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It’s Sunday which means it is time for our weekly design intell series! Design Confidential curates a weekly selection of relevant and noteworthy design news headlines from around the world.Check out the links below for news, trends and home decor/design resources you may have missed this week. Enjoy.

Products

Creation Baumann 2010 collection

Abraham Moon introduces 7 new wool collections and sample books

Furnibloom 

Walcot House’s Disc Finial has been revived with a wonderful selection of new colors and textures  

 Wallpaper for Windows  new Deco Wave window film   

Innovation + Technology

Homestyler Partners with Dwell

Target Launches New Social Media Push

Design Destinations

Polo/Ralph Lauren Does Monticello

Why Design Now?  at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York

2010 French Sculputural Preview  to the French Salute to Edith Wharton 2011 The Mount, Lenox, MA

Design Events + Competitions

Sketchbook Project 2011  Tour

‹‹SYSTEMS: THINK FORWARD›› INNOVATION COMPETITION 2010/2011

I’ll be speaking in Houston, TX  Saturday,  July 24, 2010  for Design Arts on the following topics:

 Textile Technology 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Design professionals have a responsibility to their clients to understand how today’s fabrics are produced and how it affects their health, safety and welfare. With a production process involving the use of over 2000 chemicals and thousands of gallons of water, we explore textile production as it relates to building codes, energy codes, GOTS standards, LEED, cradle to cradle certification and sustainability. This seminar also narrows in on weaves, printing processes, dyes and finishes to provide an understanding of the various characteristics and properties that make fabrics appropriate for use in interior environments.

World Tour: The Hottest Designs from Around the World  1:00 pm  – 5:00 pm

Trend watching is more than spotting the next new color, fabric, or hot designer. It’s about observing change and understanding how to transform change into opportunity: Opportunity for higher financial returns and opportunity for increased well-being for the end-user. We first explore trend dynamics, then look at the newest products and trends from some of the world’s leading design shows. We also examine how best practices and transformative changes from other industries can be applied to your designs, your marketing, your sampling and your business. Finally, we look at how social and cultural currents will impact design over the next 5 to 10 years, including advances in information technologies, universal and barrier-free design.

 Visit Design Arts for more details.

I’ll be speaking in Dallas, TX  Friday,  July 23, 2010  for Design Arts on the following topics:

 Textile Technology 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Design professionals have a responsibility to their clients to understand how today’s fabrics are produced and how it affects their health, safety and welfare. With a production process involving the use of over 2000 chemicals and thousands of gallons of water, we explore textile production as it relates to building codes, energy codes, GOTS standards, LEED, cradle to cradle certification and sustainability. This seminar also narrows in on weaves, printing processes, dyes and finishes to provide an understanding of the various characteristics and properties that make fabrics appropriate for use in interior environments.

World Tour: The Hottest Designs from Around the World  1:00 pm  – 5:00 pm

Trend watching is more than spotting the next new color, fabric, or hot designer. It’s about observing change and understanding how to transform change into opportunity: Opportunity for higher financial returns and opportunity for increased well-being for the end-user. We first explore trend dynamics, then look at the newest products and trends from some of the world’s leading design shows. We also examine how best practices and transformative changes from other industries can be applied to your designs, your marketing, your sampling and your business. Finally, we look at how social and cultural currents will impact design over the next 5 to 10 years, including advances in information technologies, universal and barrier-free design.

 Visit Design Arts for more details.

I’ll be speaking in Nashville, TN  Friday,  July 9 2010  for Design Arts on the following topics:

 Textile Technology 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Design professionals have a responsibility to their clients to understand how today’s fabrics are produced and how it affects their health, safety and welfare. With a production process involving the use of over 2000 chemicals and thousands of gallons of water, we explore textile production as it relates to building codes, energy codes, GOTS standards, LEED, cradle to cradle certification and sustainability. This seminar also narrows in on weaves, printing processes, dyes and finishes to provide an understanding of the various characteristics and properties that make fabrics appropriate for use in interior environments.

World Tour: The Hottest Designs from Around the World  1:00 pm  – 5:00 pm

Trend watching is more than spotting the next new color, fabric, or hot designer. It’s about observing change and understanding how to transform change into opportunity: Opportunity for higher financial returns and opportunity for increased well-being for the end-user. We first explore trend dynamics, then look at the newest products and trends from some of the world’s leading design shows. We also examine how best practices and transformative changes from other industries can be applied to your designs, your marketing, your sampling and your business. Finally, we look at how social and cultural currents will impact design over the next 5 to 10 years, including advances in information technologies, universal and barrier-free design.

 Visit Design Arts for more details.

So I’m back from a whirlwind trip to NeoCon. We saw some amazing new products in the sea of seating. More on that tomorrow. For now, my top three favorites were:

C.F. Stinson’s Sta- Kleen dry erase upholstery fabric

Suzanne Tick’s Memory Glass for Skyline Design

Dietiker’s new chair- Ono- in an inspired color palette by Arik Levy

If you want to see the best of NeoCon. Read NeoCon Live’s daily postings. I couldn’t have said it better myself.

Neocon Day 1

NeoCon Day 2

NeoCon Day 3  Don’t Miss Apartment Therapy’s post about NeoCon ideas you can use at home!