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Despite the systemic obstacles they face, Black designers continue to push forth inspiring contributions to the built environment. Take a few minutes to review the work of these designers. If you’re a business owner or real estate investor, consider hiring one of these talented firms for your next commercial project.
Learn how to set and maintain commercial interior design standards with these best-practices. Discover how using standardized products and materials can streamline the design process, reduce costs, and improve efficiency while ensuring health, performance, safety, and brand identity goals are met.
In honor of women’s history month, we want to highlight some of the women who have had a tremendous impact and influence on the history of architecture. These women have helped to pave the way for future generations of female architects through their perseverance, determination and grit. We honor them by telling their stories, and celebrating their work and influence.
In honor of Black History Month, we want to share some of the Black individuals who helped shape the built environment through their talent, creativity, and determination to perceiver in an industry that has not always been accepting of them.
Latest news and press:
Source, a leading B2B marketplace for commercial construction products, today announced it closed on $8.5M Series A funding round. The round was led by M13, with participation from Rise of the Rest, Rogue Venture Partners, Founders’ Co-op and Oregon Venture Fund. Source had previously raised a total of $3.7 million.
Source’s newly announced partnership with Material Bank will allow Source members of to receive samples from hundreds of brands, fulfilled overnight using Material Bank’s proprietary robotic logistics facility.
Source’s recent acquisition of Hatch Purchasing Corporation brings more than 30 years of FF&E procurement expertise and additional project pipeline to their growing commercial design services and tools.
Source, a digital platform that connects architects, designers, contractors, and manufacturers in commercial construction from product discovery to procurement and delivery, announced today the acquisition of Wildwood House’s procurement division.
Explore our recent collections
View our latest inspirational collections and quickly add them to your projects or order samples on Source!
Our Spice collection features a diverse blend of rich colors and various patterns creating a warm and inviting aesthetic.
Our Teal Treasure collection combines calming teal tones with bright and invigorating yellow and gold shades.
Our Fruit Frenzy collection radiates a sense of vibrancy and warmth, featuring bright colors and various textures and materials.
Our Golden Smoke Collection features warm gold shades with earthy undertones. Sophisticated finishes add a touch of elegance while maintaining a welcoming ambiance.
Neutral browns, shades of grey, and cream are accented with pops of teal to create a playful and peaceful palette.
Kickstart the New Year with a burst of productivity—let's dive into organization together! From floating shelves to bookcases and filing cabinets, Source has all of your organizational needs for any project type.
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Learn how to set and maintain commercial interior design standards with these best-practices. Discover how using standardized products and materials can streamline the design process, reduce costs, and improve efficiency while ensuring health, performance, safety, and brand identity goals are met.
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Finding loopholes in a contract where clients or contractors can circumvent the terms to your detriment is a risk that you can eliminate from the start. Make your contract as airtight and bulletproof as possible so all parties are well-equipped with the knowledge needed to execute the project. Ready to deliver? Arm yourself with these must-have clauses on your interior design contract.
Specs complement the visual core of an ever-evolving interior project. Designers scrutinize beyond the surface level of aesthetics and into the granular details of strength, function, cost and codes to deliver viable interior design spec sheets. From tangible to intangible details, find out how you can elevate human-centric interior spaces—on time and on spec.
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In today's modern world, digital and tactile is the way to go. Integrating your interior digital boards with tactile design project binders provides a seamless end-to-end client experience, in contrast to pitting them in an all or nothing, black-and-white thinking. Ready to get started? Learn how project binders can help you give value and win more business.
Watch Recent Source Snack Breaks
20 minute on-demand product presentation videos
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Paul Rivington with Mirage Hardwood Flooring
Join us as we talk to Paul Rivington, Business Development Manager for Mirage Hardwood Flooring. Paul will provide an introduction to Mirage, their products and the advantages to specifying North American sourced and manufactured hardwood flooring for your projects.
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Peter Pental and Jessie Cosgrove with Stratus Surfaces!
Join us as we talk about Stratus Surfaces proprietary quartz slabs which are scratch resistant and available in multiple styles and colors!
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Kari Merkl with Merkled Studio!
Join us to talk about Merkled Studio's best selling furniture and fixtures products and new products coming soon! Merkled Studio is a women-owned design and manufacturing company based in Portland, Oregon.
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Katie Reinhart with Florida Tile!
Join us to talk about Roadtrip U.S.A. with Florida Tile! Katie will present on Florida Tile's new lines, all U.S.A. made and inspired by some favorite U.S. road trip destinations.
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Richie Duncan with KODAMA!
Join us to talk about KODAMA's luxury hanging furniture - the Zome as well as the newly launched product line - the Pendolo Chair.
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Ed Berowski with Garrett Leather!
Join us to talk about Prism - an array of new, contemporary colors spanning three distinct collections. Learn more about these LBC Red List Free leathers.
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Jana Partee with Statements Tile & Stone!
Join us to talk about the newest large format porcelain tile from Statements Tile & Stone and learn how to fabricate porcelain tile for countertops!
Grab a snack and join us as we talk about our new Budget tool!
Source’s new Budget tool allows you to create detailed budgets for early-stage projects. Enter data once, and view it in multiple formats - by category, or location - eliminating the need to make updates across multiple documents. After you’ve built your budget, you can export it to PDF, or CSV to share with others or use with other tools in your workflow.
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Jessie Cosgrove and Peter Pental with Stratus Surfaces!
Stratus Surfaces specializes in wholesale distribution of high-grade natural stone, quartz, and porcelain slabs, and is owned and operated by local experts in Seattle and Austin. Join us to learn about their globally-sourced stone, unique innovations and industry expertise.
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Reid Oliver with Duchateau!
Reid will present on the Martyn Lawrence Bullard by DUCHATEAU collection, their first ever Designer collaboration of flooring. These products are engineered hardwood flooring made with European Oak and have already been recognized by Architectural Digest as a winner of of a 2023 "Great Design Award".
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Jered Slusser with Pioneer Millworks!
Join us to talk about the latest in hardwood finish colors with Pioneer Millworks debut of Natural Expressions by David Senise.
Grab a snack and join us as we talk to Michael Ackelbein with Fräsch!
Fräsch creates happier and healthier workspaces with unique acoustic products & solutions. Join us to learn about Pixl and Stratawood acoustic products that can be used for both ceiling and wall applications.