Hey Atlanta…HGTV is in the house…

Thanks Atlanta for coming out for our HGTV night of interior trends at the beautiful Ferguson Showroom in Buckhead Thursday night…followed by a fashion update on personal style trends with Ro…

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Passion For Products-A Designer’s Life

Thankful for this rainy Saturday so I can catch up on life….seems like the past 28 years of growing Design Works International, our NYC based design studio, has been a non-stop labor of love…and on Monday August 1st we are officially in our new location at 494 8th Ave. (entrance on 35th street on the 12th floor)…phone number remains the 212-594-0777.
This labor of love is proud to acknowledge our amazing team of sales consultants, textile and graphic designers, interior specialists as well as trend, color and fabric liaisons.

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As seen in… Garden Center Magazine – March 2016

Turns out, what you don’t know can hurt you.

… HGTV HOME Plant Collection benefits from associations with major influencers, like Dr. Allan Armitage and Nancy Fire. Fire is creative director and founder of Design Works International. She specializes in trend presentations, print/color direction, color palettes, and graphics. Hunter says her input is vital in the creation of combination mixes.

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Source: Garden Center Magazine – March 2016 – Consumer reports

What those who are in the know are saying…

“On the Surface; COLOR HER FAR-SIGHTED: Nancy Fire Foresees Coming Trends | Surtex”

So what if the human eye can detect some 10 million different colors? The ones that interest the design industry are the colors trending this year and beyond.

And who knows what they are? Meet design pro Nancy Fire. Co-founder of New York-based Design Works International/First2Print (designworksintl.com), and design director for HGTV Home, the go-to interior design source for millions of American, Nancy has logged 30+ years consulting, designing, and launching successful product lines. Also a SURTEX Advisory Council member and judge for designext 2016, the world-wide student design competition, it’s no wonder she’s been called a juggernaut of the interior design industry.

See more here: COLOR HER FAR-SIGHTED: Nancy Fire Foresees Coming Trends | Surtex

Home Textile Trends for 2016 | Decorating and Design Blog | HGTV

“ I am honored to be part of the HGTV IHEARTBLOG team.  I am sharing my  trend updates from my travels throughout the year posting on a monthly basis regarding color, pattern and product development trends. It is exciting to share this info as I love learning and exploring through art, culture and style. ” – NANCY FIRE

Be sure to follow the i heart HGTV blog for monthly updates and Nancy’s blog for more frequent updates.

Spice up your walls, pillows, bedding and more with these to-die-for textile trends you’ll definitely want to try.

Source: Home Textile Trends for 2016 | Decorating and Design Blog | HGTV

Our Story on YouTube

Spend a few minutes learning a bit more about us from the founders, Nancy Fire and Neil Breslau. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel as there will be lots of new things coming.

Heimtexil Bound-Frankfurt..Trend Alerts

Crazy week ahead @nancy_fire @hgtv @hgtvhome Frankfurt bound to hang at Heimtexil with our new Home Furnishing Collection and report on cool product trends from allover the globe. Stay tuned for my latest and greatest from Germany…fast forward to next week and keep me on your trend radar cause I will be posting from Las Vegas from the KBIS show and then onto Paris for Maison & Objet. Sneak peek on a trend alert “Pale Pink” for interiors…all you pantone peeps…Pale Pink and Marsala look great together especially with all the layering of metal accents these days…love mixing warm and cool metals….

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Happy Holidays 2015

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