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January 2, 2026

What was your biggest 2025 achievement?

This week, we asked 15 designers to look back and share the highs of their past year.

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December 26, 2025

How do you measure a successful year?

This week, we asked nine designers what a booming year means for them.

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December 23, 2025

The 10 best business lessons designers shared in 2025

Every week in Business of Home’s Trade Tales column, we ask designers around the world to share how they run their firms, manage clients and stay inspired. Here, we’ve rounded up 10 responses that stuck with us this year.

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December 19, 2025

How do you celebrate the holidays with your clients?

This week, five designers share how they make their clients’ festive season more joyful.

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December 12, 2025

What are you looking forward to most in 2026?

With the new year on the horizon, we asked 10 designers to share the business and creative goals they are most excited about.

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December 5, 2025

What’s a business resource you’ve loved this year?

This week, five designers share the digital tools and technology they swore by in 2025.

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November 28, 2025

How do you maintain profitability?

This week, we asked eight designers to share their strategies for keeping their firms out of the red.

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November 21, 2025

What are you most grateful for this year?

This week, we went around the table and asked 10 designers to give thanks for 2025.

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November 14, 2025

What’s the most underused design element?

This week, we asked 11 industry pros what features they wished other designers championed more often.

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November 7, 2025

What’s the most overused design element?

This week, we asked 10 designers which design trends they think have overstayed their welcome.

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