Julie A. Palm

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Standout seating

An equestrian-inspired sofa. A hair-on-hide stool. An armchair with a back and seat that appears to float. We rounded up stunning new and notable sofas, dining chairs and accent chairs.

Designing for all the single ladies

Women who live by themselves account for about 13% of homeowners — and their share of the market is growing. It’s a segment that needs more attention from designers.

Why do you do what you do?

By reevaluating your purpose, you can find more fulfillment in your work and better serve your clients. We’ve got some questions to help you get started.

Is the luxury market collapsing?

Recent reports of falling demand have given producers of luxury consumer goods reason to worry. Is the luxury housing market weakening, too?

You aren’t hallucinating: AI can lead you astray

With AI hallucinations getting worse — and the bots producing some awful verbiage in the home furnishings industry — it’s clear that the high-tech aids still need your judgment, skill and creativity to put them to their best use.

Professional lessons from an unlikely source

A bestselling series of detective novels offers profound guidance you can carry into your own work. It starts with getting comfortable declaring things many of us struggle to say: “I don’t know,” “I need help,” “I’m sorry” and “I was wrong.”

Bienenstock Furniture Library inspires designers

“If you educate yourself on the history of furniture and design, you can use that as inspiration to create the future,” says Karla Jones, executive director of the Bienenstock Furniture Library in High Point. The only way to see the library’s collection of more than 5,000 books is to visit in person. It’s worth the trip.

Wonder walls

From textural, nature-inspired tiles to reimagined grass cloth and chinoiserie, producers are offering new treatments that will enliven any wall.

Eisen Design House expands team

Launched a little more than a year ago out of uber-successful staging firm Interior Marketing Group, Eisen Design House has added to its team and set its sights on the AD100 list.

A prescription for designer burnout

Caleb Anderson wants fellow interior designers to reevaluate their purpose with an eye toward wellness, sustainability and collaboration. He did it at Drake/Anderson — and it’s reshaping his business. Just think, he says, what a collective reimagining could do for the world.