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January 22, 2025

Want to sell your firm someday? Start here

Do you dream of selling your design firm someday? Here’s how to lay a foundation for future succession or acquisition.

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January 16, 2025

This designer swore she’d never rent an office. Now she can’t imagine going back

After working happily out of a well-appointed home office for more than a decade, Nicole White discovered the benefits of building a healthy separation between work and life.

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January 15, 2025

Meet DesignShop, Material Bank’s sampling platform for consumers

Trade sampling platform Material Bank has launched a consumer-facing site that makes the same quick-ship sampling service available to anyone for a fee. Founder and chairman Adam Sandow explains the thinking behind the new business.

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