Becoming Holly Hunt

Published: May 11, 2018, 10 a.m.

Holly Hunt\xa0made headlines four years ago when she sold her eponymous company to Knoll for $95\xa0million. But it\u2019s never been about the money for the Texas-born designer,\xa0who started her business as a recently-divorced mother of three boys\xa0in 1983\u2014without "a big hairy plan."\xa0She built what was then a new concept: a\xa0multi-line showroom, bringing on makers like\xa0Carl Springer, Jim Thompson and Rose Tarlow before designing and manufacturing her own line. In this episode, she shares the ups and downs of\xa0the last 30 years\u2014from designer Christian Liagre's\xa0departure to adjusting to life post-acquisition, and what the future holds.\xa0This episode is sponsored by Fuigo.