PODCAST · arts
Design Goggles
by Board & Vellum
Hosts Charles Fadem and Rachel Simrell Scott from Seattle architecture and design firm, Board & Vellum, talk about the evolution of our cities and the world around us through the lens of design. Architecture, interior design, graphic design, fashion, art, tech, UX and more — no corner of the design world is off-limits.
Episodes
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50 - Looking Back with Rachel Scott and Charles Fadem
Rachel and Charles look back at the first 50 Design Goggles podcasts. We chat about the beginnings of the show, and how it evolved into a chat about design, how it shaped Seattle, the world, and our future.
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49 - Gridiron to the Gallery with D’Andre Goodwin of ZJ Group & a Former NFL Receiver
Whether it’s an abstract collection of geographic shapes, or a photo-realistic montage, murals are everywhere you look in Seattle, big and small. Some take planning and execution, and others happen organically. There are some, though, that transcend what we think of as public art, ones that…
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48 - We Don’t Need No Education with Jeff Sandler of Mahlum & UW Architecture
Not too long ago, there were (mostly male) Master Architects, moonlighting as professors, criticizing student work a few times a week, while students scrambled 23 hours a day to understand the architectural movement of the era. It was the Beaux Arts back in the late 1800s, Bauhaus and Modernism…
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47 - Values Driven Design with Tara Clark of Believe Love Unite
Design can make a statement. Sometimes it’s a statement that’s open to interpretation, something that reminds us of a feeling, or inspires us. Other times, the statement is clear and intentional, and the designer’s intent is transparent. In an age where we can connect directly with our audience,...
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46 - Downtown Lowdown with Don Blakeney of the Downtown Seattle Association
The design community in Seattle, and others across the country, are attempting to resolve their civic present with their urban future. It’s up to architects, planners, developers, and designers to listen to communities and shape the city to serve its people. But what does that mean when some see...
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45 - The Cybertruck Moment with Charles Fadem and Rachel Scott
The aggressive, angular, stainless steel wedge on wheels looks like something out of a science fiction movie. To say it’s polarizing is an understatement. People love, hate it, are scared by it, excited by it, some think it’s one of the worst automobiles ever designed, and others look at it and…
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44 - Experimental Design with Scott Crawford of LMNts
3D rendering technology, 3D printers, CNC Routers, inexpensive recycled materials, and a whole new generation of open-minded designers and clients have led to an era where experimentation is celebrated, but tricky. Now that architecture firms can start to create some of their own built elements,...
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43 - Coffee’s On Us with Kala Wolfe of Onda Origins Coffee
Coffee: it’s as much a part of the identity of the city of Seattle as Puget Sound, salmon, the Seahawks, or the Space Needle. On top of that, it’s fair to say that coffee culture is everywhere in Seattle, and the design of each shop is as unique as the roasting and blending techniques of the…
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42 - Short Run Design with Charles Fadem and Rachel Scott
“One-Off,” “Limited Edition,” “Here for a limited time only!” — if you follow design, you’ve likely been seeing these phrases a lot lately. There is a premium placed on design that is “of the moment” and then it’s gone. This so-called “short-run trend” is sticking around more than the designs…
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41 - Just Park(let) Here: Owning Your City with Tactical Urbanism with Taylor McNeill
“Tactical Urbanism” is really just a fancy phrase for temporary installations in civic public areas. But what might seem like a simple change to your sidewalk or street for a few days can have a lasting impact on how our cities evolve, and how we inform the civic spaces of the future.
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40 - Tacos and the Perils of Modern Design with Charles Fadem and Rachel Scott
History is filled with designers telling people how to live. And just as much, with people living however they please, no matter what designers say. This conflict between the creators of space and the people who inhabit those spaces goes on today. Is that tension productive? Are designers and...
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39 - 1 Bar, 2 Bars, Old Bar, New Bar with Linda Derschang of the Derschang Group
One of the best parts of living in a city is having access to an endless array of bars and restaurants, and the food and drinks are just the beginning of what draws us out. Aesthetics play a huge role in the experience, as well, and design can make or break a successful bar, restaurant, or…
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38 - Breaking Bjarke with Charles Fadem and Rachel Scott
There is nothing more inescapable in the world of architecture and design than the celebrity architect. On television and in film, famous architects — both fictional and real — swagger and lecture, point to the horizon, and find themselves surrounded with adulation for their unique visions. Even...
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37 - Design in the Age of FOMO with Jordan Lyon of The Evergrey
We now live in a world where an entire generation lives in constant terror that their friends are doing something cooler than they are. FOMO, or fear of missing out, can have a paralyzing effect. How are today’s community spaces and event organizers changing how they design gatherings to meet the...
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36 - Thinking Ink with Christy Lillard of Laughing Buddha Tattoo
Artistic expression is a fundamental part of the human condition, but body art remains one of the most stigmatized versions of expression on a global level. In the US, 40% of Americans under the age of 30 have a tattoo, so clearly something is shifting. Why has tattoo art, and the designers and...
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35 - Graphic Seattle with Natalie Ross, Co-Author of Seattleness
When someone asks you what it’s like to live in Seattle, it’s not the easiest question to answer, and one of the biggest reasons why, is that words just don’t do it justice. Three women set out to use graphic design to solve this, creating a book comprised almost entirely of infographics. To…
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34 - Greenwashing with Ryan Adanalian
In the post “Inconvenient Truth” world, many of us try our best to be conscious of the impact we have on the environment, and designers, even more so. There are companies everywhere boasting how “green” their products and services are, and once you take a deeper look, it’s not as simple as it...
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33 - All The Feels with Marissa Lada of Honey Lune Hivery
In today’s data-driven society, it’s easy to forget that we don’t experience our lives in numbers. Instead, we experience our lives in impressions and feelings. Design at its core is meant not only to help us survive, but to make us feel something: perhaps safe, or comfortable, or relaxed, or...
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32 - The Word “Design” with Charles Fadem and Rachel Scott
The word “design” is one of the most intriguing in the English language (says us designers), straddling the line between specific and vague, and causing an unparalleled possessiveness among many creative professions. How do we unpack what it means to all of us, and in the end, is it a word that...
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31 - (Dis)Respect The Hustle with Jeff Pelletier of Board & Vellum
It’s official, Hustle Culture is a thing. As young workers enter the workforce, there is a glamorization of overwork. Some are cheering it on, but are we risking the burnout of an entire generation? Gary Vaynerchuk, dubbed by the NY Times as “The Patron Saint of Hustle Culture” may have started…
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30 - Design and Digital Space with Blake Scott of Microsoft and Emerald Seven
Chances are, you’re reading this paragraph on your phone. And our phones are just one of the numerous screens permeating our lives. Considering how much time we spend interacting with our devices, you might say we spend as much time focused on digital space as we do physical space. We design and...
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29 - Post Truth Design: Part 3 with Monica Guzman of The Evergrey
Just say the words “Post Truth” and journalism comes to mind. Whether you think the news is full of information or disinformation depends completely on who we trust to frame the facts, and our differing opinions are bringing a lot more polarization into our daily lives. How will we escape the…
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28 - Post Truth Design: Part 2 with Gabriel Stromberg of Civilization
We are all living in the Post Truth Era, whether we choose to believe it or not. Once upon a time, we all experienced the world accepting basic, fundamental truths, but, as of late, that's just no longer the case. Basic concepts, like science, are being called into question, and when that…
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27 - Post Truth Design: Part 1 with Chris Guillot of Merchant Method
We are all living in the Post Truth Era, whether we choose to believe it or not. Once upon a time, we all experienced the world accepting basic, fundamental truths, but, as of late, that’s just no longer the case. Basic concepts, like science, are being called into question, and when that…
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26 - Communities in Need with Fabian Bedolla of 14+ Foundation
Design is often perceived as a luxury, something that is the exclusive domain of the privileged. The fact is, though, design makes a real difference every day in communities in need around the world. Today, we’re joined by architect Fabian Bedolla, who, along with the 14+ Foundation, proved that...
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25 - In Good Taste with Brian Baker of Board & Vellum
We talk about taste all the time, yet it’s one of the most difficult concepts to define in any creative genre. Who has good taste? Who has bad taste? Who tells you if you have it and what do you do with it? We chat about that and more, including fever dreams, houses made out of doors, and...
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24 - Latest Developments with Sandy Wolf
It seems like Seattle has switched its relationship status with architects and developers to ”It’s Complicated.” Sandy, who has a ton of experience both with managing Seattle developers and (it turns out) speed dating meetups is the perfect person to help us work it out!
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23 - Local Color with Ciera Shaver of Myownpantone
Seattle’s nickname is the Emerald City, but how important is color to the city of Seattle, a place that’s grey for nearly half the year? How do the colors that surround us affect our quality of life in the PNW? Is color a little-talked-about life sustaining resource, just as important as air and...
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22 - A Total Fabrication with Mike Marian of Marian Built
There are a bunch of big, high-profile projects being built in Seattle, but it’s the smaller custom projects where the magic really happens, and PNW makers, artists, and fabricators are making it happen here every day. How do they make these small custom projects memorable, and through…
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21 - Ethical Design with Michael Ellsworth of Civilization
Design affects everyone who interacts with it, and the public rarely has a hand in the process. How do designers make values-based decisions during their design process, while still serving their clients and being true to the creative process? How does design in Seattle specifically interact with...
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20 - Light and Day with CJ Brockway of Sparklab
For a few months of the year, Seattle is darker than anywhere else in the country. Living through it year after year, Seattleites have developed a special relationship with light, both natural and otherwise. How can we better take advantage of this special relationship in architecture and design?...
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19 - Seattle's Big Time with Jeff Shulman of The Seattle Growth Podcast
Seattle is undergoing an evolution like no time before in its history, and emotions are high. Is it possible to cheer for growth in Seattle while still preserving the soul of the city? Are Seattle’s most vulnerable voices being drowned out by the speed of growth and change?
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18 - The Seattle Single Experience with Danielle Koval of Tawkify
Seattle is a notoriously tough dating city, and with native Seattle social culture clashing with all these newcomers, the singles scene is extra complicated! Danielle helps us sort it all out, among many other things: her favorite places to send people on dates, what not to say on a date, and how...
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17 - Work to Live with Jeff Pelletier of Board & Vellum
This week Rachel and Charles welcome the founder of Board & Vellum, Jeff Pelletier, to sit down and chat about “Working to Live.” We could seriously ask him anything. Charles requests a sushi bar, Rachel deals out Captain Planet references, and most importantly, we chat about lofty work culture...
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16 - Electric Collaboration with Duffy of Electric Coffin and Ryan Adanalian of Board & Vellum
This week, Rachel and Charles welcome Duffy of local Seattle art collective Electric Coffin and Ryan Adanalian of Board & Vellum) to discuss collaboration in the creative community. Ryan and Duffy have hooked up on a few projects now, and shared with us some unique insights into their creative...
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15 - Made in Seattle with Tina Witherspoon of Boho Republic
Seattle has one of the most vibrant communities of makers in the country. The incredibly supportive craft atmosphere in the Pacific Northwest has a lot to do with that, but what separates a “Maker” from an “Artist?” How does the way in which we create determine what kind of community we belong…
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14 - A Seattle Type with Professor Andrea Leksen of Cornish College of the Arts
Every word we read is created from typefaces, the designs behind every line of every letter we see. There is a fascinating story behind each typeface, and some are unique to the Pacific Northwest. What stories are hidden behind the design of the typefaces we see around us in the built world every...
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13 - The Seattle Retail Experience with Chris Guillot of Merchant Method
It‘s an understatement to say that Seattleites shop with their values in mind. How does that translate to shop owners both small and large, who are trying to balance creating a unique and authentic local experience for their customers, while still managing the rising cost of operating fairly,...
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12 - Seattle Vernacular with Daniel Ash of Nelson Treehouse
The definition of vernacular architecture in Seattle is changing as fast as the city itself. Building your home with your bare hands used to be a common occurrence, but these days it’s rare. How do we define vernacular architecture when the rules we live by dictate that the people who build our...
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11 - Seattle's Changing Hands with Monica Guzman of the Evergrey
You might have noticed there are some new people in town, and who knows, you might be one of them. With so many new Seattlites with different ideas about the future of Seattle, how can we open a dialogue and make the city of Seattle for everyone, native and newcomer alike?
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10 - Northwestern Hospitality with Zack Thomas of Board & Vellum
The great outdoors is hugely important to Pacific Northwest culture, and landscape designers work in the language that Pacific Northwesterners speak fluently. As the line between inside and out blurs, how do we manage the expectations of an urban population that values this vital connection above...
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9 - The Race for Light Rail with Matt Hagen
Public transportation has been a hot topic in Seattle for some time now, and as the face of the city changes with an influx of newcomers, the evolving public transportation infrastructure is facing a big test. How does Seattle’s struggles to form a fully developed transit system compare to the...
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8 - Hawaiian Design with Chris Parker of Board & Vellum
Seattleites may think of beaches and resorts when they think of Hawaii, but first and foremost, Hawaii has a vibrant culture and proud traditions that reach back far before anyone in the Pacific Northwest ever visited. How is Hawaiian culture represented in design, and how do Seattle’s...
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7- City to the Suburbs with Todd Martell
Urban life and suburban life yield very different experiences. Newcomers and Seattle natives alike are facing a choice of how much space they want, versus how much they can afford. If there’s an exodus of Seattleites, are they moving towards the city center, or away?
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6 - Parks and the Paywall with Leslie Batten of Board & Vellum
Seattle has an eclectic and prolific collection of neighborhood parks, but Puget Sound is, in its own way, Seattle’s most prominent park. What does it mean when we have to pay money to access it? Plus, when both indoor and outdoor natural spaces are locked behind a gate with hours and limited...
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5- New Neighborhoods with Robert Mech of Board & Vellum
With this influx of new Seattleites and their eclectic backgrounds and influence, how are our neighborhoods evolving? What role does nostalgia play in the future of Seattle and its neighborhoods?
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4 - The Pacific Northwest Aesthetic with Monika Shreves
This week, Rachel and Charles welcome interior designer Monika Shreves to discuss the difficult-to-define “Pacific Northwest Aesthetic.” Is the real Pacific Northwest all mid-century modern homes and industrial-chic interiors, or is there something even more authentic hidden beneath?
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3 - Art in the Pacific Northwest with Hayley Buckbee of RSVR
This week, Rachel and Charles welcome guest Hayley Buckbee of RSVR art collective to discuss the art community in the Pacific Northwest. With all of these new eyes, ears, and creative minds in Seattle, the area’s unique art community is constantly evolving.
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Hosts Charles Fadem and Rachel Simrell Scott from Seattle architecture and design firm, Board & Vellum, talk about the evolution of our cities and the world around us through the lens of design. Architecture, interior design, graphic design, fashion, art, tech, UX and more — no corner of the design world is off-limits.
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