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Circularity is the next frontier of sustainability. What is it?
A disappointing truth: Sustainability doesn’t mean anything. That’s not, of course, to say that the idea of sustainability isn’t important—simply that the word itself has no standard definition. Nor...
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Are hidden prices protecting the industry or stunting its growth?
Designer Noz Nozawa makes a convincing case for dispensing with the mystery surrounding industry pricing—and with the notion that design is a zero-sum game.The interior design industry has long been...
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This Transylvanian home brand is going big on brick-and-mortar
When you think of Transylvania, what comes to mind? Vampires, perhaps—but interior design? Maybe not. Since 2009, though, Transylvanian design brand Mind the Gap has been employing local Romanian...
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Stanley Furniture suspends domestic operations, an NFT auction for fantasy...
Last week, the CDC announced that travel restrictions will ease for those that have been vaccinated—for many designers, that means the return of trips that provide creative inspiration and design...
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Lead times are still out of control. Who’s picking up the slack?
Two months ago, Business of Homereported on the perfect storm of factors—from social distancing precautions to the rising cost of shipping containers—that has sent lead times across the home industry...
View ArticleMushrooms, squiggly candles and “friluftsliv”: Inside Etsy’s trend report
Checkered prints, olive trees, red-capped mushrooms: What do these things have in common? If you said “backyard picnic”—well, you wouldn’t be far off. The outdoors-inside aesthetic had a major place in...
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Why this road-based multiline is putting down roots
At the outset, opening a brick-and-mortar multiline showroom right now might seem like something of a gamble. Setting aside the global pandemic and the fraught economy, the next generation of...
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In bloom: 6 cheerful floral textiles
While spring is nature’s reminder of the beauty of flowers, ebullient floral patterns like the ones in these six new textiles will brighten your home year-round.Veronese velvet border from Samuel &...
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CB2’s latest collaborator hints at where the brand is going
Situation: You’re the head of a large home retail brand, and you’re looking around for your next outside collaborator for a new line. Who do you pick? If your first answer is not “a deceased, slightly...
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Why so many brands are competing in the children’s furniture market
With its new kids line, West Elm becomes the latest lifestyle home store to set up shop in the children’s space. Parent company Williams-Sonoma took the wraps off West Elm Kids earlier this week with...
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How have clients’ priorities changed during COVID?
The pandemic has changed so much about our daily lives, but how is that translating into interiors? We asked six designers—Sara Crooks, Shannon Kadwell, Pamela Harvey, Daniella Hoffer, Stewart Manger...
View ArticleChange is coming to the Boston Design Center
Change is afoot at the Boston Design Center. Jamestown and Related Beal, the co-owners of the BDC, are planning to consolidate the 50-plus design showrooms currently scattered throughout the building...
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Why this Indiana designer keeps a budget-friendly option on her list of services
The 50 States Project is a yearlong series of candid conversations with interior designers across the country about how they’ve built their businesses. This week, Fishers, Indiana–based Sunshine Brooks...
View ArticleMeganne Wecker thinks we’re living through an e-commerce tipping point
If business owners had known the pandemic was coming, what would they have done to prepare? Meganne Wecker offers a glimpse. As the president and chief creative officer of Skyline Furniture, and...
View ArticleWhat’s next for NYCxDesign?
The past year has been a time of change for everyone, and NYCxDesign, the organization that runs New York’s Design Week, is no exception. A quick rundown of what has been a hectic 12 months: The...
View ArticleWest Elm is going all in on influencers
Influencer marketing in the fashion and beauty industries is a mature ecosystem, with its own celebrities, agencies, rules and culture. (Just because it’s a mature business doesn’t mean it always makes...
View ArticleI’m getting more client requests than I can handle. How do I choose which to...
Dear Sean, I live in California, where Governor Newsom has announced that the economy will fully reopen on June 15, and the feeling of rebirth has brought a rush of clients to my door. I am very...
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Why these 4 home brands are stepping into shoe design
Personal style is a funny thing. Early in life, it’s typically expressed through fashion, yet somewhere along the way (usually around 30), you become more concerned with what your dinner party guests...
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Ikea France is on trial for espionage, baby boomers are curating their...
As spring flowers bloom, some good news to go with the change in seasons: The CDC reports that about a third of Americans have received at least one vaccine shot, while some economists have a rosy...
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A former employee became this designer’s ideal client
Once you’re in the door, there’s plenty of advice floating around about style, project management, budget and all the rest—but how do you actually get the job in the first place? We’re asking designers...
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