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The Sustainable Furnishings Council is a coalition of manufacturers, retailers and designers dedicated to raising awareness and expanding the adoption of environmentally sustainable practices across the home furnishings industry.
Their mission is to help companies reduce their environmental footprints as they grow, and to help consumers find healthy furnishings. To accomplish these lofty goals, we provide the best education, promotion, and networking opportunities available. We raise consumer interest in environmentally safe furnishings and promote the development of many more sustainable options.
SFC urges the use of Life Cycle Assessment as the best method for analyzing the environmental and health impact of products and a verifiable chain of custody as the only acceptable method for tracking wood flow. SFC members support the triple bottom line of PEOPLE - PLANET - PROFITS and lead the industry in best practices throughout their supply chains. Members are committed to continuous work toward a healthy future, inside and out.
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The Oasis Alliance (OA) is dedicated to brightening the lives of trauma survivors by co-designing personalized spaces that encourage and support recovery, growth, and mental well-being. Most people believe that interior design is a luxury. We believe that interior design is an underutilized tool to empower, encourage and resurrect people at their lowest point. When we live in personalized spaces that affirm our humanity, we feel important—a major first step in moving past trauma and loss.
aspire design and home is seeker and storyteller of the sublime in living. It is a global guide to in-depth and varied views of beauty and shelter that stirs imagination; that delights and inspires homeowners as well as art and design doyens. Collaborating with emergent and eminent architects, artisans, designers, developers and tastemakers, aspire creates captivating content that savors the subjects and transports with stunning imagery and clever, thought-provoking writing. Through lush and unique visuals and a fresh editorial lens, aspire explores what is new and undiscovered in art, interiors, design, culture, real estate, travel and more. aspire design and home is an international narrative and resource for all seeking the sublime.
WestEdge is a three-day event that offers the best in modern design, all in an environment designed to engage, entertain and inspire. The fair offers the opportunity to shop from premium design brands – many new to the West Coast and meet the designers behind thousands of inspiring products. In addition, attendees gain insight from leading names in the design industry with a full series of educational programs and are invited to enjoy culinary demonstrations, special events and more.
Focus Lighting is an award-winning professional architectural lighting design firm located in New York City. Since 1987, we have continually created unique and successful lighting design solutions for projects of all sizes including hotels, resorts, retail, restaurants, museums, nightclubs, offices, and private residences around the world.
The Focus Lighting team’s creative process is informed by a combined experience in theater, architecture, and design. Together the team generates projects that create an emotion with light and engages its audience. We believe that light and its perception within an environment are essential to the human experience. Light brings a sense of drama, composition, balance, and excitement to each of our projects.
HSH Interiors brings to life a timeless sensibility guided by a keen reverence for architecture and expressed through comfortable spaces grounded in glamour.
Led by principal designer and visual omnivore Holly Snow Hollenbeck, the studio thoughtfully tailors each project to meet the client's unique needs while channeling Holly's vision around joie de vivre and a sense of place and people, not an era or style.
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From its two design studios in California, HSH Interiors extends its geographic reach to clients across the United States and abroad. HSH Interiors' work is well-published in major design magazines including Wallpaper, Dwell, LUXE Interiors + Design, and more. HSH's portfolio includes residential and hospitality projects in desirable locales like San Francisco and the Peninsula, Marin, Napa Valley, Jackson Hole, Lake Tahoe, Manhattan Beach, Beverly Hills, and the Dominican Republic.
Kyle Bunting believes designing without limitation is the ultimate expression of luxury. Since the beginning, Kyle’s specification mantra, - “any size, any shape, any color,” - has enabled designers and clients to freely convey and indulge their utmost design potential. Each piece is a work uniquely suited for the space it was designed.
Hide is a material of incredible depth and dimension that brings unlimited design potential to rugs, walls, pillows and upholstery. Kyle Bunting continues to be true to this one material, constantly creating new designs in hide. With his team of contributing designers, Kyle innovates and expands the possibilities from his studio in Austin, Texas.
Leon Speakers is family-owned and operated company that has been designing and building their products in Ann Arbor, Michigan since 1997. What began as a group of artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs from the University of Michigan—under the visionary leadership of Noah Kaplan—has grown into a multi-million dollar business with over 60 employees, consistently making Inc. 5000’s list of “Fastest-Growing Companies in the U.S.”
Leon​ began as pioneers of the soundbar category; however, over the years, their product range has expanded to include a full suite of award-winning speakers and design-driven technology concealment solutions. Now serving thousands of dealers worldwide in both residential and commercial markets, the company has earned a strong reputation in the industry for providing AV solutions that thoughtfully blend design with technology—all manufactured in the USA.
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Although the business has evolved over the past 20+ years, their passion for art, music, and design continues to drive everything they do. Their original vision still guides them today: to mix art with audio, design with technology, and business with bohemia.
Etch Design Group is a full-service interior design firm based in Austin, Texas, dedicated to transforming residential and commercial spaces into meaningful, beautifully layered environments. Founded in 2015 by Jessica Nelson and Stephanie Lindsey, the team believes great design starts with understanding each client’s story, style, and lifestyle and follows through with meticulous attention to detail from architectural concepts to final furnishings. Their collaborative, turn-key process ensures everything from interior architecture to space planning to art, accessories and furnishings are thoughtfully curated and expertly executed, creating spaces that feel personal, timeless, and designed for living.
AI for Interiors is a pioneering education and consulting platform founded by Jessica Nelson and Stephanie Lindsey of Etch Design Group, designed to help interior designers integrate artificial intelligence into their business with clarity and confidence. Drawing on their combined decades of design and systems expertise, they teach designers to use AI not just for quick visuals, but to streamline proposals, client communication, project workflows, and content creation. Through their AI Design Academy, one-on-one coaching, custom systems, and community, AI for Interiors empowers creatives to scale smarter, operate more efficiently, and reclaim time for what they love — practicing thoughtful, high-impact design.
California Design Living is a luxury rug maker rooted in four generations of family craftsmanship and fully vertically integrated—meaning they oversee everything from fiber sourcing through weaving to finishing. Their artisans use high-quality and sustainable materials—from recycled wool and silk to natural fibers like mohair and bamboo—to hand-tuft, hand-knot, or flat-weave rugs that combine timeless technique with modern design. CDL also offers fully bespoke design capabilities, allowing clients to create custom rugs tailored to any aesthetic, scale, or space. As the first generation of their lineage to offer direct-to-consumer rug designs, they bring heritage craftsmanship and modern accessibility together in a uniquely elevated way.
Architexture Interiors is a premier interior design firm founded by Julie Hardridge, known for crafting sophisticated as well as highly functional residential and commercial spaces. From masterful space planning and refined material curation to custom furniture design and onsite project management, Julie oversees every phase from concept through completion. Their new division, Architexture Nautica, extends this design expertise to the seas—offering bespoke yacht interiors that bring the same level of sophistication, craftsmanship, and thoughtful design to luxury marine environments.
