The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF), the world’s largest festival dedicated to architecture and design, returns this fall. The 2022-23 season will kick off with ADFF:NY (September 28-October 2), followed by ADFF:Toronto (November 2-5), ADFF:Vancouver (November 9-12), ADFF:LA (January 19-22) and ADFF:DC (January 26-29), with other cities to be announced.

We are excited to announce the Inaugural Jamie Stern Furniture Design Contest! From February 1st to March 5th, we are calling on all interior designers to submit an original lounge chair design for the chance to win a fully upholstered prototype. The submission can be a CAD drawing, a 3-D rendering or even a simple pencil sketch. Maybe you want to create a wholly new style of lounge chair? Or perhaps you want to update a timeless classic? Will your design chair be highly personal or will it have universal appeal? Do you envision many details and ornate construction or an elegant and understated piece? Have you always preferred a firm cushion or a plush seat? Whatever your dream lounge chair looks like, that’s what we want to see! What are you waiting for?! Start designing the chair of your dreams!

This year, the Seattle Design Center is partnering with Northwest Art Alliance to host its annual sample sale, featuring art from more than 45 local artists in the SDC atrium as part of the 'Art by Design’ show. The event is open to the public, allowing visitors to explore artwork and shop participating designer showrooms including Resource Furniture and Baker McGuire. For more information, please click here.

A leading fair for consumer goods, Ambiente appeals to an international trade audience and will be held alongside the Christmasworld and Creativeworld fairs in Frankfurt. Hosted at Messe Frankfurt, the new layout of the halls will provide visitors a more efficient way to browse over 4,700 exhibitions. The event will also feature presentations and competitions to demonstrate and assess how the consumer goods market is evolving. Ambiente runs from February 3 to 7. For more information, click here.

The Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville is an annual, three-day charity event that raises funds for Cheekwood and Econ Charities by exhibiting antiques, landscaped gardens and horticultural items. Visitors can shop more than 150 antiques and horticulture dealers, stroll four different gardens and attend a series of lectures featuring figures from the worlds of entertaining, gardening and design. Highlights include keynote speakers Aerin Lauder, founder and creative director of home decor and lifestyle brand Aerin, and designer and Vogue contributor Alice Naylor-Leyland; presentations from creatives Thom Filicia and Mary McDonald; and a panel with interior designers Corey Damen Jenkins, Suzanne Kasler, Celerie Kemble and Richard Keith Langham. The show will take place from February 3 to 5. For more info, click here.

The winter 2023 edition of Shoppe Object, New York’s premier trade event for curated home and gift, will take place from February 5-7 at Manhattan’s Pier 36. The sold-out show will fill a newly constructed expansion pavilion next to its Pier 36 home, showcasing more than 500 exhibitors. This latest edition of the design-driven event, first launched in 2018, continues to attract more celebrated international and domestic brands as well as top-tier brands and designers choosing Shoppe Object as the venue for their return to market after an extended hiatus.

The winter edition of this biannual gift show features a diverse assortment of products across 11 sections: accent on design (a collection of items utilizing materials in unconventional, problem-solving ways), accessories, artisan resource, baby and child, beauty and wellness, gift and stationary, global design, hand-made, home design, luxury lifestyle and tabletop. Spanning more than 35 product categories, over 300 of the fair’s exhibitors feature 100 percent hand-crafted products from makers based in the U.S. and around the globe. Winter NY Now takes place February 5 to 8. For more info, click here.

Scandinavia’s largest design show, Stockholm Furniture Fair is back after being postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With more than 700 exhibitors, the fair will present work from local and international brands, with dedicated programs for Scandinavian design and circularity. The fair runs from February 7 to 11. For more information, click here.

Just as it has done for more than 35 years, The Nashville Show will be bustling with activity, and sold signs will pop up on all types of merchandise: American and Continental furniture, fine art, folk art, garden antiques, advertising, trade signs, industrial designs, midcentury modern and 20th century designs, textiles, jewelry, pottery, holiday memorabilia and much more. Our vendors travel from all parts of the county. Designers, home decorators, collectors and first-time buyers will rejoice with their finds at one of America’s best antiques events. Make plans to attend this tremendous design and collector resource today. The show will be held at the Fairgrounds Nashville from February 16-18, 2023. For more information, click here.

On view at Ace Hotel Palm Springs, from February 17-25, 2023, Be Original Americas: Originality Deconstructed exhibition celebrates creativity by pulling back the curtain on the “how” & “why” of some of the international design industry’s most iconic products, demystifying what goes into their conception. Held during Modernism Week 2023, the showcase incorporates physical designs, disassembled elements, raw materials, and videos by Be Original Americas members Anglepoise, Bernhardt Design, Carl Hansen & Søn, Herman Miller, Fritz Hansen, Georg Jensen, Menu, Ligne Roset, Lumens, and Phase Design. The exhibition is curated and mounted by independent design writer Adrian Madlener with the generous support of Host Sponsor Ace Hotel, Imaginative Sponsor-Lumens, Innovative Sponsor-Fritz Hansen, and Inspired Sponsor-Crypton. The exhibition will have a different edition at Ace Hotel Los Angeles from March 17-26, 2023.

Palm Springs Modernism Week celebrates midcentury modern design, architecture, art, fashion and culture. This annual show features more than 350 events designed to encourage education, preservation and sustainable modern living in the Palm Springs area. Attendees can take part in activities such as the modernism show and sale, signature home visits, architectural bus tours, lectures and a variety of other parties, exhibitions and gatherings. Modernism Week runs from February 17 to 27. For more info, click here.

William Turner Gallery is pleased to present Atmospheria, a collection of ethereal photographs by internationally acclaimed artist Julian Lennon. Lennon’s debut exhibition with William Turner Gallery will highlight the drama of nature’s atmospheric forces, revealing his passion for the environment and deep commitment to its preservation. The opening reception for Lennon’s exhibition will take place on February 18, 2023, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event will be in conjunction with the Bergamot Art Station Open House for Frieze Los Angeles, featuring 17 local galleries. The exhibition will be open to the public from February 18th to April 1st, 2023.

New York School of Interior Design is thrilled to announce the 2022-2023 season of Dialogues on Design! Dialogues will again be moderated by Dennis Scully, host of the Business of Home Podcast. We plan to return to in-person Dialogues in the new year, with guests Kia Witherspoon, David Kleinberg, Janice Parker, and Nate Berkus, among others.

An event to benefit the NYSID scholarship funds with emcee Alexa Hampton, honoring Suzanne Tucker, John Edelman and Peti Lau.

New York School of Interior Design is thrilled to announce the 2022-2023 season of Dialogues on Design! Dialogues will again be moderated by Dennis Scully, host of the Business of Home Podcast. We plan to return to in-person Dialogues in the new year, with guests Kia Witherspoon, David Kleinberg, Janice Parker, and Nate Berkus, among others.