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June 25, 2020
How this Missouri designer’s flat fee frees him up to be creative
In the 25th installment of the 50 States Project, BOH spoke with St. Louis, Missouri–based designer Jacob Laws about how his creative childhood influenced his career, the way his billing encourages creativity and camaraderie, and how winning a prestigious award impacted his growth.
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June 15, 2020
No Spring Market? Some High Point showrooms make their own
High Point’s Spring Market may have been canceled, but a growing group of showrooms are hosting a market of their own this week, opening their doors by appointment only to retailers and designers alike. That this small-scale market feels more like an open secret than an organized event is a byproduct of just that: It has no organizer.
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June 13, 2020
This Minnesota designer created modern homes before they were everywhere
In the 23rd installment of the 50 States Project, BOH spoke with Minneapolis-based Ruth Johnson about starting her design career at an architecture firm, her incredible first solo project with a bit of tax law history, and how she’s connecting with her community in hopes of building a better world through design.
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June 8, 2020
Want to be an ally to black designers? A new campaign shows the way
The Black Interior Designers Network launches a new initiative this week, encouraging industry members to post an Instagram graphic on how to be an ally on Monday. BOH caught up with BIDN president Keia McSwain and chief development officer Alison Harold to break down the list.
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June 4, 2020
How this Michigan designer met her cross-country business partner on Pinterest
In the 22nd installment of the 50 States Project, BOH spoke with Ann Arbor, Michigan–based designer Krista Nye Nicholas of Cloth & Kind about how she met her Georgia–based co-founder online, why they chose a showroom over a shop, and the reason they're they're planning to change the way they charge.
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May 28, 2020
Why this Massachusetts designer is happy for you to call her a decorator
In the 21st installment of the 50 States Project, BOH spoke with Wellesley, Massachusetts–based designer Katie Rosenfeld about radical authenticity, her self-imposed social media consumption limits and how her Wall Street background influences her design career.
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May 21, 2020
Why this Maryland designer goes green—whether or not clients ask her to
In the 20th installment of the 50 States Project, BOH spoke with Catonsville, Maryland–based designer Laura Hodges about how she’s handling installations during a pandemic, how she learned the true value of her time and why being certified in green design was so important to her.
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May 18, 2020
This Maine designer’s client kept a picture of her work in his wallet for 10 years
In the 19th installment of the 50 States Project, BOH spoke with Falmouth, Maine–based designer Linda Banks about why investing in her brick-and-mortar space helped her business survive economic downturns, how one magazine cover got her decades of projects, and why debt can be the kiss of death for design businesses.
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