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Kristen Dettoni founded Design Pool out of genuine concern for the sheer amount of waste generated in the traditional textile industry. Early in her career, she worked in mills where she witnessed the massive amount of material destined for the landfill. And that was just in the design and development process alone. She often wondered, […]
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NeoCon is one of the most important events in the commercial interiors industry. Since launching in 1969, it has brought together designers, architects, manufacturers, students, and end-users all under one roof. This year’s event is taking place June 13 – 15 at theMART in Chicago. Anyone who has been to NeoCon before knows this is a […]
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This month in the Design Pool Proprietary Library we’re introducing a new group of patterns, the Swatch Collection. In this collection, there are sixteen different patterns, each with its own colorline. All geometric in nature, these patterns are modern with unexpected traditional touches. The Inspiration for the Swatch Collection. At any given moment in time, […]
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“An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.” Chinese Proverb Who are the invisible threads running through your life, stretching and tangling, but never breaking? Who are the people whose paths have crossed yours and provided […]
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Chroma Imaging became a Design Pool partner in early 2021. Once we got talking with their CEO and co=founder Felix Wijaya, we realized they can print a wide range of different types of products. Based in Herndon, Virginia, with another location in Kissimmee, Florida, Chroma Imaging is a design and production company. They specialize in […]
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Aga Artka is an interior designer who believes every business has a story to tell. Her passion for branding mixes with her work as an interior designer in her projects. The result is interiors that fully tell her client’s story. Recently, she completed a large-scale project designing Badger State Lofts in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Their goal […]
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We throw around the words customize and customization a lot around here when we talk about how much we love sustainable print-on-demand technology. In the three years we’ve been operating, we’ve learned that customizing sometimes carries negative connotations. Customizing sounds exciting but also overwhelming. If you can have anything, where do you even start? Design […]
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VividBoard, part of the GMI Companies group, specializes in making custom whiteboards and glassboards used in healthcare environments. Based in Ohio, Vividboard can print any pattern from the Design Pool licensable library on any of the products they offer. All of their products are designed to give caregivers, patients, and their families the best experience […]
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Every year, spring marks a time of awakening. Flowers bloom, birds sing, trees grow leaves. Humans and animals emerge from the dark days of winter. It’s a season of rebirth, renewal, and hope. As we pored through photos from the Spring 2022 Ready-to-Wear collections, there was a noticeable feeling of hope and optimism. Two years […]
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Graphic Image Flooring became a Design Pool partner in the summer of 2020. Since then, we have worked together to make the Design Pool library accessible to their customers and to give our customers an option for vinyl flooring printed on-demand. Located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, CEO Tim Wirtz founded Graphic Image Flooring in 2013. His […]
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