What is Window Film? Window film is a thin, multi-layered polyester material often treated with reflective coatings. It is usually applied to the interior of pre-existing windows. Manufacturers produce window films in a variety of different ways to suit different needs for home, commercial, and even vehicle use. A Variety of Uses Interior designers use […]
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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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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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Since our recent big update to the Design Pool website, we’ve been adding many new patterns to the licensable and mapping libraries. We’ve also added new material options as more printers sign up to license our patterns. If it’s been a while since you’ve poked around the website, now is a good time to check […]
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Design Pool is so excited to welcome the newest printer licensing Design Pool patterns, NuVision Window Film and Graphics. Our partnership with NuVision offers interior designers the opportunity to print any Design Pool pattern on window film. Recently, we spoke to NuVision’s president, Scott Mack, to learn more about his company and what Design Pool […]
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I just returned from an inspiring three days in Atlanta at the Printing United Expo. I was thrilled to present How Digital Printers Can Work Effectively with Interior Designers to attendees. When I wasn’t presenting, I walked the exhibition hall and have to admit, it’s hard to attend a show like this as a designer. […]
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Design Pool is excited to announce the newest printer licensing our patterns, Lucent Graphic Solutions. Based in Costa Mesa, California, LGS helps businesses stand out from the crowd with high-quality graphics. We sat down with LGS founder Edmund Karam to learn more about his business, the types of projects they take on, and how a […]
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Using Design Pool as a starting point makes it easy for interior designers to customize projects big and small for their clients. Recently, we worked with a designer from Change Up, a design firm in Ohio, to develop a new pattern for custom upholstery. The upholstery was slated for Six Point Brewery, a new restaurant […]
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Our partner LDI Interiors just added three new Design Pool patterns to their website: Alchemist, Lunaria, and Seismic. Head to their website and order any of these patterns printed on their EnviroLeather Prints upholstery. Each pattern is available in five different color options, but you can always have a custom color created if you don’t […]
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Digital printers partner with Design Pool for a range of reasons. Usually, they are looking to expand their business into new markets and are looking for a resource to help them grow quickly. We are set up to help printers grow their businesses in two ways. First, we funnel requests from interior designers through our […]
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Design Pool partners with digital printers to make on-demand, low-waste manufacturing accessible to the commercial interior design community. Our printers have the capacity to print on a wide range of different substrates and offer a range of options. Currently, we work with eight digital printers, and that number keeps growing. Our number one priority is […]
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At Design Pool we like to say that we’re more than just another image library. We took the idea of a pattern library a step further and partnered with digital printers. We refer to each printer as a Design Pool partner. Our goal is to make on-demand technology accessible to the interior design community. This […]
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Chroma Imaging became a Design Pool partner in early 2021 to offer Design Pool users an option for printing on a wide range of different products, such as wood and acrylic. Based in Herndon, Virginia, with another location in Kissimmee, Florida, Chroma Imaging is a design and production company. They specialize in large format printing […]
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Image Craft became a Design Pool partner in the spring of 2021. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Image Craft is nationally recognized for its design, production, and execution of visual communications, with a focus on environmental graphics. Image Craft is our partner for printing sound-absorbing wallcoverings and acoustical panels. These panels are perfect for permanent or […]
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Ceiling Scenes became a Design Pool partner in 2022 to offer our users printed ceiling options. Based in Warren, Michigan, Ceiling Scenes prints two different types of ceiling tiles, light lens tiles and acoustic tiles. The light lens tiles offer an interior designer the opportunity to transform a space visually while illuminating a design element. […]
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KwickScreen has been a Design Pool partner since we launched in 2019. According to KwickScreen, their privacy screen “products are designed to help improve infection control in partnership with hospitals around the world. Established over 12 years ago, we are used by every NHS trust in the UK and over 200 hospitals in the USA.” […]
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Ceiling Scenes became a Design Pool partner in 2022 to offer our users an option for printing on ceiling tiles. Based in Warren, Michigan, Ceiling Scenes prints two different types of ceiling tiles, light lens tiles and acoustic tiles. These tiles offer an interior designer the opportunity to transform a space visually while softening noise […]
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Color Reflections became a Design Pool partner in early 2021 to offer Design Pool users an option for printing window films. They are a family-based company with six offices across the country including two in Florida, and ones in Georgia, Texas, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. A grand format digital imaging and printing company, they have wide-ranging […]
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Color Reflections became a Design Pool partner in early 2021 to offer Design Pool users an option for printing custom wallpaper and wallcovering. They are a family-based company with six offices across the country including two in Florida, and ones in Georgia, Texas, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. A grand format digital imaging and printing company, they […]
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We are excited to introduce Design Pool’s newest printing partner Ceiling Scenes. Based in Warren, Michigan, Ceiling Scenes is a state-of-the-art print facility specializing in ceiling tiles. They have built their business around printing high-resolution original photography and custom artwork. They have even partnered with National Geographic to bring stunning nature scenes into their offering! […]
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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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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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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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After we launched the Design Pool library of licensable designs, we heard a lot of people ask, “Now what? How do I get these printed?” We saw a big gap between the exciting new digital printing technology and the interior designers looking for more sustainable material options. We decided to help bridge that gap by […]
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We are so excited to welcome Image Craft as the newest Design Pool partner. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Image Craft is nationally recognized for its design, production, and execution of visual communications, with a focus on environmental graphics. Our partnership makes it possible to print any pattern from the Design Pool library on any Image […]
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A few months ago, Felix Wijaya from Chroma Imaging approached us about licensing Design Pool patterns. We were struck right away by Felix’s enthusiasm. He is passionate about the company he co-founded with his wife, and his energy is infectious. Just as Design Pool had to pivot because of everything 2020 threw at us, so […]
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All of us at Design Pool are excited to introduce one of our newest partners, Chroma Imaging. This partnership adds yet another option to make customization accessible and easy for interior designers and architects. 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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As 2020 was winding down, things were really ramping up at Design Pool. To begin with, we were busy lining up three new companies to become Design Pool Partners. We are so excited to introduce these three new partners to you! In the coming weeks, we will highlight each of these partners individually in separate […]
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VividBoard is committed to improving a patient’s experience in hospitals and outpatient facilities through clear communication. Their whiteboards make it easy to effectively communicate with patients and their caregivers. Whiteboards may not seem exciting on the face of it. Yet, VividBoard’s products stand out because they are well designed and unique to a particular environment. […]
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When KwickScreen was founded by Michael Korn, he expected it to be a game-changer in healthcare. Rooms could suddenly be reconfigured to accommodate a patient’s needs by creating a private space instantly. With very few touchpoints on the screen itself, it is easy to clean and keep clean. These screens could have taken off purely […]
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Digital printing has changed the way interior designers work. For years, custom elements in a room were the domain of special clients with deep pockets. Thankfully, times have changed. Today, any project can be personalized thanks to advances in digital printing technology. For instance, let’s say you want to customize vinyl flooring. Easy! Sheboygan, Wisconsin-based […]
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2020 has been nothing if not unpredictable. It wasn’t that long ago the major trend in office design was for open concept plans, with lots of opportunity for social contact. The Covid-19 pandemic pressed pause on that trend. Forever? That remains to be seen. Many designers speculate more of a hybrid in the future. The […]
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Digital printing has changed the way interior designers work. For years, custom-made upholstery was reserved for big projects with big budgets. Thankfully, that is no longer the case. Today, any project can be personalized thanks to technological advances in digital printing. For example, do you want to customize faux leather upholstery? No problem! New Hampshire […]
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Decorative vinyl flooring continues to grow in popularity for use in both commercial and residential interiors. As print-on-demand manufacturing capabilities have grown, so have the possibilities for more interesting designs on vinyl flooring. Previously, design options were limited to those meant to mimic traditional flooring, such as hardwood or tile. Today, customization makes the design […]
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Design Pool is excited to announce a new partnership with Graphic Image Flooring. Choose any pattern from the Design Pool library to print directly on Graphic Image Flooring’s vinyl flooring. Based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Graphic Image Flooring manufacturers durable, recyclable, printed vinyl flooring. Using the latest in digital printing technology all orders are print-on-demand. Their products have a wide range […]
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Did you recently invest in a digital printer? Do you have a super cool new product but don’t have a design staff? Do you see print-on-demand as a forward-thinking and sustainable way of doing business in the future? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we would love to talk to you about […]
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