Life By Design
The Designer Society of America has launched a new digital series called Life by Design, which will feature in-depth conversations with interior designers and industry professionals, highlighting the unique missions and stories that make up the fabric of our DSA community.
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From sewing his own curtains in a San Francisco apartment to leading an internationally recognized design firm, Jay Jeffers' journey is anything but ordinary. As the 2026 recipient of the DSA Design 360° Award, his career reflects a rare balance of creativity, business acumen, and industry influence. Step inside his story—and hear directly from Jeffers in our exclusive video feature
"Creative people have to believe in the value of their work. If you don't have any belief, then you can't give anything. Designing is an act of giving, and a belief in the value of the work fuels the desire to express something."
– Peter Saville, Renowned British Art Decorator and Graphic Designer
Being an interior designer and running your own business can be difficult. There are a multitud...
"A designer must strive to create timeless design. Design that is not subject to trends." – Alberto Alessi, World-Famous Designer and Owner of ALESSI
Imagine walking into a space and not just seeing the incredible care taken to create a home, office, living room or lobby, but also feeling the incredible care taken to design a space.
Interior designers have seen several trends come and go throu...
While Benjamin Johnston's main focuses may be interior design and his firm, Benjamin Johnston Design in Houston, he's also an artist, teacher and tastemaker.
And, mostly recently, he added author to the list with the release of his first book, "Refined Interiors: Timeless Homes for Modern Living" by Rizzoli.
"It was fun wri...
"Give me a museum and I'll fill it." – Pablo Picasso, Spanish Painter, Sculptor and Printmaker
By Lindsay Field Penticuff
Carl Dellatore's fifth book for Rizzoli New York, "100 Rooms: Lessons from the Finest Designers on the Art of Home," was released earlier this month.
"I wanted to make a book about practical application," Dellatore says. "You have a subject, but within that subject, I'm giving you some suggestions, advice and information that will concretely inform me and the readers."
"If you don't give the market the story to talk about, they'll define your brand's story for you." —David Brier, Award-Winning Brand Expert and Rebranding Specialist
One of the biggest misconceptions Ericka Saurit—founder of Saurit Creative and Marketing School for Creatives—hears from interior designers is that marketing feels salesy.
However, she believes good marketing can be an educational tool that ...
"The whole point of collaboration is that you give and take from each other, and that's how you create things that are totally new." – Virgin Abloh, Fashion Designer, Artist and Architect
We often think that we should keep all the good things to ourselves, for fear that sharing success may take away from our success. But when it comes to design, sharing and collaborating with others is incredibly beneficia...
Congratulations to our 2025 360° Design Award recipient, Alisa Bloom!
Special guest host, Carl Dellatore, sits down with Alisa Bloom Design to talk insights, creativity, and exploration!
Visit https://designviewpoint.dsasociety.org/the-story-behind-the-style-meet-alisa-bloom-2025-designer-360-award-winner/ to read the article and see her work!
Welcome to Life by Design with Paloma Contreras!
The Designer Society of America continues this digital series, Life by Design, which features in-depth conversations with designers and industry professionals. Today's interviewee, Paloma Contreras, is an acclaimed designer based out of Houston, Texas.
Paloma's design aesth...
Welcome to Life by Design with Carl Dellatore!
The Designer Society of America continues this dig...
Welcome to LIFE BY DESIGN with Benni Frowein! Benni Frowein Schumacher CEO at F. Schumacher & Co. UK Designer Society of America has launched a new digital series called LIFE BY DESIGN that will feature in-depth conversations with designers and industry professionals, highlighting the unique missions and stories that make up the fabric of our DSA community. Benni (Benjamin) Frowein grew up in Hamburg, Germany. Already as a child, h...
Victor D'Angelo and Leah Check with PenEx VillaNOVA Insurance
Join us as we ask tough questions about insurance for interior designers and home stagers.
If something goes wrong on a job and you experience a considerable loss, what would you do? What do you think you should do? Do you know who you should call first? Should s...
Welcome to Life by Design with Noel Gatts!
The Designer Society of America, as well as Natalie Papier, Principal Designer at HOME EC., and Arthur Kade Kamelot Productions, interviewed Noel Gatts, HGTV's breakout star, on what's important to her as an interior designer and what are some of her goals.
Noel Gatts, Principal Designer, has had the opportunity to creatively serve a myriad of cl...
Welcome to Life by Design with Natalie Papier!
The Designer Society of America has launched a new digital series called Life by Design, which will feature in-depth conversations with designers and industry professionals, highlighting the unique missions and stories that make up the fabric of our DSA community.
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