Design Time

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on Holiday Hosting, Where to Travel in 2023, and Why Designers Belong in the Boardroom Dec 08, 2022

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As the CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky knows a thing or two about what makes a good host, whether you’re welcoming people into your house for a few nights—or a few weeks. Since cofounding the company in 2007, he has completely changed the way we think about home and travel. Here, he delves into why creativity isn’t always measurable (and why that’s important) and what he always has on hand to welcome guests.

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Nell Diamond on Creating Her Own Modern Romantic World, Feminism Through Design, and Why She Really Does Care What You Think Oct 27, 2022

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Nell Diamond is the founder of Hill House Home and creator of the Nap Dress, a viral, easy-to-wear frock that makes you feel pretty, put-together, and (most of all) comfortable. Since starting the brand in 2016, it has exploded into a floral-filled wonderworld of bedding, robes, shoes, jewelry, and more—and buying a Nap Dress on launch day is like an Olympic sport. Listen in as Diamond explains what inspired the romantic Hill House Home aesthetic, why she’s cried while putting together Container Store furniture, and how feeling like an outsider benefited her career.

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Seth Rogen and Mikey Mohr on High-Minded Design, Being Rebels Who Follow the Rules, and Fighting Against Inequalities in the Cannabis Industry Oct 20, 2022

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With their company, Houseplant, Seth Rogen (yes, that Seth Rogen) and Mikey Mohr are redefining the term high design. As in, they make the chicest cannabis accessories on the planet, from marble ashtrays inspired by potato chips to handmade ceramics designed by Rogen himself. Listen in as Mohr and Rogen talk about redesigning the humble ashtray, how they silenced the doubters, and the joy Rogen gets from building IKEA furniture.

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Virginia Sin on Defying Her Childhood, Quitting Her Day Job, and Making the Ceramics Everyone Wants Oct 13, 2022

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You’ve definitely seen Virginia Sin’s work on a dinner table, or maybe on a wall or hanging from a ceiling. And you’ve 100 percent seen her in Domino. Her ceramics, which are famous for their tubular shapes, use of negative space, and gorgeous texture, are now ubiquitous in the design world. And it all started with a paper plate. Listen in as Sin explains how her design aesthetic defies her upbringing, why working in advertising helped her start her company, and the way she recharges by organizing.

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Courteney Cox on Her Real-Life Obsession With Cleaning, Hosting Elton John, and Who’s the Messiest Friend Oct 06, 2022

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Courteney Cox isn’t just a world-famous actor, director, and producer—she’s also a bit of a real-life Monica, thanks to Homecourt, her line of cleaning supplies and candles that smells every bit as luxurious as it looks. Listen in as she shares her preparty hack for when, say, Elton John is coming over for dinner; what she did when she realized her house was haunted; her trick for picking out a sofa you’ll love forever; and who, in her opinion, was the messiest castmate on Friends.

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Designer Shavonda Gardner on Small-Space Hacks, the Best Dark Paint Shade, and Why Community Matters More Than Square Footage Sep 29, 2022

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Shavonda Gardner is an interior designer who creates spaces that are highly beautiful but also highly functional—maybe that has to do with the fact that she lives in a 1,200-square-foot bungalow with her wife, two kids, and a 120-pound Great Dane named Callie. So it makes sense that her blog, SG Style, brims with inspirational ideas. Listen in as she shares her tricks for maximizing small homes and why she’ll never have all-white walls.

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Molly Baz and Ben Willett on Their Food-Themed Home, Working Together Creatively, and the Wacky Way Baz Fills a Dishwasher Sep 22, 2022

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In the first episode of our second season, food personality Molly Baz, author of the best-selling Cook This Book, and spatial designer Ben Willett share all the secrets behind their food-themed Altadena, California, home, from the Caesar salad bathroom marble to the butter yellow kitchen cabinets. (You may have seen them in Domino’s Fall digital issue?) Listen in as the married pair talk about how they work together in harmony and why, when it comes to projects, they had to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

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Designer Eny Lee Parker on Making a Viral Lamp, Hiring a Happy Team, and Her Next Act Sep 01, 2022

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Furniture designer Eny Lee Parker first took over our collective Instagram feeds in 2018 with her now ubiquitous U-shaped OO Lamp, which has appeared in the homes of such people as Sarah Sherman Samuel and Christian Siriano. From her studio in Queens, New York, Parker and her team continue to churn out the chicest totemic ceramic lighting and furniture—but in true rebel fashion, she says she’s more focused on maintaining a happy staff and giving back to her community than just making art. Listen as she fills us in on why she’s not interested in being the best designer on the planet, her two dream celebrity clients, and how she DIYed her rental kitchen—but don’t tell her landlord.

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Beth “Bephie” Birkett on Creativity and Privilege, Taking Design Risks, and Why You Should Hang Onto Your IKEA Pieces Aug 25, 2022

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There’s no other way to say it: Beth “Bephie” Birkett is insanely cool. She runs her own creative design studio called Bephie, which has collaborated with brands like Nike and Jordan, and along with her husband, she co-owns Union, a streetwear institution in Los Angeles. Together with their sons, they live in a prismatic home that shows off their personal style—hello, bright blue sunroom—and an impressive Black art collection. (Maybe you saw it in Domino’s Summer digital issue?) Listen in as we talk about how she got her start in fashion, why creativity is a privilege, and where she shops for future vintage treasures.

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Eva Chen and Tom Bannister on Designing for Three Kids (and Yourselves!), First-Time Gardening, and Launching a Granola Empire Aug 18, 2022

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Eva Chen and Tom Bannister are the Internet’s first couple: Chen is head of fashion partnerships at Instagram and a best-selling author—and before that she was editor in chief of Lucky magazine. Bannister is a creative director and entrepreneur who makes the most delicious granola, Tom’s Perfect 10, which had a 17,000-person wait list when it launched last year. Through it all, they’ve never strayed from being unapologetically authentic. Together with their three children, they split their time between New York City and a charming cottage in Connecticut. Tune in as we hear about how they used customer feedback to launch a granola brand and how the pair is adjusting to life outside the city. Spoiler alert: They’re gardeners now!

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