Libby Langdon and Paragon Announce Partnership
Furniture World News Desk on
1/29/2019
Paragon, an award-winning wall art, mirrors, and lamps manufacturer, recently announced that interior designer, author and television personality Libby Langdon is designing her first line of wall décor with Paragon. The collection is set to launch in Fall 2019 at High Point Market.
The initial steps toward this partnership began at the Accessories Resource Team (ART) Conference in Savannah in May 2018. Paragon President Lendell Glassco, an integral member of the ARTS community, served as host at the conference’s opening day panel and Langdon was a panelist. Following the talk, the first conversation of a collaboration was in the works, and Langdon began dreaming up designs to present to the creative team at Paragon.
“As a designer I know a home or room has no way of feeling finished if the walls are bare,” said Langdon about her reasons for wanting to break into this category. “Without art a space feels like something was forgotten. Artwork on walls gives a feeling of completion, a design fully realized.”
As an interior designer, Langdon, who has a lighting collection with Crystorama, rugs with KAS, and outdoor furniture with NorthCape, really understands what consumers want, what artwork appeals to them, which makes this collaboration particularly exciting for her. With her collection, she aims to take some of the guesswork out of choosing wall décor.
The Libby Langdon for Paragon Collection, which will be steeped in her signature style of everyday elegance, will be a combination of different mediums, art forms and materials to appeal to a varied group of consumers.
“We are looking forward to combining Paragon’s ability to develop exclusive art and Libby’s impeccable design expertise to create a unique product offering that is sure to be well received in the industry,” said Lendell Glassco, Paragon President.
“While I’d always dreamed of creating my own line of wall décor, I was totally blown away after visiting the Paragon facility in Alabama,” said Langdon. “The possibilities of what they can produce seem limitless. Everything from special custom mats and printing materials to having endless framing capabilities allows me to think outside the box and build special pieces that are gorgeous but still fall in line with the value I want to offer buyers.”
About Libby Langdon: Libby Langdon is an interior designer, author, product designer and makeover television personality, as well as the creative force behind New York City–based design firm Libby Interiors, Inc. She is known for her growing collections of branded home-furnishing collections, including lighting for Crystorama, rugs for KAS, outdoor furniture for NorthCape, and most recently artwork for Paragon. Her interior design work and home products have been featured in leading shelter magazines, including Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Traditional Home, Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, Better Homes and Gardens, and Woman’s Day. Langdon has been a regular design expert on NBC’s TODAY Show, HGTV’s Small Space, Big Style, The View, The Rachael Ray Show, The Early Show and NBC’s Open House. Langdon travels across the country presenting her design seminars to consumers, designers and retailers about all things design.
About Paragon: Paragon is a wholesale manufacture of wall art, mirrors and lamps. Family owned and operated since 1975, Paragon is located in Albertville, Alabama. Paragon is a six-time ARTS award winner and ARTS Hall of Fame inductee. The company has grown its business through constant innovation, value and service. Paragon manufactures 90% of its product domestically, in a 166,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility in Albertville.