PUBLISHER’S LETTER
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new year is bringing some exciting changes to Gulf Coast Design + Décor magazine. GCDD is about to move into its second year of publication, and I couldn’t be more pleased at how receptive and welcoming the southwest Florida communities have been. Our brand recognition – and our readership – continues to grow, both online and in print, and GCDD has become THE magazine people turn to, not only for design inspiration and to read about current and upcoming design trends in our region, but also to educate themselves about the construction industry and the trades that are part of it as well. GCDD is published by East Coast Publishing, a company that has been in the business for sixteen years, and is the publisher of our “older” sister magazine, East Coast Home & Design, which focuses on the communities along the northeast seacoast of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Matthew Kolk, ECHP’s Editor in Chief, and I have decided to re-brand both magazines under the title Design + Décor. Future magazines will share a singular title and logo, with regional designations. Both magazines will retain their focus on their current regions, but we will also be expanding our coverage to other exclusive communities here In Southwest Florida. Design + Décor is proud to partner with The League Club to be the Design Sponsor for the upcoming Naples Tables charity event on March 11th, 2019. More information is available on The League Club’s website: www.leagueclub.org. On a more personal level, it’s been a pleasure to become more involved in the community and the industry here in Naples and Southwest Florida. 2019 will be my second year serving on the Sand Dollar Award committee, and I was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Interior Design Society, where I will serve as its membership Director. Thank you to all of you, our readers, as well as to the many interior designers, architects, vendors and contractors who were a part of GCDD during its inaugural year. I and East Coast Home Publishing look forward to continuing to bring you the absolute best of Southwest Florida’s design industry.
Shelley McCormick Best,
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