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September 13, 2023

How designer Peter Dunham became the textile king of Hollywood

Store owner, interior designer and textile impresario Peter Dunham discusses how he balances his many business pursuits—and how e-commerce has demonstrated there are still ways to grow and change after all this time.

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August 30, 2023

Why this Ohio retailer is opening an Airbnb on the side

Alethea Yeisley, the store designer and buyer of the Columbus, Ohio–based retailer Elm & Iron, chats about the brand’s moody aesthetic, closing locations during the pandemic and a recent expansion into the events industry.

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August 16, 2023

The Wing founder Audrey Gelman’s next act is a home shop in Brooklyn

Since the pandemic upended her blockbuster business, the founder has pivoted to a humble home store themed around a fictional country village. It’s doing better than you might think.

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August 2, 2023

How this Rhode Island shop owner operates on an island of 1,000 people

After a career touching on many aspects of the design business, Tori Jones launched a decor store and thriving antiques operation based on Rhode Island’s tiny Block Island.

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July 19, 2023

This San Francisco retailer was fired when his side hustle got too successful

Following a recent expansion to Los Angeles, San Francisco–based shop owner Darin Geise discusses the nearly two decades of his high-end, gallery-style showroom, Coup D’Etat.

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July 5, 2023

This Utah shop owner and art junkie just had the best day of her career

Interior designer, retailer and author Cara Fox of the Utah-based Fox Shop shares her massive plans for the future in an idyllic little corner of the Salt Lake City suburbs.

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June 21, 2023

This Philly shop owner shares how a viral TikTok drove sales

Retailer Laura Weiszer discusses Betsu Studio, her sprawling warehouse of vintage pieces on the outskirts of Philadelphia, as well as the e-commerce challenges she’s tackling and why she’d rather repair and improve existing items than produce new ones.

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June 7, 2023

This Atlanta shop owner didn’t want to be ‘another guy with a great eye’

Interior designer and shop owner Bradley Odom of the Atlanta-based shop Dixon Rye explains how his pivot to independent retail was 20 years in the making, why he prioritizes editorial content, and what “Southern hospitality” really means to the brand.

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May 24, 2023

This Maryland shop owner refused advice to sell ugly things

Interior designer and retailer Laura Hodges of Catonsville, Maryland–based store Domain discusses how the store’s tiny footprint impacts business decisions, the advice she rebuffed, and her brand’s values.

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May 10, 2023

Are Seattle homeowners finally ready to spend on interiors? This retailer says yes

Designer Tim Pfeiffer launched the Seattle design shop Housewright Gallery with architect Steve Hoedemaker in 2013. Here, Pfeiffer and brand director Jodi Davis discuss discovering local makers, the item they can’t keep in stock, and where the Seattle scene is headed.

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