Standards and specifications can only tell designers so much about how furniture will perform in the field. Empire & Co.’s Hayley Pernsteiner explains what designers should look...
New research from Corgan and the ASID Foundation challenges designers to look beyond student accessibility and consider how physical, sensory, and cognitive demands affect the...
Lauren Brant discusses examples of products that enhance familiar designs, improve material health, and incorporate technology, broadening the definition of innovation in the ...
From visualization and research to data analysis and client communication, AI is becoming part of everyday design practice. I Hear Design host Robert Nieminen examines where the...
In this ICYMI episode, we revisit an article that outlines the importance of presentation skills, storytelling, and communication training for the next generation of design leaders...
In the final episode of the Future Ready by Design series, IIDA’s Mark Bryan discusses the two-speed workplace, repairable products, anti-impulse retail, and why human judgment...
From resilient luxury and invisible technology to computational craft and global design influences, Salone 2026 offered a preview of where interiors are headed next.
In Part 2 of the Future Ready by Design series, IIDA’s Mark Bryan explores loneliness, catharsis, sound, sleep, and how interiors can help people regulate, recover, connect, and...
Learn about the latest advancements in circadian lighting and its impact on health and performance. The episode features expert guidance on integrating daylight, managing glare...
Discover how workplace strategy, change management, and design elements like biophilic features and social spaces were integrated to support a smooth transition and enhance employee...
This episode underscores the growing need for design teams to develop outcomes-based literacy, integrating data-driven strategies and active systems to meet client demands and...
As airports rethink existing terminals, designers are turning to hospitality-inspired amenities, inclusive spaces, sustainable materials, and resilient systems to improve how ...
Colleges and universities are under pressure to prove their value as they navigate enrollment challenges, affordability concerns, student retention, and changing expectations ...
This episode emphasizes the importance of considering acoustics as a core element in architectural and interior design, highlighting its impact on health, productivity, and inclusivity...
Bio-based, bio-sourced, and bio-attributed materials may sound similar, but understanding how renewable content is sourced, measured, and verified can help designers make more...
David Shove-Brown, co-founder of //3877, joins I Hear Design to discuss what it really takes to build a healthy design practice, from firm culture and accountability to retention...
In this In Case You Missed It episode, we explore why involving interior architects from the earliest planning stages leads to better collaboration, more functional spaces, fewer...
Architect Joshua Zinder of JZA+D and Landau | Zinder Architecture explores how synagogues and other worship spaces can inspire awe, support accessibility, strengthen community...
The conversation focuses on durability, design longevity, and the role of skilled craftsmanship in creating lasting, sustainable, American-made products.
July 1, 2026
Photography by Connie Zhou | Courtesy of Perkins&Will
Perkins&Will reimagined Unilever’s North American headquarters as a flexible, hands-on campus where product testing, brand storytelling, collaboration, and sustainability come...
RKTB Architects’ Albert Aronov and Nelya Sachakova discuss how K-12 school design is evolving in New York City through additions, modernization, accessibility, sustainability,...
In this special sponsored bonus episode of the I Hear Design podcast, host Robert Nieminen speaks with Oxana Dallas, principal designer-commercial, AHF Products.
Performance-based fire and egress modeling can help architects navigate occupant load, travel distance and exit requirements without sacrificing life safety or design vision.
RKTB Architects’ Peter Bafitis and Alex Brito join the I Hear Design podcast to unpack the affordable housing shortage, the policy and financing barriers slowing multifamily development...
