We're so grateful to the design industry trade shows that invited us to participate and collaborate through the years...

Happy birthday to us! Our 15th anniversary celebration is underway! Stay tuned for more special 15th anniversary content and fun surprises as our celebration continues!

I can’t recall how or when I found out about furniture trade shows, but I remember walking the floors of Dwell on Design in 2008 and being both excited and inspired by what I was seeing. I quickly added ICFF and NeoCon to my list of shows to explore and, ever since, the DM team and I haven’t stopped globetrotting in search of the coolest stuff.
As the trade began to recognize Design Milk as a resource for great design, we started receiving invitations to participate in various trade show and design week experiences ? from curating sections of a show, to creating memorable pop-up shops, to supporting emerging designers, leading talks, and even leading juries. We are so grateful to those trade show team members who reached out, invited us to participate and collaborated with us through the years. We’re looking forward to going back to trade shows IRL soon!
Here are a few of our favorite collaborations:

NeoCon

Our media partnership with NeoCon is continuing to grow and we love seeing the modern design explosion coming out of the ever-changing contract furniture market. Every June, we’re never disappointed with the innovation that comes out of th...