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A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design  Business Podcast

173: Mabley Handler Interior Design Launches New Furniture Line with Kravet Inc

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Design, Business, Arts

4.9810 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2017

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

If you'd like to know what it's like to be a successful Interior Designer in The Hampton's, you're going to enjoy today's show with LuAnn's guest, Austin Handler. Austin and his wife, Jennifer Mabely, are the principals of Mabely Handler Interior Design in The Hampton's. Listen in today, to find out about this leading design firm that has been featured many many times, in both magazines and on TV.   LuAnn does a lot of work herself, in The Hampton's. She says that it's like it's own little planet. On today's show, you will hear about Austin and Jennifer's fabulous projects there and the great success of  their Interior Design Business, which they started in The Hampton's in 2002 and also about their work which has been featured in numerous publications, including Hampton's Cottages and Gardens, Hampton's Magazine, Beach Magazine, Coastal Living,  Lux Interiors and Design, Ocean Home, Traditional Home, The New York times, The Daily News and the New York Post, along with News Day and NBC's LX TV, Open House, New York City, News 12 and The Discovery Channel.   Kravet Inc. recently launched their brand new line of furniture, which has been designed by Mabely Handler Interior Design. Listen in today, as Austin shares the back story on the creation and the execution of this truly gorgeous new line of furniture.   Today, Austin talks to LuAnn about:   What it's like, working as a designer in The Hampton's, where the design has its own feel and vibe. Finding the balance in design, between luxurious living and durability. What it was like, breaking into Interior Design in The Hampton's and breaking the stereotype of 'taking your designer with you'. When their room, which wasn't a feature room, in their first show house for Hampton's Cottages and Gardens Magazine was featured in The New York Times. How they came to develop The Hampton Aesthetic, their line of furniture with Kravet Inc. The kind of furniture in The Hampton Aesthetic line. Austin and Jennifer's initial meeting with Kravet Inc. about the furniture design and how they managed to convey their concepts and their vision, with clarity. The very well known Hampton's design style. How they set the scene, to create the right atmosphere, to sell The Hampton's Aesthetic furniture line to Cravet Inc. How they set a trend for creating coastal design collections. How they used certain fabrics and materials to give The Hampton Aesthetic maximum versatility. Why Kravet was always first on the list to make Jennifer's furniture. The incredible support that they got from the expert team at Kravet Inc., every step of the way. The pieces that they designed that didn't make the collection. The great value Austin and Jennifer found in the sharing of expertise with Kravet Inc. The great pleasure that it's been for Austin and Jennifer to work with Kravet. Austin's websites: http://www.mableyhandler.com http://www.kravet.com/products/collections/ www.curatedkravet.com

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0:00.0

Have you heard about the exciting new exhibit by the Black Artists and Designers Guild,

0:05.6

which was commissioned by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City?

0:11.1

Big news, right?

0:12.6

The Cooper Hewitt's exhibition is called Making Home, Smithsonian Design Triennial.

0:18.2

Now, the batch designers exhibit is titled the Underground Library,

0:23.8

inspired by the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad is the clandestine network

0:28.6

established in the early 19th century through which many enslaved African Americans

0:33.6

traveled in search of freedom. This library installation represents a 21st century sanctuary surrounded by art, objects,

0:43.5

artifacts, and books of black legacy.

0:46.9

In reimagining and repurposing the Andrew Carnegie Personal Library,

0:52.7

badge invites you to examine the power of home libraries

0:56.1

and the significance of literacy, remembering that African Americans were denied the right to read

1:02.3

under slavery. I'm honored to share that Window Works in Livingston was asked by badge to create

1:08.7

the flat panels for the windows. We used a custom design fabric

1:12.5

by badge members, and the fabric was fabricated by Stacey Garcia's team at Libatex. So please make a

1:20.0

point to visit this inspired space the next time you are in New York City. The exhibition runs

1:25.5

from November 24 all the way through August 10th,

1:30.0

2025. So you have plenty of time to get this on your calendar. We will put links in the show notes.

1:40.8

Welcome to a well-designed business with your host, Luann Migara.

1:49.3

Luan has a lifetime of experience building a multi-million dollar business with her husband and cousin,

1:54.5

and she knows the challenges you face in your interior design business.

1:58.6

Luan brings you real-life answers to your most pressing problems, as well as practical strategies to explode your interior design business. Luann brings you real-life answers to your most pressing problems,

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