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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Pasadena Showcase Tour – Family Room, Decadent Dining Room | 165
May 15, 2018 16:49 - 31.1 MBHere at Convo By Design, we are dedicating another week to the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. I have worked with this group going on three years now and they do such good work. Think about this for a moment, over 54 years producing showcase homes and raising over $23 million in the process for youth arts programs. We spoke last week about the architect on this project, Reginald Davis Johnson and the legacy he left behind, dappling Southern California with Spanish Revival projects. The ...
Season 5 EP 19 – Pasadena Showcase Tour – Living, Mezzanine and Master Suite
May 10, 2018 00:09 - 22.3 MBThis week, we are going back to the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts to visit with three extremely talented designers and highlight the work they did in this years offering. To remind you about the home this year, it’s being called, “The Overlook”, originally built in 1915 for a whopping $14,000, it was home to the widowed sisters, Ruth Hargrove and Mary Emma Baker. and while it’s billed as a Mediterranean, the Spanish Revival elements are unmistakeable. And there is a very good reason f...
Season 5 EP 18 – KAA Design’s Grant Kirkpatrick and Set Decorator Rosemary Brandenburg
May 01, 2018 16:37 - 18.3 MBGrant Kirkpatrick is one of those architects that is actively shaping the way we view Los Angeles. He, through his firm KAA both creates and re-imagines places and spaces. The firm’s mission states a devotion to warm, contemporary design. Providing solutions for modern living and at the same time, he has a love and a sense of duty to protect the structures that Southern California offers the world. Grant and I sat down at the Vondom showroom during West Week at the Pacific Design Center to ta...
Season 5 EP 17 – Pasadena Design House : Peltier Interiors and L2 Interiors
April 24, 2018 17:28 - 24 MBThis is the first in a series on the Pasadena Showcase House of Design. For those not familiar, Pasadena Showcase is an all volunteer organization that has been producing remarkable showcase houses for over 50 years. This episode was first published in April 2018 and the house is now open for for you to see. If you are in Southern California and happen to be in the Pasadena area, I highly recommend that you take the tour and see this fantastic home. What you will find is a collaborative effor...
Season 5 EP 11 – Ridge Mountain Majesty
March 14, 2018 02:42 - 18 MBI want to take you back a few weeks to Modernism Week in Palm Springs. Among all of the Mid-Century Modern homes to see, we also had a chance to tour a stunning project that was recently completed. This is a modern oasis in the foothills of Palm Springs, called the Ridge Mountain Residence. It’s a stunning piece of residential architecture from Steven Ehrlich and the firm Ehrlich, Yanai, Rhee, Chaney Architects. The home was placed strategically on a flat spot in the hills, nestled between r...
Season 5 EP 10 – The State of Iconic Architecture in Los Angeles
March 07, 2018 00:26 - 30.8 MBWe have been spending a bit more time lately on showcasing the classics in architecture and design. That’s why it is only fitting for the annual ‘State of Iconic LA Architecture’, our annual visit to city hall for a conversation with Ken Bernstein, Manager and Principal City Planner in the Office of Historic Resources. I met Ken for the first time in 2016 and we first spoke on the podcast in 2017. I went back for an update and there is so much happening with regard to Los Angeles architecture...
Season 5 EP 9 – ‘Always On’ Design Branding with Hunker & Friends
February 28, 2018 17:37 - 34.4 MBThis past weekend marked the close of Modernism Week and while I am a little sad to see it end, it is another opportunity to reflect on something truly amazing in the world of architecture and design. Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, the whole Coachella Valley has experienced a phenomenal resurgence and has emerged from decades of decay as a beautiful oasis of arts and culture. Modernism Week is a wonderful example of how art forms like architecture, design and public...
Season 5 EP 8 – Mid Century Mastery that is Positively Palm Springs
February 22, 2018 00:17 - 17.4 MBI drove into Palm Springs for Modernism Week this year extremely excited to catch up with old friends, make some new ones and see some of these architectural master works of mid-century modern design. I made one stop straight away. I heard about a neighborhood called Indian Canyons where a vast number of homeowners have painted doors with vibrant colors. It’s not just a few, and the colors chosen rage from pink to blue and everything in between. It’s not just a statement, it’s an identity. I ...
Season 5 EP 7 – Richard Neutra VDL House
February 14, 2018 22:55 - 34.8 MBI am very excited to share this episode with you. I love doing this podcast and because of that, I thoroughly enjoy every interview, tour and conversation. In honor of Modernism Week, I bring you one of my favorites and a Southern California icon. I recently toured the Richard Neutra VDL Research House in Silver Lake, California. This property is not just a case study home but it was the Neutra family home for decades, in two very different forms. The first home was designed by Richard Neutr...
Season 5 EP 6 – Let’s Take This Outside
February 08, 2018 17:45 - 30.1 MBI don’t usually like to talk about designing for outdoor spaces in February. Usually, I will save these conversations until early April but it has been beautiful out lately. But not exclusively. Regardless of your political position on global warming, one thing that cannot be denied is that climate change does exist, it is happening and it does affect the way we all live. I cannot have a conversation with an interior designer, architect or developer without the topic of outdoor living coming ...
Season 5 EP 5 – Leslie Shapiro Joyal and Annette Gutierrez
February 01, 2018 01:43 - 21.5 MBIn 2012 I was consulting for a home and design magazine in Los Angeles and during that time, I produced my first design house. I truly loved the experience. I had the opportunity to work with amazing and talented designers like Azadeh Shladofsky, Molly Luetkemeyer, Christian May, Erinn Valencich and Potted amongst others. The house was in the heart of Hollywood, called Small Space, Big Style as it was a fourteen hundred square foot penthouse. We were open for about four months and there is ve...
Season 5 EP 4 – Intimate Strangers: The Relationship Between Art and Design Pt. 2
January 25, 2018 16:05 - 23.2 MBFollowing is part 2 of a conversation from the WestEdge Design Fair called Intimate Strangers. This conversation features Maria Cicicone of Graye, Los Angeles, architect and designer Gulia Jonsdottir, artist Nicole Landau and art consultant, Wendy Posner. This really interesting journey was moderated by Interiors magazine’s, Erika Heet. This is an exploration into the age old question about the relationship between design and art. The contrast and compliment each add to the other, or not. The...
Season 5 EP 3 – Intimate Strangers: The Relationship Between Art and Design Pt. 1
January 18, 2018 02:05 - 22.4 MBArt, design, architecture, collaboration, taking Los Angeles to Milan… following is a conversation from the WestEdge Design Fair called Intimate Strangers. This conversation features Maria Cicicone of Graye, architect and designer Gulia Jonsdottir, artist Nicole Landau and art consultant, Wendy Posner. This really interesting journey was moderated by Interiors magazine’s, Erika Heet. This is an exploration into the age old question about the relationship between design and art. The contrast ...
Season 5 EP 2 – Takashi Yanai and His “View” on Architecture
January 10, 2018 22:49 - 21.5 MBFollowing is a conversation with architect Takashi Yanai. Takashi is a returning CXD guest with a really interesting architectural philosophy. I am going to let him explain it but we sat down to discuss the concept of “view” as it relates to architecture and design. Yanai is the Residential Studio Director at Ehrlich, Yanai, Rhee, Chaney Architects where he has held this position since 2004. He is a nationally and internationally celebrated architect who lectures, travels and is an avid phot...
Season 5 EP 1 – Lori Dennis and Four Sophisticated Styles
January 04, 2018 22:53 - 18.7 MBA few weeks back, the show featured designer Lori Dennis in a conversation that was recorded from her amazing Los Angeles area headquarters. Lori and I covered a lot of ground about her background and her remarkable rise as one of the worlds best interior designers and phenomenally talented business professionals. I wanted to learn more about Lori’s process and invited her to be a guest at our first Convo By Design Green Room Project from the WestEdge Design Fair. The project was recorded liv...
EP. 145 Ward Jewell – The Culture of Architecture
December 19, 2017 02:18 - 21.8 MBIt’s been said that culture is the the science behind design. That is no more obvious than in architecture. A dwelling is a manifestation of the culture around it. Some ideas are groundbreaking and they fall flat because surrounding culture wasn’t ready yet. The same can be said for the overuse of architectural styles long after society has moved on. Ward Jewell is a Los Angeles based architect with a significant roster of celebrity clients including Madonna, Warren Beatty, Candice Bergman an...
Behind the Design: The Art of Storytelling Pt. 2 | 144
December 12, 2017 21:55 - 25.6 MBI love the holidays! More time to spend with family and friends, tinker a bit in the studio and engage in the guilty pleasure of binge watching a lengthy list of tv shows and movies. You might feel the same, and while it is rare for me to binge watch, the holidays are the perfect time to do it. You are probably wondering why I’m telling you this. Well, it’s because after so many years working with set decorators, I can’t watch anything anymore without wondering who decorated the set? Which pr...
Behind the Design: The Art of Storytelling Pt. 1 | 143
December 06, 2017 21:19 - 21.9 MBOne of the things I enjoy most about the holidays is the amount of time I have without feeling guilty that I’m not working. Time to spend with family and friends, tinker a bit in the studio and engage in the guilty pleasure of binge watching a lengthy list of tv shows and movies. You might feel the same, and while it is rare for me to binge watch, the holidays are the perfect time to do it. You are probably wondering why I’m telling you this. Well, it’s because after so many years working wi...
Cesar Giraldo and Beth Wooke | 142
November 30, 2017 19:29 - 21.6 MBIn this episode, we pair two creatives with some common threads; Vision, passion, talent and gratitude. These are two remarkable individuals with crazy skills. I wanted you to hear from interior designer Cesar Giraldo and set decorator Beth Wooke. I wanted to juxtapose these two creatives against each other for a few reasons. Both are incredibly passionate, very successful in their respective disciplines and both come from a cooperative place with regard to their work, and getting it right fo...
Hunt Slonem, Cheryl Kaye and Chris Gialanella | 141
November 22, 2017 18:30 - 20 MBConvo By Design, presented by Snyder Diamond has an interesting offering for you this week. I attended the Modern Luxury Interiors 2017 Faces of Design event held at the Roche Bobois showroom in Costa Mesa, California. We are honored to be included in the 2017 group of California design influencers and I will be bringing you conversations from this remarkable event over the next few weeks. Roche Bobois is a part of the SoCo Collection, an oasis of design, fashion and food in Orange County. We...
Legaspi Courts Design House | 139
November 07, 2017 21:12 - 13.2 MBThis week, we are going to explore a unique design house project in Santa Monica, California. Lagaspi Courts Design created a fantastic project house. Here is what is interesting about this project, it was created as a design house that is also on the market. I suppose you could call this a spec home, but it really is so much more than that. This house was designed from the top down in a residential neighborhood in Santa Monica, with amazing views and a regional airport nearby. Often times, a...
Elements for an Extraordinary Project | 137
October 26, 2017 19:29 - 34.4 MBRenovation and residential construction is exciting. You are designing your dream home, your sanctuary. But that process can also be one of the most stressful experiences of you life. If someone who knew the process inside and out, knew every tip, trick and hack came to you and said, “Listen, give me an hour and I am going to tell you the conditions necessary for an extraordinary build.” would you be interested? If the answer is “yes” then keep listening. Following is a conversation moderated...
ON SET: Richarz, Diers and Ritz | 136
October 17, 2017 18:19 - 15.8 MBI am just going to tell it to you straight, if I could add another career right now, it would be that of a set decorator. I have spent the last couple of years working with Set Decorator Society of America members and they are an amazing group. Many also work as interior designers but make no mistake, these two disciplines are very different. Following are three amazing set decorators who, combined have worked on some amazing projects. You know their work, titles include; Cheers, The Abyss,...
Reimagining the Classics P2 | 135
October 12, 2017 15:12 - 22.7 MBFall has come and I for one, am thrilled. Fall in Southern California means the weather cools. Yes, it cools elsewhere in Fall but here, it takes the edge off of summer and the tourists have mostly gone home which leaves the beaches empty, a great time for a second, cooler summer. It also means WestEdge is coming.This will be our 5th year as a media partner and our fourth year hosting live conversations. This year, we have some special things to share so I hope you can make it out October 19t...
Reimagining the Classics P1 | 134
October 04, 2017 20:37 - 18.9 MBFall has come and I for one, am thrilled. Fall in Southern California means the weather cools. Yes, it cools elsewhere in Fall but here, it takes the edge off of summer and the tourists have mostly gone home which leaves the beaches empty, a great time for a second, cooler summer. It also means WestEdge is coming.This will be our 5th year as a media partner and our fourth year hosting live conversations. This year, we have some special things to share so I hope you can make it out October 19t...
Megan Reilly & Troy Hanson – WestEdge Design Fair | 133
September 28, 2017 22:39 - 17.1 MBIt’s Fall and you know what that means… WestEdge Design Fair is coming. This will be our 5th year as a media partner and our fourth year hosting live conversations from the event. This year, we have some special things to share so I hope you can make it out October 19th through the 22nd at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. I sat down with Megan Reilly and Troy Hanson, co-founders of WestEdge about the show this year and what you can expect to find. As usual, Troy and Megan have an experience plan...
Wattles Mansion – Set Decorators Society of America and Winslow & Cohen | 108
March 28, 2017 20:09 - 12.1 MBThe Wattles Mansion is one of the more interesting design projects you will find. The Wattles Estate was built in 1907 for Nebraskan banker, Gurdon Wattles. It was built as his winter home by architects Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey. The mission revival residence was built with an absolutely stunning view from it’s perch in the Hollywood hills. On a clear day, you can see the ocean. The estate has a Japanese garden, Rose garden, Spanish garden, palm court and orchards. It is surrounded by g...
Set Decorators Julie Bolder, Beth Wooke, KC Fox & Phil Hoffman | 105
March 09, 2017 23:45 - 37.8 MBWe take the show backstage to speak with some incredibly accomplished set decorators. The four SDSA members you are about to hear from have worked on television, film and commercial projects you have seen, know and love. Their work is responsible for the aesthetic and style of the sets. Get to know a little more about Phil, KC, Julie and Beth.
PR Gold For Designers | 103
February 24, 2017 21:52 - 21.2 MBA Strategic public relations approach is most effective when the stories are organized around themes that emerge from an organization's brand. The following conversation is from WestEdge Design Fair and features Catherine Minervini, Emily Hooper and Reva Revis. Public relations strategies specifically for the design trade. Speaking of public relations, probably not a bad idea to throw this out every now and again…Convo By Design is a talk series featuring candid conversations with designer...
Bringing The Travel Experience Home P2 | 102
February 17, 2017 22:20 - 19.6 MBI love to travel, who doesn’t love the excitement of travel, the new experiences, the thrill of the hunt, of course, the hunt being the search for new and interesting items for the home, and of course, when I say new, I mean not necessarily new, but new to me. That is why this conversation was so interesting to me. C Magazine’s Design interiors Editor, Andrea Stanford moderated this conversation from the Westedge Design Fair entitled, Bringing the travel experience home. It features Tim Campb...
Bringing the Travel Experience Home P1 | 101
February 10, 2017 02:33 - 20 MBI love to travel, what I love more than traveling is being at home. This is a conversation about having both. C Magazine’s Design interiors Editor, Andrea Stanford moderated this conversation from the Westedge Design Fair entitled, Bringing the Travel Experience Home. It features Tim Campbell whose notable projects include Richard Neutra’s Singleton House, Lloyd Wright’s Alfred Newman Residence and Colony Palms Hotel… Nathan Turner whose passions include and are spoken expertly about, desi...
A Handful of Highlights | 100
January 31, 2017 19:22 - 22 MBConvo By Design Presented By Snyder Diamond publishes our 100th episode. Here is a composite that includes designers, set decorators, architects, influencers, innovators and artists. Thank you to everyone who made it possible to reach 100. Thank you to everyone who appeared, produced and promoted. Thank you to everyone at Snyder Diamond for your continued support and thank you to YOU, for downloading, listening, watching, posting and coming out to see us. Enjoy the following taste of Co...