Leyden Lewis: 'Interior design is not a list of vendors'

Dennis Scully· Host0:00

[gentle music] This is Business of Home. I'm your host, Dennis Scully. Every week, I'll be speaking with leaders and innovators from all corners of the home industry. My guest this week is interior designer Leyden Lewis. Leyden is a New Yorker. He grew up in Brooklyn, went to Parsons, and made his way into the design industry, where his work quickly found an audience through a room in the Kips Bay Show House. Today, Leyden is an AD 100 designer. His widely published work draws on modernism, traditional craft, and an obsession with art in all its forms. I spoke with Leyden about why he doesn't believe in project minimums, the difference between media visibility and financial success, and why he's not afraid of AI in the slightest. This podcast is sponsored by Kohler. Kohler has always embraced the belief that design is more than aesthetics. It's a powerful force to shape experiences. Kohler smart toilets are proof of the power of design and its ability to elevate how we live and feel. The Kohler Veil smart toilet with its sculptural curved silhouette is like nothing you might imagine when picturing a toilet, and that's the point. Transform a bathroom