"It's very exciting for the designers to do it because people do come and see their work, get to know them, " said Bunny Williams, an interior designer and chairwoman of this year's Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York City, considered one of the nation's oldest and most popular show homes.

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In Miami, marketers at Vizcayne, twin 49-story towers in downtown Miami on Biscayne Bay, created model units for a designer showcase outfitted by interior designers from five different countries Venezuela, Brazil, Spain, Colombia and the U.S. "It's really about the nuance, " says Philip J.

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