"The Interior Design Business" is a monthly podcast for professional interior designers working in the UK.
We hear from practitioners, educators and influenc...
Passivhaus With The Vawdrey House Featuring Jenny Hamilton And Ian Chapman
A Passivhaus is any building, new or retrofitted, that achieves the highest certifiable standard of energy efficiency while using negligible fuel for heating and cooling.
As the planet warms, this is clearly where we should all be heading, but passive houses are not without their detractors, who claim that these buildings are boxy, stuffy and chilly.
And is it enough for a building to be Passivhaus or does this still leave us a million miles away from achieving a truly sustainable built environment? What is the truth behind the hype? And is it possible to take a conventionally built 1990s house and turn it into a paragon of stylish sustainability?
For this episode, we are joined by Jenny Hamilton and Ian Chapman, founders and co-directors of BIID award-winning architecture and design practice, The Vawdrey House, to explore these issues through the lens of a recent project.
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My Clients And Other Animals With Lyne Arbid, Jo Sampson and Katrina Burroughs
The British have always been famously crazy about their animals, cossetting them with as much tender treatment as they do their children.
Today there are 13.5 million dogs, 12.5 million cats, 1.5 million birds and 1.0 million pet rabbits in the UK, plus nearly a million each of tortoises, horses, Guinea pigs, hamsters and snakes. Unsurprisingly, interior designers are now being asked to design spas and bespoke bedrooms especially for pampered pets of all shapes and sizes, treating them as significant stakeholders in their projects.
Jeff and Susie are joined by Lyne Arbid of Studio Indigo, Jo Sampson of Absolute Project Management and Katrina Burroughs, Interiors Editor of The Times and Sunday Times to explore this design trend in more detail and find out where it might be heading next.
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience of designers as part of the Design Talks series at Decorex.
The Interior Design Business is a Wildwood Plus production.
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The Fine Art Of Display With Sophie Paterson And Stephanie Nebbia
Everyone has had the experience of packing up a home, removing the pictures and personal objects and realising with a shock that suddenly the space is no longer theirs.
Functional interior spaces that meet our practical needs are essential, but it seems it is the art and objects we use to personalise those spaces that give them their heart and soul.
We instinctively know that art in all its glorious forms provides emotional context that can make a person feel comfortable, or not comfortable, within a space.
But, in recognising the power of art to transform and complete an interior, how should designers go about preparing their buildings, and their clients, to best showcase these important elements.
We're joined by renowned interior designer, Sophie Paterson, and acclaimed artist and international curator, Stephanie Nebbia, in front of a live audience of designers to explore the fine art of display.
This discussion was part of the Design Talks programme at Decorex 2024.
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Trends: The Interior Designer's Friend Or Foe With Helen Knox and Jen Williams
Interior designers are forever being asked for their opinions on the latest trends in paint colours, kitchen, tiles, furniture styles and so on.
And the supposed answers fill the pages of countless glossy style mags and newspapers, encouraging consumers to update their homes. But how should we respond to these questions?
As we move away from the throw-away attitude of recent times and journey towards a more sustainable future, do trends have any part to play in the work we do and the stories we tell? And how should we be advising our clients in this regard?
In responding to these questions and more, Susie and Jeff are joined by two Northern Design Award winners, Helen Knox from Lewis Knox and Jen Williams from Mon Interiors.
This episode was recorded in front of a live audience of designers at Design Central North-West.
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Finding The Right Contractor With Brian Woulfe And Rina Patel
Designers rely heavily on contractors to faithfully execute and deliver on their visions for our clients. This reliance can mean that it is often difficult to fully control the finished quality of our projects, a situation that can vary from being merely frustrating to utterly tragic. But is there anything we can do to prevent this? How can designers ensure they have the best-fit contractor for their projects and for their clients, and the right people capable of faithfully executing their designs? Jeff and Susie are joined by Rina Patel from Vastu Design and Brian Woulfe from Designed by Woulfe to find out.
The Interior Design Business is a Wildwood Plus production.
"The Interior Design Business" is a monthly podcast for professional interior designers working in the UK.
We hear from practitioners, educators and influencers who appreciate the day-to-day and longer-term challenges that designers face and offer practical, first-hand advice on how to deal with these issues. "The Interior Design Business" enables you to learn from others in the design community so that you can develop the skills you need to succeed as an interior designer.
We're informed, insightful and entertaining, too.
"The Interior Design Business" is a joint production of Tessuto and Wildwood Plus, the people who connect the professional design community.
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