The Gather Blog
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How to Increase Creativity and Innovation in Your Interior Design Team
Boost your interior design team's creativity by fostering collaboration, setting clear goals, encouraging idea sharing, and understanding client needs to deliver innovative and effective solutions.
Biophilic Design and Its Effects on Human Health and Wellbeing
Biophilic design enhances well-being by integrating nature into spaces, reducing stress, improving cognitive function, and fostering deeper emotional connections to the natural world.
An Introduction to Empathic Design
Explore empathetic design to create human-centered spaces that prioritize user emotions, well-being, and functionality, integrating biophilic elements, acoustics, and healing-focused strategies.
How to Incorporate Sustainability into Interior Design & Architecture
Use energy-efficient solutions, eco-friendly materials, and biophilic design to create sustainable spaces that prioritize people, the planet, and long-term environmental responsibility.
Adapting to a Hybrid Work Model: How Design and Architecture Teams are…
Learn how design teams thrive with hybrid work models by redefining workspaces, fostering collaboration, and using tools like Gather to enhance creativity, productivity, and flexibility.
3 Commercial Interior Design Trends that Improve Productivity
Boost workplace productivity with floating ceiling panels for acoustics, radiant floor heating for comfort, open layouts for collaboration, and natural elements to energize employees.
The Next Big Step for Gather
Gather joins TinySeed, an accelerator for bootstrapped SaaS companies, gaining funding, mentorship, and resources to grow while keeping full control and delivering more for designers and architects.
Setting Up Your Interior Design Home Office
Learn how to create an inspiring and functional interior design office that reflects your brand, fosters creativity, and meets the needs of your staff and clients with these practical tips.
11 Design Discoveries in San Miguel de Allende
Discover San Miguel de Allende's design gems, from stunning galleries and concept houses to boutique hotels and design shops, offering inspiration with their unique blend of tradition and modernity.
What is a Virtual Interior Design Assistant?
Discover how Staci Nugent built a successful virtual design assistant business, balancing family life while offering services like renderings, mood boards, and more to help interior designers thrive.
6 Tips to Organize Your Interior Design Projects
Learn how to organize your digital design space effectively with tips on centralizing resources, using tools like Gather, and streamlining daily tasks to save time and enhance productivity.
Why We Choose to Self-Fund
Gather, a bootstrapped tool for designers, focuses on autonomy and customer-driven growth, offering simple, effective project management without VC-driven complexities.
Doug McKenzie on Furniture, Procurement, and Design Solutions
Doug McKenzie’s objekts simplifies furniture procurement, letting designers focus on design. With 14 years of experience, it’s a trusted partner for unique, brand-agnostic solutions across industries.
The Modern World of Wall Panels
Modern wall panels offer endless design options, from sculpted gypsum and charred wood to translucent composites and moss-filled concrete, blending functionality with artistic innovation.
Acoustic Wall Paneling For Modern Interiors
Enhance acoustics with stylish solutions like bamboo, cork, felt, and fabric panels. From playful designs to sustainable materials, these options seamlessly blend functionality with artistic appeal.
Underrated Looks from Mad Men
Mad Men’s sets inspire with mid-century design staples like sunken living rooms, plaid wallpaper, and wood paneling, blending timeless style with bold, functional aesthetics.
Expressive Structures And Their Furniture Counterparts
Expressive structure merges form and function, inspiring works like Nervi’s concrete designs, honeycomb architecture, and origami furniture, transforming structural elements into artistic statements.
Exploring Design in Japan
Discover the essence of Japanese design through minimalist icons like Nendo, MUJI, and Kumiko panels, blending tradition and innovation to inspire a holistic, thoughtful approach to aesthetics.
Local in Seattle
Explore Seattle’s design scene with local makers like Graypants, Chadhaus, and Watson Furniture, showcasing sustainable practices, craftsmanship, and innovation in lighting, and furniture.
Summertime Furniture
Rediscover summer with updated classics like Janus et Cie’s chic picnic table, Kettal’s refined outdoor cottage, and Droog’s Shadylace parasol—perfect for creating joyful, inviting spaces.
8 Projects That Spark Joy In Design
Can design create joy? Projects like Fuji Kindergarten in Tokyo or SelgasCano’s serene Madrid office prove it can. Using light, nature, color, and human connection, these spaces inspire happiness.