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digital disruptors

Could real estate and retail be a perfect match? This AR platform thinks so

digital disruptors

Material Bank tests brick and mortar concept in Chicago

trade tales

Gateway decorating: How to get a client hooked on design

podcast

Why The New Traditionalists’ Philip Erdoes always plays offense

weekly feature

Designing for the high life: Cannabis culture gets a lift

business advice

I want to enter a design competition, but my principal doesn’t allow work on the side. What should I do?

VIDEO

Fiandre unveils first NYC showroom

Markor Art Center unveils at High Point

POPULAR ARTICLES

Traditional Home ceases regular publication, cuts most staff

Meredith-owned shelter magazine Traditional Home will cease regular publication and become a special interest publication. As part of the cutback, the magazine laid off the majority of its employees Thursday morning; only a handful of staffers remain, including editor in chief Jill Waage.

How do you grow an antiques business when no one is buying antiques?

Jake Baer, the millennial CEO of Newel, has hit upon a lucrative sweet spot in the antiques market that’s helping the 80-year-old company grow during a dry spell in sales: renting one-of-a-kind pieces as film set props.

The last straw: When to let an employee go

We asked six designers—Vicente Wolf, Janie Molster, Eve Robinson, Tavia Forbes, Monet Masters, and Richard Rabel—how they know when it’s time to let someone go.

@TheOldHouseBeautiful relaunches, Mexico tariffs are averted, and more

In our weekly digest, PPG announces 2020 Color of the Year, One Kings Lane pairs up with Minnie Driver, an update on Mexican tariffs, @TheOldHouseBeautiful plans to rebrand, Dmitriy & Co. releases its latest furniture collection, and more. Read on for the announcements crossing the BOH news desk this week.

A designer's guide to summer in the Hamptons

With summer fully underway, many New York designers have traded their fan decks for beach decks, packed up and headed east. Read on for BOH’s guide to all the design pop-ups hitting the Hamptons this summer.

Jobs

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Gracie, West Hollywood

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Dering Hall, New York

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Alicia Murphy Design, New York

Junior Interior Designer

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David Kleinberg Design Assoc., New York

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Shapeside, Los Angeles

Columns

market watch

What do Americans want in their homes? This TV show has some clues

business advice

I want to enter a design competition, but my principal doesn’t allow work on the side. What should I do?

case study

What good is brick-and-mortar in the internet age?

Upcoming Events

Southern Living Idea House

Southern Living Magazine, Florida, June 15

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The Trustees, Massachusetts, June 16

Dallas Total Home & Gift Market

Dallas Market Center, Texas, June 19

Los Angeles Design Festival

Los Angeles Design Festival, California, June 20

San Francisco Design Week 2019 - Opening Night Gala & Design Awards

San Francisco Design Week, California, June 20

IN PRINT

How designers are creating their own learning communities, online and off

Networking can often feel like a dirty word—and more than that, it’s a lot of work. For thousands of designers across the country, finding a community, whether in person or online, has become a lifeline.

How the early days with a new client can yield teachable moments

While that first meeting with a new client can feel like a nerve-racking audition, it’s also potentially the start of a fruitful, long-term partnership—one that allows designers to take the lead as mentors, instructing on everything from expectations and process to style, price and quality. What’s the best way to educate clients? BOH talked to top designers to find out.

Top educators talk about what to expect from the industry’s next generation

The design challenges of the 21st century manifest themselves starkly in the halls of design schools, where Generation Z is coming of age. In wide-ranging conversations with deans and department leaders of top institutions across the country, we sought insights on the salient issues of the day.

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