Business of Home Podcast

Maury Riad’s connection to the trade goes back decades—from running Fortuny, the storied Italian fabric brand his family owns, to Fuigo, the design management software and shared workspace he co-founded in 2016. His vision for the industry, which he likes to call “To the Trade Trade 2.0,” includes making the interior design process more transparent in its pricing and business models. This week, he chats about how the trade has become devalued in the digital world and how this can be reversed through collaboration, organization and community-building.

Started in 1976, for decades Surya was a modest rug manufacturer. But when Satya Tiwari—the son of the company’s founder—joined the business in the early 2000s, he began pushing it to grow, and over the years it has become a large-scale industry player, covering multiple categories and doing hundreds of millions in revenue. Last year, Tiwari went on an acquisition spree, culminating in the purchase of the Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams brand.

On this episode of The Business of Home Podcast, Tiwari chats with host Dennis Scully about his plans for Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, why private equity isn’t a good fit for the home industry, and why opportunity is greatest when times are tough.

This episode is sponsored by Daniel House Club

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Architect, designer and artist Suchi Reddy is devoted to the study of neuroaesthetics—the science of how art and design affects the brain and body. Through collaborative installations with Google and Johns Hopkins University, she’s brought real data to the big questions about whether good design is good for our wellbeing. On this episode of the podcast, Reddy speaks with host Dennis Scully about why “style” is the wrong way to think about what works about a room, how AI will help eliminate mediocrity, and why our homes make us who we are.

This episode is sponsored by Minted

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Dennis Scully
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A fourth-generation Californian, Nathan Turner’s style is seeped in the culture and aesthetics of the Golden State. After college he opened a shop in Los Angeles that quickly became a designer favorite—but a role on the hit reality show Million Dollar Decorators rocket-powered his own design career.

Now Turner is launching his own fabric line and considering a return to retail. On this episode of the podcast he speaks with host Dennis Scully about the lessons he learned from Mario Buatta, how being on TV landed him clients in Asia, and why he doesn’t think about holes in the market—but rather, what he has to offer.

This episode is sponsored by The Shade Store and Hartmann&Forbes

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Dennis Scully
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BOH executive editor Fred Nicolaus and host Dennis Scully discuss the biggest news in the design industry, including an update on troubled design brands Burke Decor and Pirch, surprising renovation numbers from Houzz, and a list of the most iconic furniture from the last century. Later, lawyer David Adler joins the show to break down the Donald Judd Foundation's lawsuit against Kim Kardashian and her designers.

This episode is sponsored by Loloi and Annie Selke

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