It is unimaginable how much furniture is designed and manufactured in this country annually and what is bought and sold as a result. This has been an unbelievable time. Right now, prosperity abounds in the design and construction industry. Cranes continue to go up in each city indicating a building boom similar to the '80s. And with all this building, there must be design work and furniture to fill these new empty places.
Work is plentiful.
Design firms are staffed to capacity with a reported shortage of seasoned designers available to work on new projects. Universities with design programs report more and more students are entering these programs. Exceptionally talented students are graduating and finding exciting work in the industry not only in traditional roles, but also as designers on the cutting edge of the new digital frontier. In addition, clients are hiring design firms with reputations for world-class design, though not all firms are the largest or most publicized. The word has gotten out that good design is important and desired.