This week I had the honor of interviewing the incredibly talented- and inspiring- designer behind one of my favorite wallpaper and textile collections: Eskayel. Shanan Campanaro has been creating her beautiful watercolor-meets-Rorschach since she was a student at Central St. Martin’s in 2008 and she’s been a hit on the design scene ever since. I…
This week I had a rough couple of days at the office where I found myself reminded of that old expression, “You can get hit with the carrot or you can get hit with the stick.” After a few clear taps with a carrot over the past year, I’ve been aware that the method of…
For this week’s radio show, I was thrilled to take a break from home design- and human design, for that matter- to speak with the creator of my favorite line of dog designs: Lyndsey Drago of Billy Wolf. I never thought I’d be a dog owner, but ever since adopting Hope, I’ve been happier than…
Zoe Pawlak is one of the first artists I ever invested in. I’d never bought a piece of original artwork before, but after seeing her gorgeous and colorful landscapes, I knew I had to have one in my home. That love of Zoe’s work spread far-and-wide in the Bonney family and now one of Zoe’s…
When I think of ceramics, I think of Molly Hatch. She has been my favorite ceramicist since the beginning of Design*Sponge for a number of reasons. First, she combines hand-drawn elements with clay (Love). Second, she has a love of decorative arts history (something we all love around the D*S office). Third, she happens to…
This week’s radio show was a very meaningful full circle for me. The first design job I ever had turned out to be my absolute favorite. It was working with House & Garden Magazine’s web team and I relished every minute of it. Getting to work alongside some of the most talented writers, editors and…
This week I had the pleasure of speaking with writer Anne Hellman and photographer Michel Arnaud, co-creators of the new book Design Brooklyn. After getting a sneak peek inside their book, I was curious to hear more about how they found the incredible spaces they documented, what they thought about current design trends in Brooklyn…
For this season’s radio shows, I’m trying a new format for a bit. Rather than single-person interviews, I’m inviting small groups of 2-3 people on air to discuss a larger, over-arching topic that is important to the creative community. From copyright and copying to inspiration and education, we’re going to cover so many issues that…
I’m so excited to be back in the swing of work and all that brings. I’ve got a million ideas for this season’s radio shows, and I was thrilled to close out my summer season with an interview I’ve been dying to conduct for weeks. I met Nic Newcomb over dinner a few weeks ago…
There are several people in the publishing industry (book, magazines and online) that I look to as constant sources of inspiration and guidance. Paul Lowe of Sweet Paul is one of them. Driven so strongly by Paul’s strong creative vision, his online-turned-print magazine was an instant favorite of mine. I’ve loved watching Sweet Paul expand…
This week I was thinking about what I wanted to tackle for this week’s radio show. All of the logical choices (interviews, trend stories, etc.) didn’t feel right, so I started thinking about what issues were the most relevant and prevalent in my life and the lives of people around me right now. More than…
One of the main reasons I decided to start a radio program was to engage in longer, more meaningful discussions with design personalities I admire. It’s hard to get into a serious discussion over email or at a quick cocktail party, so I found myself longing for a format that allowed me to sit face-to-face…
This week’s radio show was the continuation of a conversation I started a few weeks ago with my friend and fellow radio host, Lynn Casper. Lynn hosts an excellent podcast called Homoground that highlights amazingly talented LGBT musicians and artists. She also organizes and promotes some truly meaningful- and much needed- events for other LGBT…
I’ve felt incredibly lucky to record the last few radio shows I’ve scheduled. Not just because I enjoy talking to people one-on-one, but because the last few guests I’ve had have had such incredible stories behind their artwork and the work they create. And this week’s guest was no exception. I first met filmmaker Jessica…
One of the very best parts of my job is finding out that people I admire and support as businesses are equally awesome as people. So when I sat down to talk with Jess Eddy and Crista Freeman of Phin & Phebes, I was beyond excited to discover that they are every bit as fun…
Summer is here and it felt like a good time to switch things up a bit on my radio show. So, for the next few weeks I’m going to be introducing you to some talented and hard-working artists who are creating things outside of the design field I normally talk about. Not just because I…
I feel incredibly lucky to work where I do, not just with the D*S team, but in the actual office building we call home. Greenpoint’s Pencil Factory is home to some of the most talented artists around and I’ve had the pleasure to interview some of them on my show and on the site already….
This week Amy and I decided to sit down and tackle the Top 10 Questions We’re Asked at Design*Sponge. While some of them could fill an entire show, we did our best to tackle questions like this in 30 minutes: How do we find the things we write about, How do we make money, How…
For this week’s radio show I decided to do something different- a solo show inspired by what has been a very intense and difficult few months. Despite all the happiness in my life right now (puppies!), I have been facing some major hurdles at work and only recently found the confidence, energy and strength to…
I’ve worked with some of our D*S team for close to a decade and they most definitely feel like real family to me. One of the people I feel is the closest I’ve ever felt to a sibling relationship if our incredible food editor, Kristina Gill. Kristina is one of the most fascinating, talented, driven…
