Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchKneedler Fauchère is a 73-year-old showroom. "Nothing has changed" say its leaders
Episode 137
Founded in San Francisco in 1948, Kneedler Fauchere was among the first multiline showrooms in the country. By elevating future icons like Jack Lenor…
5 years, 6 months ago
"Absolutely explosive growth." How Kathy Kuo built a digitally nimble design business
Episode 136
Kathy Kuo got started in the aftermath of the great recession, back when selling furniture online was still something of a novelty. Over the past dec…
5 years, 6 months ago
Malene Barnett and Leyden Lewis on why BADG's Obsidian project is no ordinary designer showhouse
Episode 135
Artist and activist Malene Barnett and designer and artist Leyden Lewis are two of the twenty-two creators behind the Black Artists and Designers Gui…
5 years, 6 months ago
John Robshaw on standing out in a crowded industry
Episode 134
As a young art student on a trip to India, John Robshaw fell in love with the technique of hand block printing. He began learning the craft and makin…
5 years, 6 months ago
Roman Alonso of Commune cares about how a project feels, not how it looks
Episode 133
Roman Alonso of Los Angeles design firm Commune got his start in the world of fashion, working for Barney’s and Isaac Mizrahi. Seeking a change of pa…
5 years, 7 months ago
Alessandra Branca is trying something new
Episode 132
For decades, Alessandra Branca has been a fixture in the upper echelons of the interior design profession, with her buoyant style gracing shelter mag…
5 years, 7 months ago
[Rebroadcast] Jack Lenor Larsen defined 20th century textiles
Episode 131
Not many designers can count Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen and Marilyn Monroe as clients, but Jack Lenor Larsen is no ordinary designer. A legend…
5 years, 7 months ago
"The Frank Sinatra of lighting" — Visual Comfort and Circa have no plans to slow down
Episode 130
Tapping into an overseas manufacturing boom, Andy Singer started Visual Comfort in the mid 80s, but it wasn’t until he partnered with master lighting…
5 years, 7 months ago
How Studio McGee became a phenomenon
Episode 129
Syd and Shea McGee, the married couple behind design firm Studio McGee, are enjoying a period of phenomenal success. Their debut book is a bestseller…
5 years, 7 months ago
Buildlane wants to bring custom furniture online
Episode 128
Frank Eybsen started online custom furniture platform Buildlane after working in a furniture factory himself and seeing firsthand how frustrating and…
5 years, 8 months ago