Get Started Pattern Drenching
Inspired by the trend of pattern drenching? We are too! At Design Pool, we know...
Pattern Drenching and On-Demand Printing
Have you heard of pattern drenching? It’s an interior design trend that will add drama...
Block Print Collection, New in the Library
Design Pool is thrilled to introduce our newest collection of patterns, Block Print, inspired by...
Can Pattern Add Meaning To A Room?
Can a pattern add meaning? We think so! As a trained artist, Kristen aims to...
Kristen’s Column in Wide-Format Impressions
Did you know Kristen writes a monthly piece for Wide-Format Impressions? It’s true! Each month...
New in the Library: Delish Collection
New in the library this month is the Delish Collection. This collection continues the theme...
Q&A with Afternoon Creative’s Elana Gaines
We are always on the hunt for new tools and resources to share with our...
Block Printing in Repeat at Snow Farm
Join Kristen this spring at Snow Farm, The New England Craft Program to learn Block...
2024: A Year of Growth & Inspiration
As the year draws to a close, we’ve been looking back and reflecting on the...
Under the Radar Design Pool Blog Posts
In a previous post, we gave some love to our most popular blog posts you...
2025 Colors of the Year Round Up
As we prepare for 2025, color of the year picks are already sparking excitement among...
Woven Window Film: A Privacy Solution
When it comes to designing a rental space, whether an apartment, office, or Airbnb, privacy is...
BDNY 2024: 3 Standout Trends
Presented by Boutique Design Magazine, BDNY connects boutique hospitality brands and designers with vendors and...
Five Benefits of Woven Window Film
The woven window film available for purchase in the new Design Pool shop is easy...
Register Now for Kristen’s Webinar
Join Kristen on November 13 for a free educational webinar hosted by Dan Marx, content...
Peel-And-Stick Wallpaper FAQ
You asked, and we answered! The new Design Pool shop sells peel-and-stick wallpaper directly through...
Woven Window Film, Now in the Shop
The Design Pool Shop is a curated collection of Design Pool’s favorite patterns on two...
HCDExpo 2024: Healthcare Design Trends
The 2024 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo in Indianapolis featured an exhibition hall full of...
Bookmaking Guests, Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who joined Kristen and Dayna at the 4th Floor Artists Gallery...
Introducing Design Pool Shop Direct
We are thrilled to announce an exciting new feature to the Design Pool website. This...
Using Fall Color Trends in Interiors
Twice a year, in spring and fall, we step back from interiors to take a...
Fall 2024 Color Trends
Even before the leaves start to change colors, you know fall is upon us when...
Designing for Neurodiversity
At NeoCon 2024, we noticed many discussions around designing for neurodiversity. As architects and interior...
Introducing Fabric Smiths
Design Pool is happy to announce we have partnered with Fabric Smiths. This partnership will...
Using Interior Design to Foster Community
When back-to-school ads start running each year, we think about more than what’s trending in...
Visit Kristen at HCD Expo 2024 in October
This October, Design Pool will join our printing partner, Graphix Unlimited, at the Healthcare Design...
Meet Dayna Hartford, Artist & Designer
You Are Here! opens this fall at the 4th Floor Gallery in Rockland, Massachusetts. For...
The Flora Collection, New in the Library
New this month in the Design Pool library is the Flora Collection. This group of...
You Are Here! at 4th Floor Gallery in Rockland
You’re invited to a new exhibit, You Are Here!, opening this September at the 4th...
Bleisure Travel, a Growing Trend in Hospitality
In showrooms and booths at NeoCon 2024, many companies and manufacturers talked about bleisure travel,...
Roland Japan Displays Design Pool Patterns
Recently, Roland Japan reached out to us about using Design Pool patterns in their trade...
New Collections in the Library
These past few months, we talked a lot about the collections we debuted at NeoCon...
Color Trends at NeoCon 2024
The color trends at NeoCon 2024 mirrored the trends we picked up on more broadly...
Design Pool named a 2024 HiP Honoree
That’s a wrap on NeoCon 2024! Thank you to everyone who visited our booth. It...
NeoCon 2024 Starts Monday!
NeoCon 2024 starts Monday! The Design Pool Team is making their way to Chicago and...
The 2024 NeoCon Survival Guide
Each year before NeoCon, I post an updated version of the Survival Guide I first...
NeoCon 2024: Plan Your Visit
The schedule is out for NeoCon 2024 and there is another year full of informative...
Introducing PlanIT Print Works
Design Pool is excited to let you know that a new print service provider is...
Technology X Tradition, New in the Library
This year at NeoCon, Design Pool is releasing two new collections. First is our collection...
The Patterns in Light Play
The patterns in Light Play were all inspired by light and shadows and the sense...
Finding Inspiration at The Met
This spring, I took the train down to New York City for an inspiration day....
Introducing Rainbow Leather
You may have noticed on one of our product pages that you now have the...
FabriTrak Systems with a Design Pool Pattern
Thank you so much to the team at FabriTrak for sending us photos of this...
Light Play, a new collection by Design Pool
Introducing Light Play, a collection of patterns designed by Kristen Dettoni for Design Pool. In...
Design Pool Events, Save the Dates!
The Design Pool team has a lot going on this spring. We always keep the...
Spring 2024 Color Trends
Spring has sprung here in New England (sort of), and it has us poring over...
Join Roland DGA and Design Pool in Atlanta
Join Roland DGA and Design Pool for an exclusive open house event at the Roland DGA Atlanta...
New in the library, the Swatch Collection
Each month, we add a new group of patterns to our licensable library, so there...
Kristen Dettoni, A Journey to Entrepreneurship
When Kristen Dettoni was in first grade, she played Susan B. Anthony in a school...
Pattern Trends for 2024
When researching 2024 pattern trends, a common thread ran through everyone’s predictions: personalized style. Sure,...
San Miguel de Allende Color Inspiration
I just got back from a week in beautiful San Miguel de Allende. This small...
Vintage Tiles Collection, New in the Library
Our new Vintage Tiles collection is an homage to classic tile patterns. Kristen designed this...
Trends in Digital Printing
We have been singing the praises of digital printing for years now. Although it took...
NeoCon 2024, Save the Date!
Design Pool is heading back to Chicago in June for NeoCon 2024. Will we see...
The Quilt Collection, New in the Library
New in the Design Pool library, The Quilt Collection, designed by Kristen Dettoni. Kristen has...
The Impressions XChange Podcast
Thank you to Dan Marx, senior content editor for Printing Impressions, for inviting Kristen to...
Design Pool’s Highlights of 2023
Looking back on 2023, we feel good about all we have accomplished. Thank you so...
Most Popular Blog Posts from 2023
It’s getting to be the end of the year, which means we’re looking back at...
Dorothy Liebes at the Cooper Hewitt
Up now through February 4, 2024, at the Cooper Hewitt in New York City, is...
IIDA NE Folklore Recap
Early in November, Design Pool joined the team from Paul Designs Project for the second...
BDNY 2023 Trends and Colors
For BDNY 2023, our team attended and walked the exhibition hall rather than exhibit. Even...
Welcome Graphix Unlimited
Design Pool is excited to introduce you to another printer licensing our patterns, Graphix Unlimited....
What’s new at Design Pool?
Since our recent big update to the Design Pool website, we’ve been adding many new...
Welcome NuVision Window Film
Design Pool is so excited to welcome the newest printer licensing Design Pool patterns, NuVision...
The Wicker Good Collection
Introducing the Wicker Good Collection, which we know you will think is wicked creative. The...
