A Student's Perspective

Award  winning designer, wellness educator, and mental health counselor Lori  Miller talks with Jen and Bianca live from the University Hall of  Innovation exhibition booth during Fall High Point Market 2021. Hear  Lori speak to her background in prison counseling and understanding of  how the senses both consciously and subconsciously affect our perception  and memor...

Marketing  Maven Serena Martin spoke with Katie and Vanessa live from the Phillips  Collection showroom during Fall High Point Market 2021. Hear Serena  speak to her love of connecting people and finding out the stories and  strengths of each of her clients throughout the years has allowed her to  work with some of the top brands and individuals in the home  furnishin...

Educator,  author, and designer Stephanie Sickler speaks with Maia about how  choosing to appreciate the often overlooked parts of design education  can set you apart in a sea of other graduates, as well as the importance  of building and maintaining industry networks throughout your career. Stephanie  coordinates the Foundation Design sequence for Interior Architecture at...

Designer  Robin Baron speaks with Vanessa and Jen about how her love of fashion  blended with interior design (lighting and hardware are the jewelry of  the room) has allowed her to build a successful design career in  furniture, lighting, hardware, textiles, fashion, and beautifully  detailed spaces. Remaining authentic in a budding, and now permeating,  social media...

Between  the 1950’s and 1970’s American designer Adrian Pearsall was one of  America’s most successful post-war furniture designers while leading  first Craft Associates, and then Comfort Designs. Both companies were  based in Pennsylvania, with Craft Associates at one time being the  largest employer in Wilkes-Barre after its beginnings in the basement of  a Kingston...

When  your talents are supported and you are willing to push yourself to the  extent of your interests, who knows what you can achieve? Maia Clasby  and Katie Shea speak with glass mosaic artist Allison Eden, founder of  Allison Eden Studios, North America's leading stained glass mosaic  designer for commercial and residential interiors. Allison's work in  residences,...

What  sort of future career might a degree in Interior Design begin to  prepare you for? What about leading the US portion of a 70 year old  family owned European furniture manufacturer famous for working with  some of the most established and well known architects and designers in  the world? Vanessa speaks with Melissa Shelton, President of Vitra North America about just...

Mark Sherlock, Marywood University School of Architecture Alumni and Development Manager for Thomas James Homes in California’s Bay Area, speaks with Katie about how his experiences  during and after school have led him to focus on the homebuilding  industry and single-family residences.  Building experiences and  memories is what he finds important about the opportunity to des...

A  Student's Perspective season 5 finale Jake Rudin, Sr. Manager of  Digital Technologies at Adidas, and co-founder Out of Architecture  speaks with Jennifer Brown about how his architectural education  supplied him with the tools to be led down a winding path of interesting  'non-architecture' jobs before landing with Adidas. A great  conversation that covers every a...

Mariah  Hoffman, founder of Micro Modula Design Studio, speaks with Katie Shea  about the  experiences which led her to design and build her personal  ‘tiny home’ and how it led her to form the design studio to assist  others in their downsizing journey.  Micro Modula ‘explores the  architecture of HOME, PLACE, and the SELF.  From small-scale design  se...

Erica  Stine, Red Dot award winning furniture designer, speaks with Courtney  Mackrell about her experiences in industrial and event design and how  they influenced her to pursue furniture with narrative creativity.    Erica utilizes 'her knowledge of design research, service design and  experiential design to create furniture pieces with greater depth and  ...

Ari  Peralta, sensory designer, neuroscientist, and CEO of Arigami UK speaks  with Jennifer Brown about his research into the intersection of what we  understand of the science of the senses and how we design spaces and  experiences, specifically retail spaces.  Building towards experiences  that activate memory, thought, comfort, creativity, etc.  An absolutely...

Maya Bird-Murphy, Founder & Executive Director of Chicago Mobile Makers ,  speaks with Courtney Mackrell about how educating children and teens in  design and design thinking can have a positive effect on the future of  community and place-making.  Why only wait for the kids to come to you,  Chicago Mobile Makers takes creativity right into their neighborhoods. We &nbs...

Mary  Stevens, Senior Vice President for Strategic Projects with Herman  Miller, speaks with Paige Bechtle about how she first began working with  Herman Miller and how the curiosity which led her to parlay degrees in  mathematics, education, and engineering into a 36+ year career which has  seen her lead Engineering and Quality, Global Initiatives, Diversity in  Desi...

Courtney  Mackrell speaks with Bryan D. Orthel, Ph. D., NCIDQ, NCARB, Associate  Professor of Interior Design at Indiana University Bloomington, Chair of  the Board of Directors for the Journal of Interior Design, and  President of the INTERIOR DESIGN EDUCATORS COUNCIL FOUNDATION INC. Hear  Bryan talk about the journey from student to faculty within design and  how me...

Natalia  speaks with Ximena Valle, Founder and Principal of Fifteen Architecture  and Design.  Hear Ximena speak about how she balances teaching and  professional life and how the classroom informs her approach in the  design studio and vice versa. F  I F T E E N is an Architecture and Design practice based in  Philadelphia "driven by the desire to affect positiv...

Katie speaks with Nina Cooke John, Founder and Principal of interdisciplinary design firm Studio Cooke John Architecture. .  Hear Nina speak about her journey as a student and academic and how it informs her approach in the design studio. Nina and Studio Cooke John have been named to the 2021 ELLE Decor A-List of the top 101 most exciting names in today's design industry.   Addition...

Paige Bechtle speaks with Valentin Haack, Experience Designer at BCG Digital Ventures , in their London office.  Hear Valentin talk about how he first made his way to the United States to study at SCAD - The University for Creative Careers ,  and the journey there which led him to explore possible majors before  choosing the new, at the time, program of Service Design. Valentin &nbs...

Brenna speaks with Jennifer Smiga , CEO/Founder of Ultraviolet Agency .   Hear Jennifer talk about how she has approached each step of her  career journey with passion and an inquisitive nature. From an Art  History undergraduate from SCAD - The University for Creative Careers , to museums and non-profits, and now CEO of ultraviolet agency- the digital marketing agency for the...

Courtney speaks with Karla Jones, Executive Director of the Bienenstock Furniture Library . Hear about Karla's journey within the design industry and how the  Bienenstock Furniture Library in High Point, North Carolina is an  inexhaustible resource for the design industry as well as supporting the  next generation of designers through competitions, scholarships, and  the new Fu...

Courtney  speaks with Shayne Fox, film and television Set Decorator/Production  Designer and founder of Shayne Fox Hardware.  Hear about Shayne's  journey from puppeteering with the team at Radical Sheep, into feature  films such as 'The Prodigy', and 2020's 'Life in a Year' starring Cara  Delevigne and Jaden Smith, and television series for FX Network, NBC,  Net...

Katie Shea speaks with Juliana Strieff, Director of Creative Design + New Concepts for Panera Bread and former Creative Design Lead for Global Innovations for McDonalds.   Hear about Juliana's path of reaching beyond what you might think are  your limits, treating every opportunity as a problem to be solved, and  how that mindset has provided her with some of the most amazing &...

Paige  Bechtle speaks with Jaime Derringer, Chief Creative Officer and Founder  of Design Milk Co. We talk about the growth of Design Milk from its  earliest stages in 2006 as a one person website showcasing the things  that Jaime found interesting in the world of design, and managing the  growing social media landscape to further cement Design Milk as the  go-to reso...

"Technology makes possibilities. Design makes solutions. Art makes questions. Leadership makes actions." John Maeda Hear  CEO and 'problem solver' Shane Fox speak with Natalia Colasurdo about  the evolution of his career and how technology can affect and be  affected by the design industry. In this clip hear Shane's advice on  getting involved in all aspects of a situation to t...

Courtney Mackrell speaks with Jillian Soprano, interior designer and Founder of Studio Soprano bespoke letterpress. What do you do when faced with an obstacle on the path you have chosen? Jillian  Soprano is an NCIDQ certified designer and Founder of Studio Soprano, a  bespoke letterpress, as well as the creator of Better Mail. Hear  Jillian speak with Courtney about how her creativ...