Madeleine Helgren is proof that being a designer can absolutely be fostered from a young age. Fresh off her Masters in Interior Design we chat about the Utah Sate Interior Design Program, her current work life, challenges we face as designers, what drives her design sensibility and (no surprise here) time in IIDA. Enjoy the episode!

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:12

First non- drink related question: 03:04

Schooling & Internships: 13:20

Work Experience: 38:33

Schooling Part II: 52:25

The Big Questions: 1:04:01

The Fun Stuff: 1:45:35

Outro: 2:02:10

Shownotes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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Priscilla and I know each other (no surprise) though IIDA, (this is an unofficial IIDA podcast I swear). Anyway, located in Spokane, and another WSU grad, we get to hear more about that program, what it is like to go back and teach, along with her interior design journey at ZBA. Hope you enjoy!

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:12

First non- drink related question: 02:10

Schooling & Internships: 8:18

Work Experience: 30:26

The Big Questions: 51:18

The Fun Stuff:1:08:58

Outro: 1:22:10

Shownotes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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Emily and I were connected through pod guest, and friend Peter. This ended up being a really great conversation. We talk about what it is like to be freelance designers, her schooling at University of Oregon, her summer working for AmeriCorps and Habitat for Humanity, plus geek out about theatre for a bit. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:25

First non- drink related question: 02:32

Schooling: 06:26

Internships & Work Experience: 38:45

The Big Questions: 1:20:07

The Fun Stuff: 1:37:14

Shownotes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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Katie is such a generous and genuine person. She and I crossed paths a few times but really got to talking during my last NeoCon. Interior Design is her second career, and she went forward knowing how and where she wanted to work. Doing just that now, we talk about that journey, and much more.

Also, I’m so loud again in this episode,  ugh, sorry!

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:26

First non- drink related question: 01:19

Schooling: 11:40

Internships & Work Experience: 30:25

The Big Questions: 45:54

The Fun Stuff: 1:05:05

Show Notes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:10

First non- drink related question: 04:35

Schooling, Internships & Work Experience: 10:43

The Big Questions: 1:03:07

The Fun Stuff: 1:35:15

Show Notes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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This episodes’ designer, Kimiya Khezri, resides in Vancouver, BC. We will talk about her schooling and work life as an Interior Designer in Canada, her journey as a residential designer and what drives her designs.

Note: My sound is not great this episode, I was still working through some mic issues when this was recorded. I sound tin-can-y, sometimes you will hear me typing (why is this keyboard so loud?!), and clicking my mouse (why is this loud too?!!), or moving in my creaky ass chair (why are chairs so loud!?!) in the background while I am speaking. I did my best to remove it, but my editing skills are still those of someone learning so bear with me!

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:10

First non- drink related question: 01:57

Schooling: 08:12

Internships & Work Experience: 23:41

The Big Questions: 39:44

The Fun Stuff: 1:09:12

Show Notes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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Nicole is another talented designer I know through IIDA. I’ve had the benefit of seeing her portfolio grow, and am excited for you all to hear about her experience in college during the lockdown, her internships, her business and marketing background, and her design journey.

Note: There are some volume/sound issues in my audio early on in this episode but resolve by the time we get through the first few minutes.

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:10

First non- drink related question: 02:45

Schooling: 11:27

Internships & Work Experience: 26:17

The Big Questions: 01:00:45

The Fun Stuff: 1:25:20

Show Notes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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No new episodes this week, but look for a classic Design Over Drinks Episode to hit the airwaves next Wednesday.

Episodes will start releasing every other week moving forward.

Photo by Logan Westom

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In Part 2 of our Legislative Deep Dive I talk with Matt Thompson and Megan Onley about what the current happenings in Washington State, Idaho and a bit on Alaska and Oregon. We Talk about where these states are in their journey toward legislation, what bill language might look like, the process post introduction of a bill, and ways you can take action.

Timestamps:

Welcome & Disclaimer: 00:10

Brief Legislative History: 02:09

What is a Consortium & Why is Interior Design Legislation Important?: 5:05

Current Affairs in WA, ID, & AK: 14:07

Bill Language: 27:56

Post Bill Introduction: 35:19

Future Plans: 56:37

Action Items: 1:08:03

Outro: 01:17:33

Show Notes:

As always, show notes can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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This is our first Deep Dive Episode! One of the most important things happening in our profession right now is the push for legislation across the country for Interior Design. This is not been a short, or easy journey and I hope to begin to tell those stories here.  My hope is that this episode along with part 2, will be primer for those trying to understand the full picture. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:09

Disclaimer: 00:52

Definition of Interior Design: 01:24

Design/ Legislative History 1900-1975: 4:53

First Jurisdiction with Legislation: 8:59

Legislation Types: 09:47

Legislation History 1975-2010: 10:54

Legislation History 2010-2024: 16:01

Legislative History of Washington and Idaho: 19:48

The Future Of Interior Design Legislation: 28:03

Show Notes:

Full Bibliography and show notes can be found on our website.

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Our first Deep Dive Topic on Legislation will go live on February 19th!

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In this episode Kendra talks with Kristen Petersen-Motan. An Interior Designer who specializes in education spaces. We talk about restroom design, the importance of sustainability and resources for being more sustainable in your material selection. We also discuss the decolonization of design and the importance of...you guessed it...Networking!

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:35

First non- drink related question: 01:13

Schooling: 05:20

Work Experience: 15:14

The Big Questions: 47:35

The Fun Stuff: 1:27:32

Show Notes:

Show notes, links, and images from this episode can be found on our website.

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California, really has a unique circumstance when it comes to interior design legislation. Despite popular belief they do not have occupational regulation for Interior Design. This episode with Mary Oliver and Amanda Humphrey dispels a lot of the myths surrounding the state, and really talks about the hurdles faced by Commercial Interior Designers who work there. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

Welcome & Intro: 00:13

Disclaimer & General Background: 3:27

California Interior Design Legislation History:

Current Structure in California: 17:00

Current Draft Bill Language: 1:13:06

Working with a Lobbyist, Why this is an Important Issue & What Comes Next:

Action Items: 1:30:10

Outro: 01:137:40

Show Notes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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In the first episode of the new season, Kendra talks with Ethan Doherty, an Environmental Graphics and Interior Designer who currently resides in Colorado. They chat about Ethan's schooling at Kansas State, and what led to his current role. We also touch on what school was like during lockdown, what Diversity in Design means and more!

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:30

First non- drink related question: 02:35

Schooling: 07:09

Work Experience: 36:29

The Big Questions: 50:01

The Fun Stuff: 1:14:41

Show Notes:

Show notes, links, and images from this episode can be found on our website. 

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We have more types of episodes this season. I will continue the original Design Over Drinks format, but want to expand how we connect with the profession, and people out side A&D who want to understand it.

First is Deep Dive, where we explore one topic in depth. These episodes will be in multiple parts. First more of an oral book report if you will; I'll give a full history on the topic. The second part will include interviews with people who are experts in, or directly impacted by the topic.

The second is Design & Pop Culture, where I get to talk about the nerdy things I love, and how they impact the built environment.

New Episodes start February 5th. You can follow us most places @DesignOverDrinksPod or on Blue Sky @DesignOverDrinks

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While you wait for Season 3 on February 5th, now is the time to binge our first two seasons!

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New Episodes of Design Over Drinks start February 5th. Find us wherever you get your podcasts. Find us On Patreon and Instagram @DesignOverDrinksPod and @DesignOverDrinks.bsky.social

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Season 2, Episode 13 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Peter Harrison

Current Firm: Gensler Portland

Design Program Attended: Utah State University, Major Interior Design, Minor Landscape Architecture

Drink of Choice: Lemon Lime Lemongrass Seltzer
Kendra Drinking: Sweet Rosé
Drinks Discussed:Mead (Honey Wine)

NOTES:

Trading Spaces
HGTV
CIDA Accreditation
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - Documentary
Design versus User Experience
Hennebery Eddy Architects
ZGF Architects
Bobby Queer Eye
Parsons Healthy Materials Courses
Metropolis Magazine Carbon Toolkit
Carbon Leadership Forum
AIA Stance on Interior Design Legislation
Spanish Flu
Disparity Between Designers and Design Leadership (cannot find article, will update once have it!)
Inside the Actors Studio

The Fun Stuff:
Favorite Designer/ Currently Inspired by: Miller Hull
Favorite Color: Orange
Least Favorite Color: Black
Favorite Commands: 
TR=Trim 
AL=Align

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Season 2, Episode 12 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Deidre Knowles

Current Firm: Bassetti Architects

Design Program Attended: The Art Institute of Colorado

Drink of Choice: Red Wine

Kendra Drinking: Mushroom Half-caff coffee

Sunset Magazine

Landscape Designer

Art Institute Seattle, Clarification: AIS had multiple Architects as faculty, and a few NCIDQ interior designers as well.

IDNG - Interior Design Networking Group (check out our previous episode with Jessica Holman for more!)

LEED 

WELL AP

IIDA NPC NCIDQ Program

Designing Women

Women in Design, Denver

Enscape

Favorite Designer/ Currently Inspired by: 

Raya Ani 

Jump the Gap

Favorite Color: Red

Least Favorite Color: Likes them all

Favorite Commands: 

Hide (Right Click Hide)

Invisible Lines

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Season 2, Episode 11 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Jessica Holman @jessica.holman

Current Firm: Concentric

Design Program Attended: Art Institute of Seattle in 2013 BFA

Drink of Choice: Water, Mint Tea, Coffee Chocolate Cream Cold Brew from Starbucks

Kendra Drinking: Porter Revel Wine and Lemonade over ice
IIDA
ASID
NEWH
RDI
Filson Factory SODO
Gouache
Munsell Color Theory
Blueprint
Plotter
New York School of Interior Design
a dozen graphic design tips
Jennifer West Showroom, Seattle Design Center
Josh Architects
Purple Wall-couldn't find anything on this firm.
GLY
JPC Architects
Laser Measure
BIFMA
IA
Coriander Designs

Direct/ Manufacturers Rep versus Independent/Multi-line Rep
Dealers sell most of the products from the reps, bid, purchasing, installing versus 
Rep: Resource for information and knowledge about the product, connection to the manufacturer, figure out details and custom. Resources and tools to select your product
Designer ---->Rep---->Dealer

Clarus Glassboards
Frank Loyd Wright
Hub Spot
CRM - Customer Relationship Management
Sales Force
repfabric

Favorite C

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The NeoCon Episode!

NeoCon Hub
Nick Cave
STEM from Dance
RPM Steak
Little Goat Diner
Dunkin Donuts
International Building Code
Master Format

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Season 2, Episode 9 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Charlotte Leveque @charlotteevaaah

Current Firm: Currently working at United Tile, but looking for the right firm.

Design Program Attended: U of Oregon Undergrad (Art History), Drexel University in Philadelphia, then Thomas Jefferson University, also in Philly.

Drink of Choice: Water and Chai Tea

Kendra Drinking: Half-Caf Mushroom Coffee

We have too many notes and links from this episode to fit into Buzzsprout's limited character description, so please follow this link to the notes on our website.

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Season 2, Episode 8 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Merylin Ortac @mkessi

Current Firm: McClellan Architects

Design Program Attended: Bellevue College, Bachelor of  Applied Arts in Interior Design

Drink of Choice: Turkish Tea

Kendra Drinking: Wine

LINKS:

Altos de Chavon School of Design (Fashion)

Tadao Ando, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, TX

Affinity

IIDA HQ Mentorship Program

IIDA NPC Toast! (Signature Event)

Charlie Hellstern Interior Design 

Magdalena Kita Project Management & Interior Design LLC 

IIDA HQ Design Your World Program

Favorite Designer/ Currently Inspired by: Tadao Ando 

Church of Light

Fun Stuff:

Favorite Color: Green

Least Favorite: None

Favorite Autocad/Revit Command: 

F =Fillet

O = Offset

AL = Align (Revit)

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Updates on how things will look moving forward the next 6ish months or so. Lots of changes leading to a reduced schedule, but still podcasting!

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Season 2, Episode 7 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Kate McQuade

@kate7m

Current Firm: Design Well Spent

Design Program Attended: Bellevue College, Bachelor of Applied Arts in Interior Design

Drink of Choice: Chateau Ste Michelle Sparkling Wine

Kendra Drinking: Grocery Store White Wine

WSU - Minor in Fine Arts

Inglenook Winery

Francis Ford Coppola

Mark Mappala

Eliel & Eero Saarinen

IIDA Venn Diagram

Referenced Programs:

• Sketchup
• Enscape
• Podium
• Photoshop

Sandra Wilson

PAVE

Chapman Construction

Sketchup Command:

• Ctrl+m = Move

RDI Retail Design Institute

IIDA

NEWH

NWSID

ASID

IDS

Cornish College of the Arts, Interior Architecture Program

IIDA PSCC

Devil Wears Prada

NCIDQ

IIDA Bridge Project  

Choose 180 

Favorite Designer/ Currently Inspired by: 

Bjarke Ingels, BIG from Denmark

Favorite Autocad Commands: 

• Ctrl+z = Undo
• F = Fillet
• EX = Extend (right click twice to trim any object in view)
• TR = Trim(right click applies here too
• While in extend hold SHIFT to trim instead, and vice versa

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Show Notes- Michelle Northfield

Current Firm: Gensler

Design Program Attended: University of Oregon (Ducks), Bachelor of Interior Architecture

Drink of Choice: Hot Tea

Kendra Drinking: Red Wine

Architectural Digest

Cal Poly Summer Program (Design)

Tiger Beat Magazine

National Geographic

Highlights for Children

Husky (University of Washington)

Cougar (Washington State University)

JPC Architects

MG2

ACE Mentorship

LEED GA ID+C

NCIDQ

Favorite Designer/ Currently Inspired by: Heliotrope
 
Metropolis Magazine, Sustainability Articles

Favorite Color: Black

Least Favorite: Orange and Purple But mostly because they are hard to work with

Favorite Revit Command: 

Custom Shortcuts

RE = Filled Region

MT = Material Tag

WA =Wall

DR = Door

RT= Room Tag

TG = Tag

AL = Align

MV = Move

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Episode 5 of Season 2 of Design over Drinks, Kendra talks with Christie Thorpe @christiethorpe.art.
Current Firm: Ankrom Moison, but at the time of recording was working for BCRA Design
Design Program Attended: Washington State University (WSU)
Drink of Choice: Chai Tea
Kendra's Drink: Hot Toddy

Biophilic Design

Parametric Design

Jennifer West Showroom

Degen & Degen

Emailing your Rep best practices 

NCIDQ

LEED

Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC)

Metropolis - Interior Design and Carbon Article

WSSP (Washington Sustainable School Protocol)

Material Bank

Zero Landfill (ZLF)

Meow Wolf

Favorite Designer/ Currently Inspired by: Florence Knoll

Favorite Color: Teal-blue

Least Favorite: Orange

Favorite Revit Command: Space bar turns whatever you have selected and snaps to wall

Beginning of Interview: 00.00.44

Fun Stuff: 01.06.29

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In this episode we touch on the following topics:

MEP Teams

Fire Safety Codes

Well AP Certification; where I allude to the Monroe school district's struggle with PCBs (I said PFBs, I meant PCBs). Link below to the article I mention.

Value Engineering; which devolves into a long rambling discussion on the evolution of designed spaces in healthcare specifically, as well as the effect that emerging technology has on driving innovation in design philosophy. To hear the full discussion on this topic, please consider donating to our Patreon; where you can get full access to these bonus episodes.

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Links:

 Seattle Times-Toxic PCBs festered at a Monroe school for eight years as students, teachers grew sicker

Well AP Certification Info

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In this episode we touch on the the following topics.

1. Construction Documents
2. Form Parti
3. Mid-Century Modern; what is it? Why it is used too much; in our opinion & how might we move past white-coded design?

Here's a link to the Slate article Simon refers to; talking about the problematic history of Mid-Century Modern Design.

Here is a link to the book by Kristina Wilson; Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body who is interviewed in the Slate article. This is at the top of our reading list for this year, now.

There are people doing work in the area of Diversity in Design, you can join in the discussion or be a part of the slow, but important process of making change. Check out the links below.

https://diversityindesign.com/

https://iida.org/articles/introducing-the-iida-equity-council

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On this episode of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Jamie, Lauren, and Lisa of the Whatcha Reading Dude (@wrdpod) Podcast.

Drinks:
Lisa: Cold Brew (and Bailey's?)
Jamie: Irish Coffee (Coffee and Irish Whiskey)
Lauren: Tea
Kendra: Sun Liquor, Holiday Spice Blend and Tea
Hot Toddy (Hot water, some spices and Whiskey)
London Fog (Earl Grey tea with steamed milk)

Ted Lasso

Tadao Ando
Le Corbusier
Louis Kahn

"Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off." -Coco Chanel

NCIDQ
CIDA Accreditation
NAAB (National Architectural Accreditation Board)
Legislative Map for Interior Design
AIA Stance on Interior Design Legislation ( Kendra's note: I DO NOT agree with this, but figured I'd put their stance out there too.)
Leaky Pipeline in Architecture

Frank Lloyd Wright
Mies van der Rohe
David Adjaye
Zaha Hadid
LOT-EK
Venice Biennale

Where'd You Go Bernadette
Insecure (TV Show)
Bosh (TV Show and Book series)
You've Got Mail

Besides the Trademarked colors we talked about below, here is an article on some others.
Barbie Pink
Golden Gate Bridge Red/Orange
School Bus Yellow

GarageBand: “Command + T” (Cut)
Revit: “EH” (Hide element)
                “AL” (Align)
Auto Cad: “F” (Fillet)

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The pod's new series " A Layman Asks" (do you have anything better? We will happily take suggestions! designoverdrinkspod@gmail.com) Simon, Kendra's husband, pod editor, and not-a-designer asks about all those terms Kendra slings around.

On the free version we talk FF&E and Elsie de Wolfe. Subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode!

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We're back with Season 2, starting February 3rd, 2022

Design Over Drinks is Hosted by Kendra Shea

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Episode 8 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Hannah Morrow @hmarieee28
Current Firm: B+ H Architects, but at the time of recording was working for KMD Architects
Design Program Attended: Bellevue College
Drink of Choice: "Emperor's Cloud Mist" Green Tea

IIDA NPC
Interior Design Magazine

Hey, there are some programs that I found out about after recoding this episode check them out!
IIDA HQ  - Design Your World
Interior Design Camp (program in Portland @interiordesigncamp
If you know of any more feel free to email the pod: kssheadesigns@gmail.com

Favorite Designer: Currently Following Kelly Wearstler

Beginning of Interview: 0:59
The Fun Stuff: 1:35:11

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Episode 7 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Emily Spillar @ems_world
who is now taking a sabbatical after working for Dal Tile pre-pandemic
Design Program Attended: Spokane Falls Community College, and Washington State University
Drink of Choice: Cold brew coffee with sweetener

Bedlam Coffee
New York School of Interior Design
NCIDQ
WELL AP
NAC Architecture
RDI
The Eighth Day - turns out it's a Belgium film, but its still in French, and a beautiful film.
Urbal Architecture
Book Bus: No updates yet, but we'll let you know when something solid exists!
Silent Reading Party - Checkout the Facebook page
Article about designing for introverts, here
Charles and Ray Eames
Bauhaus
Designtex
Sales Force

Favorite Designer:
Frank Lloyd Wright Glasswork

Beginning of Interview: 0:57
The Fun Stuff: 1:45:13

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Our first in-person interview with the ever wonderful Roberta Pennington! Her knowledge and passion about Interior Design Legislation is contagious. Not a lot to say here, because really its all in the episode. Enjoy!

Cover picture for this episode is Roberta (Bottom Left) and other Oregon Interior Designers at their 2025 Capital Day.

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:49

Disclaimer & Background: 2:23

Oregon Background & History: 17:00

Why this an Important Issue: 39:31

Current Affairs in OR: 58:41

Bill Language & Next Steps: 1:13:06

Action Items: 1:30:10

Outro: 01:137:40

Show Notes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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Episode 6 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Kendyl Smith @kendyl._smith

Current Firm: Shepel Homes Design & Build
Design Program Attended: University of Idaho
Drink of Choice: Red Wine

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
IDI: Chair Affair
Charrette
IIDA National Student Design Charette in Chicago - I can't find anything on the National Charrette directly, but most IIDA chapters host  a local one.
NEWH
ASID
NeoCon
The Ailey School
Rey, The Force Awakens
Chief Architect
Autodesk (AuoCad/ Revit)
IBM Personal Computer
Apple computers (the colored ones)
Palm Pilot
NCIDQ
WELL
LEED
Moulin Rouge

Favorite Designer:
Frank Lloyd Wright (was the closest)
Fallingwater
The Eames
Sherwin Williams Kendal Green

If you head over to our Patreon, you can see photos of Kendyl's Chair affair chair!

Beginning of Interview: 0:57
The Fun Stuff: 2:17:45

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Episode 5 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Natalie Gould @babyzouk79

Current Firm: Six Walls Interior Design
Design Program Attended: Bellevue College
Drink of Choice: Vodka, Sparkling Water, and a splash of pomegranate juice

Arch Daily article with websites to find diverse people for rendering
IIDA NPC
RDI PNW
Parsons School of Design - Healthy Materials Lab
Blu Dot
Knoll
BIFMA
Else DeWolf (Seriously I need to brush up on my design history!)
LEED
NCIDQ

Curbed Article about diversity in Architecture

Favorite Designer(s):
Barbara Barry
David Adjaye

Beginning of Interview: 0:53
The Fun Stuff: 1:19:20

Design Over Drinks is Hosted by Kendra Shea

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Episode 4 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Guest Eleanor Jodway @eleanor_alive

Current Firm: SABArchitects, Healthcare
Design Program Attended: Seattle Pacific University
Drink of Choice: Chamomile Tea

Kendra was 100% wrong in her guess, not Harold’s LTD but Harney & Sons LTD
ZGF Architects
Housewarming LLC
Seriously Happy Homes
The Go Game
IIDA
Karen Briaitmayer of Studio Pacifica

Favorite Designer: Frank Lloyd Wright

Note:
The dogs are barking a lot this episode! Sorry. Sometimes I record at feeding time. But you can check out their Instagram @ks_shea_pugs to see how cute they are!

Beginning of Interview: 0:54
The Fun Stuff: 1:27:18

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Episode 3 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Guest Lorenzo Salazar @lozosalazar

Current Firm: At the time of recording this, January 2021, Lorenzo had been laid off from his previous job because of Covid. Happy to report he is now back at David Whitney Architects!

Design Program Attended: San Jose State University

Drink of Choice: Boulevardier 

2 oz. Bourbon or Rye

1 oz. Sweet Vermouth

1 oz. Campari

Walt Disney Imagineering

College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning Cincinnati, Ohio

David Whitney Architects

NYSID

Meow Wolf

Central Casting

Nintendo Switch in hospital setting

“Good design, when done well, should be invisible.”- Jared Spool

Cheryl Durst 

NCIDQ

We didn't know if you needed to be licensed by state as an architect. The short answer is yes. More info here if you're interested.

Cats 2019 Film ( To be clear, I don't like the stage musical either)

Tiki Culture

3 Dots and a Dash, Tiki Bar in Chicago

Favorite Designer: 

Bethan Gray Design

Beginning of Interview:  1:00

The Fun Stuff: 1:51:07

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Episode 2 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Guest Tineke Reali @laurelhouse_pgh

Note: We had some sound issues with this one. Please bear with us as we work out the kinks in these first few episodes!

Current Firm: Katerra

Design Program Attended: Bellevue College

Drink of Choice: Martinez  https://www.liquor.com/recipes/martinez/ 

1 ½ oz. Old Town Gin

1 ½ oz. Sweet Vermouth

¼ oz. Luxardo maraschino liquor

Orange Twist Garnish

Jennifer West Showroom

Studio McGee 

Gensler White Papers

Inside the Actors Studio

Cheryl Durst

Favorite Designer: 

Rudolph Schindler, Schindler-Chase House or Kings Road House

Studio Dearborn

deVol Kitchens

Kelly Wearstler

Favorite Colors:

Jasper Green (SW)

Tempest Skies (SW HG)

Beginning of Interview: 0:51

The Fun Stuff: 1:15:57

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Episode 1 of Design Over Drinks, Kendra talks with Guest Mayra Garcia @m.garcia1191

Current Firm: Sister companies Housewarming LLC & S|365 Consulting + Design

Design Program Attended: Bellevue College

Drink of Choice: Sparking Water

Elsie De Wolf – Considered the first Interior Designer started working in 1905, still under the term “decorator”

Cheryl Durst -  Executive VP and CEO of IIDA

Cindy Allen – Editor In Chief of Interior Design Magazine

Favorite Designer: Mies Van Der Rohe  & Peter Zumthor, Project Mentioned Thermal Baths in Vals, Switzerland

Beginning of Interview: 1:23

The Fun Stuff: 40:14

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Trailer for a new Podcast, Design Over Drinks. Host (and a designer) Kendra Shea will interview emerging Interior Design professionals on a variety topics including their personal experiences, and bigger topics like diversity, advocacy, trends and everything in between. 

Why over drinks? Because, designers often have a beverage in hand. From coffee or tea to start the day, to a bottle of water, or for some an alcoholic drink with friends and colleague at the end of a week. 

If you're an emerging Interior Design Professional, or interested in becoming one this is the podcast for you!

Listen in wherever you get your podcasts! You can follow and support us on Patreon, Design Over Drinks, or follow on Instagram @designoverdrinks

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I live in an absolute delusion every year that I will get a whole bunch done during the summer; when in reality I am at Ren Faire every weekend (9 weekends this season!! not including the one off smaller faires I try to attend), my niece visits, and it’s the best time of year to be outside here in Seattle, so scheduling podcast recordings and sitting down to edit are not on my priorities. 

Now that we are in the last month of summer, Faire season is mostly ended I am slowly making my way back to reality. Next out will be more Deep Dive episodes in our Legislative series.

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Welcome to the first episode in our Sustainability Series. I am first to admit that Sustainability is not something I know a lot about. It’s something I’ve been aware of my entire life, but as a design practice is not a specialty I’ve done beyond the basics (reusing existing materials from site, or choosing options that produce less carbon or can be recycled). As I began brainstorming for the Deep Dive Series one of the first things I knew I had to discuss, was Sustainability.

So I asked my friend Jennifer Collins, to come along with me as I explore this topic. She is the founder of OneRejen a sustainable consulting firm, and the perfect person to get us going on the topic of Regenerative Design. Enjoy!

OneRejen.com  email: jen@onerejen.com

Timestamps:

Welcome and Intro to Format: 0:25

Discussing the term ‘Sustainable’: 4:23

Tragedy of the Commons and why we need ‘Sustainable’ Thinking: 15:13

History of the Sustainable movement: 22:33

Measuring the impact humans on the planet: 28:58

Environmental Pillar/ 9 Planetary Boundaries: 49:41

Social Pillar/Emotionally Durable Design and the Economic Pillar/Triple Bottom Line: 1:05:42

Frameworks we use to measure Sustainability Goals: 1:19:23

Hurdles Sustainable Designers face: 1:31:59

Greenwashing: 1:44:43

Aesthetics of Sustainable Design & Easy First Steps: 1:55:30

Big Takeaways: 2:13:52

Outro: 2:19:19

Shownotes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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This episode is a doozy. A mega episode if you will. This one covers a lot and am grateful to have good friend Amanda Kratochvil along for this one as we discuss the ways Interior Design is represented in TV and Movies.  We also get some insight from some other designers who were  inspired to become designers by DIY TV. I had such fun talking about the way pop culture has shaped the publics perception of what we do, and how we want to see ourselves represented. Enjoy!

FAIR USE NOTICE: This podcast may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for educational purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 106A-117 of the US Copyright Law.

Timestamps:

Welcome & Intro: 0:40

Opening/ Trading Spaces Discussion: 3:31

Designer Interviews discussing HGTV and Trading Spaces: 39:51

Introduction of our Guests and their time in the Industry: 40:20

Perception of Design in TV and Movies: 1:27:07

Pillow Talk (1959): 1:30:24 

Designing Women (1986) S1 E6: 1:40:31

Beetlejuice (1988): 1:48:10

The First Wives Club (1996): 1:56:28

Will & Grace (1999) S5 E22: 2:04:24

The Personalities of Reality DIY TV: 2:11:08

Decorating Cents 2:12:59 (Full clip here)

Joanna and Chuck Gaines Today Interview: 2:23:48 (Full clip here)

Closing Thoughts: 2:46:10

Outro: 2: 3:01:06

Shownotes:

Show notes and full timestamps for this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

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We’ve got some new episodes coming your way, including our first Design & Pop Culture, and more in our Deep Dive Series!

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Gayle is a designer at HOK, and current IIDA NPC Board member, which is how we met. She is super passionate about sustainability, and we have some great conversation around that subject on this episode! We talk about her experience at Philly U/Thomas Jefferson U, working and volunteering for IIDA on the east coast, and that we both lived in the NYC/NJ area reminisce about the things we miss from there, and of course, her work here in Seattle.

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:25

First non- drink related question: 02:32

Schooling: 10:12

Internships & Work Experience: 37:01

The Big Questions: 1:05:46

The Fun Stuff: 1:37:14

Shownotes:

Show notes from this episode can be found on our website.

Thanks for listening!

Design Over Drinks is Hosted by Kendra Shea

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