Cole & Co’s Motorized Screen Project Wins Top Honors at Grace Awards

Christopher Cole, president of Cole & Co., took top honors in the emerging Outdoor Living category at the 2025 Grace Awards, held during the International Window Coverings Expo in West Palm Beach, Florida, this past April. His winning project—a...

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Window Fashion VISION Announces the Winners of the 2024 Grace Awards

Recognizing the best design and construction of custom window fashions, the 33rd annual Grace Design & Artisan Awards (formerly known as the VISION Design & Workroom Competition), along with presenting sponsor Rollease Acmeda, presented the...

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Window Fashion VISION Proudly Announces the 20 Under 40 Class of 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Window Fashion VISION media@wf-vision.com www.wf-vision.com Thursday, October 26, 2023, St. Paul, MN – Window Fashion VISION is proud to recognize some of the industry’s brightest up-and-coming stars through the...

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Sasha Bikoff’s Offi-Shell-y Inspiring Design

Labeled the “go-to decorator for Manhattan’s well-heeled millennial set” by the New York Post, Sasha Bikoff is no stranger to being bold. She made her Kips Bay mark in the 2018 house with a “kaleidescope” staircase design and, five years later, took...

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At the windows of New York’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House

Get a look inside the Upper West Side home and the property’s panes.

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Category - Inspiration

Education Inspiration

Meet Lanette Marshall, a WFCP Workroom Certified Specialist!

My sewing career started with creations for my Barbie dolls. That led to enrolling at Kansas State University in Fashion Design—which lasted one semester. I did get some basic training in art and interior design, but in...

July 26, 2017

Inspiration

Highlights From NYCxDesign 2017

I am a self-professed pattern junkie and I found plenty to be excited about at this year’s NYC design shows. Following are some of my favorite finds from NYCxDesign, the umbrella name for everything design...

July 10, 2017

Education Industry News Inspiration

Introducing WFCP Workroom Certified Specialist Colleen Serkaian!

I’ve had a passion for sewing that began when I was seven or eight. By the time I was in high school, I was making a lot of my clothing—even my prom dress and the skirt that I wore to my college graduation. When I...

June 29, 2017

Inspiration

Spring 2017 High Point Highlights: Trimming Edition

In the May newsletter I focused on the quilting and piecing designs I saw at High Point this spring. This time I’m going to show some of the most interesting trims—think of it as an alternative POV to what...

June 12, 2017

Inspiration

The Feud Over The World’s Blackest Black and Pinkest Pink

Trickery, deception, insults and Instagram. The color war that has been waged between corporations for years (T-Mobile Magenta, Tiffany Blue, UPS Brown, etc.) has found its way into the art community. Ever...

May 8, 2017

Industry News Inspiration

Details Matter

If you missed this year’s Design & Workroom Competition awards presentation—you missed a pretty special night. First, thanks to Kirsch for sponsoring the evening. Bill Whyte, vice president...

April 13, 2017

Industry News Inspiration

Intriguing Extras From Paris Deco Off

While Paris Deco Off (www.paris-deco-off.com/en/) is a celebration of textile design (and you’ll see some of my favorites in the March/April issue of Window Fashion Vision), there’s plenty of other eye candy...

February 12, 2017

Inspiration

A Parade of Purples

In the Jan/Feb 2017 issue of Window Fashion Vision we covered some of trends to look for in shade fabrics for 2017. We also had some fun matching up some of the many 2017 Colors of the Year (COTY), as...

January 13, 2017

Inspiration

More on Max

In our Nov/Dec issue, Trim Queen Jana Platina Phipps gave several examples of the trend she’s dubbed Maximalism, examples of modern baroque embellishments that appeals to our desire to decorate in a highly color and...

November 16, 2016