The Chaise Lounge: Interior Design
Summary: Talking the business of interior design. Each week, Nick May interviews successful interior designers from around the world to find out how they have grown their successful interior design business. We talk marketing, client management, staff management, and all the little things that go into creating a great design business.
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ICFF show 1: Ethnicraft Founder and ICFF On this episode of The Lounge, Nick joins us from ICFF New York! He speaks with Heather Wood, the marketing manager for ICFF, and Ethnicraft CEO and founder Benoit Loos. Nick welcomes back Benjamin Moore as our sponsor. He has almost exclusively used their paints for his painting businesses since...
Therese Virserius: A Worldly Hospitality Designer On this episode of The Lounge, Therese Virserius joins Nick at Porcelanosa in New York to talk about her design business. She may have started out in law but today she is a multinational interior design business owner, there’s nothing unlawful about that. From Paris, Montreal, Berlin, to Brussels, Tunisia...
Kim Vance: Creating Color in a Whole New Way On this episode of The Lounge, Kim Vance of Whyte and Company joins us from Dallas to talk about creating color in a whole new way: in sinks! Kim discovered a niche that didn’t previously exist and then filled it by manufacturing colorful sinks. Nick and Kim...
Miami Interior Designer: David Charette Today in The Lounge, Nick chats with David Charette, one half of the Miami based design firm Britto Charette, from the Porcelanosa flagship building in NYC. Learn about David’s early days as a designer, his journey to Miami, and the lessons he learned from opening a design firm shortly after...
Photography by Joshua McHugh Blaze Makoid Architecture On this episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick chats with Blaze Makoid of Blaze Makoid Architecture. Blaze shares with us the challenges of starting his own business, how he get’s the word out about his firm, and what’s on the horizon. Getting to know Blaze Blaze Makoid is...
Anthony Michael: Chicago Designer of High-end Homes and Yacht Design On this episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick chats with Anthony Michael of Anthony Michael Interior Design. Anthony is passionate about design and shares his 30+ history in the industry, how he manages clients and his enthusiasm for yacht projects. Getting to know Anthony Anthony...
Industry: Can we talk Green Design? On this episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick chats with Phyllis Harbinger, interior design industry expert. Nick and Phyllis get into green design, what that means, and how to incorporate these design principles in residential projects. Specifying Sustainable Products in Residential Design Phyllis Harbinger joins Nick in The Lounge...
Sarah Wilson: Career reset into Interior Design On this episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick chats with Sarah Wilson of Chansaerae Interior Design. Sarah shares how she restarted her career in a new industry, working for herself, and also shares her goals for 2017. Getting to know Sarah Wilson Sarah Wilson joins Nick in The...
Sanja Radovanovic: Home Staging from Rome On this episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick chats with Sanja Radovanovic on home staging, her ambassadorship with IAHSP in Europe, and what’s next for her in the world of home staging. Getting to know Sanja Radovanovic Sanja Radovanovic, born in Serbia, currently lives in Rome, after residing in...
Betsy Helmuth: Affordable Interior Designer On this episode of The Louge, fellow podcaster and interior designer, Betsy Helmuth joins us to talk about Affordable Interior Design and how to design your own home on a budget, at your leisure. Her podcast, Big Design, Small Budget runs every Tuesday and is available on iTunes where she spills inside...
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High Point Spring Market 2017 Show #2
High Point Spring Market 2017 Show #1 Today in The Lounge we have a special treat. Nick has just returned from High Point Spring Market where he conducted TWELVE separate interviews. Also, we’ve mixed it up a bit: instead of interviewing interior designers, in this series, Nick talks to different manufacturers, furniture designers, magazine editors...
Angela Harris and Trio Environments On this episode of The Chaise Lounge, Nick chats with Angela Harris of Trio Environments. Angela shares her journey from business to design, the story of starting her own company, and how she manages that company. Getting to know Angela Harris Trio Environments is located in Denver, where Angela grew...
