From significant business changes to noteworthy product launches, there’s always something new happening in the world of design. In this biweekly roundup, AD PRO has everything you need to know.
Products
Valspar bets on a moody blue for its 2025 Color of the Year
Simultaneously grounded and bold, Encore, a subdued navy, has been designated Valspar’s 2025 Color of the Year. Nearly all of Valspar’s interior, exterior, cabinet, furniture, and metal and concrete paint and stain formulas can be tinted in this cool, deep blue shade. Take it to monochrome extents, or pair it with Valspar’s complementary palette, including Moroccan Resort, Moonglow, and Blueberry Ice.
Eye-catching lampshades faithfully recreate the Bloomsbury Group aesthetic
Jane Howard and Jane McCall, longtime friends who met in the English countryside, were so taken by the 20th-century Bloomsbury set’s quirky approach to design that they founded the lighting brand Bloomsbury Revisited. Initially, McCall’s hand-painted lampshades were an ode to Charleston, the modernist East Sussex farmhouse frequented by Virgina Woolf and E.M. Forster, among other writers. But Bloomsbury Revisited’s latest slew of designs is more expansive, with nods to medieval frescoes, Greek ceramics, Marc Chagall, and Pablo Picasso. Look for autumnal oaks flaunting acorns, a still life of pears set on a rustic checkered tablecloth, and a swirling underwater fantasy of pink, cream, and green corals, amongst urchins and seaweed.
AD PRO Hears…
…Zanotta is celebrating 70 years with a look back through the archives. Paying homage to its collaborations with design’s greats, the Italian furniture maker has unveiled re-editions from the portfolios of Alessandro Mendini, Ugo La Pietra, and Piero Bottoni.
Design Happenings
Holiday House’s Hamptons residency is now open
Holiday House, the designer showcase born and bred by industry veteran Iris Dankner in support of breast cancer research, opened the doors to its latest Hamptons edition on Friday. Guests arrived in all-white to tour the three-level home newly layered by some 20 interior design firms, including Siriano Interiors, Sarah Tract Interiors, and AD PRO Directory firm Spruce Interior. Set on more than an acre of Windy Hill Farm with sweeping apple orchard views, the 6,000 square-foot property is on view through September 8 at 4 Windy Hill Lane.
The Aspen Art Fair’s inaugural edition wows jet-setters
