Tiffany Jow

As businesses begin to unlock their doors, a new challenge emerges: how to keep employees and clients safe. Firms and brands on both sides of the Atlantic are carefully crafting new safety measures, which span the expected to the extraordinary. AD PRO asked dozens of industry leaders about the safety measures their offices and showrooms are implementing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Soon, if not already, coronavirus-impacted showrooms will unlock their doors to a whole new world, where a potential economic depression, uncertain consumer spending, and social distancing guidelines threaten to impact the future of design companies’ physical locations. To find out what this looks like, AD PRO spoke to a range of brands about their strategies for reopening their spaces—and how they might flourish in spite of it all.

The allure of gazing into a crystal ball isn’t so much about seeing the future of design as it is about knowing how to prepare for it. To that end, AD PRO asked a number of experts to detail how they think COVID-19 will impact key aspects of interior design, from pricing and communications strategy to color trends and trade shows. Their honest responses paint a picture of a changed yet enduring industry that will continue to thrive—even in the aftermath of a crisis.