The Retail Redefined Podcast: Retail, Design, and the Future of It

RR 018: Design Process and Physical Modeling with Napoleon Meraña

Building 3D, physical models are not a new concept or way of designing, but with most design work now being done completely digitally, it can be easy to overlook or skip

RR 017: The Relation Between Interior Design and Architecture with Katy Wise and Itzel Meynard

When people hear of "interior design," what comes to mind is HGTV and primarily women wanting to decorate their homes. Senior Designer Katy Wise and Senior Design Manager

RR 016 - The Connection Between Physical and Digital Design with William Ellsworth and Brian Newman

This week's episode becomes theoretical as we discuss how designing for the digital world is interconnected with how we design for the physical world, and vice versa. We

RR 015 - The Fusion of Hospitality and Retail with Jackson Thilenius and Sean Slater

More and more in the last few years, hotels and hospitality spaces have been taking cues from the retail world and vice versa.    This week, we're talking with princi

RR 014 - Designing for the Self Care Generation with Alex Kuby

Millennials have spurred a wave of self-care, and it is seeping into how we design spaces for them to take care of themselves, namely the hospitality industry.     

RR 013 - Let's Go to the Movies with Senior Principal Mitra Esfandiari and Cinépolis CEO Luis Olloqui

Despite the rise of streaming services around the world, Cinépolis is confident and looking forward to the rise of luxury cinemas to keep cinephiles coming back to the mo

RR 012 - Grocery in the Age of Amazon with Branko Prebanda

With the rise of Amazon as the world's most popular e-commerce site and its purchase of Whole Foods, brands everywhere are scrambling to keep up, grocers in particular. 

RR 011 - The Design Process with Niccolo Boldrin and Sean Davis

When people think of the design process in regards to architecture, there is a scenario that comes to mind. There is the initial meeting, the architects and designers dra

RR 010 - Architecture Trends with CEO Brad Williams

In this week's episode, we sit down with CEO Brad Williams as we touch on everything, from the architecture industry shifts over the last decade, architecture in China vs

RR 009 - Office Wellness and Sustainability with Sara Hickman

The rise of obesity in America has also brought about new research regarding the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle. Due to the nature of working in offices, co

RR 008 - Data and Design with Avery Carrig

For this week's episode, we sit down with architect Avery Carrig as we discuss everything in regards to collecting data, analyzing it, and its helpfulness in designing fo

RR 007 - Finding Communities in Boutique Fitness with Constance Rosado

In the last few years, the popularity of boutique fitness studios has been on the rise due to apps such as ClassPass and the desire to work out in a collective, group set

RR 006 - Marketing in Architecture with Kelly Riek

Marketing for architecture firms is still a fairly new concept, even more so in the realm of digital marketing. Architecture is not the easiest service to market online,

RR 005 - Experiencing Food and Design with Jonathan Lopez

Food is having its moment in the spotlight. It has become a social event that has influenced how we design and eat our food and the spaces in which we consume it.  We s

RR 004 - Women in Architecture with Mitra Esfandiari

Women deserve to be celebrated, and that is why we wanted to feature Senior Principal Mitra Esfandiari in honor of Women's History Month. As an immigrant and a woman, Mit

RR 003 - Dying Shopping Malls with Sean Slater

Are shopping malls dying? Today we explore and attempt to answer that question with Principal Sean Slater. He spent the first half of his career design shopping malls and

RR 002 - The Future of Retail with David Sheldon

In today's episode, we talk about retail trends with the Vice President of Client Engagement, David Sheldon. We believe that retail is evolving and not dying, and we want

RR 001 - Lessons Learned with Steve Ruth

Welcome to episode one of the Retail Redefined podcast. For our first episode, we wanted to reflect and give some context to who Retail Design Collaborative is by sitting