This episode of The Mia Connect Power Chat talks about Architecture, Interior Design, and everything in between. They seem like 2 worlds that do not meet, so I brought in the big guns in this episode to duke it out and decide whether the toilet roll paper should be over or under.
Check out the Guest Line UP:
Christopher Michael Smith of CMS Architecture and Design. He is obsessed with food and, opening his second restaurant.
Susan Serra of The Kitchen Designer. When she focuses on something, it’s laser. She’s a certified kitchen designer since 1993, and will be working on hew new project, Chef Dennis Littley’s kitchen.
Laurie Laizure of Interior Design Community. She just finished a project with Kelly Ellis for her Las Vegas Home Makeover show in Hulu Plus.
Mitzi Beach. Certified Aging In Place, Boomer designer. She talks about Baby Boomers that are between 50 and 70 years old.
Leslie Carothers. CEO of The Kaleidoscope Partnership. She was a practising designer for 20 years. Nowadays, she’s more focused on her give-back businesses.
Nazim Beltran of Parkmedia Interactive Solutions. Coming from Milan and working on princess cruises.
James Dearsley. Founder of The Digital Marketing Bureau. Currently working on virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D printing, and everything that is helping consumers, architects, interior designers, understand what is next in that world.
It’s amazing when designers and architects come together and agree on the same cause. We get to discuss about Baby Boomers, Millennials, and all the types of people looking for homes.
What’s trending?
We started with Leslie talking about Millennials to Baby Boomers and people transitioning from a real estate and housing standpoint, on a macro-economic level. There’s a big market in furniture or products that are multi-functional for people who don’t have enough cash yet to buy a home. There’s also a huge opportunity in remodeling, especially for the Baby Boomers who just prefer to stay in their homes. Luxury apartment modelling is also huge now. Mitzi promotes transitional and multi-functional designs as a huge potential for market. One of the biggest selling home plans (especially in the East Coast) is the Mother-Daughter houses, or even multiple for families living in the same building. Meanwhile, James added input on the situation in the UK, where owner occupancy is dropping. So the builders are gearing themselves to building according to people renting, rather than owning. But their biggest argument is what to call the retirement homes. Talk about people feeling fussy about what they’re going to be called. The rest of Italy might have had the idea of families living in the same roof, from the get-go. In Milan (and the same goes with New York), however, there’s a huge push towards luxury construction.
Urbanism, commercialism, and feeling the city.
Susan begins by talking about her town in Long Island, describing how it’s like an accommodation for people who want to be in a city-like atmosphere. There’s a big push toward urbanism, but at the same time, people want to get away from the city. You’re seeing in a lot of Millennials who are redefining what home is to them, while the Baby Boomers are redefining “Aging,” as well. However, our experts raised a point: A lot of people can’t afford what they need when it comes to moving forward. As Mitzi says, “As designers, architects, builders, and everything, we not only change lives because we make it beautiful–We affect quality of lives.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
It’s getting more popular now. Chris predicts it’s going to be federally mandated in the future. Plenty of buildings and constructions are now LEED certified. But I think this topic is quite big, I think we could do a whole separate show on it.
What’s on?
Here are some highlights when we segueway to the “What’s On” portion of the show. During this episode I asked What’s on your feet!?”
Bat Crap Crazy.
James Dearsley: Dulux app is an augmented reality app. Point your phone at a wall, pick any color that you want and you’ll be able to change your walls into a different paint color.
Leslie Carothers: The Design Network. It’s where you’ll find what real designers around the country are putting out on video.
Susan Serra: Kitchens! They’re the sole of the home. In particular, she’s crazy about the integration with the surrounding rooms. It’s all about the social kitchen.
Nazim Beltran: “Io sono e bat crap crazy della mia connect.”
Laurie Laizure: Instagram! She started one for the Interior Design Community. She loves it again!
Christopher Smith: Blue apron! His kids love it, his wife loves it, and he loves it.
Mitzi Beach: Video, Vlogs, Blogs, and just having a fun time.
Call To Action.
James Dearsley: James run a tech blog. So if you guys want to keep in touch with property, technology, and all things around, go to his website.
Leslie Carothers: The Kaleidoscope Partnership. Leslie would love it if you guys “like” the Facebook page “Messages Of Hope.”
Susan Serra: She would love you to follow her on Google Plus, and her website.
Nazim Beltran: Casa Chiesi. It’s going to be an area where Nazim and his wife are going to show Italy from their point of view. He’s asking everyone to go to the site and add yourselves in there.
Leslie Laizure: The Interior Design Community is back on. Leslie would love it if people would follow her on her website and on Instagram.
Christopher Smith: ALS (A Love Shared) for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). They’re having one at the River Cafe for Chef Gerry Hayden. You could go to aloveshared.com to buy tickets.
Mitzi Beach: Mitzi calls for the 50+ people out there, who are looking for universally designed products, to visit her site.
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