All-In Design

In this episode of All-In Design, we speak with Ivy Schuster of Hatcher Schuster Interiors. We explore Ivy's interest in art and how that lead her into the interior design world, we talk about the transition from working in a design firm to owning one, and we discuss the challenges in juggling all of the details that go into a project.  

On this very special episode of "All-In Design, we speak with Ainsley Dreher of Design Innovations. It's a fun conversation learning about Ainsley's roots in Louisiana, the challenges of owning your own design firm, and her passion for healthcare design, her family, and faith. 

In this episode, we have a lively conversation with Robbie Deason with turnerboone. Robbie took a fairly straightforward approach to becoming an interior designer via the US Air Force, selling Yellow Pages adverts, and majoring in Fashion Marketing. You know, the standard route most interior designers take. We cover his love of the technical side of interior design, his favorite horror movie, and Pantone colors.  

In this episode, we speak with Nicole Kimbrell with AI Corporate Interiors. Nicole started as an interior designer in her dealership but is now a partner and VP of Sales (although she still wears the interior designer hat often). We discuss some of AI's big wins and challenging projects, we discuss dogs, and we talk about the importance of being adaptable in a field where things often change quickly. 

In this episode, we speak with My Luu, an interior designer at Innerspaice Architectural Interiors. My gives us insight into the world of GSA and State Contract bids and the trends she sees in that market. Also, if you leave your office door unlocked, she may come in and rearrange all of your furniture. 

In this episode, we speak with Madison Milldrum with Interior Elements. We discuss her joining the dealership straight out of college, the rise of CET, and designing spaces for the Instagram world. 

On this episode, we talk with Emily Pinneo, an interior designer at Business Interiors. We explore this other career within the field of interior design and its place within the industry. Emily touches on how her furniture dealership works with A/D firms and clients to help create functional and beautiful spaces... and, we also explore whether or not people actually use their height adjustable desks.  

In this very special episode of All-In Design... 

This episode was recorded at the IIDA Professional Development Symposium. We came up with several, hard-hitting questions about the interior design profession and asked various attendees of the symposium to stop by the recording booth to have a quick chat. In this episode, we interviewed 10 interiors designers and 4 interior design students and learned such things as which Olympic sport is most like interior design, who might become a future rep for a tile manufacturer, and why full laminate bathroom partitions are so wonderful... 

In this episode, we talk with Mickey Davis of Carpet Specialties. Join us as we discuss the power of networking, the importance of getting involved in your industry and the trade organizations that surround it, and find out what Mickey wakes up to in the morning.