Business of Home Podcast

Remy Renzullo is a young American designer, but he’s already packed a lifetime’s worth of accomplishments into a decade-long career: being named to the AD100, collaborating with Watts 1874 on a fabric line, and decorating Castle Howard, a baroque manor house in the English countryside. Next on the list? Opening a hotel in Tuscany. On this episode of the podcast, Renzullo speaks with host Dennis Sc...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including Nordic Knots’ big fundraise , RH’s dramatic earnings call , and how designers are finding opportunity in a frozen housing market. Later, GreenRow VP Jaimee Seabury joins the show to talk about Williams-Sonoma's sustainability-focused brand. This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Chelse...

David Littman got into the lighting industry as a young man, acquiring a small, struggling manufacturing business. Across the span of four decades, he’s built an empire. Hudson Valley’s portfolio now includes its namesake brand plus CSL, Troy Lighting, Corbett, Mitzi, and, more recently, Sonneman and Schoolhouse.  On this episode of the podcast Littman tells host Dennis Scully about why the lighti...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a Roman and Williams lawsuit , why home stocks are tanking, and the end of the metaverse. Later, editor Ben Reynaert joins the show to talk about his new book, The Layered Home . This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Newport Brass LINKS The Layered Home Business of Home      

Neal Beckstedt was already an accomplished designer before he went out on his own, working for Arquitectronica and serving as studio director for S. Russell Groves before finally putting up his own shingle in 2010. Since then, his tastefully warm take on modernism has won him high-profile projects and accolades in the press, including inclusion on Elle Decor ’s A-List and the AD100. On this episod...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including SideDoor’s next chapter , designer coworking , and a dramatic deadline for Charles Cohen . Later, author John Ota joins the show to discuss his new book, The Dining Room .   This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Newport Brass LINKS The Dining Room Business of Home

Sean Low got his start in the field running event designer Preston Bailey’s company, but after working with Vicente Wolf, he began consulting more and more with interior designers—along the way taking on Timothy Corrigan, Kevin Isbell and Nate Berkus as clients. Today Low runs a coaching business focused on helping designers reframe their firms for the better—he’s also Business of Home ’s advice c...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a fundraise for Ernesta, the ethics of AI, and whether Instagram has ruined interior design. Later, Elizabeth Rees, the founder of Chasing Paper, joins the show to tell her company's story and talk about its new fabric line.   This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Newport Brass LINKS...

After an early career working at the famed Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan, Jeffrey Bilhuber burst onto the scene with his own firm, quickly becoming a prominent voice in American design. Over the course of a sparkling career, he’s been named to Elle Decor ’s A-List and the AD100, won the Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award, published five books, and worked with high profile clients like Davie Bow...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the latest earnings from Arhaus and 1stDibs, a deep dive into the AD100 , and whether or not good taste can be taught. Later, Luxe editor in chief Jill Cohen joins the show to talk about her ultra-exclusive new design book project .   This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Newport Bras...

It’s difficult to quickly sum up Keith Granet’s career: he’s been a business consultant to high-profile interior designers for over three decades, but he’s also the founder of the Leaders of Design , the chairman of the board at software platform Studio Designer , and the author of several books on the design business. More recently, Granet took over the Decorative Furnishings Association , and is...

Host Dennis Scully, BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus and associate editor Caroline Bourque discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling , highlights from KBIS and a Taylor Swift textile trademark dispute. Later, John Edelman joins the show to discuss his new role at Haworth. This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Morris & Co.  LINKS Haworth Business o...

A longtime New Yorker and a media veteran, Wendy Goodman’s first job in publishing was working as Anna Wintour’s assistant at Harper’s Bazaar . After leaving the fashion world behind, she built her career in design, where she has become one of the industry’s most beloved editors, publishing conversation-starting homes week after week in the pages of New York . On this episode of the podcast, Goodm...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a high-profile hire , Williams-Sonoma's AI ad deal , and why the uber-affluent are spending big on home security. Later, Havenly CEO Lee Mayer joins the show to talk about her acquisition of design platform The Expert.   This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Morris & Co. LINKS The Exp...

Seth Kaplowitz occupies a unique niche, providing both legal services and career guidance for designers and design world brands alike. His client list includes some of the industry’s biggest names, but plenty of successful under-the-radar firms as well, giving him a good view of the full scope of the industry.  On this episode of the podcast, Kaplowitz speaks with host Dennis Scully about the evid...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the results of the Food52 bankruptcy auction, why designers are embracing electric kitchens and how cold weather might heat up the real estate market. Later, designer Bella Mancini joins the show to talk about elevating a partner at her firm.  This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Mor...

Launched in Toulouse, France in 1985, Élitis is the opposite of a heritage textile brand. Its founder, Patrice Marraud des Grottes, wanted to break with stale tradition and present vivid artistic patterns, work with new technologies, and push mills to innovate. Known for challenging conventions, Élitis was once described as an “enfant terrible” in the world of high-end French fabric and wallcoveri...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a big tariff development, a platform that aims to make purchasing easier for designers, and the rise of the one percent celebrity . Later, publicist Michael McGraw joins the show to discuss his new collectible design gallery.  This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Morris & Co LINKS Mc...

Raised in Beverly Hills with a film director father, Madeline Stuart made her way into design working for up-and-coming screenwriters and actors. While the movies have played an enormous part in Stuart’s career, her work has the depth of a novel—carefully studied, richly textured, and endlessly layered. Her firm has been featured on Elle Deco r’s A-List and the AD100, won numerous awards, and her...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including California’s ban on digitally altered real estate listings, a look at how AI might threaten the rendering business and why Chairish’s owner keeps rejecting takeover bids . This episode is sponsored by Loloi .  LINKS Stump & Company Business of Home

Young Huh spent her first decade in business slowly building a firm and honing her skills. Then in 2019, her room for the Kips Bay Show House was a breakout success, taking her career to the next level. Since then, she’s been named to the AD100, and her first book, A Mood, A Thought, A Feeling comes out in March. On this episode of the podcast, she speaks with host Dennis Scully about helping to l...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen  discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the latest on tariffs, highlights from design events in Paris and London, and why a robot might be making your next sofa. Later, Lauren Hudson, Claire German and Charlotte Roberts join the show to talk about Design Destination London.  This episode is sponsored by Loloi .  LINKS The...

Working as an artist and designer in the San Francisco Bay Area, Serena Dugan’s chance meeting with entrepreneur Lily Kantor led to the creation of Serena & Lily in 2003. What started as a design-driven nursery bedding company grew bigger and bigger with each passing year, eventually becoming the lifestyle giant it is today. In 2017 Dugan left the brand, but she re-emerged in 2020 with a boutique...

Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a surprise acquisition , Trump’s housing moves, and why clients are craving an analog lifestyle at home. Later, journalist Rachel Kurzius of The Washington Post joins the show to talk about the downside of viral sofas , and to tell the story of a 17-year client lawsuit .   This episode...

Michael Diaz-Griffith’s background is in the world of antiques—he served as executive director of the Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation, has held various positions at the Winter Show, and authored a book on the rise of young collectors, The New Antiquarians . He is now the CEO of the Design Leadership Network, one of the industry’s key professional organizations, dedicated to connecting designers...