Katie Hutchison and Dawn Oliveira

Design Me a House

Arts EN ↓ 36 episodes

Architect/designer/author Katie Hutchison and textile designer/educator Dawn Oliveira share insight into home design and design for the home. Design isn't an added extra, an extravagance, a nicety; it's a holistic process that drives the creation of homes that nurture and reflect our best selves to ourselves and within our communities. Katie and Dawn aim to demystify and humanize home design and design for the home. So grab a cup of coffee, and join us for some friendly design chat to inspire and inform your home and, by extension, to inspire and inform your life.

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Katie Hutchison and Dawn Oliveira

Episodes

Inspirations: Six Books: Season 1 Episode 11 20.09.2020 42:31

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira discuss six books that inspire their design practices.

Features Dory Skemp, Realtor and Historic Preservationist: Season 1 Episode 10 16.08.2020 28:36

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Dory Skemp, realtor and historic preservationist, about the value of owning an historic home and living in an historic neighborhood.

Shop Talk: Design Tools: Season 1 Episode 9 20.07.2020 39:08

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison speak about the tools they use to create their designs

Sustainability Certification: Season 1 Episode 8 21.06.2020 39:37

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak about a range of certification processes for sustainable textiles and sustainable buildings/architecture.

This with That: Dormers: Season 1 Episode 7 23.05.2020 35:09

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak about how to decide what type of dormer works with type of house/footprint, outside and inside.

Design Hero: Suzie Zuzek: Season 1 Episode 6 03.05.2020 38:45

Katie and Dawn discover a new "Design Hero": Suzie Zuzek, the textile designer behind the original Lilly Pulitzer brand.

Featured Guest Brooke Merriam: Season 1 Episode 5 28.03.2020 33:09

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with landscape designer Brooke Merriam about the value of the residential landscape and how their three disciplines might collaborate.

Design Process, Part 1: Season 1 Episode 4 28.03.2020 39:02

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison introduce the design process in their respective disciplines.

Sustainability intro: Season 1 Episode 3 28.03.2020 33:31

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison introduce what sustainability means and why it matters in their respective disciplines.

This with That intro: Season 1 Episode 2 28.03.2020 32:45

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison talk about determining what goes with what when beginning a design project.

Design Heroes: Season 1 Episode 1 28.03.2020 29:12

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison discuss their inspirational design heroes.