11 Jan NeoCon 2024, Save the Date!

Design Pool is heading back to Chicago in June for NeoCon 2024. Will we see you there? NeoCon 2024 Details: Date: June 10 – 12, 2024Time: Monday and Tuesday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMLocation: theMART in ChicagoBooth: 7th Floor, Booth 7-3050 (same spot as last year)Cost: The event is […]

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4 Jan Design Pool Turns 5!

This week, Design Pool turns 5! I launched Design Pool back in 2019 so I could bring the magic of digital, on-demand printing to the commercial interior design market. As I’ve learned these past few years, owning your own business is full of peaks and valleys. And those peaks and valleys are all the more […]

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21 Dec The Impressions XChange Podcast

Thank you to Dan Marx, senior content editor for Printing Impressions, for inviting Kristen to be a guest on their podcast, Impressions XChange. This podcast discusses “topics impacting the graphic imaging community and printing industry.” In Kristen’s episode, Dan and Kristen discuss the many opportunities in the interior design sector for wide-format printers. Kristen and […]

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19 Dec Design Pool’s Highlights of 2023

Looking back on 2023, we feel good about all we have accomplished. Thank you so much for using Design Pool as a pattern resource in your interior design projects, reading our blog posts, and cheering us on. As a small team, we really appreciate everyone supporting our business. So, what are we most excited about? […]

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20 Nov IIDA NE Folklore Recap

Early in November, Design Pool joined the team from Paul Designs Project for the second year in a row to help create garments for the annual IIDA NE Fashion Show. The theme of the event this year was Folklore. This year our team took home the award for Best Use of Materials. Thank you to […]

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16 Nov BDNY 2023 Trends and Colors

For BDNY 2023, our team attended and walked the exhibition hall rather than exhibit. Even though it was just a day trip, we packed a lot in (including a visit to the Cooper Hewitt) and left feeling inspired. In addition to having lots of productive conversations with people in the industry, we also paid attention […]

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14 Nov Welcome Graphix Unlimited

Design Pool is excited to introduce you to another printer licensing our patterns, Graphix Unlimited. Established in Bremen, Indiana, in 1990, Graphix Unlimited focuses on small to large-format graphics and products designed to enhance a business’ brand. In 2021, they grew and launched a subsidiary, Inspire 360º Interiors. Inspire 360º allows their company to bring […]

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1 Nov Shop Small with Domanda Design

With the holiday season fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about shopping for gifts! This year, we hope you will shop small with Domanda Design, the online store we launched in 2020. Domanda Design offers a variety of home and lifestyle items customized with your favorite Design Pool pattern. Domanda allows you to create […]

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5 Oct Design Pool Events: Fall 2023

This fall, our team is busy with a lot of events happening. We always add everything to the Design Pool events page, but since so much is happening this fall, I wanted to make sure you don’t miss anything. First up, the Printing United Expo. Kristen is heading to Atlanta for the three-day Printing United […]

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26 Sep Design Pool Website Updates

This summer, I have been hard at work with my web developer, making improvements to the Design Pool website. I am so excited to let you know the website is now faster and easier to navigate. Whether you’re a printer licensing designs, or an interior designer looking for the perfect pattern, we think you’ll enjoy […]

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12 Jul Visiting the Airstream Heritage Center

Earlier this year, Kristen visited Airstream in Jackson Center, Ohio. Kristen had worked with Airstream to create a reproduction of a vintage design. That design has since been printed and installed in a vintage Airstream in the Airstream Heritage Center. While there, Kristen also got a tour of the factory and visited the Airstream Heritage […]

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5 Jul 3rd Annual Wide-Format Summit, July 2023

This July, Kristen will be returning to the 3rd Annual Wide-format Summit. This invitation-only, relationship-building event takes place July 24 – 26, 2023, at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The summit is produced by Wide-format Impressions and Printing United Alliance, both part of NAPCO Media. The producers describe the event as […]

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6 Jun The NeoCon 2023 Survival Guide

NeoCon 2023 takes place June 12 – 14 at The Mart in Chicago. Known as one of the most important events in the commercial interiors industry, NeoCon brings together designers, architects, manufacturers, students, and end-users all under one roof. This is always a fun event and one that can feel a lot like a class […]

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2 Jun We’re a HiP Award Finalist

We are so excited to let you know our Swallowtail Farm collection is a 2023 HiP Award Finalist in the health and wellness: fabric and wallcovering category. For the past ten years, Interior Design Magazine’s HiP Awards at NeoCon honor “industry people and innovative products.” It is an initiative to honor “commercial industry pioneers and […]

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23 May NeoCon 2023 Event Details

NeoCon’s schedule is out and they have planned another year full of informative and inspirational programming. We’ve pulled all the highlights together so you can easily view it all in one place. One of the keys to enjoying NeoCon 2023 stress-free is to make yourself a plan before you get there so you don’t miss […]

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4 Apr The Rhode to NeoCon

Save the date, Design Pool will be exhibiting at Rhode to NeoCon. IIDA New England is hosting this unique event this May in Providence, Rhode Island. IIDA describes the event as a chance to view the latest design solutions and “get inspired by what’s new while networking with industry peers in the beautiful WaterFire Arts […]

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28 Mar We want to hear from you!

Are you an interior designer? We want to hear from you! We’re planning some updates to the Design Pool website to make it even easier for you to customize projects and start accessing the world of on-demand manufacturing. But before we do that, we want your opinion. If you have a few minutes to spare, […]

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16 Feb Kristen to Speak at SPIRE 2023

This February, Kristen will be speaking at SPIRE. Hosted by Printing United Alliance, they describe this invitation and member-only event as “a unique network of CEOs and top executives from industry leaders in retail, point-of-purchase, OEM, transit, outdoor and similar graphic solutions. The SPIRE group convenes annually to learn about emerging trends and industry conditions, […]

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18 Jan NeoCon 2023, Save the Date!

This June Design Pool is heading back to Chicago for NeoCon 2023. Organizers have announced the theme of this year’s event is Together We Design. NeoCon 2023 Details: Date: June 12 – 14, 2023Time: Monday and Tuesday, 9 AM – 5 PM & Wednesday, 9 AM – 3 PMLocation: theMART in ChicagoBooth: 7th Floor, Booth #7–3050 […]

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4 Jan Design Pool Turns 4!

This week, Design Pool turns 4! As we look back on the past four years, we feel optimistic. We’re excited at our progress in introducing the interior design community to the possibilities of on-demand digital printing. Every entrepreneur will tell you there are many ups and downs to running your own business. I sat down […]

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29 Dec Design Pool’s Highlights from 2022

One of our favorite parts of the year ending is looking back on what we accomplished over these last twelve months. And, of course, doing so always helps us plan ahead for the upcoming year. Looking back, we’re amazed at how much our small team at Design Pool accomplished in 2022. Just like last year, […]

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22 Dec Faber Birrin National Color Show on View Now

Now on view in Stamford Art Association, the 42nd Faber Birrin National Color Show. Kristen has one piece on view in this exhibit, Color Study in Gray. The Stamford Art Association has been presenting this exhibit every year since 1980. On their website, they describe the inspiration for the show. “The exhibit honors Faber Birren, […]

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13 Dec 10 Most-Read Blog Posts of 2022

2022 is winding down, so we’re planning out 2023. As we plan the editorial calendar for next year, we like to look back at our most-read blog posts to know what you’re reading and sharing. It’s interesting to learn that our most popular blog posts are often about color, trends, and textile terms. We’ll keep […]

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30 Nov Take our Survey & Help Us Plan 2023!

As one year winds down, we get to work planning for the next. But before we get started planning the editorial calendar for 2023, we want to hear from you. As a blog reader, you’re invited to take our survey and tell us what you think! Our goal for this blog is to be informative […]

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9 Nov IIDA New England Fashion Show, Recap!

On Thursday, November 3, 2022, Design Pool joined Paul Designs Project and Formed in submitting a garment to the IIDA New England Fashion Show. “The most unconventional show in Boston,” the event serves as a time for the interior design community to flex their creative muscles while mingling and networking. The theme of this year’s […]

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6 Oct Geneva Center for the Arts: Common Thread

Design Pool’s Kristen Dettoni and Kristin Crane are excited to be a part of Common Thread: A Fiber Arts Show. Presented by Geneva Center for the Arts, this exhibit highlights the work of eight east coast artists working in fiber. The gallery describes the show as an exhibition focused “on diverse fiber-based work, inspired by […]

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6 Sep Art Exhibits this Fall

We are excited to inform you about three exhibits this fall featuring the original art by Design Pool’s founder, Kristen Dettoni, and Director of Marketing Kristin Crane. If you are local to Rhode Island or Geneva, Illinois, we hope you’ll stop in to view one of these shows or attend an opening. Text Pawtucket Arts […]

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16 Aug Wide-format Summit Recap

One of the common themes at the Wide-format Summit, presented by Wide-format Impressions in July, was that at the start, no one really knew what to expect. The summit was a unique format and a new event. Guests were invited to attend, at no cost to them, and the attendee list was limited so as […]

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14 Jul Wide-Format Summit, July 2022

This July, Kristen will be speaking at Wide-format Summit. This exclusive, invitation-only, relationship-building event takes place July 25 – 27, 2022, at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The event is presented by Wide-format Impressions and Printing United Alliance, both part of NAPCO Media. The summit’s main goal is to give senior […]

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7 Jul Heading to Convergence 2022?

The Handweavers Guild of America is hosting Convergence, its International Fiber Arts Conference, in Knoxville, Tennessee, July 15 – 21, 2022. Convergence 2022 is an event hosted every other year full of workshops, lectures, tours, exhibits, competitions, and more. It is also a place for the fiber arts community to come together. Attendees build community while […]

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2 May My Snow Farm Art Residency

This spring, I had the opportunity to participate as an artist in residence at Snow Farm, The New England Craft Program in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, for two weeks. It was the first time since graduate school that I had an extended period devoted solely to being creative. There were no limitations or requirements. I spent two […]

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26 Apr Get Inspired at NeoCon 2022

NeoCon 2022 starts June 13th! We have gone to NeoCon for many years as an attendee and eventually as an exhibitor. It is absolutely one of our favorite shows. If this is your first time, that’s so exciting! We highly recommend doing some prep work before you arrive so you’re well prepared. With a little […]

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19 Apr The NeoCon 2022 Survival Guide

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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16 Feb NeoCon 2022, Save the Date!

Design Pool is headed back to Chicago June 13 – 15 for NeoCon 2022. Organizers have announced the theme of this year’s event as: DESIGN MAKES A STATEMENT. Last year we had a blast exhibiting at NeoCon for the first time ever. We introduced Design Pool to the commercial interiors market, launched The Cryptology Collection, […]

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18 Jan It’s Design Pool’s Third Birthday!

It’s hard to believe it, but January marks Design Pool’s third birthday! As we look back on the past three years we are feeling proud of all we have accomplished. Especially when we factor in the surprise wrench thrown into our plans (and everyone else’s on the planet) back in March 2020. But, we’ve rolled […]

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30 Dec Design Pool’s 2021 Highlights

As the year winds down we’re spending time reflecting on 2021 and looking forward to 2022. Recently, Kristen and Kristin chatted about the year and thought about the 2021 highlights. Getting a new business off the ground has had a lot of surprises. Yet, we both feel proud of the year we had and want […]

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28 Dec Top 10 Blog Posts of 2021

Each year we round up the most popular blog posts on the Design Pool blog. We want to make sure you don’t miss out on any good ones! It’s also super helpful to see what interests you as we plan out content for 2022. This year our Top 10 includes some of the top posts […]

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2 Nov Digital Textile Printing Conference • Durham, NC

Join Kristen at the Digital Textile Printing Conference in Durham, North Carolina, on December 8 – 9, 2021 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel. Kristen will be speaking about textile Print-on-Demand Design, Product, and Production Opportunities. on Wednesday, December 8, at 3:30 PM. Following her presentation, she will participate in the panel discussion: Designing for the […]

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27 Sep Design Pool’s NeoCon Survival Guide

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 October 4 – 6, 2021 at theMART in Chicago. Anyone who has been to NeoCon before knows this […]

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2 Sep Meet the Team: Kristin Crane

Kristin Crane, our Director of Marketing & Communications, joined the Design Pool team in January 2020. She works out of her home studio in Providence, Rhode Island, and has experience in both marketing and textiles. She is an avid maker, travel lover, and Design Pool’s first employee! We asked Kristin Crane to answer our Meet […]

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31 Aug Meet the Team: Kristen Dettoni, Founder

Kristen Dettoni founded Design Pool in January 2019 and is based in southern New Hampshire. Kristen also launched Domanda Design in November 2020 and is a practicing artist. We’ve talked before about her design process and her inspiration for starting Design Pool, but not much about Kristen. In the first in our Meet the Team […]

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26 Aug The Design Pool Website Has a New Look

Regular visitors to Design Pool may notice a new look on our website. We want it to be as easy as possible for you to use our library as a resource and tap into the world of digital, print-on-demand technology. With that goal in mind, this summer we worked with a UX designer to make […]

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