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New Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites® Opens Adjacent To Louis Armstrong International Airport

IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) announces the recent opening of the new Holiday Inn Express® Hotel & Suites New Orleans Airport South, conveniently located adjacent to the Louis Armstrong International Airport and just minutes away from New Orleans businesses, restaurants and attractions. Read More | View Original Article

Things That Look Like Other Things: Clip Bag by Peter Bristol

Well, the name kind of gives it away, but for some reason it's still surprisingly delightful... probably because the small purse is a dead ringer for the office supply it's based on. Read More | View Original Article

Flotspotting: Martina Fugazzotto's Brooklyn Backyard Farm

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg famously embarked on a mission to only eat meat that he'd killed himself—an achievable goal when you're a dot-com millionaire and have the resources to set up the logistics. Brooklyn-based designer Martina Fugazzotto, however, is a woman of more humble means who set a slightly different quest for herself: She would grow her own food. First on a balcony, then in a concrete backyard in Brooklyn. Read More | View Original Article

Beer for Boomers: Heineken Challenges Designers to Innovate for 60+ Year-Old Drinkers

Content Sponsored by Heineken Heineken is pleased to announce the next challenge in their ongoing Ideas Brewery innovation platform: they're inviting designers to come up with new ways to reach and reinvent the beer-drinking experience for the 60–70 year old demographic, based on crowdsourced observations from earlier this year. Read More | View Original Article

The Best-Looking-Ever U.S. Money was Designed in the 1890s

Last week, we saw the graphically chaotic mess of the U.S. Treasury's first currency designs in the 1860s. By 1890 the U.S. $1 bill was still all over the place, from a graphic design standpoint: Read More | View Original Article

Aaron's revenue inches up 1.6% in first quarter

ATLANTA — Rent-to-own powerhouse Aaron's Inc. said first-quarter revenues edged up 1.6%,... Read More | View Original Article

Hickory Springs breaks ground on foam plant expansion

CONOVER, N.C. — Hickory Springs Mfg., a components supplier for the furniture, bedding and... Read More | View Original Article

Art Van Furniture officially announces Chicago launch

CHICAGO — Officials with Warren, Mich.-based Art Van Furniture held a press conference with... Read More | View Original Article

Hooker Furniture names Scott Prillaman case goods operations VP

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Full-line furniture supplier Hooker Furniture has promoted Scott Prillaman... Read More | View Original Article

Break The Mold as a Graphic Designer with MKTG INC in New York, New York

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Artistic lighting at Sketch restaurant

London's iconic Sketch restaurant in Conduit Street has recently been remodelled by Turner Prize winner Martin Creed. As part of the renovation, Roblon Fibre Optics - specified by Lighting Designer Anna Sbokou and supplied by Light Projects - has been dramatically used to light the front of the bar in the Gallery area. Read More | View Original Article

Revolving Room and Luminous Textiles: Patricia Urquiola for Kvadrat

Kvadrat Soft Cell panels line the entrance of the Moroso showroom Read More | View Original Article

Hilton Worldwide Adds Third Brand to Portuguese Portfolio with Lisbon Debut

Following a succession of recent brand introductions in the Iberian Peninsula, Hilton Worldwide has announced that its DoubleTree by Hilton brand is set to arrive in Portugal. The signing of a management agreement with Turismadeira SA will see Lisbon’s Fontana Park Hotel convert to DoubleTree by Hilton Lisbon – Fontana Park in summer 2013, as Hilton’s first hotel in the Portuguese capital. Read More | View Original Article

Chelsom light up the UK’s first Pullman hotel

Located in the heart of Central London, Accor Hotels launched the first of their Pullman branded hotels in the UK with the opening of the four star Pullman London St. Pancras. Interior designers Proof Consultancy Ltd have succeeded in creating an aura of modernity throughout the hotel, while Chelsom were commissioned to supply the lighting throughout the guestrooms and public areas to further enhance the design aesthetics. Read More | View Original Article

Autograph Collection Raises the Royal Bar in United Kingdom

The Autograph Collection, Marriott International’s exclusive portfolio of upscale, independent hotels continues to grow in Europe with the introduction of two new extraordinary travel experiences this spring. Threadneedles, in the heart of London’s financial district, and The Glasshouse in central Edinburgh, Scotland, will represent the Autograph Collection’s first hotels in the United Kingdom. Read More | View Original Article

eforea: spa at Hilton Enters Canada At Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre and Spa

Innovative global spa concept eforea: spa at Hilton expands into Canada at Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre & Spa. As the first location for eforea in the country and the fourth eforea spa in North America, the converted 5,000-square-foot spa features an exclusive treatment menu, innovative design features and carefully selected product partners appealing to today's global travellers. Read More | View Original Article

New Work from Studio Gorm

Studio Gorm—you may know them from their kitchen or their work with the Univ. of Oregon Product Design Department—showed these elegant pieces at the Salone Satellite in Milan and they are now online for worldwide cyber perusal. Read More | View Original Article

Makin' Money: '19th Century Craftsmanship' is At the Heart of Creating 21st Century Currency

While the precise details of how the U.S. manufactures currency are secret, the overall design and manufacturing steps are not. On this page the U.S. Department of Treasury lays out the entire production process, describing the design phase, engraving process, offset printing, platemaking, et cetera. They even describe how the paper comes in on palettes of 10,000 sheets. Read More | View Original Article

Leggett & Platt profits rise 11.6% despite slight sales dip

CARTHAGE, Mo. - Components producer Leggett & Platt said its first-quarter earnings rose 11.6%... Read More | View Original Article

Tempur-Pedic, Sleepstore by Miskelly, TV station donate 136 mattresses

JACKSON, Miss. - Tempur-Pedic has partnered with the Sleepstore by Miskelly here and ABC... Read More | View Original Article

Assets of former manufacturer Linwood Furniture to be sold

LEXINGTON, N.C. - Liquid Asset Partners of Grand Rapids, Mich., says it has purchased various... Read More | View Original Article

Del Sol Furniture sales event to support autism organization

PHOENIX - Three-store retailer Del Sol Furniture here will donate 5% of its sales this Saturday... Read More | View Original Article

Longtime Jordans executive Keith Bradbury retires

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Keith Bradbury has retired after 42 years as a vice president of... Read More | View Original Article

Designers Define Luxury

Alexa Hampton, Barclay Butera and Candice Olson have created careers based on their refined... Read More | View Original Article

It's Time To Raise the UX Bar with Vodori in Chicago, Illinois

wants an Entry Level UX Designerin Chicago, Illinois You know how important the look, feel, and function of online tools are to those who use them. You also know how to weave all those factors together into one glorious, seamless online experience. You are the entry level UX Designer Vodori wants on their team. Read More | View Original Article