The Chairish Podcast
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Hosted by beloved design-insider Michael Boodro, The Chairish Podcast looks behind the glamour of the interior design industry at a time when all aspects of the business, from sourcing to marketing to client communication to underlying business models are undergoing rapid disruption. Drawing on experience and insights from today's top practitioners, including leading designers, architects..
The Chairish Podcast
2w ago
Design industry events and trade fairs are back—but are they still important? With designers busier than ever, should they allot the time and the money to go? What makes an event something you need to attend in person? Is it still crucial to search for newness and trends? Will the networking opportunities really benefit your business? High Point Market president Tammy Covington Nagem, LCDQ executive director Tamar Mashigian, and interior designer Denise McGaha discuss the importance of design trade gatherings, how and why they remain relevant, and how designers can get the most out of attendin ..read more
The Chairish Podcast
1M ago
After all the meetings, consultations, and brainstorming sessions with clients, how do you convey that the plans and concepts you come up with will meet their needs and fulfill their dreams? How do you dazzle them so that they get inspired and excited—and write the checks necessary for the project to move ahead? Client presentations are crucial. Three highly successful practitioners of architecture and design—Michael G. Imber, Nina Farmer, and Gideon Mendelson—reveal how they use everything from watercolor images, detailed renderings, mood boards, software programs, and samples to illustrate t ..read more
The Chairish Podcast
2M ago
Palm Beach is undergoing a style renaissance, attracting new generations of bon vivants and design lovers. Nothing exemplifies this better than the resurgence of the Colony Hotel, which for generations served as a favorite getaway for royalty, movie stars, politicians, and wealthy tycoons. Under its new owners, the Colony, also known as the Pink Paradise, has turned to style setters Celerie Kemble, Aerin Lauder, Mark D. Sikes, and now Chairish, to create fresh takes on traditional Palm Beach style. To celebrate the launch of the Chairish Villa, Colony Hotel owner Sarah Wetenhall joins local de ..read more
The Chairish Podcast
3M ago
One of New York City’s most fashionable women—and one its most influential—Linda
Fargo is a style setter, a fashion force, and a master of high-end retailing. As Senior Vice
President of Fashion and Store Presentation Director at the legendary Bergdorf Goodman,
she shapes the look and feel of one of the city’s most iconic destinations. She sets trends,
nurtures careers, and inspires all of us to dream. As Bergdorf unveils the second iteration
of the Chairish Art Gallery, she talks about her legendary career, why her eye has always
been her most powerful tool, what’s ahead for retailing, how sh ..read more
The Chairish Podcast
4M ago
Every New Year brings a focus on what’s next, what trends are on the rise, and what we
hope to banish once and for all. With the housing market in the doldrums, inflation still a
factor, and technology making advances every day, changes are sure to encompass a lot
more than colors and styles. Three designers from across the country—Katie McCaffrey,
Benjamin Johnston, and Danielle Colding—weigh in what’s inspiring them now, how they
see their businesses adapting in the year ahead, what technology they plan to adopt, and
why they remain excited about 2024.
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The Chairish Podcast
5M ago
To celebrate the 100th episode of the Chairish podcast, we reached out to four women who founded enterprises that have succeeded for a full decade. At a time when most new businesses fail, these women launched companies in highly competitive fields—fashion, beauty, interior design, and online sales—and not only survived but continue to thrive. When Rebecca Hessel Cohen founded her fashion line LoveShackFancy, she was told her feminine and flirtatious aesthetic would never sell. April Gargiulo of Vintner’s Daughter upended the skincare business with a single product. Charlot ..read more
The Chairish Podcast
6M ago
One of the surest ways to add distinction and visual richness to any interior is to
collaborate with artisans. Decorative painting, gilding, verre eglomisé, cast plaster, carvings
and wood inlays are only a few of the many techniques that can personalize and glamorize
projects. How can you work with artisans to expand your vision? And how do you find the
talents to execute your design ideas? Three skilled artisans—Cindy Simes, Jonas Everets,
and Leah Beth Fishman—weigh in on what artisans bring to the table, how they are
organizing to make it easier to find and collaborate with them, how they ..read more
The Chairish Podcast
7M ago
Rooms that are richly layered, full of saturated colors, bold graphic patterns, and scenic
wallpapers are all over social media and fill the pages of shelter magazines. Maximalist
style is definitely here, as two new books chronicle. But is it here to stay? Three
designers—Hillary Taylor, Matthew Carter, and Alexander Doherty—weigh in what
elements of the trend they have adapted, why a theatrical approach is not always the best
option, and what they see ahead. Could subtlety and softness be on the horizon?
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The Chairish Podcast
7M ago
Known for her exuberant blend of Hollywood glamor and restrained Parisian chic, Mary
McDonald has become one of today's most sought-after interior designers. But her
success goes far beyond the richly imagined, graphic, and colorful rooms that have made
her a social media star and a favorite of shelter magazines. She also designs fabrics and
wallpapers, rugs, lighting, and furniture. She’s even conquered television. In an exclusive
interview, she talks about her early years in fashion, her love of drama and theatricality,
where she finds inspiration, why she now considers herself a country gir ..read more
The Chairish Podcast
8M ago
On the 40th anniversary of Ralph Lauren Home, which is being celebrated with a lavish new book, three former RL staffers who went on to establish their own successful careers—Joy Moyler, Jenny Wolf, and Mark Cunningham—look at Ralph Lauren’s impact on two generations of American interior designers, their own memories of working for the company and what they learned, how the firm attracts and retains top-tier talent, and why Ralph Lauren’s multi-faceted dreams of the American home remain so potent and so powerful.
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