Design Me a House

Architect/designer/author Katie Hutchison and textile designer/educator Dawn Oliveira share insight into home design and design for the home. Design isn’t an added extra, an extravagance, a nicety; it’s a holistic process that drives the creation of homes that nurture and reflect our best selves to ourselves and within our communities. Katie and Dawn aim to demystify and humanize home design and design for the home. So grab a cup of coffee, and join us for some friendly design chat to inspire and inform your home and, by extension, to inspire and inform your life.

Design Heroes: Season 1 Episode 1

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison discuss their inspirational design heroes.

03-28
29:12

This with That intro: Season 1 Episode 2

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison talk about determining what goes with what when beginning a design project.

03-28
32:45

Sustainability intro: Season 1 Episode 3

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison introduce what sustainability means and why it matters in their respective disciplines.

03-28
33:31

Design Process, Part 1: Season 1 Episode 4

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison introduce the design process in their respective disciplines.

03-28
39:02

Featured Guest Brooke Merriam: Season 1 Episode 5

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with landscape designer Brooke Merriam about the value of the residential landscape and how their three disciplines might collaborate.

03-28
33:09

Design Hero: Suzie Zuzek: Season 1 Episode 6

Katie and Dawn discover a new "Design Hero": Suzie Zuzek, the textile designer behind the original Lilly Pulitzer brand.

05-03
38:45

This with That: Dormers: Season 1 Episode 7

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak about how to decide what type of dormer works with type of house/footprint, outside and inside.

05-23
35:09

Sustainability Certification: Season 1 Episode 8

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak about a range of certification processes for sustainable textiles and sustainable buildings/architecture.

06-21
39:37

Shop Talk: Design Tools: Season 1 Episode 9

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison speak about the tools they use to create their designs

07-20
39:08

Features Dory Skemp, Realtor and Historic Preservationist: Season 1 Episode 10

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Dory Skemp, realtor and historic preservationist, about the value of owning an historic home and living in an historic neighborhood.

08-16
28:36

Inspirations: Six Books: Season 1 Episode 11

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira discuss six books that inspire their design practices.

09-20
42:31

This with That: Windows: Season 1 Episode 12

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira chat about what type of window and window treatment to use where.

12-28
48:48

Big Ideas: Diversity in Architecture and Design: Season 1 Episode 13

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison discuss diversity and opportunity for careers in design.

02-01
39:48

Shop Talk: Photo Shoots: Season 1 Episode 14

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira bring listeners behind the scenes to discuss photo shoots for home and design.

02-28
40:53

Featured Guest Rina Naik: Color in Home Design: Season 1 Episode 15

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Rina Naik interior designer/artist/educator about color in home design.

03-28
49:44

Inspirations: The Japanese Aesthetic with Naomi Pollock: Season 2 Episode 1

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira chat about the Japanese aesthetic with architect/author Naomi Pollock

04-25
40:56

Shop Talk: Patterns: Season 2 Episode 2

Co-hosts textile designer Dawn Oliveira and architect/designer Katie Hutchison talk about patterns in textile design and architecture/home design.

05-31
41:41

Big Ideas: The Sheridan Small Homes with Jonathan Knowles: Season 2 Episode 3

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira discuss the big ideas behind the Sheridan Small Homes project with architect/educator Jonathan Knowles

06-28
42:30

This with That: Plants, with Avant Gardens: Season 2 Episode 4

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira chat with Katherine Tracey of Avant Gardens about plants for the late-summer/early-fall garden

08-08
43:47

Featured Guest: Jonathan Glatt of O&G Studio: Season 2 Episode 5

Co-hosts architect/designer Katie Hutchison and textile designer Dawn Oliveira speak with Jonathan Glatt, furniture designer/maker and jeweler, about the journey that led to O&G Studio and where O&G is headed.

09-20
49:21

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