I Hear Design: the i+s podcast

Textiles, Trends and Insights into Workplace Design Today

As employers struggle to attract employees back to the workplace, questions around the purpose of the office and its role in supporting not only environmental but also human health are top of mind. What role do textiles play in the design of healthy, engaging offices and what are the drivers behind the design trends we can expect to see going into 2023? In this episode, we sit down with Heather Bush, Chief Creative Officer of Carnegie Fabrics, and Carnegie product designer Mary Holt, to answer these questions and others about how textiles can help create more impactful, comfortable and sustainable environments for occupants.
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Digital Art, NFTs and Hospitality: The Intersection of Tech and Design

What are NFTs and why should interior designers be paying attention to what's happening in the metaverse? In this episode, Artistic Design Works founder David Cohen sits down for a conversation with i+s Chief Content Director Robert Nieminen about how digital art in the form of NFTs is intersecting with the design of commercial interiors, and how they can help create dynamic experiences in the hospitality market, specifically. Cohen also talks about a new hospitality focused program at High Point Furniture market that's drawing a lot of attention at this historically residentially focused event.
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Ageless Living: A Conversation Around Design for Senior Living Typologies

Senior living and assisted living were hit hard by the pandemic, but now that the proverbial dust has settled, do what interior designers need to consider when designing and specifying for this market? In this episode of I Hear Design, guests Allison Wolfe and Phoebe Stein offer some valuable insights on the trends and typologies that are influencing the design of senior and assisted living environments as well as the challenges designers can expect when planning for this important segment. They will also be part of an in-person panel discussion on Sept. 14th in Atlanta at Shaw Contract's showroom, as the official kickoff to an ongoing in-person series going into 2023 that you don’t want to miss.
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The Uber Effect: How Ridesharing Apps Are Influencing Hospitality Design

It’s getting more and more difficult to remember a time before rideshare apps like Über and Lyft ever existed, essentially putting a taxi service in our back pockets. Hotel properties receiving these guests are beginning to feel the impact that this ubiquitous technology is having on the design of their spaces. In this episode, Shannon Suess, principal at Seattle-based MG2, sits down with chief content director Robert Nieminen to dig deeper into the ways in which ride sharing apps are forcing hospitality designers to rethink the guest arrival and departure sequence, as well as the challenges and opportunities that exist for hotels to engage this captive audience.
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Truth vs. Fiction: Biophilia in the Workplace

With so much being written about the positive effects of biophilia on the design of interiors, it’s easy to get lost in all the buzz around biophilic design and see the forest for the trees. In this episode, Rachel Robinson, studio design principal at Ted Moudis Associates (TMA), and Michelle Beganskas, senior manager of workplace strategy at TMA, discuss some of the most common misconceptions around biophilic design and dispel the myths surrounding this trending topic.
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Clearing the Air Around Environmental Product Declarations

Most architects and interior designers would agree that environmental product declarations (EPDs) are anything but simplistic. While they are valuable tools in these professionals’ hands, EPDs are complex and require in-depth knowledge to apply them to product specification. In this episode, we sit down with Jane Rohde with JSR Associates to help simplify the process of using EPDs in sustainable design projects.
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Students Talk About Inspiration Behind Their Winning Laminate Furniture Designs

As part of its ongoing commitment to celebrate up-and-coming design professionals, Formica Corporation recently announced the winners of the 2022 FORM Student Innovation Competition. In this episode of I Hear Design, we talk to the first- and third-place winners of the 2022 Formica FORM Student Design Competition about the inspiration behind their entries, their experiences of working with laminate as a medium and the challenges they faced along the way.
This episode was produced in partnership with Formica Corporation.
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Evidence-Based Design and the Role of Flooring in Creating Healing Environments

In this episode, we talk to Armstrong Flooring's Sandra Soraci about how evidence-based design can support and inform the design of healing environments, which begins at the ground level with the floor. Find out how to leverage research to make better design decisions that help facilitate improved outcomes for patients.
This podcast was produced in partnership with Armstrong Flooring.
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Leadership, Technology and Innovation in Design with Mancini Duffy’s Jessica Mann-Amato

In this episode, Jessica Mann-Amato, principal and co-owner of Mancini Duffy in New York, shares her journey of rising to a leadership role as a woman in an industry that’s still very much male dominated, as well as how the firm is using technology to innovate and inform the design process for their clients.
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Meet the Winner of the ’Space to Be You’ Pod Design Contest

In this episode of I Hear Design, we sit down with the winner of the inaugural Space to Be You pod design contest, Emma Franceschina, and Carla Bostock, SnapCab’s Art Director and Product Aesthetics Designer, to talk about the contest and the inspiration behind Emma’s winning entry, which will be on display at NeoCon this year, which will be on display at NeoCon this year.
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