Podcasts · The Install: Life & Design with Paloma and Caroline

Beautiful and Never Boring with Dara Caponigro

20 Oct 2026 · 56 min · S2 E29

Good taste may open doors, but what gets a room into a magazine? Dara Caponigro joins the ladies to discuss Domino’s legacy, Frederic’s distinctly grown-up point of view, and why memorable interiors need more than pretty things. Along the way, she shares what aspiring contributors should actually send an editor, the pleasure of pressed sheets, and the decorating detail she could happily retire. First, Caroline and Paloma prepare for High Point, where a leisurely lunch can cost you a very good antique.

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Chapters

00:17 High Point Bound 04:10 Antique Urgency 06:45 Highs and Lows 14:14 Hair Apparent 17:21 Meet Dara 18:38 Cultivating Taste 21:24 Domino Grown Up 22:20 Betting on Print 24:56 Building Frederic 27:31 Editorial Point of View 29:26 Memorable Rooms 30:44 Standout Stories 33:26 Emerging Talent 36:47 Joining Schumacher 38:38 Inside the Archives 41:29 Creative Cross-Pollination 43:31 Beyond the Magazine 45:17 What Comes Next 45:58 Print Meets Digital 48:43 Getting Noticed 49:53 Submitting Your Work 50:40 Choosing Covers 52:17 Rapid Fire

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