All-In Design

Join us on this episode of All-In Design, where we speak with Bethany Johnson of David Baker Architects. Learn about Bethany's journey from Auburn to Atlanta and then to Birmingham, following her desire to help people and make a difference in their lives through interior design and multi-family housing. We also learn about her "Hot Takes", as it relates to interior design, and also about Mark's brief stint as a writer. 

Join us for this NeoCon themed edition of All-In Design, where we speak with Jonathan Johnson. Inside a privacy pod surrounded by the craziness going on at the Merchandise Mart on a Monday afternoon, we have a great conversation with Jonathan, who has one of the more diverse backgrounds in the industry. This conversations follows his career from Birmingham to California to New York in varied roles that lead to starting his own furniture company. It's an inspiring episode and discussion with someone who has made the leap, believed in themselves, and has always made the bold decisions. 

In this episode of All-In Design, we speak with our future boss Dia Baldwin of Birchfield Penuel Architects. We cover so many important issues of the day for young interior designers, such as the importance of networking, finding the edges of the project, and finding the firm that is right for you. We also have a lengthy conversation about eyebrow care, what Dia heats up for breakfast some mornings at work, and how to protect yourself from a knife attack (video not included). 

In this episode of All-In Design, we speak with Bella Rizzo with Christopher Architecture & Interiors. We discuss Bella's navigation of internships, moving from commercial design to residential design, which immediately exposes the hosts as not knowing a whole lot about the residential side of interior design. It was an eye opening episode for us and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. 

In this episode of All-In Design, we speak with Melissa Sones of Turnerbatson and continue our series of talking with junior interior designers. We discuss graduating during peak Covid, the scale of projects and the team involved to bring them to fruition, and - of course - fantasy football. Join us for a fun discussion on a wide range of topics! 

Join us on this episode of "All-In Design", where we interview Emily Raley of Davis Architects. We discuss Emily's interest in athletic design and also her love of the grandma's house aesthetic. We explore how she got into the industry, her passion for it, and her passion for body building. Yes, body building.  

In this episode of All-In Design, we speak with Audrey Roy of Nequette Architecture & Design. Even though this is a podcast about interior design, we do a deep dive into a discussion on sourdough. Turns out our hosts know very little on that topic. We do talk about design and Audrey's experiences as a young designer, but we also talk about sourdough. Lots of talk about sourdough. Audrey was a lively and fun guest and we hope you enjoy the listen! 

Join us on this episode of All-In Design, where we have a lively discussion with our local thespian, music man, bartender, and director of design at Lathan Associates - Bradley Logan. It's a fun discussion covering Bradley's meandering path to interior design, the advantages and disadvantages with the latest rendering technologies, and his love of theater. 

In this episode (our longest episode to date), we talk with Andrew Aho with KPS Group, Inc. Andrew came into the studio bearing gifts, the never before heard of "Long Drink" and a photo of Chad from the past. With that as our beginning, we launch into a far reaching discussion on healthcare design, egos in the workplace, why the number 27 is the best number ever, and bees. 

In this episode, we interview Erin Griffo with Gresham Smith. Not to give away any spoilers, but she may or may not be married to one of the podcast hosts (not Chad). We had a great conversation covering healthcare design, empathetic design, and evidence based design. We do a dive into a recent project based in Birmingham and we may even touch on the topic of groundhogs.