DESIGN POD

Episode 50: Grant Woodrow - into the Wilderness

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 l

Episode 49: Fettle, the transatlantic design studio

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 practic

48: Redesigning Historic Buildings

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 de

Episode 47: Form and Function

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

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

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 desi

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

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

Episode 44: Growing a Successful Design Studio

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 Lon

Episode 43: Integrating Wellbeing into Design with Greg Keffer

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 ele

Episode 42: Inspiration Translated into Design

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 Numé

Episode 41: Implementing Sustainable Measures as Brand Standard

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 Lifestyl

Episode 40: Creating the Perfect Vision

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 (Ga

Episode 39: Experiential Design

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,

Episode 38: Fashion's Affinity with Hospitality

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 care

Episode 37: Unconventional Design

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 des

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

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 timeles

Episode 35: Storytelling in Design

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

Ep. 34. Unconventional narratives in design

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

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

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 –

Ep. 32. Transforming spaces

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 Edi

Ep. 31. Design through a filmmaker's lens

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