
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: Williams-Sonoma's surprise acquisition. Plus: Design center drama
BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus and editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the latest on tariffs, Williams-Sonoma’s surprise acquisition and a spotlight on Midwestern design. This episode is sponsored by Loloi LINKS Business of Home
On this week’s episode, host Dennis Scully speaks to Stellene Volandes and Elisa Lipsky-Karasz, the editorial leaders of Elle Decor. Volandes, the editorial and brand director of Elle Decor, is also the editor in chief of Town&Country and a Hearst veteran—she’s been at T&C since 2011. Lipsky-Karasz, Elle Decor’s head o

The Thursday Show: Does the design industry need more critics? Plus: The Wells Companies makes an acquisition
Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including the latest on tariffs, HD Buttercup’s sudden closure and whether the design industry needs more critics. Later, Lauren Hudson of The Wells Companies joins the show to talk about why she acquired Vermilion R

The Thursday Show: David Netto makes an acquisition. Plus: What happened at New York design week?
Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including Airbnb’s ambitious expansion, a high-tech new model for lighting production and key takeaways from NYCXDesign. Later, interior designer David Netto joins the show to talk about his acquisition of rug brand
Founded in New York in 1898, Gracie hit its stride in the 1920s, when it began importing handpainted wallpapers. Over the decades, the company built a relationship with a studio in China to produce exquisite custom work—along the way servicing the iconic decorators of the past century, from Elsie de Wolfe to Mario Buat

The Thursday Show: A tariff turnaround. Plus: The quest for a designer-approved recliner
Host Dennis Scully and BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus discuss the biggest news in the design world, including a tariff rollback, Lawson-Fenning’s surprising deal and the rise of the recliner. This episode is sponsored by Jaipur Living and Crate & Barrel LINKS Business of Home