Andrea Lillo

4 days ago | designerstoday.com | Andrea Lillo

By Jessica Duce, JDuce DesignAn hour’s drive from my home in Houston, Texas Hill Country is filled with history, wildflowers and wide-open ranchlands. It’s also the location of my latest vacation rental interior design project, set in the tiny town of Brenham. Best known to the country as the home to Bluebell Creameries, Brenham is better known to interior designers as the last stop before Round Top.

4 days ago | hfndigital.com | Andrea Lillo

All-Clad heads outdoors with the debut of its new pizza oven and, under the Forge by All-Clad brand, outdoor griddles. All-Clad's 16-inch pizza oven ($1,299.95) can bake a brick-oven style pizza in less than 90 seconds, and goes up to 752 degrees, the company said. The oven has a compact, foldable design for easy storage, and includes a premium aluminum pizza peel and a 360-degree rotating stone. It also has a built-in thermometer. It's now available on All-Clad's website.

5 days ago | homeaccentstoday.com | Andrea Lillo

COOPERSBURG, Pa. – Lutron Electronics Co. has purchased Orluna LED Technologies Limited, a leading manufacturer of architectural lighting fixtures based in the United Kingdom. It marks Lutron’s first acquisition outside of North America. Orluna’s product line of high-quality downlights, uplights and surface and track lighting complements Lutron’s advanced lighting, shading and control solutions, Lutron said.

5 days ago | designerstoday.com | Andrea Lillo

Lutron Electronics Co. has purchased Orluna LED Technologies Limited, a leading manufacturer of architectural lighting fixtures based in the United Kingdom. It marks Lutron‘s first acquisition outside of North America. Orluna’s product line of high-quality downlights, uplights and surface and track lighting complements Lutron’s advanced lighting, shading and control solutions, Lutron said. The move strengthens Lutron’s global reach, not only in the U.K. but also in Europe and the Middle East.

6 days ago | designerstoday.com | Andrea Lillo

The decorative fabric, trimmings and wallpaper company now known as Stout Textiles began almost a century ago on a slightly different track, as Charles and Harry Stout founded Stout Brothers Co. Inc. in 1927 to sell supplies to upholsterers. Later, they became involved with fabrics, possibly influenced by their father, who was part owner of fabric resource Bassett McNab in the early 1900s, said John Greenawalt, president and a fourth-generation family member.