designer interview
Step inside House Beautiful’s 2025 Whole Home, where Austin designer-developer Sara Malek Barney of BANDD/DESIGN bridges luxury hospitality and residential comfort in a stunning new build in the city’s Deep Eddy neighborhood. Discover how she turned a nine-month sprint into an urban treehouse that redefines livable design and everyday luxury.
Step inside the creative mind of designer Kim Salmela as she unveils her latest work for Norwalk Furniture and Crypton Fabrics. In this exclusive interview, she shares how heritage, sustainability, and a fearless mix of styles shape her timeless yet trend-aware approach to design.
Austin Allen James is an artist, designer, poet, entrepreneur, educator, and father of two. Austin, or AAJ as some refer to him, will be sharing the inside scoop behind both his creative and design processes. Austin’s lifelong passion and love of color, words, phrases, and objects has led to his experimenting with paint and design to become a professional artist, poet, object designer, and trendsetter.