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The art of feeling: How OFS, Liz Flores, and Alkemis brought a showroom to life
What happens when art, wellness, and design come together? In this special Design Days Chicago episode, Maria VanDeman sits down with artist Liz Flores and Alkemis co-founder Price Latimer to explore…
In the ROOM at ICFF: The spaces that shape us with Sabrina Lippman of Habitat for Humanity
Recorded live from ICFF 2026, Wesley Edmonds sits down with Sabrina Lippman, CEO of Habitat for Humanity NYC & Westchester, for a powerful conversation about housing, dignity, and the…
In the ROOM at ICFF: Designing for Experience with Tana Hovland of Rockwell Group
Recorded live at ICFF in New York City, Wesley Edmonds sits down with Tana Hovland of Rockwell Group to talk about what design really means today. Tana shares how her work has shifted from…
Conversation to creation: Design, connection, and OFS at Design Days
In this episode of Imagine a Place, Maria VanDeman and Wesley Edmonds reflect on a powerful start to the year, highlighting authentic conversations with women in design, ICFF, the growing importance…
Lighting the way for leadership, representation, and the power of connection | Natasha Brewer, Perkins Eastman
In this inspiring episode, interior designer Natasha Brewer, Senior Interior Designer and Associate Principal of Perkins Eastman shares her perspective on leadership, creativity, and the evolving…
When “Not In Scope” and humor become a design superpower | Morgan Maples of IA Interior Architects
This episode features Morgan Maples, a Chicago-based Senior Project Manager, who brings a real and refreshingly honest perspective to the realities of working in the design industry. The conversation…
Reclaiming creativity: Leadership, balance, and the evolving practice of design | Abby Rolla, Vice President and Principal at ASD | SKY
In a profession shaped by increasing speed and complexity, how do we reclaim the creativity at the heart of great design? In this episode of Imagine a Place, Abby Rolla, Vice President and Principal…
You can’t mandate culture: Insights from WorkX Dallas
In this episode, Christina Jameson, Director of Workplace at OFS, and Lydia Moya, Brand Manager at OFS, reflect on conversations with workplace leaders from organizations like Warner Music Group,…
The design strategy behind one of the world’s leading coworking brands | Jean Chandler of Industrious
From architecture school to leading design at global coworking brand Industrious, Jean Chandler has seen the workplace from every angle. In this episode, we explore how coworking spaces create buzz,…
The designer’s secret superpower: Listening, empathy, and client-centered design | Melissa Borrmann of Niles Bolton Associates
In this episode, Maria sits down with Melissa Borman, Interior Design Director at Niles Bolton Associates in Atlanta, to talk about leadership, listening, and designing with intention. Melissa shares…
AI and the future of design: Balancing technology, humanity, and innovation
In this episode, Maria sits down with Mike Sewell, Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Gresham Smith, to explore what happens when engineering, interior design, and artificial intelligence…
The courage to stand up for your team: Redefining leadership and advocacy | Kala Fagan of OTJ Architects
In this episode, Kala Fagan, a Senior Associate and Design Director at OTJ Architects, joins us for an honest and energizing conversation about what it means to lead in design today. From navigating…
A different kind of flex conversation | Hector Kolonas of This Week In Coworking
In this episode of Imagine a Place, host Wesley Edmonds shares a few standout moments from her conversation with Hector Kolonas, founder of This Week in Coworking. From coworking spaces in train…
Why designers need community more than ever | Naoko Oguro of IA Interior Architects
Naoko Oguro, Design Director of IA Interior Architects, reflects on what it means to build a career rooted in purpose, community, and care. From growing up in New York after moving from Tokyo, to…
The power of ‘Yes’: Simplifying flex work for enterprise customers
What happens when enterprise workplace needs meet the flexibility, hospitality, and humanity of coworking? In this episode, host Wesley Edmonds sits down with Caroline Hecht from Preferred Office…
Designing across digital and physical worlds | Featuring Veronica Gilliams of HOK
What happens when a designer refuses to follow a traditional path? In this episode, Veronica Gilliams, Senior Interior Designer at HOK, shares how her journey through video game design, physical…
Collisions, community, and choice: Inside the mind of a flex design leader
Sometimes the best conversations happen when two design-minded people realize they share the same passion for creating better places to work. In this episode, Mara Hauser, founder and CEO of 25N…
Behind the Mic: IAP 2025 Wrapped
In this year-end episode of Imagine a Place, Maria brings together her co-hosts and longtime friends, Wesley Edmonds and Christina Jameson, to look back on the lessons, surprises, and standout…
The duck, the data, and the design that makes them work: A conversation with Aflac and Meta
In this episode, Wesley talks with Aflac’s Office Design & Planning Supervisor, Lelitha Williams and Meta Workplace Designer, Emily Burchill about what it really means to create employee-centric…
Design for Belonging: Good design is good for business
Design for Belonging: Good design is good for businessWhat does belonging look like in healthcare — and can design help create it? In this thought-provoking conversation, Maria VanDeman sits down…
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