From Family Roots to Industry Leadership: The Loloi Story with Cyrus Loloi
Season 7 of The Interior Collective Podcast is brought to you by Materio.This episode is brought to you in partnership with Loloi.An operating system built specifically for design projects—from start to finish. That’s what Materio is.From concept to handoff, client billing to procurement—it’s one connected workflow. Try it for free.It’s intuitive. It’s fast. The Interior Collective listeners get 50% off their first month. Just head to getmaterio.com to claim the offer.
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Today on The Interior Collective, I’m joined by Cyrus Loloi, CMO + Principal of Loloi and Joon Loloi. What began as his father’s American dream — immigrating from Iran with almost nothing, and later building Loloi Rugs from the ground up — has become one of the most recognizable names in the home industry. Cyrus and his brother have carried that vision forward, scaling Loloi into a powerhouse brand while simultaneously launching Joon Loloi, a digitally native sister brand expanding into furniture, lighting, art, and more. In our conversation, we’re talking about the evolution of vendor–designer relationships, how brands like Loloi are adapting in today’s challenging marketplace, and what’s next for this family-run business that’s shaping the way designers source for their clients.
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Scaling a Design Firm That’s Built to Last with Gabriela Eisenhart
Season 7 of The Interior Collective Podcast is brought to you by Materio.This episode is brought to you in partnership with Loloi.An operating system built specifically for design projects—from start to finish. That’s what Materio is.From concept to handoff, client billing to procurement—it’s one connected workflow. Try it for free.It’s intuitive. It’s fast. The Interior Collective listeners get 50% off their first month. Just head to getmaterio.com to claim the offer.
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Welcome back to The Interior Collective. I’m your host, Anastasia Casey, and today’s conversation is one that every interior designer needs to hear—especially if you’ve ever felt like you're running a successful business on the outside but struggling to make sense of the numbers behind the scenes.
I’m joined by Gabriela Eisenhart, founder of the award-winning Silo Studio Design based in Atlanta, Georgia. Known for her sophisticated, storytelling interiors that push boundaries while honoring comfort and function, Gabriela leads a growing team creating homes and boutique commercial spaces across the country. But beyond her incredible aesthetic, what really struck me about Gabriela is how seriously she takes the business of design—especially when it comes to profitability, cash flow, and keeping your head in the books as you scale.
In this episode, Gabriela opens up about the early mistakes that shaped her financial approach, the KPIs she watches like a hawk, and why staying personally connected to your bookkeeping is one of the most creative decisions you can make as a business owner. We’re talking pricing strategy, cash flow, profit margins, and how to build a team while staying lean, nimble, and profitable.
If you’re ready to trade burnout for sustainability, and guesswork for clarity—this conversation is your permission slip to get intimate with your numbers and build a business that truly supports your life.
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Streamlining Full-Service Design with a Comprehensive, Flat-Fee Approach with Autumn Oser
Season 7 of The Interior Collective Podcast is brought to you by Materio.This episode is brought to you in partnership with Loloi.An operating system built specifically for design projects—from start to finish. That’s what Materio is.From concept to handoff, client billing to procurement—it’s one connected workflow. Try it for free.It’s intuitive. It’s fast. The Interior Collective listeners get 50% off their first month. Just head to getmaterio.com to claim the offer.
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What happens when you combine high-level experiential design with concierge-level project oversight, architectural fluency, and a completely fixed-fee pricing model? You get a firm that’s quietly redefining what full-service interior design can look like—and that firm is Haldon House.
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Autumn Oser, co-founder and creative director of Haldon House, a Philadelphia-based studio delivering fully bespoke homes that reflect the lives, tastes, and aspirations of the people who live in them. Known for their soulful, client-led aesthetic and comprehensive approach, Haldon House serves as the single point of contact for their clients—overseeing not just interiors, but architecture, landscape, township approvals, and construction project management across the board.
With a background leading experiential design at Google, Autumn brings a fresh perspective to the design process—rendering entire homes before materials are ever sourced and building a visual language that guides every creative and logistical decision. And at the core of it all? A flat-fee, all-inclusive structure that prioritizes trust, transparency, and strategic execution at every turn.
In this conversation, Autumn shares the exact systems behind their fixed-fee model, how she defines scope across disciplines, and what it takes to run a truly client-first firm alongside her husband and business partner. Whether you’re looking to streamline your pricing, refine your client experience, or reimagine what’s possible in a design studio, this episode is a masterclass in doing things differently—with intention.
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Designing for a Life Well-Lived: Female Partnership and Hospitality with Electric Bowery
Season 7 of The Interior Collective Podcast is brought to you by Materio.This episode is brought to you in partnership with Loloi.An operating system built specifically for design projects—from start to finish. That’s what Materio is.From concept to handoff, client billing to procurement—it’s one connected workflow. Try it for free.It’s intuitive. It’s fast. The Interior Collective listeners get 50% off their first month. Just head to getmaterio.com to claim the offer.
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Welcome back to The Interior Collective. I’m your host, Anastasia Casey, and today’s guests are two women whose work I’ve admired for years. I’m joined by Lucia Bartholomew and Cayley Lambur, the co-founders and design principals of Electric Bowery.
Based in Venice, California, Electric Bowery is a design studio that has carved out a distinct niche at the intersection of residential and hospitality design. With a philosophy rooted in wellness, inclusivity, and creating spaces for “a life well-lived,” their work is as soulful as it is striking. What began with residential development projects has grown into a portfolio of hospitality destinations that celebrate landscape, site specificity, and collaboration at every level.
Lucia and Cayley’s story is also one of partnership—meeting at Gehry Partners, building a shared vision, and founding a female-led studio that thrives on openness and innovation. In this conversation, we’ll explore what it means to run a business together as women in a male-dominated industry, how they’ve grown their firm, and how their signature Electric Bowery aesthetic translates seamlessly between private homes and public spaces.
If you’ve ever been curious about partnership, hospitality, or the design philosophies shaping today’s most inspiring spaces, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
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Process-Driven Profit: SOPs That Power a Healthy Design Business with Brooke Stoll
Season 7 of The Interior Collective Podcast is brought to you by Materio.This episode is brought to you in partnership with Loloi.An operating system built specifically for design projects—from start to finish. That’s what Materio is.From concept to handoff, client billing to procurement—it’s one connected workflow. Try it for free.It’s intuitive. It’s fast. The Interior Collective listeners get 50% off their first month. Just head to getmaterio.com to claim the offer.
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Welcome back to The Interior Collective. I’m your host, Anastasia Casey, and today’s guest is no stranger to the show—Brooke Stoll is back, and this time we’re going deep on one of the most powerful tools a designer can have in their business: SOPs. That’s right—standard operating procedures might not sound glamorous, but they’re the key to building a design firm that runs smoothly, scales intentionally, and actually gives you your time back.
If you caught our episode with Brooke and Renee from Tandem earlier this season, you already know that Brooke is a systems genius with nearly a decade of experience helping interior designers streamline their operations and scale without the chaos. Today, she’s walking us through exactly what an SOP is, how it can reduce mistakes, increase profitability, and create consistency both for your team and your clients.
Whether you're just starting to document your processes or you’ve got a whole Google Drive full of half-finished systems, Brooke shares where to begin and how to approach SOPs in a way that actually supports creativity instead of stifling it. Plus, we’re sharing a behind-the-scenes look at our collaborative product, the Interior Design Process Outline, and how it’s designed to help you build your SOP library one phase at a time.
A podcast for the business of beautiful living presented by IDCO Studio. The Interior Collective is equal parts advisor, collaborator, and trusted friend to interior designers around the world. I’m your host, Anastasia Casey -- bringing in interior designers and industry tastemakers to provide you with actionable advice for your own practice from experts you already trust. Our star-studded lineup features industry-renowned names such as Amber Lewis, Heidi Callier, Shea McGee, Marie Flanigan, Jake Arnold, Clara Jung, Carley Summers, Gail Davis, Lindsey Borchard, Lauren Liess, Light & Dwell, Victoria Sass, Megan Grehl and so many more. We’ve assigned each guest a specific topic, for truly actionable, inspiring and strategic takeaways from each episode.
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