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Winter 2017 | Issue 2

A licensing deal is a unique covenant that both parties liken to nuptials, asking one unflinching question: Are you marrying for love or money? Only a few designers live happily ever after. In this issue, we take a look at the long walk down the aisle.

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Features

The Name Game

Brand Boost, creative outlet or 401K? Design licensing has never been hotter—or more misunderstood. We tap the experts to guage the field. Kate Verner +...

BY Arianne Nardo

ANTIQUES MARKETPLACE 2.0: QUIET RIOT

A new class of online antiques platforms is challenging the status quo and giving designers the power. April 4, 2016, marked what Benoist F. Drut, ma...

BY Elaine Louie

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

With an eye toward expansion and longevity, successful companies and respected design firms alike have implemented major changes to ensure a solid future. W...

BY Staff

Departments

Feed Faves

Scroll through the season's notable design moments. Commentary @schumacher1889 Schumacher created the #schustache for #Mowvember @timor...

Show-Rumors

Coast to coast, top showrooms are opening their doors to designers. LA Bound After 11 years at the Pacific Design Center, RALPH PUCCI is moving into new ...

Required Reading

Designers’ latest tomes run the gamut from inspirational, aspirational and just plain beautiful. This season’s design books aren’t just coffee-table deco...

BEST AND BRIGHTEST: Lighting that boosts the bottom line

While the choices seem infinite, lighting manufacturers know exactly which pieces ignite the most fervor. Achieving best-seller status in such an expansive ...

AIMING TO PLEASE: THE DESIGNER'S CONCIERGE

Add an extra set of hands to your studio with these online retailers’ services, which bend over backward to work with the trade. One Kings Lane recent...

Q&A: How did you overcome a challenging client situation?

Kim Scodro Sourcing Strain “Currently, we have a client who feels she needs to see everything. I mean everything. We bring her several fabric and fu...

CLIENT MANAGEMENT TIPS FROM SEAN LOW

According to Sean Low, founder of The Business of Being Creative, the secret to client management is being in control from the very beginning. He uses the a...

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