Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBilly Cotton tried to quit interior design. The universe had other ideas
Episode 218
From creating a line of tableware to design projects that landed him on the AD100, Billy Cotton’s career has seen him apply his talents to a wide ran…
3 years, 10 months ago
Can you balance idealism and business? Connie Matisse is working on it
Episode 217
Founded in 2010 by Connie Matisse, her husband Alex, and their friend John Vigeland, East Fork began as a small pottery studio. The company has since…
3 years, 11 months ago
How two friends named John reshaped the design business
Episode 216
John Edelman and John McPhee met by chance while working for Edelman’s brother, Sam in the footwear business—their partnership would ultimately resha…
3 years, 11 months ago
How did Harry Styles end up on the cover of Better Homes & Gardens?
Episode 215
With stints at Domino, House and Garden, and Martha Stewart Living, Stephen Orr is a publishing veteran who has seen most sides of the shelter media …
3 years, 11 months ago
Zak+Fox founder Zak Profera on the power of details
Episode 214
A decade ago, Zak Profera started his company—Zak & Fox—a decade ago as a small line of printed linens. Through great design, determination and a rel…
4 years ago
Can rugs be innovative? Brian Erden thinks so
Episode 213
After years in the textile industry, Brian Erden had a series of innovations: One was to weave metals like bronze and brass deeply into the backgroun…
4 years ago
Shanan Campanaro of Eskayel on creating a cult favorite textile brand
Episode 212
After a breakup left Shanan Campanaro in a near-empty apartment, she decided to tap into her fine art background and create some bespoke wallcovering…
4 years ago
Jonathan Miller on real estate as a spectator sport
Episode 211
Jonathan Miller, the president and CEO of real estate appraisal and consulting firm Miller Samuel, discusses what rapidly rising interest rates will …
4 years ago
Thibaut is proudly old school
Episode 210
Originally founded as a wallpaper maker in the 19th century, Thibaut has grown over the decades to become a powerhouse brand that now produces wallco…
4 years ago
Martin Brudnizki: "If you can design a restaurant, you can design anything"
Episode 209
A truly cosmopolitan interior designer, Martin Brudnizki was raised in Sweden, started his business in London, and now operates an office in New York…
4 years, 1 month ago