Sep 11-13: Dallas Total Home & Gift Market - Dallas Market Center
Dallas - the Dallas Market Center host their annual September Total Home & Gift Market from September 11-13. A variety of events are planned, including seminars, networking hospitality events, tours and parties. For more information and a complete schedule, click here.

Sep 20-22: Chicago Market: LIving and Giving - Merchandise Mart
Chicago - The Merchandise Mart hosts their quarterly Chicago Market: Living and Giving, featuring an extensive selection of gift and home products inspired by the Midwest lifestyle. The September Market runs from September 20-22 and includes LIving and Giving Green and Beckkman's Handcrafted Show. For... For more info.

Sep 22: Fall Market - Laguna Design Center
Laguna Niguel, CA - Join the Laguna Design Center for their Fall Market, which will include product introductions, presentations and showroom events. Visit the Laguna Design Center Web site for more information.

Sep 22: What's New, What's Next @ 200 Lex - New York Design Center
New York - The New York Design Center (NYDC) hosts What's New, What's Next @ 200 Lex, a professional event focusing on all things new. Many of the design center's showrooms will introduce new products during the event, which will also feature book signings, a panel discussion and special programs. For... For more info.

Sep 22: How to Create Conversations with the New Client of 2010 - Marketplace Design Center
Philadelphia - Marketplace Design Center hosts How to Create Conversations with the New Client of 2010 with Jody Sievert in the Grand Hall. Sievert will discuss facilitating client conversations that are clear, corageous and create commitments with no surprises. The presentation begins at 11 am followed... For more info.

Sep 23: Fall Design Show for the Trade - International Market Square
Minneapolis, MN - The International Market Square hosts their Fall Design Show for the Design Trade. Visit IMS's Web site for more information as it becomes available.

Sep 23: Fall market Day - Ohio Design Centre
Beachwood, OH - The Ohio Design Centre invites area trade professionals to their Fall Market, which highlights the latest in world-class interior furnishings, including furniture, textiles, wall coverings, accessories, rugs and lighting. For more information, click here.

Sep 21-24: International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market - Merchandise Mart
Chicago - The International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market, held at The Merchandise Mart, is a four-day trade show that provides retailers with a destination to find all things related to outdoor and casual living. The event will feature approximately 350 manufacturers occupying more than 350,000... For more info.

Oct 2: LuxeHome Open House - Merchandise Mart LuxeHome
Chicago - LuxeHome at The Merchandise Mart hosts their annual Open House in celebration of National Kitchen and Bath Month. Explore new boutiques and see the latest products and design ideas while enjoying complimentary gourmet hospitality, music and celebrity guests. For more information, click here.

Oct 1-3: Furniture Sample Sale - L.A. Mart Design Center
Los Angeles - The L.A. Mart hosts their Furniture Sample Sale from October 1-3. The first day of the sale, October 1, is open to the trade only, while the last two days are open to the public. For more information, click here.

Oct 1-4: The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair - Merchandise Mart
Chicago - The Merchandise Mart hosts their fall International Antiques Fair from October 1-4, featuring a collection of antiques for the 21st century. New to the antique fair this fall is the Emporium Pavilion, which contains an eclectic mix of urban antiques. For more information, click here..

Oct 7: If Walls Could Talk: Adding Historic Character to Today's Interiors - Marketplace Design Cent
Philadelphia - Marketplace Design Centers hosts If Walls Could Talk: Adding Historic Character to Today's Interiors presented by Carol Bruce and Peter Gittleman of Historic New England. Bruce and Gittleman will teach methods of specifying period-appropriate décor when working with clients to create... For more info.

Oct 7: Building a Design Business in the Modern Landscape - Marketplace Design Center
Philadelphia - DwellStudio founder and creative director Christiane Lemieux discusses how she built the DwellStudio brand as well as how designers can get ahead in today's digital age. The presentation will takes place in the Grand Hall of the Marketplace Design Center and begins at 1:30 pm. A reception... For more info.

Oct 15-16: Designer Sample Sale - Laguna Design Center
Laguna Niguel, CA - More than 30 of the showrooms at the Laguna Design Center will participate in their Spring Sample Sale offering 40 to 70 percent off retail on indoor and outdoor furniture, accessories, lighting, rugs, bedding and artwork. The public is invited to attend on May 14-15. For more information,... For more info.

Oct 27: Masquerade Ball - New York Design Center
New York - The fifth annual Masquerade Ball will be held at the New York Design Center (NYDC) benefiting The Alpha Workshops.The ball brings the design industry for a fun-filled evening while raising funds for The Alpha Workshop. For more information, click here.

Nov 4: Designer Appreciation Awards - L.A. Mart Design Center
Los Angeles - The L.A. Mart Design Center (LAMDC) and L.A. Mart Furniture Association present the 2010 Designer Appreciation Awards. The award recognizes designers that are loyal to the LAMDC and who provide outstanding customer service to their clients, demonstrate excellence in industry practices... For more info.

Nov 4: Tast of T - A&D Building
New York - The A&D Building, along with The New York Times, presents their annual Taste of T event. Combining the best in food and design, The Taste of T celebrates all things epicurean. Guests will mingle with top chefs from acclaimed restaurants, national TV cooking show hosts and best-selling cookbook... For more info.

Nov 4-6: DIFFA's Dining by Design - Merchandise Mart Design Center
Chicago - The Design Center at The Merchandise Mart hosts DIFFA's annual Dining by Design event. This one-of-a-kind event assembles some of the most talented and celebrated people in the Chicago design community and pairs them with Table hosts to create three-dimensional tablescapes. For more information,... For more info.

Nov 4-6: ASID Fall Sample Sale - International Market Square
Minneapolis, MN - The International Market Square, along with ASID Minneapolis, host their annual Fall Sample Sale open to interior designers and their clients, as well as the public. Showrooms on all five floors of the IMS will have an array of exciting pieces for sale with discounts between 50 and... For more info.

Nov 11: LuxeHome CHILL - Merchandise Mart LuxeHome
Chicago - LuxeHome at The Merchandise Mart hosts the fourth annual CHILL Event, featuring superb wines from winemakers worldwide along with cuisine from distinguished chefs to benefit the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago. The event begins with a VIP Wine Tasting Reception followed... For more info.

Nov 12-14: Dallas Sample Sale - Dallas Market Center
Dallas - The Dallas Market hosts their Fall Sample Sale November 12-14. Open to the public. For more information, click here.

Dec 2-5: One of a Kind Show and Sale - Merchandise Mart
Chicago - The Merchandise Mart hosts their annual One of a Kind Show, an extraordinary holiday shopping show featuring the best in fine art and fine craft from more than 500 unique artists, artisans and designers from across the country. Located on the eighth floor of Chicago's Merchandise Mart, the... For more info.

Apr 16-Dec 10: DreamHome - Merchandise Mart Design Center
Chicago - The Merchandise Mart Design Center presents DreamHome, open Monday through Saturday from April 16 through December 10. DreamHome represents the unparalleled beauty created when the city's best interior designers collaborate with the resources at the Design Center at The Merchandise Mart to... For more info.