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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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January 29, 2020
Can luxury work on Amazon?
Amazon alum Laura Meyer founded Envision Horizons to help companies navigate the e-commerce colossus. She explains why few home brands have achieved breakthrough success on the platform, why the new form of luxury is convenience, and insider intel on Amazon’s algorithms.
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January 6, 2020
Can a new platform make e-design more valuable?
After taking work on several e-design platforms and seeing her returns steadily diminish, Jenna Gaidusek founded a suite of tools to help remote designers get discovered, run their own businesses, and—crucially—charge more for their services.
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December 20, 2019
Why a traditionalist is embracing 3-D printing
For San Francisco–based lighting designer Jonathan Browning, 3-D printing has transformed his studio’s practice and presentations, allowing a small team to work far faster and more prolifically.
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December 4, 2019
Here’s why these former Homepolish designers are banding together
The demise of Homepolish in September left many designers struggling to recover their businesses. Now, a cadre of ex-Homepolishers are launching a new organization: Interior Collab, which aims to connect designers with projects—minus the middleman.
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September 11, 2019
Data is king as the DFA looks ahead
Data is the future, whether we like it or not. How that translates to the beautiful, touchable business of interior design is a question that often divides the room. The Decorative Furnishings Association has made it clear they aren’t waiting around for an answer.
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