. . . and beginning with the presentation “the Luxury Landscape and Design Trends” from Carter Thomas – Am Stand’s Senior Director of Design and Brand Management, some themes quickly emerged . . . and as always, these themes seem to help me decipher it all. Partially due to subject matter alone, but more from the general vibe on EVERYONE involved — we met and we talked intimacy (not like that), personality, and transition (among other social habits and trends). [ . . . ]