As we kick off the month of June, Father’s Day & Juneteenth are quickly approaching, and I wanted to share my interview with Blair Paysinger, the Co-Founder of the shop, Post21. I have been buying and sourcing from this shop for months. I wanted to learn from Blair how she took this dream of creating a hub for black-owned businesses and made it a reality.

This week for our interior design game we focus on a recent article from Food52, T he Predictions Are In: 12 Home Decor Trends We’ll See in 2022 written by Alyssa Longobucco. Blair shares which of these trends she loves or hates, and how some of these trends could come to Post21 in the future.

Post 21 was created by a Mother-Daughter duo who for years, wanted a comprehensive marketplace that focused on modern and design forward products from black-owned businesses. While the discovery process of some of their favorite products was always an exciting one, they felt strongly that there’s no reason why these products are consistently being discovered when they should be household names. So, they said let’s create the place we want to shop.

Blair Paysinger was born and raised in Los Angeles, and studied in San Francisco where she received a B.F.A. in advertising with a focus in art direction at the Academy of Art University. Blair is now a wife and mother of two, based in LA. With a background in design, she has always been an advocate for creatives, and now she is as an Entrepreneur. Blair has a fierce passion for supporting Black people is what fuels Post 21. As a Black women, she has known for years that this was missing from the market, and Blair is so excited to have brought it to life.