Business of Home Podcast
Business of Home's host Dennis Scully interviews thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and creatives about the changes and challenges facing the interior design community.
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The Thursday Show: Renovation costs are out of control. Plus: Richard Keith Langham on antiques and Alabama
<p>Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the shocking rise in renovation costs, bankruptcy for Designers Guild, and what happened to mushroom leather. Later, designer Richard Keith Langham joins the show to talk about Antiques at the Gardens. </p><p>This episode is sponsored by Joon Loloi and NKBA<br><br>LINKS<br>Richard Keith Langham<br>Antiques at the Gardens<br>Business of Home</p><p> </p>
How Meyer Davis became a global, 24-hour design firm
<p>Will Meyer and Gray Davis are the founders of the award-winning architecture and design firm Meyer Davis. After beginning their careers at legendary New York offices—Meyer at Gwathmey Siegel, and Davis at John Saladino and later Aero Studios—they joined forces in 1999. Over the past 25 years, they’ve built a global practice whose work ranges from Four Seasons hotels and Oscar de la Renta boutiques to homes for clients like Jenna Lyons. Their new book, The Language of Home, out this month, turns the focus to residential design and the ideas that connect their work across hospitality and home...
The Thursday Show: Inside Studio McGee's next big move. Plus: Designers Guild nears bankruptcy
<p>Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including Ethan Allen drama, why Designers Guild is eyeing bankruptcy and a viral debate over client privacy. Later, Later, Shea McGee joins the show to discuss her company's big push into retail. </p><p>This episode is sponsored by Chelsea House and Hickory Chair<br><br>LINKS<br>Studio McGee<br>Shea McGee<br>Business of Home</p><p><br> </p>
Why Wayfair sees an opportunity at the high end
<p>When Niraj Shah and his co-founder Steve Conine started selling furniture online more than two decades ago, furniture brands were skeptical. Today, Wayfair is one of the biggest names in the category, and it's betting heavily on physical retail, with three stores open now and another seven planned by 2028. At the same time, the company is pushing further into the high-end market through its Perigold brand and building out its trade business for designers. </p><p>On this episode of the podcast, Shah speaks with host Dennis Scully about how the K-shaped economy is reshaping the way Wayfair thinks a...
The Thursday Show: RH is betting big on traditional. Plus: Homes & Gardens has a new US magazine
<p>Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including RH’s latest earnings report, the spending habits of the AI elite, and a look at what home brands are doing with their tariff refunds. Later, Homes & Gardens' global brand director Sarah Spiteri joins the show to talk about a new offshoot publication, Anthology. </p><p>This episode is sponsored by Chelsea House and Hickory Chair<br><br>LINKS<br>Homes and Gardens Anthology<br>Business of Home</p>
Annie Meyers-Shyer turned a renovation project into a brand
<p>Annie Meyers-Shyer is the multihyphenate creator behind the popular Instagram account turned home brand This Oak House. The daughter of legendary filmmakers Nancy Meyers and the late Charles Shyer, Annie grew up in a famously creative household, surrounded by the movies, interiors and storytelling that have become part of our cultural vocabulary.</p><p>After documenting the renovation of an historic family home in Los Angeles, Annie found a much larger audience and began building a brand of her own, culminating in a forthcoming book about the process and a new collection of home accessories with Target.</p><p>...
The Thursday Show: The dupe war is over. Plus: 50 years of Blackberry Farm
<p>Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a new report on AI in design, why some brands are selling their own dupes, and the rise of stainless steel. Later, Mary Celeste Beall joins the show to look back on fifty years of Blackberry Farm. </p><p>This episode is sponsored by Chelsea House and Hickory Chair<br><br>LINKS<br>Blackberry Farm<br>Business of Home</p>
The Thursday Show: Thibaut acquires Pindler. Plus: Warren Shoulberg on the state of retail
<p>Host Dennis Scully and BOH editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the acquisition of a beloved West Coast fabric brand, how Instagram might start labeling your AI-generated content, and what designers should know about $1 trillion in art that will change hands over the next decade. Later, BOH columnist Warren Shoulberg joins the show to discuss the state of retail.</p><p>This episode is sponsored by Chelsea House and Hickory Chair<br><br>LINKS<br>Business of Home</p>
David Cohen, gentleman builder
<p>David Cohen is the founder of the New York-based high-end residential contracting firm I-Grace. He started the business in 1988 after cutting his teeth for other builders, and quickly found himself in the midst of greatness, working for architects and designers like Mark Hampton, Oscar Shamamian and Peter Marino. Over the years I-Grace has become an institution—one of the industry’s best-known contracting firms at the top of the market. </p> <p>On this episode of the podcast Cohen speaks with host Dennis Scully about how dealing with stringent summer building rules made his business better, how he got comfo...
The Thursday Show: Williams-Sonoma keeps on winning. Plus: A summer camp for aspiring designers
<p>Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a trade war with Canada, Lovesac drama, and whether designers should give away their services. Later, designer Rainey Richardson joins the show to talk about her program for aspiring designers, Project Design Week. </p> <p>This episode is sponsored by Joon Loloi and Lutron.<br><br>LINKS<br>Rainey Richardson<br>Project Design Week<br>Business of Home</p>
