Modern Design Platform Blog

While human artistic endeavor remains central to any design process, the Modern Design Platform, with a first-of-its-kind focus, comes into being to use technology to solve the pain caused by complexity of specification of artisan, luxury, modern design furnishing products for...

Influencer culture has created a world in which every designer wants to be a rockstar. Yet, in a world of constraint, made more difficult in the Covid years, most struggle to even find time to design. In a CBRE survey,...

In a recent CBRE survey, 87% of designers working on luxury projects said they are dissatisfied with complex and often dysfunctional industry relationships. 94% of specifications begin with online research but project purchases are never made through ecommerce - they...

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MIAMI, FL – This is not your Father’s wallpaper! Wallpaper has changed! Traditionally, wallpaper was printed roll-by-roll and stocked. Today’s custom wallpapers are stored as digital images, mural-like and rescaled to wall size, custom-printed and even used outdoors. As the people...

In the world of modern design luxury products for projects, customization takes many forms. Generally requiring communication between design team, modern design and manufacturer it almost always involves drawings and samples. It cannot be accomplished by ecommerce. Above, two examples of successful...

In the world of modern design luxury products for projects, customization is key. Design teams and their clients increasingly demand it. Luxury artisan manufacturers want to supply it, yet the distribution channels in the furniture industry are still old-school and...

This Modern Design Pilots-driven process will revolutionize luxury hospitality design. We will make European modern design products more accessible, less expensive, simplify the process of specification for design teams, eliminate duplicated effort, and enable close collaboration between hospitality company, design team and purchasing agent. We expect...

Delivering memorable concepts and experiences as a result of enabling designers to expand & share their creative vision is a testament to the power of technology and collaboration. We’re developing the technology and inviting collaboration that will enable architects, design...