This is a journal about the business of interior design + the people behind it.

We’ve been in this industry for decades. We have devoted our lives to preserving the art of textiles, running design firms, and touching every single aspect of what makes this business work.

Let’s face it: making beautiful things is one of the hardest ways to make a living. The creative industry, for all its ingenuity, runs some of the most complicated, high-stakes businesses on earth. It requires an immense amount of specialized skill, patience, and passion to survive—let alone thrive.

Enter Mr. Thread. We are a small, dedicated team driven by a single mission: help a creative industry do better business, make more beauty, and leave the world a little better for it. That’s it.

Every week, we maniacally scour the globe to bring you the news, trends, and million-dollar opportunities that actually matter, all in one place. No filler, no self-fellating corporate fluff, and no gatekeeping. Just the raw, unfiltered intelligence you need to grow a better business.

We want this to be the definitive space where the industry gathers—from AD100 firms to independent design professionals—to find a real business community that empowers them to scale.

We love this industry and care deeply about its future. We care about protecting raw human craft and stopping the world from turning into a beige, dystopian, automated landscape. The creative world is the future. It is AI-proof. It is humanity.

Welcome to Mr. Thread. The only journal you need to read on the business of design.

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