Trend Reports
- Trend Report
AD PRO’s Luxury Bath Trend Report 2024
The debate shaking up showers, why designers are going all-in on texture, top layout trends, and more—it’s all in this member-exclusive deep dive - Trend Report
AD PRO’s Color Trend Report 2024
AD PRO surveyed leading designers on the colors currently drenching furniture and layouts—here’s what they said - Trend Report
Kitchen Forecast 2024: The Professional’s Guide to Today’s Culinary Spaces
Leading designers weigh in on the state of kitchen design in this new trend report from AD PRO. From layouts to appliances, sinks to surfaces, here are the ideas ruling the hottest room in the house - Trend Report
Outdoor Forecast 2024: The Professional’s Guide to Today’s Backyards
AD PRO surveyed leading designers on the furniture, layouts, and amenities ruling the landscape—here’s what they said - Trend Report
2024 Interior Design Forecast
AD PRO surveys leading designers for their takes on what’s to come in 2024 home design—and asks them to settle a long-held debate once and for all
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Experts and editors share exclusive insights in this essential read for design pros.
Grow Your Business
- The Source
One Simple Thing You Can Do to Retain Your Staff, According to Kate Rheinstein Brodsky
The proprietor of Upper East Side institution KRB shares her secrets to merchandising, the challenges facing small retailers today, and what she’s learned about business from three generations of shopkeepers - The Source
How Martha Stewart Reinvents Her Brand With Finesse
The country’s first self-made female billionaire shares her secrets for brand longevity, attracting industry-best talent, and what’s next for her business - The Source
Maintaining Brand Longevity—and Other Lessons From the Novogratz
After 25 years in the business, the husband-and-wife design duo share their hard-earned lessons on how to finance projects, navigate TV and licensing deals, and more - The Source
How Do You Scale ‘You’? Brad Ford Has Ideas
The interior designer and creative entrepreneur discusses the importance of diversifying your business (psst: books deals and licensed lines don’t cut it) and shares prudent insights to get you there - Operations
Everything You Need to Know About Setting Up Your Trade Discounts
In addition to dollars saved, trade accounts afford interior designers benefits like personalized service and access to exclusive products - The Source
The Power of a Process Map—and Other Young Huh-isms
The AD100 interior designer shares the systems that have made the biggest impact on her practice, from process mapping to outsourcing and more - Operations
Is Your Photography Contract Holding Up?
From getting clients on board to understanding usage rights, here are the photography clauses to consider in your contracts with clients and photographers - The Source
Shea McGee’s Formula for Scaling Her Design Firm
The Studio McGee designer shares her trade secrets for building a personal brand and navigating licensing deals—plus the daily productivity tip she swears by - The Source
Faye Toogood’s Magic Ingredients for Company Culture
The multidisciplinary designer invites AD PRO into her new North London studio, where a fresh footprint enlivens company culture and creativity - Marketing
So You Want to Publish a Coffee-Table Book. Now What?
Learn what really goes into the bookmaking process—from pitch to publication to promotion
The Archive
Latest Videos
- Virtual Event
Watch: The AD PRO LIVE 2025 Interior Design Forecast
AD100 designer Adam Charlap Hyman and AD PRO Directory talents Noz Nozawa and Bradley Odom spill their 2025 design predictions in this AD PRO LIVE virtual event
Events
At Design Within Reach, a Cast of New Collaborators Calls for Celebration
New York’s design set gathered at the SoHo showroom to see the exclusive editions
Need to Know
Martyn Lawrence Bullard’s Latest for the Shade Store Channels Palm Springs Living
The city’s landscape, culture, and intoxicating nostalgia are the impetus behind the designer’s expanded collection
Event
At BDNY 2024, a Dose of Magical Maximalism Ruled
The hospitality show offered a range of transportive designs that stirred the imagination
What to Spec Now
11 Design Collabs We’re Loving Right Now—From Heidi Caillier, Julie Hillman, and More
A look at the latest drops in furniture, fabric, and more
Need to Know
1stDibs’ 2025 Predictions Are In—From Power Florals to Bauhaus Furniture
What’s in (and what’s out) for the new year, according to the site’s insider data
Need to Know
Star Island’s Only Home on the Market Belonged to Rosie O’Donnell, One Williamsburg Wharf’s Amenities Are Enviable, and More Real Estate News
Here’s what you need to know now
Trends
Color of the Year 2025: These Are the Colors Paint Companies Predict Will Rule Interiors
Here’s every 2025 Color of the Year we know so far—from Benjamin Moore to Sherwin-Williams and more
Need to Know
Ken Fulk’s New Shop Is Quintessentially SoCal Chic, Inside the Kingston Design Showhouse, and More News
Here’s what you need to know now
Auction
Mica Ertegun’s Private Collection—Including a Rare Magritte Estimated at $95M—Heads to Auction
The late AD100 Hall of Fame designer’s private collection hits the auction block later this month. Here’s a look back at her legacy
Need to Know
The Redemption of “Farmhouse Style” Is Closer Than You Think
Here’s how to do a modern farmhouse right—really
Event
Thuma’s New SoHo Flagship Proves Good Design Is Good Hospitality
The design community fêted the arrival of the brand’s warm minimalist outpost with drinks, cheer, and plenty of covetable furniture
Need to Know
29 Design Books That AD Editors Are Curling Up With for Fall
These volumes are complemented by distinctive perspectives, blueprints, and, yes, even seasonal recipes
Show House
Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas 2024: See Every Room Inside the French Renaissance–Style Chateau
Twenty-five top designers from the Lone Star State and beyond transform a vacant office building once intended to be the city’s first Mandarin Oriental hotel
Need To Know
The Burberry Flagship Reopens in New York, AD Prepares for Salon Art + Design, and More News
Here’s what you need to know now
Need to Know
Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne Sell Their LA Condo, a Historic Los Feliz Remodel Lists, and More Real Estate News
Here’s what you need to know now
Launch
The AD PRO Directory Expands to Include Builders and Contractors
AD-approved home builders, general contractors, design-build firms, and subcontractors are now listed on the online resource
Events
See Inside AD’s Unveiling of the Artemest Penthouse at The Greenwich by Rafael Viñoly
The reveal of the MAWD-designed interiors drew an illustrious crowd of designers and architects
Having a Moment
Allover Wood Interiors Are Having a Moment
Designers are returning to the rudimentary building material to create cozy rooms that feel connected to nature
Need to Know
This Is the Interiors Color Palette of 2025, Predicts Sherwin-Williams
Swapping swatch for palette, Sherwin-Williams unveils a nine-piece Color Capsule of the Year
Need to Know
Benjamin Moore Says These Colors Will Rule Interiors in 2025
The paint behemoth’s Color Trends 2025 Palette is a celebration of all things “quietly colorful”