Furniture Design

Geographic Hotspots:
     -NYC
     -London
     -LA

Top Designers:
     -Reinhard Dienes
     -Nacho Carbonell
     -Thomas Heatherwick
     -Maarten Bas

Top Schools:
     -Savannah College of Art & Design
     -Rhode Island School of Design

Recent Hot Topics:
     -The Helix Chair by Karmelina Martina
     -Glass bathtubs
     -"Smoker's Bench" with integrated ash receptacles

Critics:  the customer!

Websites:
http://www.designtopnews.com/
http://www.designweek.co.uk/
http://www.dezeen.com/
http://www.furniturestoreblog.com/