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Hearst axes House Beautiful’s editorial leadership, moves Veranda back to the South

Hearst Design Group has been disbanded, and 15 employees were let go from House Beautiful and Veranda. The bloodbath includes HDG editorial director Newell Turner, House Beautiful editor in chief Sophie Donelson and HDG market director Sabine Rothman.

House Beautiful’s digital redesign is ruffling feathers

Even the most well-intentioned changes aren’t always met with excitement. House Beautiful, the 100-plus-year-old publication owned by Hearst, learned that l...

It’s more than a name change: Viyet becomes Sotheby’s Home

Sotheby’s acquired Viyet in February to complement its auctions and private sales for buyers; the new platform goes one step further, enabling design aficionados and collectors to purchase furniture, art and home decor from each other as well as Sotheby’s brand partners.

How Adam Sandow—and robots—are simplifying the sampling process

Nine months following an office move in New York and even Sandow founder and CEO Adam I. Sandow admits the company’s new headquarters is still a work in pro...

Downtown to close La Cienega showroom after 22 years

Robert Willson and David Serrano announce the closure of the venerable Los Angeles antiques shop Downtown.

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How AD editor emeritus Paige Rense catapulted interior designers to stardom

In her 40-year tenure at Architectural Digest, Paige Rense’s singular focus on making an exceptional magazine transformed a sleepy regional quarterly into an iconic brand—and catapulted interior designers to stardom along the way.

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Culture is king

Tech startups have made company culture a phenomenon with their unlimited vacation days, Ping-Pong tables and beer on tap. But there’s much more to culture than perks.

Does mentorship still matter?

Does nature or nurture determine a designer’s success? What kind of mentorship breeds the headline names we know and love? And with more and more young designers eschewing the apprenticeship model altogether, are there still lessons to be learned working in-house for an established firm? BOH spotlights top talents and rising stars for insights into their success.