We asked eight designers—Ariene C. Bethea, Liz Caan, Gabriela Gargano, Yvonne McFadden, Nina Nash, Josh Pickering, Jan Showers and Erika Hollinshead Ward—how they deal with know-it-all clients.
As the decade comes to a close, so too will Michele Varian’s beloved SoHo shop. Varian has plans to reopen her mainstay design store in a smaller space in Brooklyn in 2020 and to open a showroom in Manhattan.
We asked six designers—Frank Ponterio, Susan Anthony, Kelly Cleveland, Nicole Fuller, Dana Koebbe and Armina Kasprowicz—how they navigate an age gap with a client.
Now run by the family’s fourth generation, Chicago-based Walter E. Smithe is tapping into big-box business methods to keep its network of independent furniture stores competitive and thriving.
We asked eight designers—Dani Arps, Lauren Hurlbrink, Nicole Fuller, Kevin Isbell, Dana Koebbe, Claudia Martin, Frank Ponterio and Jennifer Jones—whether they think Pinterest is an asset or a hindrance.
