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April 9, 2025

Pierce & Ward started off with a dream of retail

Emily Ward, co-founder of Los Angeles design firm and boutique Pierce & Ward, talks about the brand’s evolution from celebrity projects to its new West Elm collaboration.

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March 26, 2025

How three designers (with their own firms) share a shop in Boise

Kate Loftus—co-owner of the Boise, Idaho, store Scenic. The Storied Home—shares the serendipitous circumstances that brought her together with two other designers to launch a successful retail brand.

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March 12, 2025

This Portland retailer just wants to make designers’ lives easier

We spoke with Joelle Nesen, the Portland, Oregon–based president and lead designer of Maison Inc. and the Shop at Maison who discusses what finally gave her the push, the aspect of her business that provokes chest pains and her vision for building out a design district in Portland.

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February 26, 2025

This Catskills retailer found a building so great, she changed her entire life and career

Interior designer and shopkeeper Kimberly Bevan talks about how the English countryside influences her work; what it was like when she lived about her store, Briar; and why she’s laying the groundwork for textile and furniture lines.

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February 19, 2025

In the wake of the fires, the LA design community looks ahead

Designers offer a glimpse into the day-to-day and long-term challenges they’re facing as the generous outpouring of initial support is giving way to the slow-moving gears of bureaucracy.

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February 12, 2025

This Nashville retailer believes every room needs an antique

The namesake owner of Debbie Mathews Antiques & Designs discusses her antiques niche, how her business has changed with the technological whims of the industry (or not!), and why she’s still not tired of the hunt after all these years.

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January 29, 2025

Why this New Jersey retailer doesn’t source from online platforms

This week, we spoke with Ali Qari of the Montclair, New Jersey, store Urban Natural who explains how he has pivoted, why he loves reuniting with his team at High Point, and how he looks himself in the mirror every morning.

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January 15, 2025

This Austin retailer’s style is ‘English-inspired with Texas grit’

Anastasia Casey, owner of Austin showroom The Interior Collective, shares the story of her unique business—one that includes everything from website design and a podcast to selling brooms and dustpans.

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January 2, 2025

This shop owner’s sourcing style isn’t for the faint of heart

Karen Abell, owner of the Naples, Florida–based store Patina Collection, talks about her next-level love of antiques, opening a second location in Chicago, and her upcoming projects—from olive oil to books and branded trips.

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December 18, 2024

This Virginia retailer found a less stressful way to source

Richmond-based designer Stevie McFadden talks about her store, Flourish Spaces, and how she makes it a highly accessible experience for both trade and consumer shoppers.

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