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David Cohen, gentleman builder

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The Thursday Show: Williams-Sonoma keeps on winning. Plus: A summer camp for aspiring designers

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The state of the industry with Alex Shuford of Rock House Designer Brands

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The Thursday Show: Do the industry's shipping problems have a solution? Plus: Sophie Lou Jacobsen is on the rise

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Why Alex Papachristidis doesn't gatekeep vendors

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The Thursday Show: Ethan Allen's corporate drama. Plus: Christine Gachot and the art of the perfect gift

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How Baker's history is informing the future of the brand

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The Thursday Show: Wayfair has its best quarter since 2020. Plus: Designers take the shipping process into their own hands

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Elizabeth Roberts loves finding new uses for old buildings

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The Thursday Show: A designer's arrest reopens the transparency debate. Plus: How to help the chatbots find you

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Simon Upton on what designers need to tell photographers

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The Thursday Show: An owner's rep speaks. Plus: Are boomers the best clients?

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The art of taking risks with Charlap Hyman & Herrero

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The Thursday Show: Does AI know your firm exists? Plus: Tiffany Duggan of British design powerhouse Studio Duggan

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Haworth CEO Franco Bianchi wants to go faster

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The Thursday Show: Is the design industry ready for the future? Plus: A new hub for home influencers

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The Thursday Show: Michael Smith on AI hype and owner's reps. Plus: RH London opens its doors

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A YouTube primer from Lone Fox

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The Thursday Show: Why Visual Comfort bought Pooky. Plus: Charles Cohen settles his debt and keeps his design centers

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How Fireclay Tile's CEO learned to plan for success

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The Thursday Show: RH makes a big change. Plus: What's behind the rise of hidden kitchens?

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Liberty's fabric business proves that pattern and color are back

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The Thursday Show: Has Google Lens ruined vintage shopping? Plus: Julio Torres collabs with Sabai

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Steven Volpe on what 'formal' means today

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The Thursday Show: Change at the top for MillerKnoll. Plus: Why Leanne Ford doesn't take on clients

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Max Rollitt wants to bring fun back to the home

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The Thursday Show: Nathan Turner is hands-on with everything. Plus: The design industry's AI vibe shift

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The Thursday Show: What happens next at Holly Hunt? Plus: Susan Clark of Radnor on design centers, trade shows, and collectible furniture

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Charles de Lisle is a decorator, not a designer

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The Thursday Show: A New York trade show shakeup. Plus: The return of the sleeper sofa

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Leyden Lewis: 'Interior design is not a list of vendors'

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The Thursday Show: Sarah Sherman Samuel is doing it all. Plus: RH Milan opens its doors

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Rodman Primack and Rudy Weissenberg want to turn clients into collectors

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The Thursday Show: What happened at High Point? Plus: Milan Design Week takeaways

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How Homeworthy took over YouTube

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The Thursday Show: The tariff refund portal is open. Plus: Does getting published still matter to designers?

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Arteriors is betting on product

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The Thursday Show: Designers join the wellness revolution. Plus: Artemest preps for a big Milan Design Week

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Studio Dearborn's Sarah Robertson creates kitchens that light people up

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The Thursday Show: The midcentury modern burglar. Plus: Why Ernesta raised $20 million

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Why Remy Renzullo doesn't have (or want) a website

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The Thursday Show: RH's rough day on Wall Street. Plus: Designers are embracing the renovation boom

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How to build a lighting empire, with Hudson Valley Lighting Group founder David Littman

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The Thursday Show: Roman and Williams sues over an alleged knockoff. Plus: Ben Reynaert is layermaxxing

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Neal Beckstedt on why great taste takes time

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The Thursday Show: In defense of the dining room. Plus: Charles Cohen gets a deadline

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Sean Low thinks designers should be the sun, not the moon

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The Thursday Show: Designers are grappling with the ethics of AI. Plus: The story of Chasing Paper

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Jeffrey Bilhuber and the business of beauty

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The Thursday Show: Why Jill Cohen made a design book you can't buy. Plus: Inside the AD100

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Keith Granet on what the design business will look like in 2035

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The Thursday Show: The Supreme Court overturns Trump's tariffs. Plus: John Edelman on his new mission at Haworth

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Wendy Goodman leaves judgment at the door

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The Thursday Show: Why Havenly bought The Expert. Plus: The uber-affluent are spending big on security

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Seth Kaplowitz knows how designers should charge

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The Thursday Show: Why don't more designers embrace the partnership model? Plus: Schoolhouse is sold at auction

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Meet the 'enfant terrible' of French wallcoverings and textiles

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The Thursday Show: Is your client getting a second opinion from ChatGPT? Plus: Publicist-turned-gallerist Michael McGraw on his new venture

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Madeline Stuart is so over 'scavenger decorating'

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The Thursday Show: Will AI put renderers out of business? Plus: Takeaways from Las Vegas Market

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The secret to Young Huh's success? Patience

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The Thursday Show: Design Week dispatches from Paris and London. Plus: A robot might be making your next sofa

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How Serena Dugan reinvented herself after Serena & Lily

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The Thursday Show: The fight for tech-free homes. Plus: A 17-year client lawsuit

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Michael Diaz-Griffith on authenticity and class in the design industry

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The Thursday Show: A New Year's tariff reversal. Plus: Bankruptcy for Food52 and Schoolhouse

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Studio Four's Stacy Waggoner on what tariffs have revealed about high-end fabric

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The Thursday Show: What will happen in 2026?

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Ben Pentreath does it all [Rebroadcast]

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How did 2025 change the design industry?

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The Thursday Show: Online scammers are targeting designers. Plus: RH's latest earnings call

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Jessica Helgerson has two clients on every project: The homeowner and the house

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The Thursday Show: What's the future of design centers? Plus: Pantone's controversial Color of the Year

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Dan Fink takes design seriously

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The Thursday Show: Are four out of five designers using AI? Plus: The state of home retail

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Thomas Pheasant's guide to a long, happy design career

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The Thursday Show: Why Williams-Sonoma is suing Quince. Plus: 1stDibs revises a controversial pricing tool

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Jerry Pair proves showrooms are still vital

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The Thursday Show: Why Veranda is bringing back nighttime photography. Plus: Dupe.com and Williams-Sonoma settle their lawsuit

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Meet Isla Porter, the design-forward, AI-powered kitchen cabinetry startup

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The Thursday Show: Will the Supreme Court undo Trump's tariffs? Plus: The evolution of Maiden Home

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From Farrow & Ball to Fermoie: Martin Ephson's surprising journey

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The Thursday Show: Billy Cotton on his latest collaboration. Plus: The rise of the Togo sofa

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Markor's Mark Feng on the AI opportunity in design

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The Thursday Show: What happened at High Point? Plus: Why designers are experimenting with AI video

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Inside Nate Berkus' three decades of success

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The Thursday Show: Quince is serious about getting into the home business. Plus: Havenly goes AI

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Inspired by English country houses, Jamb's Will Fisher built a unique institution

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The Thursday Show: Are great rooms always photogenic? Plus: Sarah Harrelson on Cultured's new home publication

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Corey Damen Jenkins is all in on everything

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The Thursday Show: Has the design industry gotten too big? Plus: Event planner and designer Rebecca Gardner on crafting the perfect party

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The sisters behind Flora Soames on the key to English style

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The Thursday Show: A fresh round of tariff chaos. Plus: Alexa Hampton on 50 years of Kips Bay

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Ray Booth on meditation, AI, and why 'beauty is a byproduct'

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The Thursday Show: Colin King is breaking out of the 'beige box.' Plus: What's behind the British design invasion?

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How Homes & Gardens' brand director is pivoting in the age of AI

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The Thursday Show: Emily Henderson is flexing new muscles. Plus: RH's CEO sounds the alarm on tariffs

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Framebridge brought custom framing into the 21st century. Now it's courting designers

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The Thursday Show: Should designers worry about Google's new AI tool? Plus: Urban Electric looks to cause a scene in New York

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The state of the furniture industry today, with Alex Shuford of Rock House Farm

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The Thursday Show: Is home the new fashion? Plus: Matouk's CEO on how tariffs are impacting his US factory

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The Thursday Show: How Rebecca Atwood carves out serious time for creative solitude. Plus: Kelly Wearstler spills her AI toolkit

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How Hendricks Churchill found the perfect blend of design, architecture, history and business

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The Thursday Show: Why did RH buy three trade brands? Plus: Charlotte Moss on designing an entire showhouse herself

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How Ashley Montgomery survived a stressful split and came out stronger

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The Thursday Show: Can you get sued for posting a project on Instagram? Plus: The new tariff era is here

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Susan Ferrier on finding the strength to start her own firm after 18 years of acclaim at someone else's

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The Thursday Show: Inside Chairish's $85 million deal. Plus: Is ChatGPT getting good at design?

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Salvesen Graham is taking English style to new places

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The Thursday Show: Why Arhaus is suing RH. Plus: Arte is betting on the D&D Building

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From social media stardom to vintage resale, Rarify's founders are building a new kind of design brand

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The Thursday Show: Houzz says AI can save designers $74K. Can it? Plus: Inside Perigold's first-ever store

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Cox London boldly walks the line between art and design

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The Thursday Show: What can designers do when showrooms go dark? Plus: Trump's new tariffs target Europe

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From Athens to Ann Arbor–how Ramsay Nye turned distance into a perfect partnership

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The Thursday Show: Bernie de Le Cuona on her brand’s big move. Plus: A new deadline for the pause on tariffs

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The first lady of textiles: celebrating 50 years of design with Christine Van Der Hurd

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Forget efficiency, it's all about flow for Scott Hudson of Henrybuilt

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The Thursday Show: Schumacher's CEO weighs in on the state of the industry. Plus: Kim Kardashian settles her knockoff lawsuit

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Why Nicola Harding started her own brand dedicated to 'quiet hero' pieces

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The Thursday Show: RH's latest earnings report. Plus: A check-in from Copenhagen's 3 Days of Design

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What Emma Sims-Hilditch learned from Ridley Scott about running a business

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The Thursday Show: Will your next client come from ChatGPT? Plus: Legendary industry analyst Jerry Epperson on the state of the furniture business

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Kim Scodro on why there's no replacement for hard work and kindness

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The Thursday Show: Williams-Sonoma's surprise acquisition. Plus: Design center drama

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Elle Decor's next chapter will be "bold, irreverent and international"

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The Thursday Show: Does the design industry need more critics? Plus: The Wells Companies makes an acquisition

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The Thursday Show: David Netto makes an acquisition. Plus: What happened at New York design week?

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Wallpaper goes in and out of style. Gracie endures

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The Thursday Show: A tariff turnaround. Plus: The quest for a designer-approved recliner

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How Pierce & Ward went from rock star clients to a West Elm collab

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The Thursday Show: The Expert wants to build a one-stop shop for the trade. Plus: Tariffs are getting real

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Ed Hollander's competitive spirit made him one of the greats

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The Thursday Show: What happened at High Point? Plus: Why designers are advertising on Instagram

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Joanna Gaines went from a "no" person to a "why not?" person. It changed everything

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The Thursday Show: Rue editorial director Kelli Lamb on rebuilding after the LA wildfires. Plus: Burke Decor goes dark

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How Alfredo Paredes went from behind the scenes to the spotlight

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The Thursday Show: Highlights from Milan Design Week with Julie Lasky and Ghislaine Viñas. Plus: The latest on tariffs

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West Elm president Day Kornbluth is quietly transforming the brand

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The Thursday Show: The industry reacts to tariff upheaval. Plus: James Huniford on 20 years of Design on a Dime

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Flamingo Estate takes a luxury approach to the natural world

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The Thursday Show: Trump's tariff bombshell. Plus: A high-tech approach to sampling

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How Jeffrey Alan Marks found the perfect mix of British formality and California beach vibes

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The Thursday Show: How algorithms broke design culture. Plus: Tariff price hikes are here

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David Phoenix's client checklist

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The Thursday Show: John Edelman's quest for good plastic. Plus: Schoolhouse and Food52 cut deep

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Nick Olsen is proud to call himself a decorator

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The Thursday Show: Why designers are turning to Etsy. Plus: The AI startup making waves in the furniture industry

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Alison Berger's superpower is persistence

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The Thursday Show: Pinterest's 'AI slop' problem. Plus: Trump's tariffs return

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Lawson-Fenning doesn't sweat the copycats

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The Thursday Show: Lindsey Adelman makes a change. Plus: Will Wayfair ever be profitable?

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Stephanie Sabbe keeps it real

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The Thursday Show: Are designers feeling good about 2025? Plus: Loloi's new brand

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A to-the-trade approach to DTC sofas: How Benchmade Modern breaks the rules

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The Thursday Show: What makes for a good trade program? Plus: The mood in home retail

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Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz: 'Designers need to learn to take the blame'

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The Thursday Show: Zoë Feldman is tackling the small-project dilemma. Plus: Should designers care about tariffs?

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Ben Pentreath does it all

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The Thursday Show: Why succession is so hard for design firms. Plus: Highlights from Las Vegas Market

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Masterpieces in wood: The enchanting world of Féau Boiseries

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The Thursday Show: What happened in Paris? Plus: Heimtextil highlights

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Rita Konig knows what clients really want

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The Thursday Show: Peter Dunham on the LA wildfires and what comes next. Plus: Material Bank debuts its long-rumored consumer site

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Jill Cohen on remaking Luxe and the state of design media today

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The Thursday Show: Jonathan Adler's quest for 'more, more, more.' Plus: A Burke Decor update

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The industry has gotten more intense. Shawn Henderson has gotten more relaxed

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The Thursday Show: What will happen in 2025?

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Accidentally John Derian

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The Thursday Show: Looking back on the biggest stories of 2024. Plus: RH picks up steam

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House & Garden: How a British magazine became a must-read for American designers

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The Thursday Show: Who gets to call themselves a designer? Plus: Why Elizabeth Ralls bought Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles

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Why House of Hackney put Mother Nature on its board of directors

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The Thursday Show: Kravet sells. Plus: Lindye Galloway's new brand

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Andre Mellone wants less perfection, more emotion

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The couple behind Patina Farm on why great design comes from feelings, not rules

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The Thursday Show: Is the design industry ready for more tariffs? Plus: Ken Fulk's new LA shop

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Why Tom Stringer gives his employees sabbaticals and executive coaching

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The Thursday Show: Inside the rise of design Substack. Plus: Why designers are embracing WhatsApp

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Hickory Chair is betting on color

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The Thursday Show: How Dan Rosen became TikTok's favorite design critic. Plus: Who will take the helm at Elle Decor?

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How Roche Bobois blends furniture, fashion, and the French 'Art de Vivre'

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The Thursday Show: What happened at High Point? Plus: Why Williams-Sonoma is suing Dupe.com

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Susana Simonpietri of Chango wants to break the cycle of toxic workplaces

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The Thursday Show: Is design media too celebrity-obsessed? Plus: The Ticking Tent heads to Brooklyn

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Ruggable's 'overnight success' was a decade in the making

187

The Thursday Show: Banana Republic quits furniture, Havenly makes a buy. Plus: The state of play in home retail

188

Mark D. Sikes's muse is America

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The Thursday Show: East Fork's Alex Matisse on rebuilding after Helene. Plus: Will a wave of silicosis lawsuits upend the engineered stone industry?

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From coronations to red telephone booths, Watts 1874 is a textile brand intertwined with British history

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The Thursday Show: Helene hits North Carolina and dockworkers strike. Plus: Nasozi Kakembo's African decor edit

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Peter Sallick on Waterworks' next chapter, and the biggest challenge the design trade faces today

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The Thursday Show: David Netto and Paul Goldberger on Rosario Candela, the mastermind behind New York's most desired apartments. Plus: Why brands are pivoting to the trade

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Valdese Weavers CEO Blake Millinor can see the future of fabric

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The Thursday Show: Leanne Ford on the pleasures of staying small and slowing down. Plus: Has RH turned a corner?

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Peter Dunham takes Manhattan

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The Thursday Show: Tori Mellott's take on Southern style. Plus: How paint colors get their names

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Nicole Hollis's superpowers

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The Thursday Show: Mieke ten Have and the art of styling. Plus: How brown became the color of wealth

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The Thursday Show: The new rules of real estate. Plus: Kaiyo shutters

201

Blackberry Farm: The story of tragedy and resilience behind the design world's favorite Southern retreat

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The Thursday Show: Jenni Kayne's adventures in home and hospitality. Plus: Is the DCOTA headed for auction?

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Jamie Bush's firm is the biggest it's ever been. He's loving it

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The Thursday Show: Accessible design is in demand. Is the industry ready? Plus: Another big retailer goes bankrupt

205

Meet the Amish furniture company that works with Sasha Bikoff, The Met and the FBI

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The Thursday Show: Is the housing market finally heating up? Plus: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams is back

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How Hector Finch is winning on the 'slow and steady' route

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The Thursday Show: Inside Studio Designer's MyDoma deal. Plus: How many interior designers are there?

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How Olive Ateliers became the industry's buzziest vintage source

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The Thursday Show: Do clients want 'unoriginal' bathrooms? Plus: The fight against megamansions

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Jomo Tariku on what it takes to change the canon

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The Thursday Show: Designer Susan Wintersteen on founding Savvy Giving by Design. Plus: Fortress is back with a new foreclosure plan for Cohen Brothers Realty

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Where Alex Shuford of Rock House Farm sees the next big opportunity

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The Thursday Show: Apartment Therapy CEO Maxwell Ryan on winning the new search game. Plus: Financial trouble continues for the D&D Building

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What happens when you take a showroom on the road?

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Bernhardt's CEO: 'Furniture is a fashion business'

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The Thursday Show: The story behind Thibaut's acquisition of Rosemary Hallgarten. Plus: The future of the family decorator

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Why The World of Interiors publishes everything from pigsties to palaces

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The Thursday Show: Mitchell Owens wants to make antiques fun again. Plus: RH reports a loss

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Markham Roberts keeps calm and decorates on

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The Thursday Show: Oka shutters, St. Frank is acquired, and Carpenters Workshop Gallery faces serious accusations

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From historic renovations to TikTok, The Brownstone Boys do it all

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The Thursday Show: Another case of photo theft. Plus: The latest in fabric with The Textile Eye's Saana Baker

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Verellen's secret weapon? Treating customers like guests

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The Thursday Show: Elle Decor unveils its A-List. Plus: Grant Trick's new partnership

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The Thursday Show: Takeaways from New York's design week. Plus: Bellacor shutters, Burke Decor struggles

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Projects, products, parties: Why Buchanan Studio loves to design them all

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The Thursday Show: What's behind the custom furniture boom? Plus: Wayfair opens its first store

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Inside the world of elite contracting with Josh Wiener of SilverLining

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The Thursday Show: Justina Blakeney's next chapter. Plus: Takeaways from the Kips Bay Decorator Show House

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Julie Hillman on why designers shouldn't settle (even on the small stuff)

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The Thursday Show: Will Guidara on why designers should embrace “Unreasonable Hospitality.” Plus: Does the TikTok ‘ban’ matter?

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How Bryan O’Sullivan maintains a team of growing leaders

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The Thursday Show: Highlights from Milan Design Week. Plus: Pirch goes bankrupt

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Nathan Turner loves humor, California, and the freedom of a small firm

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The Thursday Show: What happened at High Point? Plus: Ralph Lauren Home debuts a new partnership

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Gil Schafer on the importance of getting out of your comfort zone

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The Thursday Show: Why designers are embracing "dumb" homes. Plus: A stock market roundup

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From Soho House to star designer: Vicky Charles's charmed career

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The Thursday Show: The Kardashian knockoff lawsuit, explained. Plus: The century's most iconic furniture

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Oliver Furth doesn't believe in 'no'

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The Thursday Show: What happens when vendors have financial trouble? Plus: RH is betting on Waterworks

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Why Tom Scheerer is winding down his firm

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The Thursday Show: The stunning legal settlement that will reshape real estate. Plus: Why independent furniture stores are closing

245

Big collaborations, close relationships: How Loloi has thrived in a fast-changing industry

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The Thursday Show: Timothy Corrigan ignites an industry conversation. Plus: Flawed furniture is in

247

Veere Grenney: An outsider's eye for beauty

248

The Thursday Show: Want a more sustainable design business? Laura Fenton has ideas. Plus: Venus Williams' new AI interiors startup

249

Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler: The past, present and future of an English design institution

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The Thursday Show: Kit Kemp swore off doing New York hotels. Now she’s back with a classic. Plus: Trend lifecycles are speeding up

251

'It's hard to have scale and cachet at the same time,' says The Future Perfect's David Alhadeff

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The Thursday Show: Havenly's Lee Mayer on why she acquired The Citizenry. Plus: The "Wild West" of online photo theft

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Suchi Reddy is exploring the science behind why good design is good for us

254

The Thursday Show: Pooky is riding the rechargeable lighting wave. Plus: Will Apple's new headset matter for designers?

255

Marmol Radziner became builders and it made them better architects

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The Thursday Show: Finally, some good news from the housing market. Plus: AI dream homes

257

Zak+Fox's Zak Profera: 'You have to struggle a little bit'

258

The Thursday Show: The Winter Show and the rise of young collectors. Plus: Does the formal dining room have a future?

259

Twenty2 has made digital printing a craft

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The Thursday Show: What happened in Paris? Plus: Why sofa quality has declined

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The Invisible Collection wants to be the opposite of Amazon

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The Thursday Show: Jill Cohen has big plans for Luxe. Plus: Heimtextil highlights and more

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‘Boucle is here to stay’ says Rosemary Hallgarten

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The Thursday Show: Meet the outlet that bought 250 trucks full of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams furniture. Plus: Change at the top for Luxe

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Surya CEO Satya Tiwari on why he bought Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams

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The Thursday Show: Alexa Hampton’s New Year’s resolutions. Plus: A leaked Wayfair memo sparks controversy

267

The Thursday Show: Looking back on the biggest stories of 2023

268

How Brooks Morrison made The Design Social a must-go event

269

The Thursday Show: Stark Carpet CEO Chad Stark on selling to consumers while sticking with designers. Plus: This year's AD100 is unveiled

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Ethan Allen CEO Farooq Kathwari finds strength in focus

271

The Thursday Show: Heidi Caillier's next phase. Plus: Airbnb's mysterious AI investment and more

272

Lulu Lytle of Soane: 'Luxury without transparency isn't luxury'

273

The Thursday Show: Amber Lewis hits her stride. Plus: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams inventory heads to The Dump

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The siblings behind Dedar want to bring the energy of fashion to fabric

275

Decorating may be dying, but David Netto is thriving

276

Why is Ashley Whittaker leaving design behind? Plus: The Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams brand is acquired

277

Robert Stilin means business

278

Does subscription furniture have a future? Plus: The Dallas Kips Bay Decorator Show House and more

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Beata Heuman's secret ingredient is mischief

280

The Thursday Show: The mysteries of white paint, a landmark real estate lawsuit and more

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Furniture is nothing like fashion, says Room & Board founder John Gabbert

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The Thursday Show: High Point puts an interior designer in the top spot. Plus: A design media shakeup and more

283

Cara Woodhouse on the many paths to success in the design industry

284

The Thursday Show: High Point highlights, Z Gallerie goes bankrupt and more

285

Anthony Baratta scaled his firm way back. He's never been happier

286

The Thursday Show: These two entrepreneurs are shaking up the showroom model. Plus: An iconic wallpaper brand changes hands and more

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How a designer and a Navy pilot built one of the industry’s buzziest showrooms

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The Thursday Show: T Magazine design editor Tom Delavan can afford to be picky. Plus: Banana Republic is taking home seriously and more

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How do you build a design firm that lasts 100 years? Ask McMillen

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The Thursday Show: What's behind RH's stock market slide? Plus: Kelly Wearstler tries AI and more

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Sanderson's CEO is bringing the secrets of the LVMH playbook to home

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The Thursday Show: Do virtual showhouses have a future? Plus: The end of ivory boucle and more

293

The adventures of Miles Redd

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The Thursday Show: How furniture got so flimsy, looking back on Maison&Objet and more

295

The true story of Mario Buatta

296

The Thursday Show: Understanding the furniture industry turmoil, Modsy is back and more

297

Bonus Episode: Mitchell Gold on the future of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams

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The Thursday Show: Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams shuts down, what Hollywood gets wrong about design and more

299

Disc Interiors takes a low key approach to growth. It's working

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The Thursday Show: Highlights from the summer trade shows, design drama on TikTok and more

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Sara Story loves a challenge

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The Thursday Show: Why Summer Thornton is getting into the hospitality business, the dorm room boom and more

303

Why Benjamin Johnston aims for excellence, not perfection

304

The Thursday Show: Jake Arnold is having a moment, a new award for up-and-coming designers and more

305

The state of the home industry with Alex Shuford of Rock House Farm

306

The Thursday Show: How modern farmhouse style took over the world, lights out for incandescent bulbs and more

307

Elizabeth Graziolo: 'What your team really wants is more of you'

308

The Thursday Show: Professor Annetta Grant on how media outlets like HGTV impact renovations

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Jonsara Ruth: "Designers have a huge role to play"

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The Thursday Show: Felix Burrichter on the evolution of the Barbie Dreamhouse, commercial real estate's refinancing problem

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Ellie Cullman: 'Design is all psychology'

312

The Thursday Show: A real estate check-in with Jonathan Miller, why Gen Z loves dupes and more

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Jean Stoffer: 'Focus on doing good work. The rest is a gift.'

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The Thursday Show: What’s next in fabric with The Textile Eye’s Saana Baker, runaway construction costs and more

315

The Thursday Show: The rise and fall of Bed Bath & Beyond, Athena Calderone's big move and more

316

Tim Butcher of Fromental on finding a niche and owning it

317

The Thursday Show: Michael Diaz Griffith on the next generation of antiques collectors, a look at industry greenwashing and more

318

Architect? Interior Designer? Suzanne Lovell is both (and much more)

319

The Thursday Show: NeoCon highlights with ThinkLab's Amanda Schneider, an industry giant rebrands and more

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Bunny Williams and Elizabeth Lawrence on a partnership two decades in the making

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The Thursday Show: RH England is unveiled, a London designer showhouse and more

322

Asad Syrkett wants Elle Decor's A-List to make a statement

323

The Thursday Show: Peloton founder John Foley on his new rug brand, designers are cashing in on vacation rentals and more

324

The Thursday Show: Shea McGee debuts a MasterClass, highlights from New York Design Week and more

325

For Rita Konig, design is storytelling

326

The Thursday Show: Checking in on the LA design scene with Harbinger's Joe Lucas, what really happened to Jean de Merry and more

327

From janitor to buzzy designer: How Sean Anderson got his start

328

The Thursday Show: Inside the Kips Bay Decorator Show House, the gray flooring debate rages on and more

329

Lulu & Georgia founder Sara Sugarman still feels like an underdog

330

The Thursday Show: Sophie Donelson wants to free the kitchen, the AI interior design gold rush and more

331

Thom Filicia has always followed his own path

332

The Thursday Show: Looking back on High Point Market with BOH editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen, the rise of "quiet luxury" and more

333

Jeremiah Brent wants to shift the narrative on the design industry

334

The Thursday Show: Live from Milan Design Week with Dan Rubinstein, MillerKnoll's PR crisis and more

335

How Romo is conquering America, one market at a time

336

The Thursday Show: Schumacher's Nashville experiment, the scourge of damaged product and more

337

Sarah Sherman Samuel puts passion over business, every time

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The Thursday Show: Wunderkind stylist Colin King, RH's wild earnings call and more

339

The Modern House publishes beautiful homes—then sells them

340

The mother-daughter duo behind Sister Parish Design are putting "faith over fear"

341

How the duo behind Nickey Kehoe built a modern, multifaceted design business

342

Orior's approach has always been bold (and a little crazy)

343

Martyn Lawrence Bullard's intuition has never let him down

344

Why did Havenly buy Interior Define?

345

Can Design Holding become the LVMH of home?

346

The Expert starts its next chapter

347

Mary McDonald embraces interior design's "never-ending learning curve"

348

At Pierre Frey, creativity comes before business

349

Stephen Burks wants to open the doors of the design industry

350

Society Social wants to be every Grandmillennial's favorite brand

351

Sophie Ashby wants to fight back against 'unidentifiable global chic'

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How Alexa Hampton learned the language of design [Rebroadcast]

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Looking back on an eventful year in the design industry

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American Leather's president knows why the home industry is slow to change

355

Amber Lewis sees the glass half full

356

Athena Calderone likes to prove the doubters wrong

357

Timothy Corrigan: "Designers are brands"

358

Lori Weitzner: "Ask for what you want, not what you think is possible"

359

Is there room for another online antiques marketplace?

360

What happened at High Point Market?

361

Beth Webb: "Too many designers discount themselves"

362

Fortuny has had a wild century. Its owners are thinking about the next 100 years

363

Jenni Kayne's CEO says the brand is just getting started in home

364

Gabriel Hendifar of Apparatus is embracing the fantasy

365

Suzanne Kasler on why the design business is better (and harder) than ever

366

Billy Cotton tried to quit interior design. The universe had other ideas

367

Can you balance idealism and business? Connie Matisse is working on it

368

How two friends named John reshaped the design business

369

How did Harry Styles end up on the cover of Better Homes & Gardens?

370

Zak+Fox founder Zak Profera on the power of details

371

Can rugs be innovative? Brian Erden thinks so

372

Shanan Campanaro of Eskayel on creating a cult favorite textile brand

373

Jonathan Miller on real estate as a spectator sport

374

Thibaut is proudly old school

375

Martin Brudnizki: "If you can design a restaurant, you can design anything"

376

Brigette Romanek on a rocket-fueled design career

377

Lindsey Adelman: "If it's fun, do it."

378

Material Bank is just getting started, says Adam Sandow

379

Leanne Ford: "Don't major in the minors"

380

Sebastian Brauer wants Crate & Barrel to explore the Metaverse

381

How Four Hands went from the fringes of the industry to the mainstream

382

Emily Henderson is done chasing likes and follows

383

Jean Lin on walking the fine line between idealism and business

384

How Alexa Hampton learned the language of design

385

What do venture capitalists think of the design industry?

386

Why Veranda is betting big on print, with Steele Marcoux

387

Holly Hunt's second act

388

Kerry Joyce on the balance between beauty and business

389

Gachot Studios on putting design first

390

Modsy CEO Shanna Tellerman on how technology and design fit together

391

Summer Thornton starts with a dream and designs backwards

392

Backdrop wants to reinvent paint from scratch

393

Why did Food52 buy Schoolhouse?

394

Rethinking the rules of the design trade with Stephane Silverman

395

John Pomp's quest for self-reliance

396

No showrooms? No problem. How Maker & Son is building a furniture brand on the road

397

How Meridith Baer built a staging empire

398

Douglas Friedman photographed your favorite room

399

Orlando Soria wants to expose the messy reality behind design TV

400

Custom furniture is booming. Grant Trick knows why

401

The education of a designer, with Suzanne Tucker [Rebroadcast]

402

Looking back on an eventful year in the design industry

403

Transparency is the way forward, says Eric Chang of Hellman-Chang

404

Alex Shuford of Rock House Farm on the war for the future of furniture

405

Sunbrella is making the most fabric it ever has. The market wants more

406

Humanscale wants to own the home office

407

How Jan Showers learned to trust her instincts

408

Katie Ridder and Peter Pennoyer on the power of partnership

409

The Novogratz on the hard work of building a home brand

410

High Point highlights with Kaitlin Petersen and Warren Shoulberg

411

Do independent showrooms have a future?

412

Thomas Lavin: "There will always be multiline showrooms"

413

The lead time crisis isn't over yet. Bew White of Summer Classics explains why

414

Brian McCarthy: 'You're only as good as the time you put in'

415

Interior design is getting faster. Victoria Hagan is ready

416

The state of design publishing with Suzanne Slesin

417

Tapping into the design zeitgeist with Minted CEO Mariam Naficy

418

The art of exterior decoration with John Danzer of Munder Skiles

419

The architect's perspective with Tom Kligerman

420

40 years ago Boyd Lighting changed everything—they're still tinkering

421

Timur Yumusaklar wants Schumacher to keep trying new things

422

How David Kleinberg learned from the best to build his own institution

423

The California Collective on shaking up the showroom model

424

1stDibs just went public. CEO David Rosenblatt says it's only the beginning

425

Holly Hunt's new president is sticking with the trade

426

Jiun Ho is Mr. Overachiever

427

Will our obsession with outdoor living outlast the pandemic? Janice Parker thinks so

428

The leaders of the Black Interior Designers Network: "Real change takes real work"

429

The internet makes it easy for designers to get shopped. SideDoor is working on that

430

There's never a dull moment with Justina Blakeney

431

Can Poltrona Frau make it big in America?

432

Robin Petravic of Heath Ceramics wants to build a business that can last 200 years

433

The education of a designer, with Suzanne Tucker

434

Gary Wheeler of the ASID: "Interior design is at a crossroads"

435

Kazumi Yoshida and the incredible story of Clarence House

436

Meganne Wecker of Skyline Furniture thinks we're living through an e-commerce tipping point

437

Russell Towner of Lee Industries on lead times and the future of furniture

438

You can't do high-end design online? The Expert begs to differ

439

Maharam's Tony Manzari on the power of completely reinventing your company

440

Ben Soleimani built his name on rugs. Now he's going after the whole home

441

Thomas O'Brien: "You have to fight for the things you're passionate about."

442

Bonus Episode: Trade Tales with Kaitlin Petersen

443

Business of Home's editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen thinks the design industry deserves great journalism

444

Asad Syrkett wants Elle Decor to start conversations

445

"The best spot to buy furniture in America." Jim Druckman on the past, present and future of the New York Design Center

446

Kneedler Fauchère is a 73-year-old showroom. "Nothing has changed" say its leaders

447

"Absolutely explosive growth." How Kathy Kuo built a digitally nimble design business

448

Malene Barnett and Leyden Lewis on why BADG's Obsidian project is no ordinary designer showhouse

449

John Robshaw on standing out in a crowded industry

450

Roman Alonso of Commune cares about how a project feels, not how it looks

451

Alessandra Branca is trying something new

452

[Rebroadcast] Jack Lenor Larsen defined 20th century textiles

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"The Frank Sinatra of lighting" — Visual Comfort and Circa have no plans to slow down

454

How Studio McGee became a phenomenon

455

Buildlane wants to bring custom furniture online

456

Barry Dixon sees everything as a learning opportunity

457

Robert Couturier's charmed career

458

An online furniture brand with a twist—it's for designers only

459

Can Farrow & Ball grow while keeping what makes it special?

460

Eric Edelson of Fireclay Tile on the 'Jerry Maguire' moment that turned his business around

461

The founders of Aphrochic on putting the mission first

462

Six months later, how have makers and manufacturers weathered the pandemic?

463

Bigger is better for Furnitureland South

464

Will 3D modeling change the design industry forever?

465

John McDonald of Semihandmade is looking beyond IKEA

466

Joe Lucas on the LA design scene, knockoffs and the future of showrooms

467

CB2 president Ryan Turf wants to keep pushing the envelope

468

Retelling the story of leather with Sackett Wood of Moore & Giles

469

The most famous wallpaper in the world with Katy Polsby of CW Stockwell

470

Designing the White House with Michael S. Smith

471

Jill Cohen made your favorite design book

472

How performance fabric took over the world with Ann Sutherland of Perennials

473

Mikel Welch on bridging the gap between TV and high end design

474

Retail is broken. Michele Varian and Jay Norris aim to fix it

475

Breaking down the cost of fabric with Stephane Silverman of Castel

476

How R. Hughes became the coolest showroom in America

477

Brad Hargreaves, founder of Common: Co-living will outlast COVID

478

Goodee's founders think the time has come for an ethical design marketplace

479

How will real estate bounce back from COVID-19?

480

Knoll CEO Andrew Cogan: The office isn't going anywhere

481

Alexandra Champalimaud and CEO Ed Bakos on reinventing their firm

482

Ken Fulk always starts with a story

483

Publishing in a pandemic: Leaders at Apartment Therapy, Domino and Luxe react to COVID-19

484

The man who makes everything: Rochdale Spears's Geoff Hawkes

485

Herman Miller's new president on the past, present and future of retail

486

"Nimble, humble and aggressive." How one design firm is navigating the pandemic.

487

Manufacturing in a pandemic

488

How to survive a recession

489

Kyle Bunting goes it alone

490

Peter Dunham on serendipity and staying positive

491

The design industry reacts to COVID-19

492

Chic & Awe is bringing laughter back to design

493

Marc Thee on how to scale an interior design firm

494

A glimpse into the future with trend forecaster Piers Fawkes

495

The maker movement shifts into high gear

496

Cheryl Eisen and the secrets of staging

497

Kathryn M. Ireland is always looking for the next thing

498

Sheila Bridges is always reinventing herself

499

[Rebroadcast] Bunny Williams on navigating change

500

[Rebroadcast] Nina Campbell on how the interior design profession has changed

501

[Rebroadcast] Becoming Holly Hunt

502

[Rebroadcast] How Ralph Pucci Became the Master of Visual Merchandising

503

Holland & Sherry's Bryan Dicker on working with what you've got

504

Kate Verner on how licensing works now

505

David Netto on a life in design

506

What's the future of design centers?

507

Carleton Varney on a colorful career

508

From artists to entrepreneurs: The founders of Fort Street Studio share their story

509

Charlotte Moss is a legend, not a brand

510

Think the fabric industry will change overnight? Not so fast

511

Food52 conquered the kitchen. The rest of the home is next.

512

Elle Decor’s Whitney Robinson wants to solve design’s image problem

513

Rebecca Atwood is setting her own pace

514

Christofle's new CEO is thinking big

515

Cheryl Durst of IIDA: Design is more than just Instagrammable moments

516

Havenly’s Lee Mayer wants to expand the audience for design

517

Ryan Korban: Designers should think more like brands

518

Poshmark has built an audience of 40 million for fashion. What can it do in the home?

519

The Urban Electric Company's Dave Dawson is betting on good design

520

Christopher Peacock's leaps of faith

521

From suburban castles to Hudson Yards: Tony Ingrao's epic career

522

Chad Stark on the innovation mindset

523

Why it's always a great day at Phillip Jeffries

524

Feather’s Jay Reno on why the time is right for subscription furniture

525

Vicente Wolf reflects on 45 years in the industry

526

Angie’s List founder Angie Hicks on the importance of the ‘trust factor’

527

Samuel & Sons' Michael Cohen thinks the trade will thrive—if it gets more transparent

528

Amanda Lindroth on the challenges of turning a design business into a brand

529

East Fork is quietly challenging the direct-to-consumer playbook

530

Why The New Traditionalists' Philip Erdoes always plays offense

531

Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams on the secrets of a healthy partnership

532

Peter Sallick on how to future-proof design

533

Wendy Goodman and the power of yes

534

Kit Kemp on why designers should stick to their guns

535

Jack Lenor Larsen defined the 20th century textile industry

536

Sean Juneja of Décor Aid on why interior design can’t be Uber-ized

537

Bernie de Le Cuona’s “unpopular ideas” may be just what the industry needs

538

Christophe Caillaud on the challenges of succession at Liaigre

539

Bobby Berk has paid his dues

540

Jamie Drake takes it personally

541

David Sutherland on where opportunity exists today

542

How Allied Maker went from woodworking garage to a $10 million business

543

How Catherine Connolly saved American textile maker Merida

544

The Inside's Britt Bunn on meeting modern consumer expectations

545

Nina Campbell on how the interior design profession has changed

546

Joanna Saltz explains her vision for the new House Beautiful

547

Inside Rifle Paper Co.’s next big phase of growth—into home

548

How Anna and Gregg Brockway became digital leaders in home

549

Ippolita Rostagno wants to save Italian craft with American-style entrepreneurship

550

Why Annie Selke values company culture above all else

551

Bunny Williams on navigating change

552

How the Matouk family business evolved for the next generation

553

The surprising trait that's made Clodagh most successful

554

Why Blu Dot wants to make good design democratic

555

Jonathan Adler “keeps it 100” about the struggles of running a creative business

556

Ethan Allen’s Farooq Kathwari on how to remain relevant

557

Meet Sandow's Robot-Powered Designer Tool Ready to Disrupt the Home Industry

558

How Brad Ford Cultivated a Community of Modern Makers

559

BDDW’s Tyler Hays is the Uncle of the Maker Movement

560

Why the Home Industry's Retail Strategy Isn't Working

561

Industry West’s Secret to Scaling—Without the Help of VCs

562

How Nicole Gibbons Went From Blogger to VC Darling

563

Inside Parachute Home’s Community-Focused Expansion Plans

564

From Bankruptcy to IPO, How Shawn Nelson Built the Country's Fastest-Growing Furniture Retailer

565

How Ralph Pucci Became the Master of Visual Merchandising

566

Why Schumacher Is a 128-Year-Old Startup

567

How Data Helped 1stdibs Dominate the Luxury Market

568

China is the Next Frontier for Interior Design

569

How Interior Define Couples Customer Experience With Company Culture

570

From the Archives: Bunny Williams and Oscar de la Renta

571

Hem Wants to be the High-End IKEA

572

The Story of Sweeten

573

Becoming Holly Hunt

574

How Maxwell Ryan Won With Millennials

575

A New Era for Trade Showrooms

576

Why Direct-to-Consumer is the Future of Furniture

577

A Modern Turnaround Tale

578

Behold, To the Trade 2.0

579

How Consort Plans to Scale the Boutique Design Experience

580

Why ‘Fast Custom’ is the Next Wave

581

How Homepolish is Redesigning Interior Design

582

The Rise and Rebirth of Domino