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Lila Allen
Lila Allen is the associate director of AD PRO, AD's members-only community for design industry professionals. Outside of AD, her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Architect's Newspaper, Architectural Record, and books including Design for Children (Phaidon, 2018), Drama (Phaidon, 2021), and At a Distance: 100 Visionaries at Home in a Pandemic (Apartamento, 2021).
The Shakers: How an Early Christian Sect Defined One of America’s Most Enduring Craft Traditions
Far more than a furniture style, Shakerism represented an all-consuming belief system rooted in celibacy, community, and confession
Discoveries
Fire-Resilient, Fast, and Beautiful: Marmol Radziner’s Prefab Solution for LA
Plus, a provocative Jean Royère show, Louis Vuitton’s trunk tales, Jean-Georges’s latest ABC outpost, and more AD Discoveries this month
Trend Report
AD PRO’s 2026 Interior Design Forecast: The Unexpected Elements Shaping Luxury Interiors
Discover the wellness upgrades, maximalist touchpoints, and artisanal details that will define interiors in 2026
Development
5 Big Ideas That Drive Kelly Wearstler’s Multichannel Empire
What does it take to build a design brand that thrives across interiors, hospitality, collectible design, digital content, and product licensing? The AD100 Hall of Famer explains
Discoveries
Sheila Hicks Revisits the Fabric That Started It All
Plus, meet the artist turning quilts into architecture, an aged whisky that pairs well with Japanese art, and more AD Discoveries this month
Designer Spotlight
28 Connecticut Interior Designers, Architects, and Landscape Pros to Know From the AD PRO Directory
Looking for a Connecticut designer to hire? Look no further than our AD-approved list of talent
Designer Spotlight
46 Miami Interior Designers on the AD PRO Directory You Need to Know About
Searching for Miami interior designers to hire? Look no further than our list of AD-approved talent
Need to Know
87 Home Decor Stores to Shop Now and Always
From decades-old destinations in New York City to up-and-coming shops in California, discover America’s best home stores that are open for business
Magazine
Visiting the Calico Wallpaper Founders in Their Charming Upstate New York Abode
Rachel and Nick Cope are partners in life and work who sought family-friendly, environmentally conscious rural refuge
Creative Spaces
Inside a Revived Amagansett Bungalow Where Tile and Wood Win Out
The renovated home made use of every last square inch—and learned a few material lessons from a beloved West Coast landmark
Designer Spotlight
61 New York Architects on the AD PRO Directory You Need to Know
Searching for a New York architect to hire? Look no further than our AD-approved list of talent
Trend Report
AD PRO’s 2025 Outdoor Forecast
Welcome to a new era of outdoor design. In this member-only report, AD PRO taps industry vets for their insights on green spaces where resilience, comfort, and style rule
Designer Spotlight
24 Washington, DC, Interior Designers, Architects, and Landscape Designers You Need to Know
This colorful, top-tier work by AD PRO Directory members helps make the capital city shine
Need to Know
Adam Charlap Hyman’s Coveted Selects From The Winter Show, Drake/Anderson Fulfills Succession Plans, and More News
Here’s what you need to know now
I Tried It: The Shade Store Took the Guesswork Out of My Custom Window Treatments
Despite my shallow, oddly specific windows, the shades turned out just right
Trend Report
2025 Interior Design Forecast: AD PRO’s Predictions for the Whole Home
Looking for a leg up on the new year? Dive into these expert-led projections into technology, color, and trends that will rule 2025—including a heaping helping of nostalgia
Event
Thuma’s New SoHo Flagship Proves Good Design Is Good Hospitality
The design community fêted the arrival of the brand’s warm minimalist outpost with drinks, cheer, and plenty of covetable furniture
Trend Report
AD PRO’s Luxury Bath Trend Report 2024
The debate shaking up showers, why designers are going all-in on texture, top layout trends, and more—it’s all in this member-exclusive deep dive
Magazine
Basic Projects
Based in Charleston, South Carolina, the multihyphenate firm designs, builds, and operates its own hospitality venues
The Source
Plaster Over Everything? Unpacking the Trendiest Material in the Biz
Kamp Studios—a collaborator of Jeremiah Brent and Athena Calderone—talks clients’ most-requested treatments, the dead giveaways for poor plasterwork, and more