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May 20, 2020
Facebook gets into the e-commerce game
With people doing more of their shopping online, it makes perfect sense that Facebook would pick this moment to unveil an extensive e-commerce platform, Facebook Shops. We dug in to find out what the launch means for the home industry.
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April 30, 2020
Material Bank raises $28 million in Series B funding
Material Bank announced today that the company has secured $28 million in Series B funding, which was led by Bain Capital Ventures. The memo sampling service will use the investment to fast-track expansion into new categories, build a new robotic logistics facility, and further develop its digital platform.
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April 28, 2020
Laurel & Wolf is back
This time last year, online interior design startup Laurel & Wolf had shuttered after a dizzying series of disasters tanked the business. Two weeks ago, two Canadian entrepreneurs relaunched the brand.
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April 21, 2020
Amid COVID, auction houses go digital
While online-only auctions have become commonplace over the last decade for categories like jewelry, auctions for furniture and the decorative arts have not yet fully made the transition. Now that the coronavirus has made that transition essential, decorative arts specialists at Christie’s and Sotheby’s talk about the challenges of bringing their interiors auctions online.
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April 8, 2020
Is Primer wallpaper’s new best friend?
A new augmented reality app from a pair of Silicon Valley veterans shows consumers what products from brands like Farrow & Ball and Clé Tile will look like in their homes. Can it woo designers, too?
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April 6, 2020
With customers stuck at home, DIY brands see a surge in sales
While many businesses are struggling right now, there is a sector of the design industry that’s thriving—those in the DIY space. Brands like Clare, Chasing Paper and DecoratorsBest are reporting spikes in both sales and traffic.
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April 1, 2020
Is this e-design’s moment?
As social distancing measures have been implemented across the country, for now all interior design is e-design. Traditional firms exploring the practice are discovering new opportunities online—and facing new challenges.
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March 26, 2020
Houzz abandons plan to make furniture
The online home remodeling and design platform has shut down an initiative to make its own furniture and home goods in-house
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January 29, 2020
It's not e-design. It's not regular design. It's The Finish
After years of being asked simple design questions by friends, decorator Stephanie Rodriguez Purzycki teamed up with digital marketer Kaitlin Madden Armon to found The Finish, an hourly interior design service that aims to tackle small-scale design issues like choosing paint colors or styling a living room.
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