About Us
Nannie Inez is an Austin destination for interior designers and clientele from around the world. Nannie Inez empowers self-expression by bringing the best design to your home. Good design enhances life, from the small everyday objects to pieces you will enjoy forever. Our collection includes contemporary Danish furniture, luxurious French textiles, thought-provoking Swedish art, refined Japanese office accessories, and innovative American craftsmanship.

We’re looking for a dynamic, proactive sales lead to join our growing residential and interior design sales team. This position supports the Nannie Inez mission by giving excellent customer service, driving sales and maintaining client relationships. In addition, the ideal candidate will possess a high level of emotional intelligence and will contribute to Nannie Inez’s mission, culture and values.

About the Role 
Responsibilities —

• - Meets and exceeds sales goals by developing client relationships, preparing quotes, following up and closing sales to both residential and trade clients.

• - Identifies new business opportunities and grows the Nannie Inez customer base through focused outreach to the residential and trade community.
• - Is able to proactively maintain and stay up-to-date on product knowledge for multiple brands.
• - Ensures all store maintenance, floor models, material samples and sales materials are flawlessly maintained and current.
• - Ensures Nannie Inez visual standards (i.e. filling holes/paint touch-ups on walls, restocking floor items, maintain price labels on floor items, daily cleaning standards) are maintained.
• - Monitors and reports daily, weekly and monthly personal sales goals.
• - Adheres to Nannie Inez internal culture of fostering open communication and building professional relationships between all co-workers.
• - Protects company assets and practice effective security measures.  

• - Actively participates in promotional meetings to develop new, creative promotions that enhance the customer experience and help achieve store goals.

• - Maintains confidentiality of customer information.
• - Participates in the preparation of and execution of physical inventories.  Perform cycle counts regularly.
• - Supports Nannie Inez online business (corresponding with customers, packing online orders, international orders etc.).
• - Is an ambassador for Nannie Inez.

Requirements —

• - Previous experience with the design community or prior retail sales experience with luxury goods. Experience selling custom high-end furniture a plus.

• - Proven ability to exceed sales goals.
• - Professional, outgoing, confident, capable of an upbeat presentation of our products.
• - Outstanding customer service skills.
• - Experience with a POS system and proficient on the computer.
• - Experience expediting international orders.
• - Degree in sales/business management a plus.
• - A refined aesthetic sensibility.
• - Ability to lift in excess of 50 pounds. Ability to stand for long periods of time, bend, stretch, engage in repetitive motions, push, pull and carry items for a short distance. Ability to climb a ladder and use a step stool.
  
  

Additional Skills —

• - Versed in project management platforms: Basecamp, Asana, etc.
• - Versed in basic computer platforms: Mac OS, G Suite, Microsoft, Adobe, Quickbooks, etc.

EMAIL RESUME TO INFO@NANNIEINEZ.COM

Join the Nannie Inez team! We’re seeking a design-loving, organized, and motivated Operations Coordinator to join our store in Austin, TX. This role blends operational organization with hands-on customer communication: the ideal candidate is both detail driven and a big picture thinker. From maintaining product inventory to participating in brand-wide brainstorms, from coordinating international shipping to cultivating relationships with our top customers, the Operations Coordinator is a role that touches on every aspect of our growing business.

Responsibilities:

1. Inventory Management: Creating, tracking, and receiving purchase orders. Overseeing holistic product inventory, both in-store and online.
2. Logistics: Coordinating with shipping services to oversee all steps of freight on the business and customer-facing sides.
3. Customer Service: Customer support, developing brandwide customer service systems, managing ongoing customer service queries.
4. Online Purchases: Overseeing processing, shipment, and customer communication for online sales.
5. Administrative: Management of invoicing, calendars, supplies, and local pick-ups. Maintaining samples and special order catalogue.
6. Reports: Review and collaboration on sales, special orders, and bookkeeping reports.

Qualifications:

1. Work Well With Others: Easygoing, Friendly, Efficient.
2. Excellent Communication Skills: writing, speaking, etc.
3. Self Managed and Motivated; doesn’t wait for direction.
4. Excellent Judgment and Decision Making Skills.
5. Analytical
6. Extremely Organized – Planner
7. Curious.
8. Ability to lift/move up to 50 lbs

Skills:

1. Versed in digital email marketing platforms like MailChimp, Constant Contact, etc.
2. Versed in project management platforms: Basecamp, Asana, etc.
3. Versed in basic computer platforms: Mac OS, G Suite, Microsoft, Adobe, Quickbooks, etc.

A recent favorite in the category of simple pieces that elevate the everyday:
Ferm Living's Ripple Champagne Saucers. 

Convinced these are THE glass for summer: delicate but substantial, they feel like the perfect pairing of classic and modern, elevating a simple cocktail or glass of wine into an "occasion" (above, aperitivo hour with a Campari spritz...clearly we're not getting over our Italy trip anytime soon).Alternatively, they also make an ice cream sundae look pretty impressive... Cheers!

NANNIE INEZ TRAVELS

Earlier this month we made the pilgrimage to Milan for their annual Design Week. Design Week is paradise for lovers of international design — both a chance to see all the new pieces from our favorite lines as well as an opportunity to soak in the insane architecture and sights of the city ... visual overload! 

Above, Bosco Verticale in the Isola neighborhood — we posted a photo of this as "inspiration" on our Instagram nearly two years ago ... and it greeting us literally the moment we stepped off the train in Milan felt like a good omen for the rest of the trip + inspiration to come.

Clockwise from top left:

 
1. The view from our flat in the Isola neighborhood, right next to the Bosco towers.

2. Shapes and textures: from an installation of Australian designers on Via Tortona.

3. If you follow #Ihavethisthingwithfloors... Milan is the place for you! You could do a tour of Milan JUST focusing on the floors. It's a terrazzo lover's dream.

4. A beautiful sun-drenched moment at Palazzo Clerici (plus the new Tulou side tables by Hay!)

Clockwise from top left:

5. Dreamy newness from Hay, this amazing chair will be at Nannie Inez soon! You saw it here first :)

6. Simple and pretty spring florals at Hay.

7. Palatial vibes at Hay — some installations went above and beyond and this is a perfect example.

8. Muuto: masters of the color story. Our love of deep green just keeps growing...

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9. Light streaming in amid a daily coffee pit stop in Isola at Cafe Gorille.

10.  More colors at Muuto (making me think that the next iteration of "Millennial pink" in the a more earthy/fleshy toned palette). 

11. The 1965 Pendant by Paavo Tynell at Gubi. Of course installing these pendants from the ceiling in this historic building was not an option…I loved how they found a thoughtful way to display pendant lighting.
    
12. Silky soft, gorgeous colors: rugs from CC Tapis at Salone de Mobile. Incredible.

We're head over heels for a new piece that just landed at Nannie Inez: Muuto's insanely cool Connect Sofa, a sleek, markedly Scandinavian modular unit able to be configured in 11 different variations. We love the versatility it allows for, working just as well in tiny apartments, rooms with atypical layouts, or big spaces where you're looking for a statement-making modular couch. 

Designed by leading Norwegian designers Anderssen & Voll, it's available in a range of textiles and custom colors, some of which are kept in stock and are ready to ship immediately. 

We're excited to experiment with all the ways it can be arranged, disassembled and put back together. It's basically our version of grown-up Legos! (See below for some different configurations & the dreamy prints from the image above).

Ushering in our favorite season in Austin with objects, ideas, and experiences that embrace color and reference the tones, textures, and vividity of the outdoors. 

PS: Our interiors are freshly repainted! Stop by to say hello and see what's new.  

NEW ARRIVALS
CITIES OF BASKETBALL

New from Paper Collective, "Cities of Basketball" is a photo series by Danish artist Kasper Nyman, who started documenting basketball courts around the world in an ongoing project. Nyman is an aesthete anthropologist, writing that he works from a curiosity of the global language of basketball, that "these courts have a deep-rooted history, [revealing] not only an aesthetic image, but represent[ing] a larger culture and platform being used on a daily basis."

TRENDSPOTTING
CUT GRASSES

We're calling the next "trending" plant ... it started last fall when we suddenly started noticing cut pampas grasses showing up everywhere: bundled up and in vases in showrooms, on Instagram, in interiors magazines and blogs. It's funny how just like any other medium, houseplants slide in and out of popularity (ie: Monstera leaves, fiddle leaf fig trees, tall cacti, eucalyptus branches...) 

As for pampas grass, technically it's categorized as an “invasive” (aka: a weed!) but we’re really liking the way the feathery texture and exaggerated proportion looks when styled inside or left to dry. You can find them bundled and sold at specialty flower shops (or just keep your eyes open on your next road trip to clip a few on the journey home).

Above, a few favorite vessels for displaying a similar arrangement.

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COLOR TREND NO. 1: A New Hue

Have you noticed the lovely shades of rich green floating around out there in the design world lately? It's interesting the way these things happen. We didn't set out with the intention to source green design goods but suddenly we realized...hey look...there's a green thing happening and here are a few of our favorites.