Hotel Design with Kit Kemp

On this week’s episode of Deep Dive in Design, LA-based British designer, Jake Arnold, sits down with Editor-in-Chief of FREDERIC Magazine, Dara Caponigro. Their conversation covers everything from the start of his career, launching the digital design platform, The Expert, to landing licensing deals and how he manages his relationships with clients.

Celebrated Interior Designer Jeremiah Brent sits down with Tori Mellott to discuss working with his husband, product design, and his new book exploring what gives spaces meaning.

British based interior designer Sophie Ashby talks with FREDERIC’s Design & Decoration Director, Eugenia Soto, about her organization aiming to combat the lack of diversity within British design as well as the evolution of her career and her guide to building an art collection.

FREDERIC's Senior Design Editor, Hudson Moore sits down with renowned British designer Peter Copping to discuss his career and recent transition from fashion to interiors.

Schumacher’s Creative Director and Frederic's Editor-in-Chief, Dara Caponigro, sits down with the Michael S. Smith, the “Decorator-in-Chief” for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. From the perfect slipcover to flawless curtains, this American master shares his favorite tips for working with textiles.

Schumacher’s Creative Director and Frederic's Editor-in-Chief, Dara Caponigro, sits down with the illustrious architect, Peter Pennoyer, to talk about his career highlights, classical architecture, and what inspires his timeless work. Many of Pennoyer’s influences stem from the bustling streets of New York City — everything from The New York Public Library to the anonymous buildings on the Upper East Side, have deep roots in classicism that have inspired so much of his work. He notes that painstaking patience and love are required for executing such historical design.

Schumacher’s Creative Director and Frederic's Editor-in-Chief, Dara Caponigro, sits down with Kit Kemp, the creative force behind Firmdale Hotels, to discuss what it takes to create a great hotel that keeps people coming back.

Nancy Braithwaite speaks with Dara Caponigro about her secrets for simplicity in decorating, how to pare down a room so it’s just-so and purely authentic, the power of exposure and educating yourself, and shares what she calls her ‘elements of design’ that every one of her projects has — no matter what.

Emma Bazilian, FREDERIC’s Content Director, and Martin Brudnizki, founder of his eponymous interior architecture and design studio, discuss what it takes to mastermind some of the greatest hospitality projects including London’s private members’ clubs Annabel’s, and Harry’s Bar to the Soho Beach House in Miami and The Beekman in New York City — to name just a few.Produced and Edited by Kate Gilhool

FREDERIC’s Design & Decoration Director, Eugenia Soto, sits down with British designer Rita Konig to discuss what influenced her ‘undone’ style, the design tricks she picked up while living in America, and the advice she would offer to a young designer.Produced and Edited by Kate Gilhool