The Design Release was founded in 2017 when Leo Lei (of Leibal) and Julia Haney Montanez (of writing this newsletter) were working in NYC, often traveling internationally to scout new designers for Leo’s store and exhibitors for the Architectural Digest Design Fair, where Julia was working at the time.

They began keeping track of major design fairs and exhibitions across cities and realized that the resource they were building didn’t exist.

So they built it! Along with their third co-founder Zack Kollar (the tech genius), they created TDR as a calendar platform to track design shows and exhibitions around the world, with editorial to support it.

Our newsletter focuses on our favorite exhibitions and design world news… along with some commentary and maybe a blind item or two. Come join us, and become a design world insider.