Interior Design Business Brief Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit idbrief.substack.comEvery designer has sat through the form-follows-function lectures. It’s one of the foundational principles of the profession — the idea, traced back to the architect Louis Sullivan, that the shape of a thing should be determined by what it needs to do.In practice, most designers apply this rigorously to client projects yet then completely ignore it when…

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I would say that 90% of my interior design consulting clients receive financial statements (at least a P&L) from their bookkeepers once a month. And, I would say that 90% of those welcomed the experience about as much as a trip to the dentist. One client of mine simply tossed them into her bottom drawer, right next to the bottle of vodka she kept in case her CPA or bookkeeper wanted to “go over” the statements with her! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit idbrief.substack.com/subscribe