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| HRH Alanoud Khalid Mishaal | 21 Oct 2025 | 00:28:32 | |
HRH Alanoud Khalid Al Mishaal is a Saudi interior designer whose work celebrates cultural dialogue between heritage and modernity. Founder of A Interiors, she creates spaces that are rooted in memory yet open to the future, blending natural textures, vintage elements, and refined simplicity. Her interiors reflect a deep respect for Saudi craftsmanship and a belief that design should carry meaning, not just style. In this conversation, Anoud shares the story of how her studio began almost by accident during her MBA, how her mother shaped her eye for design, and how travel continues to broaden her creative language. She speaks about her exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale, where she reimagined traditional motifs within a Venetian palazzo fresco, and about the growing Middle Eastern voice in global design. We talk about her Riyadh home, where heirloom pieces and personal memories come together, her views on the new generation of Saudi women leading creative businesses, and why she believes heritage and sustainability must move forward together. Podcast Highlights: • Travel as an evolving source of inspiration • The influence of her mother’s eye for design • Heritage as a living and renewable source of creativity • Representing Saudi Arabia at the Venice Architecture Biennale • Sustainability through reuse and storytelling • The rise of female leadership in Saudi design • The emotional language of natural materials • Balancing growth while keeping creative intimacy • Future ambitions: meaningful projects and boutique hotels Follow A Interiors on Instagram
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| Alexandra Azat | 09 Oct 2025 | 00:38:40 | |
Alexandra Azat is the founder of Plaster and Patina, a Pasadena-based interior design studio celebrated for its thoughtful approach to historic homes and architectural detail. With a background that began in floristry and event design, Alexandra brings a sculptural and intuitive sensibility to interiors. Her work feels rooted, balanced, and quietly expressive. In this conversation, Alexandra reflects on how her career evolved from building floral installations to creating homes with lasting emotional resonance. We spoke about her deep love for California’s architectural heritage, the importance of flow and proportion, and what it meant to rebuild her own house after the fires. She shares how her practice blends method and instinct, how travel influences her palette, and why she believes a home should feel collected rather than decorated. Podcast Highlights:
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| Introducing Sotokler Sessions | 09 Oct 2025 | 00:01:44 | |
Hosted by Viktor Sobra, co-founder of Sotokler Studio, a concierge furniture procurement service based in Rome, Sotokler Sessions is a series of conversations exploring the creative minds shaping contemporary interior design, art, and architecture. Through intimate dialogues with designers, architects, and gallerists around the world, Viktor unpacks how ideas take form: from the first sketch to the spaces and objects that define their work. Guests open up about their creative beginnings, pivotal projects, and the philosophies that guide their craft. Born from Sotokler Studio’s work as a concierge procurement service connecting interior designers with artisans and ateliers across Europe, the podcast brings that same sense of access and curiosity. Episodes run twenty to thirty minutes and move between continents, from New York to Rome, Paris to Tokyo, Riyadh to Los Angeles, revealing what it really means to create with intention today. Follow Sotokler Studio on Instagram Follow Viktor Sobra on Instagram More about Sotokler Studio | |||