HOW OUR GUEST DESIGN PROGRAMS WORK

Design Commerce Agency helps each retailer and manufacturer select the right guest designer to develop a new on-brand collection or product line that answers an unmet product need. Our designer clients know that for any product launch to succeed, design has to align properly with pricing, gross margin, functionality and product quality.

In addition to the development of the product, social media plays a critical role. Social media has upended past routes to building awareness and consumer interest, in both specific products and brands. When guest designers are engaged, they help retailers and manufacturers stand out amid today’s endless streams of posts and images. They provide authentic content that resonates with both trade and consumer audiences.

Usually, the primary compensation to the designer and our Agency for a guest designer collaboration is a sales-based royalty percentage. This ensures good alignment of interests between the retailer or manufacturer, the designer, and our Agency.

Each guest designer collaboration is an exercise in both design and wonderful social media story telling. Below are examples of some recent successful collaborations.


Call us at +1 (415) 485-6012 or email Bryan Calkins.

 
Roger Thomas for Rocky Mountain | Hardware
Alex Woogmaster for Fine Art Lamps | Lighting
Oren Sherman for Brintons | Broadloom Carpeting
Clodagh for AKDO | Stone and Tile
Alex Woogmaster for Loloey | Area Rugs
Todd-Avery Lenahan for Standard Textiles | Bedding
Clodagh for RH | Outdoor Furniture
Vicente Wolf for RH | Furniture
Lori Weitzner for Perennials | Performance Rugs
Roger Thomas for Speakman | Bath Fixtures - copy
Clodagh for Speakman | Bath Fixtures - copy
Timothy Corrigan for Samuel & Sons | Passementerie Trim - copy
Lori Weitzner for Samuel & Sons | Passementerie Trim - copy
Roger Thomas for Samuel & Sons | Passementerie Trim - copy
Clodagh for Labrazel | Bath Accessories - copy
Roger Thomas for Labrazel | Bath Accessories - copy
The Alpha Workshops for Koroseal | Commercial Wallcovering - copy
Roger Thomas for Koroseal | Commercial Wallcovering - copy
Clodagh for Koroseal | Commercial Wallcovering - copy
Roger Thomas for Rocky Mountain | Hardware - copy
Alex Woogmaster for Fine Art Lamps | Lighting
Jonathan Browning for Fine Art Lamps | Lighting
Oren Sherman for Brintons | Broadloom Carpeting
Clodagh for AKDO | Stone, Mosaic, and Tile Collection
Alex Woogmaster for Loloey | Area Rugs
Roger Thomas for Fabric Innovations | Hotel Bedding
Todd-Avery Lenahan for Standard Textiles | Bedding
Robert A.M. Stern for Kohler Signature Stores | Bath Fixtures
Clodagh for RH | Outdoor Furniture Seating Collection
Vicente Wolf for RH | Bedroom Furniture Collection
Lori Weitzner for Perennials | Performance Rugs
Robert A.M. Stern for Ferrell Mittman Showrooms | Furniture
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