Mel Studach
Senior Editor
Mel Studach is a writer and editor based in New York City. She currently serves as the senior editor at AD PRO, AD’s members-only community for design industry professionals, where she oversees the platform’s Grow Your Business and Sourcing & Trends verticals. Beyond AD, her writing has appeared in Business of Home, Inc. Magazine, Midwest Living, among others. Mel has moderated panels on trends, technology, and sustainability in design, as well as produced and hosted videos highlighting a range of industry subjects.
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AD PRO’s Essential Guide to Paris Déco Off and Maison & Objet 2025
Off to Paris? Here are the new products and design happenings not to miss at Paris Déco Off and Maison & Objet
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Trends
Color of the Year 2025: These Are the Colors Paint Companies Predict Will Rule Interiors
Here’s every 2025 Color of the Year—from Pantone, Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams and more
The Source
Kelly Wearstler on the Rigorous Routine That Keeps Her Churning
Fresh off the launch of the Wearstlerworld newsletter, the AD100 Hall of Fame designer shares her writing process, how she takes edits, and the organizational tools she swears by
Events
At Design Within Reach, a Cast of New Collaborators Calls for Celebration
New York’s design set gathered at the SoHo showroom to see the exclusive editions
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The Source
One Simple Thing You Can Do to Retain Your Staff, According to Kate Rheinstein Brodsky
The proprietor of Upper East Side institution KRB shares her secrets to merchandising, the challenges facing small retailers today, and what she’s learned about business from three generations of shopkeepers
The Source
How Martha Stewart Reinvents Her Brand With Finesse
The country’s first self-made female billionaire shares her secrets for brand longevity, attracting industry-best talent, and what’s next for her business
CELEBRITY STYLE
Can You Pass Martha Stewart’s Toile Test? AD Catches Up With the Icon
Amid the release of her Netflix documentary and 100th book, the domestic maven shares her favorite new-again culinary trends, entertaining tips, and design red flags
Home Tour
Inside SNL Star Heidi Gardner’s Midcentury Home, a Disco Fantasy Come True
The actor and comedian crafts a “sexy-chic time capsule” back home in Kansas City
The Source
Maintaining Brand Longevity—and Other Lessons From the Novogratz
After 25 years in the business, the husband-and-wife design duo share their hard-earned lessons on how to finance projects, navigate TV and licensing deals, and more
Events
See Inside AD’s Unveiling of the Artemest Penthouse at The Greenwich by Rafael Viñoly
The reveal of the MAWD-designed interiors drew an illustrious crowd of designers and architects
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AD PRO’s Essential Guide to High Point Market Fall 2024
Traveling to the furniture industry’s largest North American trade show? Keep these things in mind
The Source
How Do You Scale ‘You’? Brad Ford Has Ideas
The interior designer and creative entrepreneur discusses the importance of diversifying your business (psst: books deals and licensed lines don’t cut it) and shares prudent insights to get you there
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The Power of a Process Map—and Other Young Huh-isms
The AD100 interior designer shares the systems that have made the biggest impact on her practice, from process mapping to outsourcing and more
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Shea McGee’s Formula for Scaling Her Design Firm
The Studio McGee designer shares her trade secrets for building a personal brand and navigating licensing deals—plus the daily productivity tip she swears by
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AD PRO’s Essential Guide to Maison & Objet and Paris Design Week 2024
Off to Paris? Here are the new products and design happenings not to miss at the citywide design festival
The Source
Faye Toogood’s Magic Ingredients for Company Culture
The multidisciplinary designer invites AD PRO into her new North London studio, where a fresh footprint enlivens company culture and creativity
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Mark D. Sikes’s Manual for Success
The AD100 interior designer shares an inside look at the well-oiled machine that powers the world of Mark D. Sikes—design studio, fashion label, product lines, and books included
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Nickey Kehoe on Being Good Bosses and the Risks Worth Taking
Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe, of AD100 design firm and furnishings mecca Nickey Kehoe, reflect on their slow-burn ride to success
Marketing
100 AD-Approved Interior Photographers to Book for Your Next Shoot
Count on one of these vetted talents to capture your design project in its best light
The Source
A Top Stylist on the “Anchovy” Theory—and the Secret to Great Styling
Magazine editor turned styling whiz Mieke ten Have shares her trade intel and what makes a great stylist today