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We asked our previous guest, Kia Weatherspoon (episode 35 - May 3, 2021), for an intro to someone she’d want to hear from – The first name on her list: Jessica Caldwell.

Jessica Caldwell is the founder of Folke Creative in Brooklyn NY, a boutique branding and design studio inspired by the stories of people, places, and things. She also runs the design blog: Design is Lit.

Today, Jessica will let us in on her "messy" process of design and also provides some wise advice on how to conjure creativity.

She starts her interview reflecting on a moment that eventually leads to a simple and beautiful statement from her:  

“Life is filled with little luxuries, little glimmers of hope and love… if you’ll only just look for them." 

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Ever wonder how you can level up your design career? In this episode, Mile Long Trace speaks with Nita Posada about how to elevate oneself professionally between 5pm and 9am.

Guest Summary

Nita Posada is a Principal at Skylab Architecture in Portland, Oregon.  

• IIDA Chapter President and Strategic Advisory Committee Member
• She holds a NCIDQ Certificate and is a LEED AP BD+C
• She has a Bachelor of Interior Architecture from University of Oregon
• She has worked on projects that span across healthcare, higher education, hospitality and residential market sectors. 
• She enjoys participating in AIA softball leagues and industry golf tournaments. 

“This is an industry where you have to advocate for yourself, and not be afraid to speak up. Carve out your own path to find your passion. If you want to try something new advocate for it.” - Nita Posada

What are things you can do between 5pm and 9am as a design practitioner to elevate your career? Read the show notes to find out.

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In order to minimize the viral spread in the built environment, designers across the world are exploring a vast array of strategies from space planning, to finishes to lighting. In today’s episode we are going to unpack UV lighting to understand the pros and cons of introducing it into mainstream built environments. UV has traditionally been used in health care applications such as surgical exam rooms to remove virus from surfaces. As designers explore how this technology translates to other market sectors we will unpack:

• Effectiveness of UV lighting as a viral treatment
• Safety concerns with using UV in public spaces
• Safe ways UV lighting can be introduced into interior environments
• Clients interest in UV lighting and predictions for technology advancement

“At this the time there is not enough research and education to the public on the difference and effectiveness of UVA, UVB or UVC. The key is to really understand which nanometer range of UV the source is emitting.” - Jesse Smith

“I think UV lighting strategies is a really important conversation to have with clients in light of everything that's going on in the world right now. However, I think the science needs to be stronger in terms of application. My concern is the ads for UV light that kill COVID. We are trying to stay away from eradicating surfaces because of the potential to expose humans.” - Kaylene Campbell 

Read the full shownotes to review the differences between UVA, UVB and UVC. 

Jesse Smith is a Lighting Studio Team Lead and Senior Lighting Designer at Glumac Engineering

• Jesse’s background started in Communication, that lead him to Parson’s School of Design where he received an MFA in Architectural Lighting Design
• He is Lighting Certified with National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP) and a Board Member of Illuminating Society of Engineers (IES)
• Active member in local IES and IALD chapters helping promote better lighting through education
• Projects he has worked on span the globe in a spectrum of project types from medical facilities to higher educational institutions to hospitality projects
• Jesse has extensive experience in exploring new lighting, control and daylighting technology

Kaylene Campbell is a Lighting Designer at Glumac Engineering

• She has an BFA in Interior Designer which allows her to communicate lighting design intent and technical expertise fluently with architectural teams
• She has a deep background as a client manger which enable her to understand clients’ needs and team coordination
• She is currently a member of IIDA and Board Treasure of IES
• Projects she has worked on span the United States in a spectrum of project types from winery tasting rooms, mixed use development, biotechnology facility to multifamily housing projects 
•  Kaylene’s background in sustainability has enabled her to work on projects that utilize Resilient Design and LEED strategies

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We are all musing on how the built environment will transform in response to pandemics. Though we can not predict the future we, as designers, can start to toss ideas out there to see what will stick. Very much like the iterative process of design, the idea has to come from somewhere. Lets toss it out there, lets collaborate as an industry and start to see what will stick.

Curious about what other design professionals have published in response to pandemics. Read the full show notes to find out. Mile Long Trace

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Overview 

In this episode Primo Orpilla with Studio O+A discusses:

• Design resiliency
• Designing for user experience 
• Change management strategies 
• How interior design touches lives
• Empowering designers to be design activists

“I want designers to feel empowered to make the request to push and create great environments because humanity is at stake.” - Primo Orpilla

Guest Summary 

Primo Orpilla is co-founder with Verda Alexander at Studio O+A. Studio O + A is a interior design studio in San Francisco, best known for designing stylish offices for tech clients such as Cisco, Uber, Alibaba, Yelp, Capital One Labs, Nike, Levis, Adidas and McDonald's.

Some highlights from Primo’s career include: 

• Growing a firm along with his partner to 40 plus employees by becoming an icon in corporate office design.
• Studio O+A was awarded Interior top 50 honors as a firm that is doing eye catching, game changing work.  
• Fast Company named O+A in the top 10 firm as part of the “most innovative companies.” 
• Cooper Hewitt National Design Award Winner, inducted into Interior Design Magazine Hall of Fame, is Contract Magazine Designer of the Year and ASID Designer of Distinction Award winner. 
• Published Twelve True Tales of Workplace Design. 
•  Founded a product design line working for Kimball Office, IdeaPaint OFS, and Martin Brattrud to create a furniture line called the Canopy. 
• He is a FIIDA and has served on the national IIDA board promoting design education. 
• He is currently teaching in the Master Program at IE University in Madrid and has taught Senior Advance studios at University of Texas. 
•  He is dedicated to advancing commercial interior design through not only design excellence but giving back to universities and professional organizations. 

To read the full show notes and see work from Studio O+A.

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In this episode Sarah is: 

• Forthcoming with her ability to be resilient and strategic to grow her practice. 
• Offers professional practice tips that helped advance her career.
• Provides tools she uses to be innovative during the schematic design phase.
• Describes how she creates a sense of engagement with her clients by weaving compelling stories throughout her design process. 

“It sounds like you weave compelling stories as a tool to get the client rooted into the process of a project." - Elizabeth

"Exactly. It's about them, and we want the space to be reflective of them and for them to feel fully engaged and proud of their space. From the initial planning down to the pillows, we have found it is a way to make decisions through a project. It is something the clients can participate in and give meaningful feedback on throughout the project.”
-Sarah Weber

Guest Summary:
Sarah is the Senior Interior Design and youngest to be appointed to Associate Principal at BORA Architects in Portland, Oregon.  

• Inspired strategic thinker that excels in ideation, execution and leadership.
• She enjoys telling compelling stories through the spaces she designs.
• She focuses on intuitive and human focused solutions to complex programs.
• As a design leader she strives to support an inquisitive design culture that empowers and encourages teams to bring the design story to life.
• She has received IIDA awards for Best in Category & Juror’s Choice for the Meier & Frank Redevelopment, IIDA Oregon Legacy Award Winner for her accomplishments and contributions to the commercial interior design profession, IIDA Best in Category, Archtizer A+Awards Jury Winner, and Cannes Lions Awards of Silver Lion for branded environment for Airbnb Customer Experience Hub.
• She has worked on projects that span across the world enriching the worksplace, hospitality, educational, performing arts and government agencies.  

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One Workplace is based in the Bay Area and is the nation’s largest commercial interior design company. They engage in a number of activities to support businesses.

One is creating tailored commercial office furniture, meeting pods, focus rooms, and phone booths that match the culture of your business. One Workplace also provides services like interior architecture construction and design workspaces by using office sensors to collect employee behavior data so that they can predict the best ways to optimize your working environments.

Key Takeaways:

-They people that come into your office are all individuals with very individual needs and it's our job to be serving them.

-Use data to understand the personality, learning styles and working styles that your team members will thrive in. Then work to create that experience for them and it will not only improve efficiency but it will also increase retention and drive collaborative innovation.

-The digital era is changing the way that we work so you have to create both physical working environments for people to thrive in but also virtual environments as well. 

-Work location flexibility can improve employee productivity.

Our partnership with One Workplace, Steelcase and Configura allowed us to become the first freelance marketplace that provides on-demand access to CET so that designers can build a business from home to support furniture dealers. 

Here is a link to the case study to learn more and to gain access to this community: https://www.itsease.com/blog/one-workplace/

Here is a link to learn more about One Workplace: https://www.oneworkplace.com/

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