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September 24, 2025

These Brooklyn retailers are creating a designer hub on Atlantic Avenue

Designers Colin Stief and Sarah Zames, owners of Brooklyn-based showroom Assembly Line, talk about developing local events, the learning curve of hiring staff, and why a certain medicine cabinet sells like gangbusters.

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September 19, 2025

Brooklyn fire destroys a hub for artists and makers

A catastrophic fire tore through a warehouse in Red Hook, decimating a building that was home to dozens of artists, makers and furniture showrooms.

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July 11, 2025

This creator hopes her new Houston inn changes the way people think about antiques

Lily Barfield, the entrepreneur behind the popular Instagram account and shop Lily’s Vintage Finds, just opened a nine-room boutique hotel in Houston. She shares what inspired that decision.

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June 30, 2025

Miminat Designs opens in London, Perigold unveils its first-ever physical location, and more

From the New York Design Center to the Lone Star State, BOH has gathered all the showroom news to have on your radar this coming month.

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April 4, 2025

Why Ryan Saghian is opening an Eichholtz showroom in LA

Next week, the Los Angeles designer is cutting the ribbon on the Dutch brand’s newest showroom in a unique collaboration.

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April 1, 2025

Kravet rolls out a bold showroom expansion strategy

With new showrooms in places like Alabama, New Jersey and South Carolina, the fabric giant is zeroing in on secondary markets at a rapid speed. We spoke with the company’s leadership to delve into the thinking behind the new strategy.

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November 8, 2024

The DCOTA is sold at auction

Following a swift, uncontested sale, the Design Center of the Americas changed hands for a hammer price of $76 million.

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November 5, 2024

The DCOTA is scheduled to hit the auction block this Friday. Here’s what to know

Months of back-and-forth legal power plays have culminated in a looming auction of Charles Cohen’s assets—including the Design Center of the Americas—scheduled for November 8. What does that mean for the design industry?

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August 15, 2024

The DCOTA is back on the auction block

After a proposed summer sale was delayed by litigation, a portfolio of Cohen Brothers real estate assets—including the Design Center of the Americas—is scheduled to be sold in what may be the largest UCC foreclosure auction in history.

shops & showrooms

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February 22, 2024

Fred Segal Home: Can the shop-in-shop format work in the design world?

With a fashion-forward perspective and a curatorial approach, the newly launched Fred Segal Home hopes to carve out its own path in L.A.’s crowded showroom scene.

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