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news digest

Wells Fargo forecloses on DCOTA, Sotheby’s goes private, and more

show & tell

Is San Francisco design in its golden age?

market watch

Trailer homes: The major market segment you’re missing out on?

podcast

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

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

Markor Art Center unveils at High Point

Fiandre unveils first NYC showroom

POPULAR ARTICLES

@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.

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams has a new CEO

Last year, Mitchell Gold told Business of Home that he and his partner Bob Williams were searching for a new CEO to lead their eponymous furniture brand into its next chapter. Today, the hunt is over: The pair have hired omnichannel executive Allison O’Connor as the new president and chief executive of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.

Why are kitchens getting more expensive?

Home service behemoth Houzz just released its annual report on the state of the renovation industry. The breakout number? A 27 percent increase in the average spend on kitchen remodels. What’s going on?

This AR platform wants to lead buyers from retail to real estate

Augmented reality platform Rooomy is forging a connection between two tangentially related industries: real estate and home furnishings.

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Columns

market watch

Trailer homes: The major market segment you’re missing out on?

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

Gallery Thursdays featuring Hugo França

1stdibs Gallery, New York, June 20

Los Angeles Design Festival

Los Angeles Design Festival, California, June 20

Wakefield Design Center Showroom Sample Sale

Wakefield Design Center, Connecticut, June 20

San Francisco Design Week

AIGA SF, California, June 20

Gallery Thursdays featuring Hugo França

1stdibs Gallery, New York, 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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