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The 3D printing companies that every designer should know about
While the technology might still sound sci-fi to some, 3D printing was invented as a way to rapidly and affordably prototype parts, and home design brands have leveraged the ability to do just that for...
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A new pop-up trade show wants to reach untapped designers
Over the past few years, the design industry has been taken with a tried-and-true sales approach—the traveling vendor. From The Design Social hosting pop-up trade shows across the U.S. featuring...
View ArticleHeidi Caillier and the art of leveling up
It takes most designers some time to nail down a signature style, but Heidi Caillier got started early. By the time she reached the seventh grade, she’d grown weary of the matching color-blocking paint...
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Why this Los Angeles textile artist is weaving the old-fashioned way
In repetition, there is pattern, and in pattern, beauty. For textile artist Rachel DuVall, her handwoven works are a case in point. “I love the process of making them—weaving is slow and pretty...
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Interior Define launches new categories and stores, hires new creative director
While the past year found so many industries struggling to survive, the home goods sector was quietly, guiltily booming. As retailers face down a certainly uncertain autumn, Chicago-based furniture...
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At Bed Bath & Beyond’s revamped New York flagship, less is more
Anyone who ever stepped into the ginormous Bed Bath & Beyond location on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan might recall that the store had just about anything you could ever need when looking for home...
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9 more designers divulge their client red flags
When Business of Home asked designers to share their biggest red flags when working with new clients, we were flooded with more responses than we could fit in a single edition of Trade Tales! So,...
View ArticleThe company bringing a people-first approach to design industry tech
As the design realm continues to catch up on its late arrival to tech adoption, the new frontier for innovation seems to lie between designers and manufacturers. In recent years, startups have cropped...
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Why this New Hampshire designer bought an established firm
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, New London, New Hampshire–based Amanda...
View ArticleHow David Kleinberg learned from the best to build his own business
David Kleinberg compares the experience of growing up in Great Neck, Long Island, to an episode of Leave It to Beaver, complete with a tight-knit community in an idyllic suburban setting. Though...
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Armed with $90 million in funding, HomeX aims to digitize home repairs
While smartphones and remote technologies have been able to revolutionize so many industries, the home repairs sector has, so far, not been one of them. If the HVAC is acting up or the doorbell is...
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August’s can’t-miss design events
The summer is in full swing, and design events across the country are opening their doors (both in-person and virtual) to industry insiders eager to shop, learn and connect before the season comes to a...
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6 denim-inspired decor pieces to create a more laid-back space
Casual yet effortlessly cool, denim has long been a textile of choice for fashion lovers of all aesthetics, thanks in part to its approachable, versatile hue. That’s why it’s no surprise that...
View ArticleI closed my design firm to seek work at someone else’s. How do I convince...
Dear Sean,I recently relocated to a new state to be closer to family. I had been running my own design firm solo for the past few years, but was looking for a change. I decided to use this move as an...
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Vietnam halts furniture production, wildfires send lumber prices back up, and...
The worlds of design and athletics collided this week, as Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team took on a new name inspired by the art deco stone landmarks flanking the city’s Hope Memorial Bridge....
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Can a new organization make a dent in the design industry’s waste problem?
There are certain moments in life when, for whatever reason, your perspective shifts slightly and you can suddenly notice things that you normally took for granted. For designer Katie Storey, founder...
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Here’s how young designers can turn pandemic prospects into reality
In a post-vaccine world, recent design graduates and young creatives are once again reassessing their career trajectories—this time, with a tentatively bright future. But often, the conventional...
View ArticleAR startup Wescover expands into a marketplace
When it launched in 2019, Wescover was on a mission to turn the world into a showroom, partnering with Google Lens to let users search for cool decorative goods they encountered, like the pendant...
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Why this Brooklyn woodworker won’t look at other people’s work
For many, comparing biology to furniture-making is a bit like apples to oranges—but John Randall, founder of Brooklyn, New York–based woodworking studio Bien Hecho, seamlessly transitioned from one to...
View ArticleHow Raymour & Flanigan had their best sales year ever by targeting young people
Of all the product categories that’ve adapted to the internet, few have had the challenges furniture retailers have faced. Endless options, large products requiring specialized delivery, an even larger...
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