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Edge-ucation
LEARN. CONNECT. GROW.
Explore educational seminars from Design Edge Company Events featuring insights from industry experts, leading manufacturers, and design professionals. Each session is created to provide practical knowledge, fresh inspiration, and valuable industry perspective that helps our designer and manufacturer community grow together.
Edge-ucation Courses
THE BUSINESS OF DESIGN. THE FUTURE OF DESIGN. THE PEOPLE SHAPING IT.
Lighting Designs
Discover the latest approaches to lighting design, technology, and specification to help designers create more beautiful, functional spaces while connecting manufacturers with the professionals who bring their products to life.
Market Trends
Stay ahead of evolving consumer preferences, industry shifts, and emerging opportunities with trend-focused education that helps designers make informed decisions and manufacturers better anticipate the needs of the market.
Textiles and Materials
Explore innovative textiles, surfaces, finishes, and materials that inspire creativity, elevate design, and help designers make thoughtful selections while introducing manufacturers to new opportunities to showcase their products.
Kitchen and Bath
Explore the latest products, innovations, and design solutions shaping kitchens and baths, giving designers valuable inspiration and manufacturers meaningful insight into how their products can support today’s projects.
Design Principles
Strengthen your design expertise through education focused on the principles, processes, and best practices that help designers create exceptional spaces while fostering a greater appreciation for the products and resources manufacturers provide.
Selling Academy for Designers
Design Edge brings together the people, products, ideas, and relationships that make great design possible. Built for designers and around the designer, our community is a place to discover what’s new, connect directly with leading manufacturers, find valuable resources, and be inspired by what’s happening across the design industry.
From exclusive events and product discovery to industry insights and meaningful connections, Design Edge helps you spend less time searching and more time finding what—and who—can move your projects forward.
Discover. Connect. Be Inspired.
The Design Edge Case Studies
Know your numbers. Improve your process. Grow your business.
Interior design is a creative profession—but running a successful design firm requires business intelligence, too.
Design Edge benchmarks give you the data and insights to understand how your business is performing and identify opportunities for improvement.
Designer Benchmarking
Compare Pricing
Are you charging what your expertise is worth?
ROI Tracking for Vendors
Which vendor relationships are actually helping your business grow?
Project Timelines
How efficiently are you moving projects from concept to completion?
Designer Engagement
How engaged are you with the brands and resources that support your business?
Profitability
Are your projects actually as profitable as they appear?
Sourcing
How effective is your sourcing process?