Recent Bylines
On Thursday, April 3, 2025, Restoration Hardware stock dropped over 40% in less than 24 hours after the announcement of new tariffs by President Donald Trump. “Oh Sh-t,” read a headline in Bloomberg, reporting on RH chief executive officer Gary Friedman’s response to the plummet, which put RH stock at its lowest level in almost five years. By Monday, headlines were even more dour: “Black Monday? The S&P Is Crashing Like It’s 1987” read one from the The Wall Street Journal. By Wednesday night, the tariffs had been paused––all except a higher-than-average tax on Chinese goods––for 90 days. And while the market rallied the following morning, stocks in the Dow and S&P 500 dropped again shortly after, making the market’s volatility, like the news cycle, the one constant.
At the time of writing, no one knew what to make of it, except to assume that a future of pricier goods seemed likely. I talked to a handful of designers, suppliers, and goods makers to get a read on the moment from inside the industry. Published by ELLE Decor in April 2025. Read the piece here.
