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March 19, 2025

How do I scale without putting client relationships at risk?

In this episode of Ask Us Anything, San Francisco–based designer Regan Baker joins the show to answer a question from a fellow designer whose five-person firm is going through some growing pains.

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March 19, 2025

How this designer used social media to build an e-design machine

Interior designer Julie Jones talks about the content approach that has helped her win over would-be clients, how polling her audience has shaped more effective design offerings, and how she used metrics to find—and fill—a gap in the marketplace.

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March 18, 2025

Homebuilders react to tariffs, Charleston is getting its own design district this fall, and more

This week in design, Ruggable tapped heritage wallpaper brand Gracie Studios for a new collaboration, Wayfair is set to debut its second brick-and-mortar location in Atlanta and cookware brands capitalize on consumer panic over microplastics.

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March 12, 2025

How Jae Joo unlocked better creative control over her projects

On this episode of the Trade Tales podcast, New York designer Jae Joo shares why she insists on building her own team of tradespeople to execute her visual vocabulary, and how she builds demand for her work with a strategic approach to getting published.

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March 11, 2025

The Kips Bay Decorator Show House is postponed, Sherwin-Williams plans staff reductions, and more

This week in design, Rocket Mortgage is set to acquire Redfin, a White Lotus–inspired collection rolls out at CB2, and Reese Witherspoon’s brand aims to launch a home collection.

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March 5, 2025

I’m constantly searching for my firm’s next steps. How do I create systems for my business?

In search of business advice from fellow designers? Look no further than Ask Us Anything, a new podcast that taps past Trade Tales guests to answer designers’ anonymous questions about running a design firm. In its debut episode, Courtney McLeod weighs in on how to develop the systems that power a successful project.

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March 5, 2025

Top takeaways from KBIS

The annual trade show hosted by the National Kitchen & Bath Association is pushing to recruit more interior designers to its community. BOH reports on the highlights from this year’s event.

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March 4, 2025

Trump expands tariff rollout, Pinterest faces AI complaints, and more

This week in design, Chasing Paper’s new collab with Fariha Nasir, Apartment Therapy relaunches its dorm-focused vertical, and the off-limits living room is making a comeback.

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February 28, 2025

D&D Building owner Charles Cohen loses $187 million appeal

The legal drama swirling around the billionaire design center landlord continues. Following a judge’s ruling, lender Fortress Investment Group may soon collect a sizable chunk of Cohen’s fortune.

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February 26, 2025

Caroline Gidiere on the importance of pricing for the client you want

On this episode of the Trade Tales podcast, Birmingham, Alabama–based designer Caroline Gidiere talks about how she’s preparing for the launch of her new book, and shares how she has adopted the mindset to charge for the clients she wants.

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