In Light of It All

Jess Adkins is Brand Experience Design Lead for EMEA at M Moser Associates, with more than 13 years of experience across luxury retail, hospitality, and workplace design. She translates brand values into immersive, story-led environments where identity is felt as much as seen. In this episode, Jess shows how branding extends far beyond logos and graphics. We talk about lighting as an invisible bra...

Ali Heshmati is Senior Architect and Design Director at LEADinc in Bergen, Norway, and a PhD researcher at NTNU. With over three decades of architectural practice, teaching, and public art, with more than 40 awards of excellence, he is pioneering the field of Biometric Architecture — exploring how buildings measurably affect human physiology, circadian rhythms, sleep, mood fluctuations, and cognit...

Nick Sunderland is an interior designer and feng shui consultant with nearly 40 years of experience creating harmonious homes, offices, and penthouses worldwide. His practice blends ancient feng shui principles with modern design to produce spaces that are both functional and restorative. In this episode, Nick explains how the flow of space — from beam placement to lighting choices — can directly...

Rebeca Sánchez Pastor is a Mexican light artist based in Barcelona, founder of LEDSControl, and Head of Architainment Lighting Control at LDPi. Known for her minimalist, interactive installations, she uses real-time rendering, pixel mapping, and LED technology to create immersive environments inspired by music, nature, and rhythm. Abigail Nava is a Mexican light media architect based in Trondheim,...

Joshua Welch is a Senior Lighting Designer at Hoare Lea, with a portfolio that spans projects for Harrods, Bloomberg, and Grosvenor. Known for his plain-spoken approach, he’s dedicated to making lighting design accessible and effective. In this episode, Josh explains why architects train for years but often receive less than an hour of formal lighting education. We discuss how this gap leads to po...

Hugo Lindsay-Fynn is the Co-Founder of Palladian, a London-based practice that redefines luxury through architecture and interior design. Palladian’s projects range from heritage renovations to contemporary homes, united by a belief that true luxury is less about opulence and more about health and human experience. In our conversation, Hugo argues that the new luxury status symbols are circadian l...

Tapio Rosenius is a Finnish designer and entrepreneur, and CEO at POET Creator Software - a platform merging data, light, sound, and media into real-time environments. His award-winning work in biomimetic and responsive lighting has redefined how spaces interact with people. In this conversation, Tapio shows us the future of architecture: buildings that respond and adapt to you in real time. We un...

Joel Grichting is Founder and Operating Manager of Lightbath, a company developing visual brainwave entrainment devices that blends science, art, and wellness. His work makes deep states of relaxation, focus, and creativity accessible through light-based experiences. Here we dive into the science of photo-entrainment — how specific light flickers can guide the brain into meditative states that som...

In this electrifying and refreshingly unfiltered episode, we’re joined by experiential light artist Frankie Boyle—a powerhouse of neurodivergent creativity, sensory intelligence, and fierce authenticity. Frankie takes us on a vivid journey through how her brain processes the world—not just visually, but emotionally and intuitively—revealing what it’s like to see color as emotion, sense energy thro...

What if the light we use to nurture plants could also nurture us? In this episode, we speak with Julia Hartmann, an award-winning lighting designer and the creative force behind LightSphere in Zurich. With a deep passion for science, nature, and human wellbeing, Julia shares her groundbreaking journey into biophilic lighting—where cutting-edge spectrum tuning meets living ecosystems. From stress-t...

What actually makes a space feel good? Why do curves soothe us, or natural textures ground us? And can design really change how we think, feel, and behave? In this episode of In Light of It All, we’re joined by neuroscientist and wellbeing specialist Saskia Wheeler, who opens the door to the fascinating world of neuroaesthetics—the science of how beauty affects the brain. Together, we explore why...

What if the spaces we live and work in were designed not just to look good—but to feel good? In this episode, I sit down with architect and biophilic design advocate Pablo Lambrechtsto explore the emotional side of architecture. With three decades of experience—from rethinking school design to shaping sustainable homes and even Google’s HQ—Pablo shares how light, materials, and thoughtful proporti...

In this illuminating episode, Xander is joined by Karen Haller, leading expert in behavioural design and applied colour psychology, and author of The Little Book of Colour. Together, they explore how colour goes far beyond decoration—shaping our behaviour, influencing our emotions, and reconnecting us with our true nature. Karen opens up about her journey from a corporate career to discovering her...

In this first episode of In Light of It All, host Xander Cadisch sets the stage for a journey into the invisible forces that shape how we live, feel, and connect. But this isn’t a podcast just about lighting — it’s about everything that light touches. From colour and texture to architecture and circadian rhythms, Xander explores how our built environments quietly influence our biology and emotions...