I have lived through 2 recessions, or at least the ones I can remember as a child growing up in Malaysia. One in the early 80’s and one in 1997. This current one will be my third. Unlike many who seem to be in denial of our current capital “R” situation (you can call it [...]
I am so thrilled to be part of Décor 8 guest blog a few weeks ago. You can check out the full blog entry here at Décor 8. I was thrilled and excited to be part of such dynamic design blog!!
A fan wrote in asking what is the expected lead time when buyers place orders at trade shows. Our answer is that it depends on what type of products and the logistics of your fulfillment; if your products are Build-to-order (BTO) or Make-to-order (MTO), or if you already have a warehouse of stocked products ready [...]
Before you continue reading this article, let me warn you that Joe and I have a biased opinion on working with sales reps and agents. This is because we have worked with super amazing people and really unethical crappy people. So the experiences that we share here with you come from both sides. Firstly, there [...]
Finally we received the book. It’s been almost a year since Page One Publishing from Singapore contacted us to see if we wanted to be part of their latest design book among other world’s top pattern designers. Of course we said yes, when we heard some of the artists involved were, Erica Waverly, Hanna Werning [...]
Recently a fan wrote in asking us how to put a media/press kit together. I told her we are not professional press agencies or publicists but we can try to share as much information based on our experience. For small businesses or startups, budget for a publicist or a pr firm is almost non-existent. Over [...]
I was in NY last week and while hanging out with my agent, we both stumbled upon this beautiful crystal tree lamp at Bizhan Home NY. Normally, I would stay away from something this delicate and elaborate. But I was drawn to it like a moth to the light! I guess it’s not only me that [...]
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Mel Lim's stand at 100% Design Tokyo 2007
Design + Lifestyle - I Saloni, Proposte, ICFF, Neocon, Maison & Objet, 100% Design London, 100% Design Tokyo
Gift Shows - NYIGF, Pulse London, Top Drawer
Stationery - National Stationery Show
Licensing - Surtex, The Licensing Show
Accessories - Designers & Agents, ATS, Premiere Classe, ENK Accessorie Circuit
Kids/ Children’s Market - Bubble NY & London, ENK Children’s Club
#BACE stands for Business and Creative Exchange. It’s a venue set up by Mel Lim and her husband Joe Keylon to help other aspiring start ups and designers on how to get their products launched by offering them insights to challenges and day-to-day questions faced by creatives who have all the talent in the world but no clue to running a business or launching a line.
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