DISRUPTING HOW MATERIALS ARE SOURCED

ABOUT DESIGN POOL

Design Pool is revolutionizing the way beautiful patterns find their way onto products and into interiors.

Founded in 2019 by Kristen Dettoni, Design Pool grew out of a desire to make on-demand, digital printing accessible to professional designers. Using her experience designing textiles for commercial and residential interiors, Kristen created a comprehensive library of beautiful, seamless patterns. Next, she established partnerships with digital printers to easily connect designers to printers they can trust, with products that pass commercial standards.

The result is Design Pool, an online platform where designers can search a vast library of designs and connect to printers, all in one place.

OUR CUSTOMERS

Design Pool is for innovative creatives eager to try new technology. They value good design and high-quality materials. They care about the environment and are ready to embrace more sustainable, low-waste manufacturing. They want to make their client's dreams come true with the perfect pattern and exact color.

TESTIMONIALS

Design Pool is on top of market trends

“Kristen has amazing creative ability and is very aware of our market. She is timely with everything she does for us. We are completely satisfied and look forward to a continuing relationship. She keeps amazing us with her knowledge and thoughts of how to present our products.”

-Mike Norman
Parker Brothers Textile Mills
Sales Manager

Kristen produces custom patterns & colors that sell.

Kristen has designed three different pattern collections for us. She has also worked on a lot of colorway and pattern projects for large opportunities with clients for us.

Kristen is amazing! She is able to take the information you give her and create exactly what you are looking for. We get compliments from clients all the time on how beautiful the patterns are that she has created for us. Her ability to produce designs and present them to us in a timely manner is absolutely outstanding. She is one of the easiest, most efficient pattern designers that we have worked with.

We would absolutely work with Kristen again. She is our go to for pattern designs. Her work is beautiful and she is so pleasant to work with. She makes the process quick, easy, and we are always satisfied.

-Jordan Blackman
Sales and Marketing Coordinator
LDI Corporation

Design Pool is a valuable resource for architects.

I have worked with Kristen for general life advice, putting patterns into repeat, finding ways to get patterns onto a multitude of things.

Kristen's creativity is amazing. Her ability to directly apply her creativity to whatever she does is impressive. I've found her timeliness to be spot on and she's a pleasure to work with.

Yes, I would 100% work with Kristen again. She's a pleasure to work with and I wouldn't hesitate to work with her.

-Paul Lewandowski
PaulDesignsProject
Architect

OUR FOUNDER'S STORY

Kristen Dettoni is a visionary textile designer based in Southern New Hampshire with a track record of industry-defining contributions dating back to 1993. Her creative influence is reflected in her work across multiple sectors, including automotive, office, hospitality, healthcare and home furnishings. Dettoni is credited with developing the first sustainable upholstery fabrics for office and automotive interiors and holds a patent for innovative automotive suspension seating.

In 2019, leveraging her unique insights and expertise in the field, Dettoni founded Design Pool, the only pattern library and marketplace created exclusively for interior markets. Design Pool's revolutionary approach to design and manufacturing was recognized by leading industry authorities, with the Cryptology Collection winning the HiP Award from Interior Design Magazine and Metropolis Likes from Metropolis in 2021. The Invisible Threads and Swallowtail Farms collections also gained recognition as HiP Award Honorees in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

Design Pool's creations can be seen enhancing an array of interior products, from upholstery and wallpaper to whiteboards and privacy screens. However, Dettoni's vision extends beyond product creation to embrace the future of print-on-demand manufacturing. She passionately advocates for print-on-demand technology and is committed to making this innovative process accessible to interior designers.

Kristen Dettoni

Kristen Dettoni
Founder

Kristen received her BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. In addition to Design Pool, Dettoni maintains an art practice and exhibits her artwork in juried and group shows throughout the United States. Her artwork has received numerous awards and honorable mentions. Whatever her creative pursuit, Dettoni approaches it with a strong belief in the power of good design to transform our environments and ultimately, our lives.

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OUR TEAM

Kristin Crane

Kristin Crane
Director of Marketing and Communications

Kristin Crane joined the Design Pool team in 2020. Based in Providence, Rhode Island, she has a BS in Textile Design from Thomas Jefferson University. Previously, she designed woven textiles for mills in the United States and China before pivoting into marketing and communications for small businesses and nonprofits. When not working, you can find Kristin weaving on her Macomber loom, hosting monthly wine tastings, or hiking around New England. Kristin is passionate about textiles and loves traveling around the world to learn from their makers.

CONNECTING DESIGNERS WITH DIGITAL PRINTERS

Many interior designers are eager to use sustainable, on-demand printing but are concerned about high minimums, low quality, and added costs. Design Pool makes digital printing accessible by supplying original pattern designs and connecting designers directly with digital printers.