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ICFF 2010 Attendees Give Life to Annual Design Industry Expo

Contemporary styles showcase enhancements in texture, clean forms, and colorful palettes with metallics.



All About Ash: Trend Report from Milan 2010 Exhibition

Eco-friendly designs, bold colors, and metal and mesh were prominent at Milan 2010.



Ames Boston Mixes Choreography and Storytelling

With a Boston location and an imposing building that dates back to 1893, David Rockwell and the Morgans Hotel Group design team had inspiration surrounding them for Ames.



Fabric of the Future: Innovative Design Materials to Come

These 11 new materials and technologies offer a glimpse into where innovation is taking us.



Luxury in the Raw: Amangiri Resort Blends Culture and Nature

The latest Aman resort integrates minimal forms with a spectacular rockscape



Art of the Cocktail: Sable Kitchen & Bar Mixes Up Design

Robert Polacek of Puccini Group divulges on the design of the upcoming Chicago gastro-lounge and their focus on highlighting individual ingredients.



Inside Marriott Marco Island's Lobby Lounge

Sand and sea converge in southwest Florida.



Love by Design: Design-Inspired Romance

How interior design can be used to instill lasting feelings of passion and romance.



Colors to Live By: Experts Predict Color Trends for 2010

What colors will be popular this year, and what will be driving their popularity?



Project Profile: Takano Yuri Beauty Clinic by Yasumichi Morita

Thanks to designer Yasumichi Morita, the Takano Yuri Beauty Clinic, Shinjuku Sanchome gives women a place to unwind inside.



Meet the Minds Behind Restaurant Design: Stephanie Goto

Stephanie Goto, founder of New York-based Stephanie Goto Design Group, loves restaurants, everything about them.



Video Highlights: 2010 Interiors Awards Winning Projects

A visual montage of our 2010 winning projects



The 31st Annual Interiors Awards

In our 50th year of publication, Contract proudly presents the winners of the 31st Annual Interiors Awards Competition.



Interiors Awards 2010: Restaurant Winner

Reinvention is never easy, but in the restaurant business it's a necessary evil—particularly if the trendiest places want to stay current. Still, it was hard for Munge Leung Design to remodel five-year-old ULTRA.



Interiors Awards 2010: Hotel Winner

It's always a challenge to rebrand a property, especially one like the Hyatt West Hollywood that's rich in its history and rock-n-roll lore.



Interiors Awards 2010: Adaptive Reuse Winner

A former textile factory in Lodz, Poland, built in 1852 and abandoned in the late '90s, sets the stage for the city's first and only four-star hotel.



Shades of Night: Why is Light Essential for Your Design?

Lighting designer Leni Schwendinger recently spoke with Contract magazine to discuss the importance of light in design and how it can be utilized to influence and enhance any commercial project.



Trends: Hotel Hub

Today’s multipurpose hotel lobby functions as living room, meeting room, dining room, and art gallery to provide the complete guest experience



Lace and Pinstripes: A Modern Spin on an Old Structure

For the W Washington D.C., a good lesson in duality made for an exciting design solution that shed some modern light onto a very historic structure.



Hotel Trends: Be Our Guest

One of the biggest trends to sweep guestrooms around the world is the open, New York loft-style aesthetic.



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