trade tales
This week, seven designers share how they let clients down easy when they request something that isn’t quite right for their space.
retail watch
RH shares hit a record low midweek, as the company’s fourth-quarter earnings were released in tandem with Trump’s new tariffs. Still, CEO Gary Friedman says the brand is still positioned for long-term success.
meet the makers
Textile designer Nathalie Van der Massen and ceramist Karen Verlinden’s new collaborative series, Folded Echoes, pushes the boundary between their respective crafts.
technology
Two years into the deluge of direct-to-consumer AI design platforms, a to-the-trade option has arrived in the form of DecorX, a tool launched by Markor chairman Mark Feng and available through Caracole’s trade portal.