After reading this post, you will be obsessed with these trends. Are you ready for that?

The land of the stars (and stripes) is a paramount source of inspiration for design trends as well as leading ideas that reign the industry at the moment. With limitless, iconic styles, it is impossible not to list New York – and the entire USA for that matter – in any list of the most relevant, ready-to-follow trends. – From Jonathan Adler to Ryan Korban, or Ralph Lauren to Wendell Castle – the world is your oyster when it comes to design inspiration made in America. Let’s dive together into this article!

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Trendsetting American Interior Designers

Jonathan Adler

Jonathan Adler is a New York-based that first launched his brand after leaving his day job to pursue his biggest love – pottery. Jonathan’s biggest aim was to design pieces that help anyone building a flawlessly chic home. This led to more and more, and today you can find a huge variety of beautiful design trends (that still shape the industry) all created by him. A great example is the Now House designed by Adler which features a stylish array of furniture, rugs, bedding, artwork, and decor pieces that are complete sell outs on Amazon!

No matter the collection, Jonathan Adler, always brings his signature style – pieces featuring bold graphics, pops of color, textural patterns, and eye-catching details. Adler covers everything necessary – from the large furniture pieces to the smallest of accents – or even a complete revamp of a boring room.

He is also a great designer to pick when you need a decoration plan is needed from scratch. Empty rooms and white walls are like a blank canvas that he can transform into a masterpiece. So, yes, if you’re looking to spruce up your living room, bedroom, dining room; Jonathan Adler can lead the way!

Peter Marino

Peter Marino is one of the top New York-baseds and architects famous for his irreverent and sophisticated approach to his projects. He founded his architecture company in 1978 and is widely acclaimed for having redefined modern luxury through a harmonious symbiosis between architecture and . So much so, that his work includes award-winning residential, retail, cultural, and hospitality projects worldwide.

He has collaborated with the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Sardina and Four Seasons Resort in Santa Barbara. Not only that, but his ability to conjure a luxury design without excess has made him the architect of choice for developers and luxury brands, including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Fendi.

Marino has always been a pioneer when it comes to design trends; in 1985, the Pressman family – who owned Barneys New York at the time – hired him to design their women’s retail concept. Even though this was his first retail project, the outcome was so satisfactory that he went on to designing 17 freestanding Barneys department stores in the U.S. and Japan between 1986 and 1993.

One thing led to another and his work for Barneys put him in contact with other fashion designers for whom he went on to design boutiques such as – Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Giorgio Armani, Ermenegildo Zegna, and Fendi, and eventually Chanel, Dio, and Louis Vuitton.

Need some fresh design trends? Peter Marino never fails to inspire!

Ryan Korban

When we speak about design trends we also need to speak about Ryan Korban. Why? Very simple, he has redefined luxury for a new generation. His style infuses a timeless sensibility with a sense of lost romance, sex, fantasy, and strong fashion influence.

Korban’s practice has carved a niche within the design sphere for an old-world approach to luxury retail and residential spaces. Amongst his A-list clientele is; Balenciaga, Alexander Wang, and Aquazzura, to name only a few.

His beautiful book ‘Ryan Korban: Interiors’ is filled with more than one hundred full-color photographs and is a great way to spot his incredible approach to design trends. – In the book, you will also learn how to achieve a sense of luxury in your home that is glamorous, yet, highly personal. Must-buy? We say yes!

Yabu Pushelberg

Yabu Pushelberg is a 37-year-old firm, owned by designer duo George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg- Yabu Pushelberg. They are based in SoHo (New York) and also in Toronto.

They are a leading entity in the market, and the firm’s multidisciplinary approach has evolved to encompass all aspects of design and project management personnel who is specialized in interior, furniture and product design for the hospitality and retail industries.

A great example of their design trends to follow can be seen in the astonishing work at the Moxy Chelsea Hotel. – Yabu Pushelbergwere was in charge of designing the guestrooms. The result is as beautiful as you could expect – they incorporated plenty of whimsical details while also paying close attention to the available space as well as the functionality of everything.

In order to give a sense of warmth and openness, the designers opted for a muted color palette in things like the wood-like floors, the army-green mosaic tile or even the striped drapes. Reigned by efficiency and premium comfort, each bedroom is appointed with custom-designed and multipurpose furniture designs. – All design trends to follow? We think so!

Michael Smith

Michael Smith is Californian, and studied at the  Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. He opened his firm in 1990, and ever since then has expanded his projects from private clients work to his Jasper line of fine furniture and fabrics.

Smith’s is great setting design trends and you could say that his style is a seamless blend of European classicism and American modernism. The most import thing to Michael when he starts a project is the history of the house and the personality of the people living there also. He really aims to create a place that isn’t just a house, but an actual extension, of the place, its heritage as well as the people who live there.

For him, it is very important to evolve and to continuously perfect his craft. For him, living happily at home is living in an environment that is the meeting point of everything you love. – In his own words: “I have a lot of different stuff that I love, much of it modern but some of it not, and I put it in my house in a way that had it all co-exist and live really comfortably.”

Nate Berkus

, author, TV host, and television personality – this is all that defines Nate Berkus. This renowned American manages his Chicago company ‘Nate Berkus Associates’; has released numerous lines of products, authored several books, and helped lots of avid decor lovers into the do’s and don’t’s of interior design trends.

His timeless style is one of the most distinctive trademarks in his work, not only that, but every project he embraces is one where he really tries to not just “decorate”, but to actually tell a story. Why? Every space or product needs to tell a story in order for us to be able to connect with it.

His bathrooms are particularly beautiful and his secret to creating what he creates with them is quite simple – “the best bathrooms are the ones that are decorated like any other space in your home”. – With heart and soul, a little bit of design trends knowledge!

Marmol Radziner

Are you a ‘modern architectural restoration’ lover? Then, Marmol Radziner has the best design trends for you.

Where should you be looking at? The company got recognition for its award-winning historic restoration of Richard Neutra’s 1946 Kaufmann House in Palm Springs. Additional among their works are restorations of works by Cliff May, Rudolph Schindler, and John Lautner.

Marmol Radziner currently counts with over 170 employees throughout their offices and shops. At the moment they create projects that connect them with the surrounding environments, and that takes a warm, textured approach to modernism that is elegant but also timeless.

Unique compositions of light, materials, and space, as well as rigorous attention to detail, have guided projects for clients in the art and creative industries, such as artist James Turrell, art collector Eugenio Lopez, and fashion designer Tom Ford.

Ahead-of-the-Curve American Design Brands 

Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren Home made its debut in 1983 and was the first American clothing designer to have its first complete home collection. Very much like it’s a clothing line, Ralph Lauren Home, is an epicenter of beautiful trends, and therefore, an endless source of inspiration for anyone who loves ‘decor’.

Ralph Lauren Home includes – furniture; bed and bath linens; China; crystal; silver; decorative accessories and gifts; as well as lighting; fabric; wallcovering; and floorcovering. Not only that, but Ralph Lauren also launched Paint in 1995, which now counts with over 400 palettes, and its the perfect complement to Ralph Lauren Home.

When it comes to the design trends, Ralph Lauren Home stays true to their identity. – Their world is one of redefined American style, time-honored craftsmanship, and exceptional quality. A world, we should say, anyone would want to peek in!

Ralph Pucci

What began as a family business in the 1950s fabricating mannequins has grown to a gallery and showroom regarded as one of the best in the world. Ralph Pucci is now spread all over Miami and Los Angeles where his galleries can be visited.

In the world of contemporary , Ralph Pucci is the one who can undoubtedly create design trends rather than just following them. His showroom is always irreverent and filled with unique originality that helps to shape contemporary styles as well as design trends. How does this happen? It is through is showroom that he showcases new furniture designers, putting them on the map through the years.

His mannequins include innovative and avant-garde collaborations with fashion designers, illustrators, and supermodels including likes of – Ruben Toledo, Anna Sui, Christy Turlington, Maira Kalman, and Rebecca Moses. The mannequins are also frequently showcased in high-end department stores and boutiques all over the world, including; Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Nordstrom.

Finally, you know you should be picking up on the design trends of a certain brand when have been awarded several prizes. In 2009, Ralph Pucci was the recipient of DDI’s Markopoulos Award (the highest distinction in the visual merchandising industry); he also got the Creative Innovation Award from Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles in 2013, and in 2014, honored by the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. Other recognitions include – “The Best in Furniture and Furnishings,” by Robb Report; “The Best Showroom” by Wallpaper; and “Best of the Year in Interiors, Architecture, Fashion and Design” according to Interior Design.

If you would like to learn more about Ralph Pucci and all the design trends he has helped set, there are two books about the history of Pucci and the variety of exhibitions staged over the years: Show and Wall.

Knoll

Knoll’s original showrooms were first designed in the 1950s and conceived as an “experimental laboratories” space. It was there that clients could experience modern ideas and materials in situ.

Today, their showrooms still keeping an innovative approach, which has definitely help them leading the way in terms of design trends.

Knoll motto is to connect modern design and people, to their work, their lives, and ultimately, their world. This work dynamic started back in 1938 and has been recognized internationally has effective in creating workplaces and residential furnishings that inspire, evolve, and endure. A philosophy that still helps to define design trends.

On-Trend American Craftsmanship 

Wendell Castle

Wendell Castle was an American furniture artist, designer, sculptor, and a leading figure in American craftsmanship. He is often credited with being the father of the art furniture movement.

He was also considered a significant figure in the American Studio Furniture group, and an absolute master of important design trends that still influence the industry today, as his elegant, and whimsical works remain sought-after examples of the movement.

Their pieces are usually easily identifiable by their bold color and integration of a variety of different materials, including wood, fiberglass, and plastic. studied at the University of Kansas, earning his BFA in industrial design in 1958 and his MFA in sculpture in 1961. That same year, he moved to Rochester, NY, where he began teaching at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of American Craftsmen.

His pieces are characterized by their bold color and integration of a variety of different materials, including wood, fiberglass, and plastic. He has also been garnered a number of awards, including a 1994 ‘Visionaries of the American Craft Movement’ award sponsored by the American Craft Museum, a 1997 Gold Medal from the American Craft Council and a 1998 Artist of the Year Award from the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester.[3] He has also received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Comfort Tiffany Foundation. In 2001 he received the Award of Distinction from The Furniture Society.

Castle died on January 20, 2018, in Scottsville, NY. Today, his works can be found in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Lindsey Adelman

Lindsey Adelman specialized in lighting design in 1996 and founded her studio in 2006. She lives and works in her hometown, New York City, and is driven by developing industrial modular systems to capture the ephemeral, fleeting beauty of nature.

The way Adelman first discovered Industrial Design is quite an interesting one. – As the story goes, she coincidently met a woman carving foam French Fries for an exhibition at her editorial job at the Smithsonian and went straight to study ID at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Today she has a studio that counts with a team of forty, and with a recent location opening in Los Angeles. In her work, she is drawn by the immaterial substance of light and is obsessed with creating forms that maximize light’s sensual effect and highlight emptiness.

Her approach to light is so unique that work has been exhibited at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Design Miami, Nilufar Gallery, and BDDW, among others – proving that – setting design trends comes from a place of originality, strong sense of identity and an incredible vision.

Lindsey Adelman’s studio also supports the Robin Hood Foundation to fight poverty in New York City, and Adelman credits much of her current success to this desire of wanting to make an impact that goes behind design world.

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