Gwyneth Paltrow purchases The Professional, a video market for high-end interior designers

by RJ Shara | Apr 19, 2021 | Startups

The pandemic-induced lockdowns stopped many a house design task, but the paradox was that our homes ended up being even more crucial. But where to get concepts to embellish? Home decoration specialists might no longer check out. Now an LA-based startup is resolving this digitization of the interior decoration market, but beginning with a generally LA-oriented, high-end […] The Expert includes 85 designers, so far. Customers can publish any relevant flooring plans, images of the home, inspiration ideas, and so on for the designer to review ahead of time. The startup has some competition in the form of Modsy and Havenly, but The Specialist states it is going for a more high-end experience, where clients are willing to pay $300-$2,500 for an hour of a designers’ time. Interior design is perhaps the ultimate, best-suited source of home motivation and commerce enablement for consumers, but the trade is a notoriously walled garden. …