Steven Favreau's guest appearances

Steven Favreau

The Chaise Lounge Podcast

Million Dollar Decorating

Design Pods:  Great Design should be seen AND heard!

Bricks & Brownstones

The Business of Antiques

Toma Clark Haines

Kelli Ellis

David Stark

Cheryl Janis

Rachel Cannon

Erin Gates

Susan Jamieson

Benjamin Moore

Matthew Quinn

Maria Killam

Carson Kressley

Thom Filicia

Laurence Carr

Lori Weitzner

Betsy Helmuth

OwlTail

Five years ago, Toma Clark Haines – CEO of The Antiques Diva &amp; Co – was asked in a surreal moment to speak at the House of Parliament at the LAPADA conference. The purpose of the talk was to discuss how to sell antiques to the American buyer. Toma started the talk by saying, “If you want to compete in today’s market – you have to be willing to change.”  Today's guest on the podcast, Steven Favreau, represents that change in the way we sell – and decorate – with antiques.Steven Favreau is a top interior designer known in both Boston and San Francisco. His work with both residential and commercial clients has been awarded accolades and has been featured in Design New England, The Boston Globe, California Home + Design, San Francisco Chronicle Stylemakers, Houzz.com, among others. The expression “Making Antiques Modern” is overused and often under-explained. Antique dealers understand that, in order to be successful in selling antiques today, they must take a fresh approach to selling – and displaying – antiques. Gone are the days of dusty doilies and grandma's antiques.   Theatrical in personality, style, and design, Steven Favreau is NOT SELLING your grandma's antiques. His approach to the Business of Antiques  seamlessly merges the gritty alongside the sleek – antiquity with contemporary.  He makes antiques modern by juxtaposing styles so that each genre elevates the other. In this episode, Steven talks about the evolution of his interior design business.   During the conversation, he tells about launching the Favreauleus Factory in Boston – an 11,000 square foot loft in the heart of Boston’s Innovation and Design District. More than an antiques store,it was an event space that awakened the senses and challenged the possibilities of dynamic interior design. When the pandemic hit, Steven was stuck with a difficult choice: he had to close the Favrealous Factory. Using this time to reevaluate his business and his life – he chose not to close the factory but to relocate it to Hudson, New York – a small town in upstate New York, which is being dubbed the ‘New Brooklyn’. It’s hip and cool, and the town was ready for Steven’s look. Steven and Toma talk about this decision to relocate. The challenges of being too far ahead of the competition.  Of not just following the trends – but setting them – and being trailblazers in their own ways.  Visit our sponsor, The British Shop!The British Shop transports fine art, furniture and antiques by air, land and sea around the world. David Hockney once said “Art has to move you” and The British Shop offers a service which moves ART AND ANTIQUES with attentive personal care delivering delicate items around the world. Whether you’re shipping an entire container yourself or you need to ship a few items via consolidation – The British Shop is your solution for shipping antiques from Europe to the USA (or wherever else you happen to be located when listening to this podcast). Don't let the name fool you. This international antiques shipper might be called The British Shop… but they don't just do shipping from England. The British Shop does collections in France and Belgium with regular collections ALL across EUROPE. Schedule a CALL with Malcom Disson of TheBritish Shop by visiting their website https://thebritishshop.com/. Tell them you heard about them on the Business of Antiques Podcast to receive a special offer on your Insurance for your delivery!

Five years ago, Toma Clark Haines – CEO of The Antiques Diva &amp; Co – was asked in a surreal moment to speak at the House of Parliament at the LAPADA conference. The purpose of the talk was to discuss how to sell antiques to the American buyer. Toma started the talk by saying, “If you want to compete in today’s market – you have to be willing to change.”  Today's guest on the podcast, <a href="http://www.favreauinteriordesign.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Steven</a> <a href="http://www.favreauinteriordesign.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Favreau</a>, represents that change in the way we sell – and decorate – with antiques.Steven Favreau is a top interior designer known in both Boston and San Francisco. His work with both residential and commercial clients has been awarded accolades and has been featured in Design New England, The Boston Globe, California Home + Design, San Francisco Chronicle Stylemakers, <a href="http://Houzz.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Houzz.com</a>, among others. The expression “Making Antiques Modern” is overused and often under-explained. Antique dealers understand that, in order to be successful in selling antiques today, they must take a fresh approach to selling – and displaying – antiques. Gone are the days of dusty doilies and grandma's antiques.   Theatrical in personality, style, and design, Steven Favreau is NOT SELLING your grandma's antiques. His approach to the Business of Antiques seamlessly merges the gritty alongside the sleek – antiquity with contemporary.  He makes antiques modern by juxtaposing styles so that each genre elevates the other. In this episode, Steven talks about the evolution of his interior design business.   During the conversation, he tells about launching the Favreauleus Factory in Boston – an 11,000 square foot loft in the heart of Boston’s Innovation and Design District. More than an antiques store,it was an event space that awakened the senses and challenged the possibilities of dynamic interior design. When the pandemic hit, Steven was stuck with a difficult choice: he had to close the Favrealous Factory. Using this time to reevaluate his business and his life – he chose not to close the factory but to relocate it to Hudson, New York – a small town in upstate New York, which is being dubbed the ‘New Brooklyn’. It’s hip and cool, and the town was ready for Steven’s look. Steven and Toma talk about this decision to relocate. The challenges of being too far ahead of the competition.  Of not just following the trends – but setting them – and being trailblazers in their own ways. Visit our sponsor, The British Shop!The British Shop transports fine art, furniture and antiques by air, land and sea around the world. David Hockney once said “Art has to move you” and The British Shop offers a service which moves ART AND ANTIQUES with attentive personal care delivering delicate items around the world. Whether you’re shipping an entire container yourself or you need to ship a few items via consolidation – The British Shop is your solution for shipping antiques from Europe to the USA (or wherever else you happen to be located when listening to this podcast). Don't let the name fool you. This international antiques shipper might be called The British Shop… but they don't just do shipping from England. The British Shop does collections in France and Belgium with regular collections ALL across EUROPE. Schedule a CALL with Malcom Disson of TheBritish Shop by visiting their website <a href="https://thebritishshop.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://thebritishshop.com/</a>. Tell them you heard about them on the Business of Antiques Podcast to receive a special offer on your Insurance for your delivery!

Making Antiques Modern With Steven Favreau | Season 2 Ep 13

Celebrity interior designer Steven Favreau talks about what makes great design, how to be a trendsetter rather than a trend follower, incorporating timeless architecture with groundbreaking design, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexandra-salmon/support

Celebrity interior designer Steven Favreau talks about what makes great design, how to be a trendsetter rather than a trend follower, incorporating timeless architecture with groundbreaking design, and more. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/alexandra-salmon/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/alexandra-salmon/support</a>

Episode 9: Interior Designer Steven Favreau

Steven Favreau: From Broadway to The Favreaulous FactorySteven Favreau attributes his success as a designer to his first career as a singer, dancer, and actor on Broadway. As an actor you are the business, constantly training every day and always looking for the next job.  It is a good way to realize that you can only be your very best and the rest is out of your control. The skills he learned from his first career are still utilized to this day. Growing up in Milford, Massachusetts, Steven became involved in theater in high school, believing that his future career will be in fine arts or theater. His journey as a professional actor led him to Broadway, Dutch television, Paris, as a dancer at Moulin Rouge, and as a cruise ship performer, eventually making his way to Cruise Director for American Hawaii Cruises. Eventually, he lost the theater bug and went back to school to study interior design at Fashion Institute of Technology. While in school he worked part-time at a public relations firm, then as a fundraising director and marketer for Papermill Playhouse in NJ before getting recruited to San Francisco.After moving to San Francisco Steven opened Stage Struck, a local home staging company. The concept of staging has its origins in San Francisco, and there few sellers who don't stage their homes. Working with a network of realtors enabled Steven to grow his clientele. The concept of staging is best practiced when thought of as marketing for a house. Instead of what the homeowner wants, think about what everyone else would want to see in that house. The challenge is to create a neutral home that will appeal to as many people as possible but still have that wow factor. After Steven found his groove, he began getting multiple offers and continued referrals. Eight years later, Steven decided to return to the east coast to be closer to family but continues to manage his San Francisco staging company. Nostalgic for Europe, Steven was looking to purchase a vacation home in an area that reminded him of Europe but wasn't a European city. He was drawn to the unspoiled nature of Vermont and ultimately purchased and renovated his vacation home.  East Coast Return and Career GrowthSteven’s newly renovated vacation home became the cover story and feature of Design New England Magazine’s December Issue. In anticipation of the article’s release, Steven hired a publicist to market himself. He attributes the immediate growth of his business to having a publicist as they were able to do in 6 months what it took him 6 years to achieve in San Francisco. The publicist introduced him to top builders, architects, and editors. However, Steven recommends knowing what you want to get out of the partnership before bringing a publicist on as they need to be guided to ensure their ideals fit with your master plan.Today, Steven runs a multifaceted design company, Favreau Design. A strong believer in the power of intention, Steven recommends others to start learning how to dream and putting that dream out to the universe, speaking it out loud and often. His intentions are coming true once again with the opening of the Faverlous Factory, a11,0000 sq ft urban loft. The Faverlous Factory will be part showroom, part open workspace, co-shared with like-minded builders, architects, and inventors.  The showroom component will dedicate 3000 sq ft to selling furniture, curated vintage pieces and antiques, wallpaper, and lighting. Additionally, Steven and his fiance are co-founding an online design site for millennials called Printz. A joint partnership with an MIT alum, Printz is an online platform that blends social media with 3-D design software, allowing friends and family to provide their opinion on potential products prior to making a purchase. It is currently in beta testing. Steven is also stepping into the product development arena, working on producing licensed products for a NYC based rug company.Keys to Success

Steven Favreau: From Broadway to The Favreaulous Factory Steven Favreau attributes his success as a designer to his first career as a singer, dancer, and actor on Broadway. As an actor you are the business, constantly training every day and always looking for the next job.  It is a good way to realize that you can only be your very best and the rest is out of your control. The skills he learned from his first career are still utilized to this day. Growing up in Milford, Massachusetts, Steven became involved in theater in high school, believing that his future career will be in fine arts or theater. His journey as a professional actor led him to Broadway, Dutch television, Paris, as a dancer at Moulin Rouge, and as a cruise ship performer, eventually making his way to Cruise Director for American Hawaii Cruises. Eventually, he lost the theater bug and went back to school to study interior design at Fashion Institute of Technology. While in school he worked part-time at a public relations firm, then as a fundraising director and marketer for Papermill Playhouse in NJ before getting recruited to San Francisco. After moving to San Francisco Steven opened Stage Struck, a local home staging company. The concept of staging has its origins in San Francisco, and there few sellers who don't stage their homes. Working with a network of realtors enabled Steven to grow his clientele. The concept of staging is best practiced when thought of as marketing for a house. Instead of what the homeowner wants, think about what everyone else would want to see in that house. The challenge is to create a neutral home that will appeal to as many people as possible but still have that wow factor. After Steven found his groove, he began getting multiple offers and continued referrals. Eight years later, Steven decided to return to the east coast to be closer to family but continues to manage his San Francisco staging company. Nostalgic for Europe, Steven was looking to purchase a vacation home in an area that reminded him of Europe but wasn't a European city. He was drawn to the unspoiled nature of Vermont and ultimately purchased and renovated his vacation home.   East Coast Return and Career Growth Steven’s newly renovated vacation home became the cover story and feature of Design New England Magazine’s December Issue. In anticipation of the article’s release, Steven hired a publicist to market himself. He attributes the immediate growth of his business to having a publicist as they were able to do in 6 months what it took him 6 years to achieve in San Francisco. The publicist introduced him to top builders, architects, and editors. However, Steven recommends knowing what you want to get out of the partnership before bringing a publicist on as they need to be guided to ensure their ideals fit with your master plan. Today, Steven runs a multifaceted design company, Favreau Design. A strong believer in the power of intention, Steven recommends others to start learning how to dream and putting that dream out to the universe, speaking it out loud and often. His intentions are coming true once again with the opening of the Faverlous Factory, a11,0000 sq ft urban loft. The Faverlous Factory will be part showroom, part open workspace, co-shared with like-minded builders, architects, and inventors.  The showroom component will dedicate 3000 sq ft to selling furniture, curated vintage pieces and antiques, wallpaper, and lighting. Additionally, Steven and his fiance are co-founding an online design site for millennials called Printz. A joint partnership with an MIT alum, Printz is an online platform that blends social media with 3-D design software, allowing friends and family to provide their opinion on potential products prior to making a purchase. It is currently in beta testing. Steven is also stepping into the product development arena, working on producing licensed products for a NYC based rug company. Keys to Success

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