Convo By Design®
432 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsA podcast dedicated to promoting the ideas of architects, artists, designers, tastemakers and those making a difference in the way we live. Design is personal as is a good conversation. Copyright © Fusion Media Management, Inc. 2013-2021 All rights reserved.
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The Future of Minimal Modern | 285 | Minarc
August 25, 2020 14:40 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBThis is Erla Ingjaldsdottir and Tryggvi Thorsteinsson of Minarc. The duo founded Minarc, a Santa Monica based architecture firm that is producing ground-breaking minimalist, modern design that is both stunning to look at and stripped down to the very essence of the structure itself. Materials and lack of materials play a huge role in the finished product. The absence of paint, carpet, tile, and a focus on letting the included materials speak a different dialect in the language of architecture...
Lone Star House of Design | 8 | Traci Connell Interiors
August 20, 2020 15:33 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBLuxury living and livable design can both share the same space and designer Traci Connell shares her strategies for making sure both concepts get equal focus in her work. Traci shares her design philosophy and walks us through a few of her projects. You are going to hear how high-end luxury meets easy living. Traci also shares some time and money-saving strategies. Enjoy this conversation with Traci Connell of Traci Connell Interiors and then, catch up on more episodes from both Lone Star Hou...
Michelle Boudreau | 284 | Modern Design in the Desert
August 18, 2020 15:40 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBMichelle Boudreau is a very skilled designer with an engaging personality. She makes her work seem absolutely effortless, and I can tell you first hand that when it comes to design houses, effort is one thing you must bring in abundance, like patience, a sense of calm determination and a thick skin. Having produced design houses, I can tell you that this is true and that Michelle checks off each of these boxes. Partnerships are key and this is how these projects become a reality. They incl...
Buster + Punch | 283 | Massimo Buster Minale
August 11, 2020 14:50 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBBuster + Punch is the luxury home fashion label born out of a love of home, fashion, metalwork, and motorcycles. Minale is part fashion designer, craft metalworker, and mad scientist. Buster + Punch is one of the most impactful new home design brands for a number of reasons, not the least of which is an artistic approach to the work that blends machine worked industrial lines and fine art. This is a fearless luxury home brand that demands attention yet works flawlessly with so many different ...
Lone Star House of Design | 7 | Yates Desygn on Building a Design Firm Organically
August 06, 2020 15:26 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBMike and Bryan created Yates Desygn in 2015 and have been practicing in Dallas ever since. Important to know, and you will hear how they hung a shingle in Texas without knowing anyone in Texas. They are going to share how they networked and built their firm from scratch. This is one of those rare firms that offer both interior and landscape services with equal mastery. You will find both southern charm and big-city sophistication in their work. I think that is important right now. I believe t...
Small Space Big Style | 282 | Live Large in Small Spaces
August 04, 2020 15:36 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBThis panel was recorded live from the WestEdge Design Fair in 2019 and features Pietta Donovan, Jason Lai, Lynnea Schweitzer’s and Nicolette Akiko. This conversation was masterfully moderated by Christopher Grubb. For the past 5 years or so, the tiny house movement has led industry leaders to rethink the idea of luxuriously designed smaller spaces. Since Frank Lloyd Wright crafted homes in his Usonian style, the Bauhaus movement, Neutra’s Hailey Residence, or Le Corbusier’s Villa Le Lac, the...
Stacy Garcia | 281 | Partnerships, Licensing and Global Design
July 28, 2020 15:31 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBStacy Garcia is a global licensing and design company led by someone who has one foot firmly planted in design and the other on the business side of things. Stacy is a powerful voice in the business and she has done something truly amazing with her business. While she calls herself a creator and artist first, she has used the licensing arenas to structure her core business on hospitality and still create a multi-line business structure. For those designers and architects listening, this wil...
Form, Function, Family & Modern Architecture | 280 | David Thompson of Assembledge+
July 21, 2020 15:06 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBIf you love modern architecture, you are going to enjoy this conversation. The coronavirus is all we talk about these days because that is all we can think about. I have been trying to be as productive as possible, but it’s challenging and the news always seems to continually get worse. That being said, there have been some positives that have come out of this. The time spent focused on work without that daily commute. That 2 hour daily waste of time has been amazing. I am so much more produc...
The Showroom featuring Dan Vickery | 279 | Talking Tile, Stone and Fabulous Fabrication
July 14, 2020 13:18 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBThe Showroom is a collaborative speaker series, a partnership between Convo By Design and Walker Zanger and featuring some of the most successful designers who offer some of the very same strategies that they employ in their own firms. Dan Vickery was the runner-up on HGTV’s Design Star, season 4. That bitter sweet second place finish launched his design career, it gave him an opportunity showcase his work on a bigger stage and Dan has made the most of it. Thoughts on reality design shows are...
Lone Star House of Design | 6 | Abbe Fenimore on Fabulously Durable Design that Stands the Test of Time
July 09, 2020 19:51 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBStudio|Ten|25 is the Dallas based firm owned and operated by Abbe Fenimore. Abbe has earned a reputation for her playful style and unique interiors. She has earned the nickname, “queen of sorority houses.” I have never before spoke with a designer who specialized in sorority houses. I can tell you, having lived in a fraternity, college housing can take some serious abuse. Abbe has figured out how to preserve beauty and high performance. She applies these same ideas to her residential and offi...
SoCal’s Modern Architecture Revolution | 278 | Christopher Brandon of Brandon Architects
July 07, 2020 18:20 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBThis is the next golden age of Modern Architecture with much of the leadership emanating from SoCal. For six years, every interview you heard on the show was recorded live. Since March 13th of this year, every new conversation has been recorded on the phone or via Zoom. This has completely changed the way I do this and we have all change the way we work. So as Christopher and I talk about how his business is changing, he also mentioned that he started his firm during the great recession and I...
Michael Berman | 277 | The Showroom LIVE Presented By Walker Zanger
June 30, 2020 15:36 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMichael Berman is multifaceted, ultra-creative, and always willing to share what he knows with others. Those are just a few of the things I appreciate most about Michael. But, what makes him truly remarkable as a designer is how well rounded he is. Michael is a highly successful designer with a highly successful design studio and multiple product lines in many different categories from furnishings to rugs to plumbing and of course, his Studio Moderne line of tile with Walker Zanger. Michael a...
Saving Iconic Architecture | 276 | Woodson & Rummerfield’s House of Design
June 23, 2020 04:07 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBI’m longing for the good ole' days. January of 2020. It wasn’t that long ago but feels like an eternity since Modernism Week. I have known Ron and Jaime for quite some time and spoken to them about their design firm and their passion project, SIA, Save Iconic Architecture on numerous occasions. This was recorded in January 2020 from the California Closets showroom in Rancho Mirage and it's being published in June 2020. Why is that important? Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the idea of ho...
Lone Star House of Design | 5 | Kim Armstrong on Bold Color and Style that is Big & Bright
June 18, 2020 16:55 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBKim Armstrong is a designer out of Dallas. She is fearless with color, surgical in her blending of materials and styles. I became familiar with Kim’s work through a friend in Dallas who is also a designer. When one designer tells me that I have to check out the work of another designer, that is a suggestion to which I cannot say no. And I am glad that I followed up because our conversation was fun, colorful and I think you are going to enjoy it. This is Kim Armstrong in episode number 5 of Lo...
A Moment of Zen & Bold Bathroom Design | 275 | Jhoiey Ramirez of Studio Jhoiey
June 16, 2020 15:03 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBI love this conversation and I think you will too. It is with Jhoiey Ramirez of Studio Jhoiey and Mitch Altman, CEO of Thermasol. Jhoiey is an artist and crafts stunning design but this conversation we were focusing on bathroom design, making the bath both sublime and multi-functional This conversation studies a number of projects, most of which you can find at StudioJhoiey.COM. S as we talk about the projects, please go online and follow along. Thank you, Jhoiey and Mitch for your time and...
Design Diversity | 274 | Crafting Our World The Way it Should Be
June 09, 2020 15:42 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBFollowing is a panel conversation that took place at the WestEdge Design Fair in 2019. I am always honest with you, and this is no exception, I lost sleep in advance of recording this panel last October and now in publishing it because I wanted to approach this topic with the respect it deserves. I feel now, as I did in prep for this, that we have some incredibly challenging issues as evidenced by the headlines today. We were witnessing similar issues a year ago, and 10 years ago, and 50 year...
Lone Star House of Design | 4 | Ann Edgerton on Authentic Design and Wide Open Spaces
June 04, 2020 18:52 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBAnn Edgerton is an interior decorator and stylist from Austin and we spoke about wide-open spaces which seems appropriate when talking about ideas emanating from Texas. Ann has a very unique design signature that maximizes space, proportion, and product blending to create unique environments. We talk about her approach to this blending of large spaces and cozy design, modern lines with rustic materials, cosmopolitan ranches, and living room offices. I think Ann has a unique talent for blendin...
Blurring the Lines Between Indoor and Outdoor Living | 273 | Inside Out from the WestEdge Design Fair
June 02, 2020 14:22 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBI’m Josh Cooperman and this is Convo By Design. I can’t start this podcast the way I usually do and have for the last seven years. Because I don’t feel the same as I have before. As a matter of fact, the last time I felt this way, it was 1992 and I was on a hilltop in Palos Verdes watching LA burn. I was going to school at Cal State Northridge at the time and bartending at a restaurant in Northridge. When the rioting got bad, they closed the restaurant and cut us loose. It took me 5 and a hal...
Special Series on Designing for Disaster | 8 | Margie Grace on Creating Your Outdoor Oasis
May 28, 2020 16:53 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBThis is the final episode in the series, not because there isn’t more to learn but because we are coming out of this first lock-down and you have been provided with actionable strategies for making your space more functional, more livable and now is your chance to go make it real. Speaking of real, I mention that we are through the first lock-down, there will be more. Perhaps not in the near future but don’t kid yourself into thinking that this can’t happen again. Instead, hope for the best a...
Behind the Design with John Colaneri | 272 | The Designer’s Home
May 26, 2020 15:49 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBI’m Josh Cooperman and this is Convo By Design with a virtual case study of a designer's own home with, designer, builder, design influencer, John Colaneri.You most likely know John Colaneri from HGTV’s Kitchen Cousins, his books, or you have seen him on national talk shows. It’s easy to forget when watching celebrity designers that they are currently active designers and builders. It’s also easy to forget that they have homes of their own and designing for themselves can be even more challen...
Designing For Wellness | 271 | Mitch Altman – CEO THERMASOL
May 19, 2020 14:56 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBI’m Josh Cooperman and this is another episode of Convo By Design featuring Mitch Altman, third-generation CEO of THERMASOL. This is a conversation about multi-functional design for beauty, health, and wellness.THERMASOL is a family-owned and operated business producing amazing steam shower products for over 60 years. This is the story of a California company now based in Texas and still run by the family that started it all. Mitch Altman is constantly improving the company and that product c...
Celebrating the LaCienega Design Quarter | 270 | Part 4 of 4
May 12, 2020 15:26 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBFor over 50 years, the LaCienega Design Quarter has been a design destination serving LA’s vibrant and extremely talented design community. This design district is special and has seen Los Angeles change from trendy studio town to a global creative powerhouse. For the past 11 years, Legends of LaCienega has been a celebration of design, showcase for amazing design talent and social gathering for anyone who loves design.In 2019, Convo By Design was represented as an official media sponsor of L...
Special Series on Designing for Disaster | 7 | Designer Kim Gordon on Finding Your Happy-Place Now
May 07, 2020 18:56 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBI’m Josh Cooperman and this is Convo By Design with a special series of episodes focused on the COVID - 19 pandemics from a different perspective. You already know about washing your hands and staying at home. But, staying at home has created a whole new set of unforeseen issues. Our homes were not created to serve as home, office, school, restaurant, daycare all at once. This series of episodes is designed to address the fact that most if not all of us are home riding out this pandemic, hope...
Celebrating the LaCienega Design Quarter | 269 | Part 3 of 4
May 05, 2020 20:37 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBIn 2019, Convo By Design was an official media sponsor of Legends. I cannot tell you how amazing this was for me and how saddened I was when I learned that because of the coronavirus pandemic, the event was canceled this year. I think what saddens me most is that I personally will miss seeing all my friends and I imagine that many of you listening feel the same way. It has been such a joy sharing these interviews with you. This is the third of four in this series and you have heard from over...
Lone Star House of Design | 3 | Allison Crawford on Blending Style to Create Livable Luxury
April 30, 2020 16:39 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBI’m Josh Cooperman and this is Lone Star | House of Design, produced and distributed by the team that brings you Convo By Design with another story about design and architecture from the Great State of Texas. I had a great chat with Allison Crawford, founder and principal designer of her eponymous firm Allison Crawford Design in addition to HOTELette, a design/ vacation-rental company. Allison is a highly praised, Austin based designer with a truly unique background and a story about design, ...
Celebrating the LaCienega Design Quarter | 268 | Part 2 of 4
April 28, 2020 15:05 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBThe LaCienega Design Quarter exists and functions as a design hub where lovers of design can find what was, what is, what’s new, and what’s next. This design district is special and has seen Los Angeles change from trendy studio town to a global creative powerhouse. It’s not just because there are showrooms with beautiful works displayed, no, it’s more than that. LCDQ is a social glue that bonds this vibrant and diverse community. It is a place to gather, meet, and see. That is exactly what i...
Special Series on Designing for Disaster | 6 | Architect William Hefner on Creative and Effective Use of Space
April 23, 2020 16:22 - 21 minutes - 20 MBThis is a look at the COVID - 19 pandemic from a different perspective. You already know about washing your hands and staying at home. But, staying at home has created a whole new set of unforeseen issues. Our homes were not created to serve as home, office, school, restaurant, daycare all at once. This series of episodes is designed to address the fact that most if not all of us are home weathering out this pandemic, hopefully, this provides you with some inspiration and makes weathering thi...
Celebrating the LaCienega Design Quarter | 267 | Part 1 of 4
April 21, 2020 03:08 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBFor over 50 years, the LaCienega Design Quarter has been a design destination serving LA’s vibrant and extremely talented design community. This design district is special and has seen Los Angeles change from trendy studio town to a global creative powerhouse. For the past 11 years, Legends of LaCienega has been a celebration of design, showcase for amazing design talent and social gathering for anyone who loves design. In 2019, Convo By Design was represented as an official media sponsor of...
Lone Star House of Design | 2 | Cindy Aplanalp-Yates of Chairma Design Group
April 16, 2020 16:51 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBCindy Aplanalp-Yates is the Principal of Chairma Design Group, an award-winning design firm in Houston. Cindy goes into the game a bit later than most. The family came first, then the business. Cindy and I sat down at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas to talk design, trade shows and the uniqueness of Texans which makes designing in Texas so much fun. This is Cindy Aplanalp-Yates. Thank you, Cindy, that was amazing and I truly appreciate the time. Please subscribe to the show so...
Media Masterclass | 266 | Your Must Have Guide to Creating Content Like a Pro
April 14, 2020 16:08 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBThe creation of content is critical to the success of any professional endeavor. It is no longer acceptable to simply do the work and let it speak for itself because there are too many other talented creators both doing the work and showcasing it themselves. You can thank social media for that and regardless of how we might feel about that, it is here to stay. The following conversation was recorded live from the WestEdge Design Fair. This is a media masterclass that covers the topic of conte...
Special Series on Designing for Disaster | 5 | Thomas Kligerman on Adjusting Your Perspective
April 09, 2020 15:13 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBThis is Convo By Design with a special series of episodes focused on the COVID - 19 pandemic from a different perspective. You already know about washing your hands and staying at home. But, staying at home has created a whole new set of unforeseen issues. Our homes were not created to serve as home, office, school, restaurant, daycare all at once. This series of episodes is designed to address the fact that most if not all of us are home weathering out this pandemic. Our homes were not desig...
The Secret to Growing A Global Outdoor Brand (it seems so easy)| 265 | Harbour Outdoor
April 07, 2020 14:17 - 32 minutes - 30 MBThis episode of Convo By Design features two brothers who created a global furniture brand after learning from their father, this is Harbour Outdoor. Nicholas and Harrison Condos worked for their father in the family’s Sydney workshop. The crafted hand-made furniture literally learning the trade from the time they were young. So, it was only natural for these brothers to start their own enterprise. They did, and this is their story, this is the story of Harbour Outdoor. That is a wrap on th...
Special Series on Designing for Disaster | 4 | Designer Joseph Berkowitz on Making What You Have Work Better for You
April 02, 2020 19:02 - 16 minutes - 15 MBThis is Convo By Design with a special series of episodes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic from a different perspective. You already know about washing your hands and staying at home. But, staying at home has created a whole new set of unforeseen issues. Our homes were not created to serve as home, office, school, restaurant, daycare all at once. This series of episodes is designed to address the fact that most if not all of us are home weathering out this pandemic. Our homes were not design...
The Architectural Canvas | 264 | Erik B. Peterson
March 31, 2020 17:59 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBI’m Josh Cooperman and this is another episode of Convo By Design with noted architect and founder of PHX Architecture, Erik Peterson Erik likes to say about his canvas, “As you study it, the land starts to talk to you, it guides you.” And that is how the following conversation went. Architecture is an art form, comprised of equal parts creativity and math. The manner in which the architect applies his craft to create and use space to its fullest potential, all the while artistically sculpti...
Special Series on Designing for Disaster | 3 | Katrien Van Der Schueren – Space & Furniture Fabrication
March 28, 2020 04:44 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBWe ALL have more going on at home now. You are not alone, as a matter of fact, I don’t think we’ve all been in more similar circumstances. Our homes were not designed for this. I am talking with some of the best and brightest in design and architecture to get their strategies for making space more efficient. This episode features Katrien Van Der Shueren. Voila Creative Studio specializes in furniture design and fabrication. You have to work, you still have to be mom, dad, teacher, babysitter...
Special Series on Designing for Disaster | 2 | Brian Ferrick | Multi-Purpose Staging Ideas for Your Home
March 25, 2020 19:26 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBI’m Josh Cooperman and this is Convo By Design with a special series of episodes designed to help you manage the coronavirus disaster by providing you with actionable ideas and tips from world-class designers and architects to run your home more efficiently. We ALL have more going on at home now. You are not alone, as a matter of fact, I don’t think we’ve all been in more similar circumstances. While the stories of conference call disasters provide a little levity, I realized that our homes a...
You Need Some Inspiration, Find it Here | 263 | WESCOVER
March 24, 2020 03:32 - 27 minutes - 25 MBI’m Josh Cooperman and this is another episode of Convo By Design with an incredible digital resource for any creator, designer or artist who wants to get some new eyes on their work. The resource is called WESCOVER, you can find them at WESCOVER dot com and you're about to hear from Allison Murray, Content Director at WESCOVER. This is a digital portal for amazing creative work, they connect people, places and the work. I spoke with Allison late in 2019 and while editing the piece, I was t...
Special Series on Designing for Disaster | 1 | Marissa Zajack | How to Make Your Entertaining Areas More Efficient
March 21, 2020 22:51 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBI’m Josh Cooperman and this is Convo By Design with a special series of episodes designed to help you manage this coronavirus disaster by providing you with actionable ideas and tips to run your home more efficiently. We ALL have more going on at home now. You are not alone, as a matter of fact, I don’t think we’ve all been in more similar circumstances. While the stories of conference call disasters provide a little levity, I realized that our homes and resources are being taxed like never b...
Lone Star House of Design | 1 | Tracy Martin Taylor from Eleven 11 Design
March 19, 2020 21:18 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBI’m Josh Cooperman and this is Lone Star | House of Design, produced and distributed by the team that brings you Convo By Design with another story about design and architecture from the Great State of Texas. This is the inaugural episode of Lone Star House of Design so I think I should probably back up a bit and explain where this came from for those new to the show. I’m Josh Cooperman, I host and publish Convo By Design, a podcast about all things design and architecture covering Southern ...
Mentorship Master Class | 262 | Timothy Corrigan, Michael Berman & Genevieve Trousdale
March 17, 2020 19:25 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBThe reason I love doing this podcast as much as I do is because of the amazing people I meet along the way. It’s as simple as that. In this episode of the show you are going to hear from three amazing designers and tremendous people; Michael Berman, Timothy Corrigan, and Genevieve Trousdale. The setting is WestEdge Design Fair and the top is mentorship. I have had the great fortune of interviewing each of them separately but I wanted them on stage so you could hear the story about the connect...
Design Rockstars, Rebels & Raconteurs | 261 | A Blueprint for Success
March 10, 2020 01:46 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBI started Convo By Design seven years ago because I saw an opportunity to tell the stories of creators, designers, architects, artists, set decorators and others who change the way we live, build and design. I started recording panels and keynotes from West Week, Fall Market, Legends and of course, WestEdge Design Fair. After I started working with WestEdge co-founder’s Troy Hanson and Megan Reilly, the opportunity presented itself to start producing the stage. For two years now, the Convo By...
Cutting Carbs | 260 | Cutting Carbon Emissions, Sustainable Building and Design
March 03, 2020 03:19 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBI found myself at the Design Hardware on 3rd Street in Los Angeles for a conversation on building sustainability, design, and wellness. I don’t think it will surprise anyone to know that there are a growing and distinct link to be made between sustainable design and designing for wellness. The trouble with the conversations around sustainability is that it’s dry, some say dull and it can be. What is truly exciting about the subject though is what happens in the application of sustainable prac...
What’s My Line | 259 | How to Create and Take a Design Product Line to Market
February 25, 2020 03:06 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBResetting the scene for you, the WestEdge Design Fair was held, as it is every year, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. These conversations were held in the Convo By Design Programming Lounge with custom designs from John McClain, Studio Akiko, Isbell Interiors and Julia Wong Designs. This conversation was transformative for a number of reasons. Interior designers, many if not most, want a line to call their own. That signature line not only creates an opportunity to do business outside of the...
Sweeten Your Design | 258 | Jean Brownhill
February 17, 2020 23:48 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBYou listen to Convo By Design for a few reasons, I have been told, and 2 of those reasons are to find inspiration and hear the stories of designers, architects, futurists and creators responsible for the direction of design in So Cal and beyond. I have an amazing guest in Architect, founder and CEO of Sweeten, Jean Brownhill. Brownhill’s story is a complex one full of long shots successes and uphill battles. A women who is disrupting the construction space by attempting a massive change in ...
Beautiful Together | 257 | Product Partnerships Designed to Succeed
February 11, 2020 04:16 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBEvery week, you and I go on this journey through the inner workings of the business of design and architecture together. Actually, that’s not completely accurate, it’s not just the business, it is the inner workings of a big complex machine of which the business is an integral part but certainly not the entirety of what we talk about every week. The very DNA of this world is design and architecture. Within that are many detailed and complex inner workings that aren’t always what they seem. I ...
The Christopher Kennedy Compound in Turlock, CA | 256 | Hosted By Nancy Russert of Les Beaux
February 04, 2020 14:45 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBDesign houses are one of the elements unique to interior design and architecture. It’s like our version of the runway show in fashion, or the car show in the auto industry. Christopher Kennedy has become quite adept at ideating the design house and executing them. Christopher is a regular fixture in Palm Springs during Modernism Week and you have heard about some of those here on the podcast and even seen some of the interviews on our YouTube channel. As a side note, before I started the pod...
Your Canvas for Outdoor Memories | 255 | Creating Memory Making Spaces for Outdoor Living
January 28, 2020 03:50 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBThis is the time of year when many here in California are starting to think about getting back outside. It was cold for a week or two, we got a little rain to clean off the dust from the Santa Ana winds and now it’s time to start thinking about making new outdoor memories. For that, we are going back to the WestEdge Design Fair for a conversation called, Your Canvas for Outdoor Memories presented by Urban Bonfire and featuring; Patty Dominguez, VP of National Sales at Cosentino, Annette Reeve...
Epic Spaces & Favorite Places | 254 | Bringing Inspiration Home
January 21, 2020 01:58 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBThis is a conversation from the WestEdge Design Fair called Epic Spaces and Favorite Places… Here’s the idea… Online access has made the world a smaller place. It has brought us closer together and created the opportunity to see amazing things in wonderful and far away places. For some, that's just not good enough. Travel, treasure hunting and using that as inspiration to create magnificent spaces is their true desire. This is a conversation about amazing places in exotic places and bringing ...
Build Your Design Brand | 253 | The Firm Upgrade Master Class
January 14, 2020 03:17 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThis is a panel conversation from the WestEdge Design Fair called The Firm Upgrade, part of the Brand Development Series. It featured journalist, Alex Abramian, Project M+ Cleo Muranane, Designer Jeff Andrews and Xander Noori’s, Keon Khajavi-Noori. This conversation is about growing your design or architecture firm’s brand, your profile, doing more, doing better and increasing the productivity of your brand development, an afterthought for many creators. This is the whole conversation and it ...
Martyn Lawrence Bullard | 252 | Designer, Traveler, Storyteller & Luminary
January 07, 2020 02:22 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThis is the seventh year of Convo By Design and I can tell you, this will be the most adventurous yet. Starting off strong in 2020, I want to share with you, the time I spent with designer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard. You know Martyn so I’m not going to go on with the big fluffy intro, instead, I want to tell you some things that you might not know… Martyn is a major personality, that you already know. But did you know that he is a television producer and an actor? Sure, you’ve seen him on Mill...