# EP 56: AI & Product Procurement with Daniel House Club Founders

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Published: 2025-08-11T20:41:27+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to the AI for Interior Designers podcast- Episode 56! In this episode, I’m joined by brothers Peter and Alexander Spalding, co-founders of Daniel House Club, a platform built to take the headaches out of procurement so designers can focus on what they actually love: designing. We first met in May 2024 at a design immersion retreat in Scottsdale, and since then we’ve crossed paths at multiple industry events. I’ve not only partnered with them for events like the first AI Design Tech Summit but also used their platform extensively in my own projects. This conversation takes you inside: How they transformed their own struggles running a design firm into a membership-based back-of-house powerhouse for designers. The ways AI and technology are streamlining catalog management, speeding up product requests, and making vendor data useful (even when it comes in as a messy PDF). Alexander’s personal AI workflow, from ChatGPT and Gemini to a note-taking app called Granola, and how he uses these tools for everything from HTML tweaks to marketing plans. Why brand voice training is essential for AI copywriting and how to get rid of the overused “luxury” and “elegant” clichés. The behind-the-scenes process of making product photography consistent, clean, and usable across both marketing and client-facing boards. Their vision for the future of sourcing, including real-time stock checks and image-based product search for trade-only vendors. What You’ll Hear in This Episode The backstory: How Daniel House Club started as an internal tool to fix the least favorite parts of running a design firm and why those same pain points are shared by designers everywhere. Procurement without the burnout: How their concierge team helps designers avoid hiring extra staff for tracking orders an…

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