DESIGN POD

Episode 50: Grant Woodrow - into the Wilderness

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:46:44 GMT

On this episode of DESIGN POD, Sophie Harper speaks to Grant Woodrow, Chief Business Development Officer at Wilderness from the wilds of Botswana to hear more about the luxury safari company's ethos and sustainability credentials, including its community initiatives and all-round good vibes...

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Episode 49: Fettle, the transatlantic design studio

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT

On this episode of DESIGN POD, Sophie Harper speaks to Fettle Founders Andy Goodwin and Tom Parker from their studios in London and LA to hear about the perks and practicalities of working across continents…

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48: Redesigning Historic Buildings

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:49:59 GMT

On this episode of DESIGN POD, Sophie Harper catches up with her good friend Tom Thorogood, Partner and Co-Head of Interiors at Studio Moren, to find out the secret to designing interiors that are fit for a contemporary hotel set within the confines of a historic building...

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Episode 47: Form and Function

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:39:36 GMT

During this episode of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Schlüter-Systems Ltd, Nick Hickson, Co-Founder, THDP, talks to Sophie Harper about his background as a furniture designer to understand his philosophy of the symbiotic relationship between form and function, as well as hearing about the founding of THDP as an international studio based in both Italy and the UK...

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Episode 46: 40 Years in the Making - David Collins Studio

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:45:26 GMT

During this episode of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Schlüter-Systems Ltd, Lewis Taylor, Design Director at David Collins Studio, talks to Sophie Harper about everything design - from cherished projects to team dynamics, and the ongoing achievements on the studio as it approaches its 40th anniversary...

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Episode 45: The UK Hospitality Industry: The Lay of the Land

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:07:37 GMT

During this episode of DESIGN POD, Harry Harris, Managing Director at SUSD, talks to Sophie Harper about the changes he's seen in the hospitality industry over the years and gives us his opinion on the investment market and disruptors affecting the current hospitality landscape in the UK...

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Episode 44: Growing a Successful Design Studio

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:20:44 GMT

In the second episode of series 6 of DESIGN POD, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper chats to Hamish Brown, Partner and Business Development & Marketing Director, 1508 London, about the key elements that have enabled 1508 to grow into the successful design business it is today.

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Episode 43: Integrating Wellbeing into Design with Greg Keffer

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:39:59 GMT

In the first episode of DESIGN POD series 6, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper gets to talk to Rockwell Group Partner and Studio Leader, Greg Keffer, about injecting elements of wellbeing into different hospitality settings, and the impact wellness inclusion has for hotel projects...

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Episode 42: Inspiration Translated into Design

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:49:22 GMT

In the last episode of series five of DESIGN POD, sponsored by EquipHotel, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper talks to Oscar Lucien Ono, Founder and Director, Maison Numéro 20, about the influence of art and history in his design work and how he took an opportunity 20 years ago that formed the basis of his success today.

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Episode 41: Implementing Sustainable Measures as Brand Standard

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:30:42 GMT

In the seventh episode of series five of DESIGN POD, sponsored by EquipHotel, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper chats to Emma King, Head of Premium, Luxury, and Lifestyle Design - Europe, IHG Hotels & Resorts, about the changes the hotel company is making to its brand standards to ensure each of its hotel rooms is as sustainable as possible, from collaborating with external companies to forming its own Green Team!

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Episode 40: Creating the Perfect Vision

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:22:32 GMT

In the sixth show of series five of DESIGN POD, sponsored by EquipHotel, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper catches up with Founder and Principal at Goring and Straja (GaS) Studio, Andre Straja, about the mechanics of crafting and delivering the perfect design vision - especially when reality kicks in...

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Episode 39: Experiential Design

Tue, 28 May 2024 13:54:14 GMT

In the fifth show of series five of DESIGN POD, sponsored by EquipHotel, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper catches up with Partner and Principal at Conran and Partners, Tina Norden, about the logistics of working on global projects and creating experiential hospitality design that appeals to tourists and locals alike.

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Episode 38: Fashion's Affinity with Hospitality

Wed, 22 May 2024 08:58:08 GMT

In the fourth show of series five of DESIGN POD, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper talks to Creative Director and Founder of NO Uniform, Nicholas Oakwell, about his career and the inspiration behind his unique clothing collections designed specifically for the hospitality sector.

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Episode 37: Unconventional Design

Mon, 13 May 2024 14:44:03 GMT

In the third show of series five of DESIGN POD, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper chats to Nomadic Resorts Founder, Louis Thompson, about his ideas on unconventional design and how he applies different forms of architecture and craftsmanship to some truly unique hotel projects.

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Episode 36: The Art of Creating Timeless Design Within an Ever-Changing Landscape

Tue, 07 May 2024 11:37:01 GMT

On the first show of series 5 of DESIGN POD, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper talks to Tatiana Sheveleva, from Chapi Chapo Design Inc. about the art of creating timeless design within an ever-changing landscape and Tatiana tells us about some of her latest design projects...

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Episode 35: Storytelling in Design

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:51:29 GMT

On the first show of series 5 of DESIGN POD, Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper talks to Jacu Strauss, Creative Director at LORE Group, about the storytelling process of hotel design to get a better understanding of how forming a narrative directly impacts the guest experience...

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Ep. 34. Unconventional narratives in design

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:20:53 GMT

Meet John Williams, an interior designer based in Manchester who is the Founding Director of SpaceInvader Design, a studio with a single-minded purpose: to transform the way organisations use space and motivate people through their environment.

With this approach, John and his team have created some impressive – and unconventional – design narratives, which Editor Hamish Kilburn explores on this episode of DESIGN POD.

As well as taking a look at the people and projects that have helped to define SpaceInvader Design as a leading interior design studio, including WILDES Chester, Tribe Hotel Malta and Oddfellows on the Park Cheadle in Manchester and Stock Exchange Hotel Manchester, the episode also throws it back to Williams’ somewhat unorthodox launch into the industry as a studio owner.

DESIGN POD is brought to you by Hotel Designs. This series is sponsored by Geberit, produced by Mel Yates and hosted by Hamish Kilburn.

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Ep. 33. The future of net-zero in design

Thu, 25 May 2023 12:24:39 GMT

Meet Neil Andrew, an interior designer based in London. As well as being a skilled craftsman in his trade, – and with the aim to deepen design's meaning in hospitality – Andrew and his team at Perkins&Will are on an honest and, at times, unapologetic mission to operate in a net-zero landscape. In 2022, the studio announced that it will be net-zero embodied carbon) in all its projects by 2030.

Cutting through the noise somewhat, the studio launched its Net-Zero Now: Hospitality report. In it, the studio sets out a series of targets to achieve its deadline and goal.

Aside from a headline-grabbing initiative, which led to the studio winning The Eco Award at The Brit List Awards 2022, Host Hamish Kilburn invited Neil onto the design podcast to explore how this social and environmental mindset is opening doors to wider opportunities.

DESIGN POD is brought to you by Hotel Designs. This series is sponsored by Geberit, produced by Mel Yates and hosted by Hamish Kilburn.

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Ep. 32. Transforming spaces

Wed, 10 May 2023 11:14:35 GMT

Meet Alessandro Munge, the Founder of Studio Munge; a visionary, interior designer and magician when it comes to transforming spaces. The design from Toronto joins as Editor and host Hamish Kilburn’s special guest for episode 32 of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Geberit.

Munge, who has helped to redefine spaces around the world, using a human-centric approach to design, first met Kilburn when he was a guest on the Travel By Design podcast, by Marriott, where the two explored the fabrics and design story inside Muir Halifax, Autograph Collection.

On this episode, Kilburn's aim was to start where they left off from that meaningful episode to understand more about Munge’s approach to projects and how he has helped brands, through clever and social design, to amplify perhaps a different side of their personality. In addition to understand the architecture and design narrative of Muir, Kilburn speaks to Munge about sensitively designing EDITION’s first residences in Miami, how to effortlessly amplify a brand’s language through design and the challenges involved in designing Shangri-La’s tallest hotel within its portfolio, which will open soon in Nanning, China.

DESIGN POD is brought to you by Hotel Designs. This series is sponsored by Geberit, produced by Mel Yates and hosted by Hamish Kilburn.

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Ep. 31. Design through a filmmaker's lens

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:27:12 GMT

Welcome to Africa, where nature unapologetically rules! In episode 31 of DESIGN POD, Editor Hamish Kilburn meets Dereck Joubert, a wildlife photographer and filmmaker who for his whole life, while working with the likes of National Geographic, has campaigned to protect wildlife conservation in Africa.

To part-fund his and his wife Beverly's selfless journey, they created Great Plains, a cluster of luxury safari camps dotted across the continent. But these aren't just any camps. Each one tells a different story through design and has its own raw personality. The considered approach at the start of each development always starts the same; with Dereck and Beverly camping out under the stars, exposed to the elements, in order to take conscious steps to ensure that each property, deliberately designed to feel 'semi-permanent' – works with and not just in nature's spectacular setting.

Redefining luxury through the filmmaker's lens, Dereck and Beverly's social approach to luxury travel has resulted in Great Plains African safari experiences in Botswana, Kenya and now Zimbabwe. And it doesn't stop there. The husband-and-wife team are committed not only to wildlife conservation in Africa, but, through many charities and initiatives launched and nurtured by Dereck and Beverly themselves, they also work tirelessly to offer and promote equal opportunities for those living and working in and around their camps. This took on a whole new meaning after one incident, sensitively explored on the podcast episode, that Beverly fighting for her life in hospital.

DESIGN POD is brought to you by Hotel Designs. This series is sponsored by Geberit, produced by Mel Yates and hosted by Hamish Kilburn.

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Ep. 30. Design in the metaverse

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:00:14 GMT

Meet Pallavi Dean. She is an interior designer and architect based in Dubai. Since setting up her own studio, Roar, in 2013, Pallavi and her team have completed more than 80 projects. But here's the thing that sets Pallavi aside from other designers. She is not just designing high-end residential and commercial projects. She is also 'making it roar' in the metaverse.

In this episode of DESIGN POD, the design podcast for all design and architecture enthusiasts, Pallavi joins Editor Hamish Kilburn to challenge some of the preconceptions of interior design, architecture and hospitality in the metaverse.

DESIGN POD is brought to you by Hotel Designs. This series is sponsored by Geberit, produced by Mel Yates and hosted by Hamish Kilburn.

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Ep. 29. Stimulating wellness

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 06:00:11 GMT

Meet Wren Loucks, a designer who 'creates spaces that stimulate wellbeing and purpose'. The interior designer, who is the CEO and Creative Director of Be-Kin, works both physically and spiritually. She joined Editor Hamish Kilburn on DESIGN POD, the design and architecture podcast, to discuss how sensory design became her narrative, and how holistic thinking in design can unlock new opportunities.

Loucks joins the podcast following her involvement in Geberit's Hotel Guest Experience Report, in which Loucks examines ritual, sensory-rich experiences and social sustainability in hotel design. The award-winning designer looks at how the differences in sensorial, cognitive, and physical abilities can be catered to by designing facilities to suit a range of needs, such as wheelchair accessibility, neurodiversity and an ageing population.

This episode of DESIGN POD, brought to you by Hotel Designs, is sponsored by Geberit, produced by Mel Yates and hosted by Hamish Kilburn.

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Ep. 28. Circadian lighting design

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:51:09 GMT

Meet Mark Tweedale and Michael Curry, both lighting designers from DPA Lighting, who are bringing interiors to life through innovative lighting solutions. In this episode, Hamish Kilburn, Editor of Hotel Designs and host of DESIGN POD, meets the duo to discuss circadian lighting – lighting systems designed around the proven cycles our bodies’ follow each day, based on the position, the angle, and the colour of natural sunlight at any given time.

So, will circadian lighting in design change the game in wellness and hospitality, or will it break the bank and become another gimmick that will continue to be stripped out at value engineering stages of projects? Listen to explore lighting's role in design, architecture and wellness.

This episode of DESIGN POD, brought to you by Hotel Designs, is sponsored by Geberit, produced by Mel Yates and hosted by Hamish Kilburn.

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Ep. 27. Sustainability in materials

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:30:27 GMT

Meet Richard Holland, Co-Founder and Director of Holland Harvey Architects, who is pioneering a new era in socially and environmentally designed buildings. Some of the studio's recent projects, explored in this episode of DESIGN POD, are, put simply, changing the game in this new era of meaningful hospitality, design and architecture.

The episode, hosted by Hamish Kilburn, sponsored by Geberit and produced by Mel Yates, explores the significance of working with hospitality brands that truly understand the value in developing around communities and being environmentally aware throughout – not just using sustainability as a veneer.

Richard's approach is to 'elevate the everyday', pursuing quality and authenticity and designing with narrative - and around people - to ensure design tells a meaningful story. The studio's clients, ranging from hotel brands such as Inhabit Hotels and charities like Shelter From The Storm, believe in design to strengthen their brand and achieve their goals.

DESIGN POD, which drops new episodes every two weeks, is a podcast brought to you by Hotel Designs.

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Ep. 26. Formula 1 design in Silverstone

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:46:58 GMT

Our engines are still warm for the final episode of series 3 of DESIGN POD, where we meet Lorraine Stoutt Griffith, Director at Twelve Architects, who is responsible for bringing to life a new contemporary hospitality development at Silverstone, the home of the UK Grand Prix. Editor Hamish Kilburn, host of DESIGN POD, speaks to Griffith about how the development will position Silverstone as a luxury destination, beyond motor racing, while also discussing how the design nods to the location's celebrated and prestigious history as the home to British motor racing.

This episode was sponsored by Minotti London, and powered by Hotel Designs.

Stay tuned as series 4 of DESIGN POD, the podcast for all design and architecture enthusiasts will drop shortly.

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Ep. 25. Capturing a deeper sense of wellness

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 23:38:52 GMT

Karen Stonely, artist, designer and the Co-Founder of SPAN Architecture, creates wellness and wellbeing experiences in all landscapes – from a retreat in Maine to a high-rise 'oasis' that is exciting, exuberant and 'something fresh and future-thinking for a hotel in the heart of the city that never sleeps'.

This episode of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Minotti London and hosted by Hamish Kilburn, Editor, Hotel Designs, explores unconventional materiality, evoking unconventional sense of place and calling out 'wellwashing'. To do this, Kilburn understand's Stonely's unique approach to designing projects. "We're looking at getting the most out of a place and an experience," Stonely explains. "We want our design work to be a gift of that place that heightens your experience."

One project, in particular, that cleverly captures a new and perhaps surprising meaning of wellness in its location, Times Square in Manhattan, is Hyatt Centric Times Square; a project that is best described as 'nature revealed in neon'.

The other case study explored in the episode is August Moon, a completely different hospitality experience, in contrast, that is expressed as a 'secret escape from the city'; a private waterfront retreat that overlooks Maine’s Western Bay. Named by her after the Chinese mid-autumn harvest festival, the two original structures – a separate glass teahouse and a small cottage with pool – were designed by the architect, Robert Patterson in the 1960s.

Other episodes in the archive that touch on wellness in design include Kilburn's interviews with Ivaylo Lefterov, Holly Hallam, Jo Littlefair, Marie Soliman and Rachel Hoolahan.

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Ep. 24. Sliding doors moments in architecture & design

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:00:41 GMT

In this episode, sponsored by Minotti London, we take a glimpse into the studio doors of Messana O'Rorke, specially to meet Co-Founder, Brian Messana. With permission from podcast host Jennie Becker, the Founder of the original podcast Sliding Doors, who editor Hamish Kilburn met while reviewing a hotel in the Douro Valley in Portugal, this episode was all about the 'sliding doors' moments of Brian's professional and personal life.

Brian trained under architects Richard Meier, Thomas Phifer, Hani Rashid, and Peter Marino, working on projects including the Canal+ Headquarters in Paris, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona, and the Christian Dior Paris flagship. A graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and Columbia University, he also studied abroad, in Florence, Italy, and at Les Ecoles d’Art Américaines de Fontainebleau. He has lectured on design and served on the faculties of several university architecture programs.

Messana O'Rorke's projects span a wide spectrum of residential and commercial assignments in multiple geographies—city, suburb, mountain, desert, ocean. Yet even as they adapt their fundamental design vocabulary to address differences in program and context, Messana O’Rorke’s signature remains unmistakable in the ways they carve space and light. Their designs simultaneously foster both contemplation and invigoration, repose and action. There is no straining for theatrical effect, no tortured architectural calisthenics, simply a search for order, clarity, and beauty.

The episode was recorded as the studio was unveiling its first monograph, celebrating 25 years of Brian Messana and Toby O'Rorke's labour of love.

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Ep. 23. Lean luxury

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:00:48 GMT

This episode of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Minotti London, explores the design and hospitality concept of 'lean luxury', which Ruby Hotels is built on. Editor Hamish Kilburn speaks to Matthew Balon, Head of Design at Ruby Hotels, to understand what this looks and more importantly feels like. Balon, who joins the podcast (from bed) inside one of Ruby's many hotels around Europe, gives an insight into how he approaches each project he works on – from public areas to guestroom details and check-in experiences – so that each property shelters its own fun and quirky personality.

Keep listening to hear about the pair's hilarious and somewhat awkward first encounter, when Kilburn and Balon met the morning after the night before Ruby Leni's grand opening party in Düsserldorf, Germany.

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Ep. 22. What makes British design special?

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:30:15 GMT

This episode of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Minotti London, is all about understanding the DNA of contemporary British design. To do this, editor Hamish Kilburn welcomed Sue Timney onto the podcast to look back at some of her greatest design work, including homes for the McCartney family and transforming a former water tower in London into a modern abode, a project that was featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs.

Timney, who recently became a judge for The Brit List Awards 2022, also discussed her journey into product design and fashion. Following commissions from retail giants such as Marks & Spenser and House of Fraser, Kilburn wanted to understand what had to evolve in her creative process to design commercial items on a mass scale over the private and personal spaces she was accustomed to.

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Ep. 21. A new era of lifestyle

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:54:35 GMT

Holly Hallam, Managing Director of Design LSM, put together her knowledge and experience in marketing and branding and combined it with a passion for design to help grow Design LSM. Using a 360-degree approach to design, the studio's portfolio includes The Alchemist (Manchester), Kiss The Hippo (London), JiJi (London), 100 Queen's Gate Hotel (London) and recently Heythrop Park (Oxfordshire).

Hallam joined Hamish Kilburn, Editor of Hotel Designs on the podcast to discuss a new era of lifestyle.

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Ep. 20. Inside the world’s first energy-positive hotel

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:00:40 GMT

Episode 20 of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Minotti London, will explore a hotel concept that Hotel Designs has been interested in since its early conception. Hot off delivering a Ted talk about creating the world’s first energy-positive hotel, developer and former designer and architect Ivaylo Lefterov, while on a whistle-stop tour, joined Hamish Kilburn live in the Minotti London showroom to discuss how SVART, the latest hotel set to join the Six Senses portfolio, will break down boundaries when it comes to net-zero architecture, sustainable hospitality and luxury travel.

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Ep. 19. Unconventional design details

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:10:48 GMT

Episode 19 of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Minotti London, is an exclusive interview with Nils Sveje and Kyoko Inoda, the Founders of INODA+SVEJE, which was one of few protagonist studios behind the 2022 collection by Minotti. The pair joined Editor Hamish Kilburn on the podcast sofa just one week after Milan Design Week to record the episode where they discussed how their latest products – Yoko, Lars and Sendai – went down with the design and architecture community when they launched during the show as well as exploring the design duo’s unique approach to product design.

Ahead of this interview, Kilburn exclusively caught up with the designers in Milan, during Salone Del Mobile, and also published his thoughts on Minotti's 2022 Collection, which is, in his words, an 'expression of pure style.'

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Ep. 18. The art of luxury furniture design

Tue, 03 May 2022 05:00:27 GMT

Danish architect Stine Gam and Italian architect Enrico Fratesi, the Founders of GamFratesi, are masterminds of crossing cultures, bending tradition and producing stunning furniture pieces.

In this episode, sponsored by Minotti London, Hamish Kilburn caught up with the designer duo ahead of their latest unveiling to explore how the process of creating some of their most iconic pieces for Minotti changed their perception in design and architecture.

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Ep. 17. Flexibility in design & architecture

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:09:45 GMT

Simon Kincaid has more than 20 years’ industry experience and knows better than anyone else the value of flexibility in an industry that is ever-evolving. Kincaid has worked across residential, hospitality and retail sectors, and brings a great understanding of consumer lifestyle trends to the communal and public areas of all project typologies, often to engage with the wider neighbourhood, as well as creating well detailed desirable homes, hotels and experiential retail experiences. And he does all this (and more) while generating a strong sense of place and identity in every brand he and his team touch.

Kincaid joins Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde for this episode, sponsored by Minotti London, to explore why now designers and architects need to be able to bend in order to create strong brand awareness and deeper narratives.

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Ep. 16. Sculptural & fluid architecture

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:53:54 GMT

Ed Murray is an accomplished associate and architect who has led a wide range of projects for independent owners and international brands across the entire hospitality spectrum, including luxury hotels, banqueting and conference venues, resorts & spas. The latest of which is Westin London City, which he and his team are working on renovating a history-riddled property elsewhere in London.

For this episode of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Minotti London, Murrary joins Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde to discuss fluid architecture – as well as what modern studio life looks and feels like at Dexter Moren Associates.

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Ep.15. A new era of luxury design

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 05:00:15 GMT

If anyone understands the evolutions in luxury design it’s interior designer Jo Littlefair who has worked on high-end luxury projects, such as The Mayfair Townhouse, Villa Copenhagen, Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik and Gleneagles. In 2019, Littlefair earned the title of Interior Designer of the Year at The Brit List Awards.

She and her team, co-led by Martin Goddard, are currently working on the Mandarin Oriental Vienna (and a few other extra-ordinary projects that not even we are allowed to talk about.

Littlefair joins this episode, sponsored by Minotti London, virtually from the comfort of her own home to speak to Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde.

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Ep.14. Modern design in heritage buildings

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 05:00:38 GMT

It’s probably easier to tell you about the hotels and luxury residences that interior designer Guy Oliver has not touched in Mayfair, London. His portfolio includes, but is not limited to Claridge's, The Connought Hotel and The Princeton Club in New York – making him, arguably, the most qualified to discuss the topic of blending old with the new in hotel design.

In this episode of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Minotti London, Oliver joins Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde to discuss the challenges (and opportunities) that emerge when blending contemporary elements into heritage buildings, which is the ultimate juxtaposition in design and architecture.

In addition, he shares his experience being involved in the latest series of BBC’s Interior Design Masters.

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Ep.13. Unconventional materials in design

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 08:47:05 GMT

Hen’a Yadav, Principal at Studio Carter, is an award-winning interior designer and creative director for spectacular projects across the world – from royal palaces in the Middle East, to a boutique lifestyle-driven projects in Western Europe and Southern California.

The visual storyteller who prides herself in creating unique lifestyle driven hospitality experiences joins Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde to explore the largely unwritten world of materials in luxury and lifestyle design.

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Ep. 12. Design in hotel development

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:58:24 GMT

In a career geared towards growth, Timothy Griffin has taken a single site hotel and crafted a globally renowned hospitality brand. Griffin, who was the Managing Director of Ennismore in the United States, recently with a handful of former colleagues set up his own hospitality brand – and hasn’t looked back since.

His team’s latest labour of love, LEVEN, is a hotel brand that has launched with a rather infectious personality. Its first hotel is located in the heart of Manchester, and Hamish Kilburn was ‘first in’! For episode 12 of DESIGN POD, sponsored by Minotti London, Griffin joins Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde to discuss the fundamental role of design when developing a new lifestyle brand.

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Ep.11. Sustainability & conscious design

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 01:00:04 GMT

In episode 11, sponsored by Minotti London, Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde meet Rachel Hoolahan from Orms. A pioneering example of someone who is putting forward innovative and honest initiatives that will encourage the industry – and the wider world – to work towards a circular economy, Hoolahan recently become the studio’s sustainability coordinator. She joins the podcast while the studio’s latest project to breathe new life into the former Central St Martins Building in London – and has a few clever ways to convince clients to think more consciously.

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Season 2 Teaser

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:32:34 GMT

Before series 2 of DESIGN POD drops, which is sponsored by Minotti London, Hamish Kilburn and co-host interior designer Harriet Forde come together with a teaser as to what to expect from the next eight episodes of the podcast for design and architecture enthusiast. From new initiatives around sustainability to a from the complex world of luxury furniture manufacturing – and everything in between, series 2 will give texture and perspective on the key issues that face modern A&D professionals as deadlines and briefs become more challenging.

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Ep.10. Embracing Change

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:00:29 GMT

As the industry regains momentum following uncertain times, DESIGN POD’s Hamish Kilburn and Harriet Forde meet Marie Soliman, Founder of Bergman Design House. Following her departure of one of the world’s most well-known hospitality design firms, Soliman with her husband embraced change when they launched Bergman Design House in 2016 with the aim to disrupt the market with meaningful and impactful luxury design.

Today, half a decade on, the studio is boldly taking the hotel, residential and luxury yacht industries into new eras by using design as a tool to enhance evolution. To explore more, DESIGNPOD sits down with the interior designer as she hits the halfway mark on a new ‘revolutionary’ hotel design project, The Other House, which will make its highly anticipated arrival on the hotel design scene in 2022 with its debut hotel in South Kensington.

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Ep.9. Geeky about details

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 06:00:05 GMT

In episode nine, in association with Bathrooms Brand Group, Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde invite George Couyas, Founder of Interior Design Geek, to join them on the Minotti London sofa. With more than 20 years’ experience designing high-end spaces, Couyas saw that there was a demand beyond his tight-knit client base. His new brand, Interior Design Geek includes a design surgery for anyone who is in need of advice on their own interior design project, whatever size or budget. With a fountain of knowledge – from materials, surfaces to colours (and everything in between) – Couyas is himself geeky about the details, and joins DESIGN POD to discuss his journey in design, client management and why design is entering a new, exciting era…

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Ep.8. Art’s role in design

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:00:26 GMT

In this In this episode, in association with Bathrooms Brand Group, Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde meet up with Patrick McCrae, Founder and CEO of ARTIQ, to understand not only what goes into curating the art collections for some of the world’s most incredible hotels and private spaces but also how the brand scouts emerging artists and how the company is at the forefront of ensuring that all artists are paid fairly… after all, exposure doesn’t pay the bills.

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Meet your hosts

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:00:24 GMT

In this episode, in association with Bathrooms Brand Group, Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde share more about how their journeys in design started, the ambitions of DESIGN POD and what their highlights have been (so far) when creating the contemporary podcast for all designers and architects on-the-go.

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Ep. 6. Framing architecture & design

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 05:00:04 GMT

In this episode, in association with Bathroom Brands Group, we look at architecture and design through a slightly different lens in order to understand responsibilities of – and challenges faced by – stylists and photographers. Florence Rolfe is a freelance stylist who started her career working for House & Garden magazine. Mel Yates, meanwhile, in an award-winning architecture, interior design and portrait photographer. Together, they form a powerful story-telling team who bring to life narratives of spaces and people. This episode will challenge conventional approaches to the design and encourage you to change your perception, ever so slightly, to become more open to creative opportunities.

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Ep. 5. Creativity Crafted

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:30:19 GMT

In association with Bathroom Brands Group, in episode 5 of DESIGN POD, editor Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde meet Audrey Carden and Eleanora Cunietti who are the founders of design studio Carden Cunietti. In this episode, recorded live at Orangebox in London’s Clerkenwell, we learn about the pair’s authentic journey in business as well as design, discuss diversity and explore the trends in design and architecture that both ladies would hate to re-emerge.

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Ep. 4. Fashion meets design with Jack Irving

Mon, 17 May 2021 11:00:21 GMT

In this episode, in association with Bathroom Brands Group, editor Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde welcome designer Jack Irving as their special guest. Irving, who has created outfits for the likes of Lady Gaga, Paris Hilton, The Spice Girls and more, discusses fashion highlights, collaboration goals and the result of his debut interior design project.

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Ep. 3. Technology in Design with Jason Bradbury

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:00:35 GMT

In association with Bathroom Brands Group, episode 3 of DESIGN POD welcomes technology expert Jason Bradbury, former presenter of The Gadget Show. In this exclusive interview, Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde explore technology’s role in design and architecture.

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Ep.2 Architecture Beyond Boundaries

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:00:54 GMT

In association with Bathrooms Brands Group, Episode 2 of DESIGN POD welcomes Christos Passas, Director at Zaha Hadid Architects, as a special guest to help Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde to explore architecture beyond boundaries. As well as discussing how the team at Zaha Hadid Architects are stretching what is possible in design and architecture, in this episode, Kilburn also dives deep into the legacy that the late Zaha Hadid left behind, whose outstanding contribution to the architectural profession – and diversity in architecture – has been acknowledged by professional, academic and civic institutions around the world, including (but not limited to) the Forbes List of the 'World's Most Powerful Women.

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Ep. 1 Choosing Your Lane

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:45:55 GMT

In association with Bathroom Brands Group, and to kickstart our DESIGN POD journey, editor Hamish Kilburn and co-host Harriet Forde explore the topic of ‘choosing your lane’ in architecture and design. Whether you are working for a brand, independently or are about to embark in a new journey, choosing your lane – your style, if you like – is an integral and pivotal moment of any design/architecture process. In order put some personality into this topic, Kilburn interviews special guest interior designer Constanina Tsoutsikou, the former Creative Director of HBA London, to understand the process and challenges that came with launching her new design studio, Studio LOST.

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Choosing Your Lane (Trailer)

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:48:11 GMT

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