Business of Home Podcast

Business of Home, Dennis Scully

Business of Home's host Dennis Scully interviews thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and creatives about the changes and challenges facing the interior design community.

  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    The Thursday Show: How Dan Rosen became TikTok's favorite design critic. Plus: Who will take the helm at Elle Decor?

    BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus and host Dennis Scully discuss the biggest news in the industry, including more Charles Cohen drama, changes at the top for several shelter publications, and a look at Kravet’s latest tech experiment. Later, comedian Dan Rosen joins the show to talk about his accidental career as a design critic.

    This episode is sponsored by Kohler and Klafs

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    Dan Rosen
    Middlebrow Podcast
    Business of Home

    7 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 49 minutes 18 seconds
    How Roche Bobois blends furniture, fashion, and the French 'Art de Vivre'

    Founded in 1960, over the decades Roche Bobois has become synonymous with chic contemporary design. The first furniture brand to advertise in fashion magazines, today Roche Bobois’s hit products include the iconic Mah Jong and Bubble sofas, and hundreds of the brand’s showrooms are spread out all over the world.

    On this episode of the podcast, the brand’s international director Martin Gleize speaks with host Dennis Scully about why the post-COVID landscape is fraught with confusion for furniture companies, the opportunities and challenges in China, and why the biggest mistake for any brand is to try to be two things at once. 

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Annie Selke

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    Roche Bobois
    Dennis Scully
    Business of Home

    4 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    The Thursday Show: What happened at High Point? Plus: Why Williams-Sonoma is suing Dupe.com

    BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus and host Dennis Scully discuss the biggest news in the industry, including Design Manager’s new acquisitions, why Williams Sonoma is suing Dupe.com, and Amazon’s rumored $20 sofa. Later, BOH editor in chief Kaitlin Petersen joins the show to recap High Point Market.

    This episode is sponsored by Kohler and Klafs

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    High Point Market
    Business of Home

    31 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Susana Simonpietri of Chango wants to break the cycle of toxic workplaces

    After an artistic childhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico, interior designer Susana Simonpietri’s early studies took her to Europe and then New York, where she went on to work for some of the industry’s biggest names. Since going out on her own in the wake of the great recession, Simonpietri has built up a team of 30, published her work widely in top shelter magazines, and brought a warm, thoughtfully edited approach to projects across the country

    On this episode of the podcast, Simonpietri speaks with host Dennis Scully about how past experiences have taught her to screen clients carefully, how she learned to hire and work with the next generation of designers, and why she’s determined to break the industry cycle of toxic workplaces. 

    This episode is sponsored by Four Hands and Surya

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    Chango
    Dennis Scully
    Business of Home

    28 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 57 minutes 1 second
    The Thursday Show: Is design media too celebrity-obsessed? Plus: The Ticking Tent heads to Brooklyn

    BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus and host Dennis Scully discuss the biggest news in the industry, including more fallout from Hurricane Helene, a renovation boom and what a controversial celebrity home tour says about the state of design media. Later, Christina Juarez and Ben Reynaert share the story of their shoppable event, The Ticking Tent.  

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Isla Porter

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    The Thursday Show live at High Point Market
    The Ticking Tent
    Business of Home

    24 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 52 minutes 28 seconds
    Ruggable's 'overnight success' was a decade in the making

    In recent years, Ruggable’s machine washable rugs have become a bona fide hit product, but the company is anything but an overnight success. Founder Jeneva Bell’s story is an agonizing tale of false starts, setbacks and roadblocks—it took almost a decade of effort to get Ruggable off the ground. Today the company employs hundreds across three factories, and drops regular collaborations with top designers like Martyn Lawrence Bullard, Jonathan Adler and Justina Blakeney. 

    On this episode of the podcast Bell tells host Dennis Scully about how she found the resilience to get through hard times, why reading memoirs beats looking at social media, and why there’s more to success than just hard work.

    This episode is sponsored by Four Hands and Surya

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    Ruggable
    Dennis Scully
    Business of Home

    21 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    The Thursday Show: Banana Republic quits furniture, Havenly makes a buy. Plus: The state of play in home retail

    BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus and host Dennis Scully discuss the biggest news in the industry, including Havenly’s newest acquisition, Banana Republic’s exit from furniture, and why Hearst’s AI deal is drawing backlash. Later, columnist Warren Shoulberg joins the show to break down the state of play in home retail.  

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Isla Porter

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    The Thursday Show live at High Point Market
    Warren Shoulberg
    Business of Home

    17 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 43 minutes 6 seconds
    Mark D. Sikes's muse is America

    Mark D. Sikes came to design as a second career after decades in retail, but he’s made up for lost time. In just over ten years, he’s released three best-selling books, earned a spot on the AD100, and worked for high-profile clients like Reese Witherspoon, Nancy Meyers and Dr. Jill Biden. More recently, Sikes brought his take on classic American style to Blair House, redesigning an iconic Washington residence used to host heads of state: its guest list includes everyone from Winston Churchill to Justin Trudeau.

    On this episode of the podcast, Sikes speaks to host Dennis Scully about why consistency has been the key to his success, the surprising strategy that helped his books take off, and why his muse is America.

    This episode is sponsored by Four Hands and Surya

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    Mark D. Sikes
    Dennis Scully
    Business of Home

    14 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 58 minutes 21 seconds
    The Thursday Show: East Fork's Alex Matisse on rebuilding after Helene. Plus: Will a wave of silicosis lawsuits upend the engineered stone industry?

    BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus and host Dennis Scully discuss the biggest news in the industry, including a quick end to the dockworkers strike, the shuttering of an online antiques site, and a look at whether a wave of silicosis lawsuits will upend the world of engineered stone. Later, East Fork CEO Alex Matisse joins the show to talk about Helene's impact and what comes next for North Carolina.   

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Isla Porter

    HELENE RELIEF
    Red Cross of North Carolina
    BeLoved Asheville

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    East Fork
    Business of Home

    10 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 51 minutes 49 seconds
    From coronations to red telephone booths, Watts 1874 is a textile brand intertwined with British history

    Watts dates back to the late 19th century, when three architects banded together to start a company that made fabrics and decor for both the church and residential use. Over the course of the next 150 years, Watts’ history would be intertwined with Britain’s—it produced garments worn during the coronations of Edward VII, Elizabeth II and Charles III. Today, it’s also a modern fabric and wallcoverings brand, sold to designers all over the world.

    On this episode of the podcast, host Dennis Scully speaks to Watts’ creative director Fiona Flint and its managing director Marie Severine de Caraman Chimay (better known as “MS”) about how the company has survived a century and a half by staying nimble, the ups and downs of doing business in America, and how they walk the line between celebrating their history and looking to the future.

    This episode is sponsored by Four Hands and Surya

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    Watts 1874
    Dennis Scully
    Business of Home

    7 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 54 minutes 31 seconds
    The Thursday Show: Helene hits North Carolina and dockworkers strike. Plus: Nasozi Kakembo's African decor edit

    BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus and host Dennis Scully discuss the biggest news in the industry, including this week’s port strike, why Zillow is highlighting climate risks, and Hurricane Helene’s impact on the design community. Later, designer and author Nasozi Kakembo joins the show to talk about her book on African decor.  

    This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Isla Porter

    HELENE RELIEF
    Red Cross of North Carolina
    BeLoved Asheville

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    Nasozi Kakembo
    Business of Home

    3 October 2024, 10:00 am
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