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May 22, 2025

David Netto comes to the rescue for Woodard Weave

Bicoastal designer David Netto bought long-standing rug company Woodard Weave to save it from shutting its doors. Now he’s planning on revitalizing the brand and expanding its offerings.

industry insider

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May 16, 2025

Want to launch a lighting collection in 3 months? Gantri can help

The lighting company has launched Gantri Made, a program that allows customers to design their own 3D-printed light fixtures.

weekly feature

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May 14, 2025

Can upscale furniture brands solve the ugly-recliner problem?

For decades, the recliner has been synonymous with the man-cave “Bubba” chair, a blight on designer projects everywhere. Now, thanks to technology and an aging population, top furniture brands are finally driving stylish motion-furniture breakthroughs.

mergers & acquisitions

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May 14, 2025

Lawson-Fenning sells majority stake to lifestyle brand

The Los Angeles furniture brand has entered into a deal with Stand Out For Good, a holding company for faith-based retailers Altar’d State, Arula, Tullabee and Vow’d.

fabric

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May 9, 2025

Griswold Textile Print, a long-running industry secret source, to shutter

The Rhode Island–based screen-printing facility—used by everyone from Brunschwig & Fils to Dorothy Draper & Company—is ending its nearly 90-year run at the end of the month.

industry insider

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May 8, 2025

A new online matchmaking site wants designers and clients to swipe right

Design industry marketing veteran Jackie Paulsen is launching Home Design Guild, a subscription membership service that matches designers with job leads based on client profile and location.

social media

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April 29, 2025

Does advertising on Instagram work for designers?

At a time when there’s so much that designers can’t control, boosted Instagram posts are an increasingly popular way to promote their work. Fred Nicolaus reports.

industry insider

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April 25, 2025

Form Kitchens lays off staff, halts operations

The San Francisco–based DTC cabinetry brand laid off a large portion of its staff en masse and stopped taking new orders four years after its founding by two former software engineers.

comings & goings

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April 24, 2025

The Expert’s new CEO wants to build a one-stop shop for designers

The Expert co-founder Leo Seigal has stepped down as CEO and has been replaced by Babylist alum Lee Ann Blake. BOH caught up with both to learn about the platform’s next chapter and its focus on e-commerce.

bankruptcy

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April 22, 2025

Burke Decor shuts down its site

Two years, a handful of lawsuits and hundreds of customer complaints later, the inevitable has happened: Burke Decor has shuttered its site.

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