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The Interior Design BusinessAuthor: Wildwood
"The Interior Design Business" is a monthly podcast for professional interior designers working in the UK. We hear from practitioners, educators and influencers who appreciate the day-to-day and longer-term challenges that designers face and offer practical, first-hand advice on how to deal with these issues. "The Interior Design Business" enables you to learn from others in the design community so that you can develop the skills you need to succeed as an interior designer. We're informed, insightful and entertaining, too. "The Interior Design Business" is a joint production of Tessuto and Wildwood Plus, the people who connect the professional design community. Language: en Genres: Arts, Business, Design Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Lighting Reimagined With Samantha Bartlett, Luke Thomas, James Ratcliffe and Shaun Gumbs
Episode 101
Thursday, 6 August, 2026
Lighting has evolved from a functional necessity into one of the most expressive tools in the interior designer's palette. With intelligent fixtures, light can now shift in colour, temperature and intensity throughout the day, warming mornings, energising afternoons, and creating cinematic evenings, all tuned to how we actually live. It can transform art, sculpture and materials within the home, add layers and drama, quietly shaping mood, emotion and experience. How are interior designers and lighting specialists working together to use light and shade in new and exciting ways? How could we see these ideas in action at WOW!house 2026 and what is the likely impact of such creative, design sensitive collaborations on the future of luxury residential design? Host Jeff Hayward is joined by WOW!house 2026 room designer, Samantha Bartlett, Luke Thomas from John Cullen Lighting, James Ratcliffe from Homeplay and Shaun Gumbs from Lutron in front of a live audience of designers to find out. This episode was recorded at the Design Club in the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour. Our thanks to our partners, Lutron, and to the Design Centre for their support. The interior design business is a Wildwood Plus production. Chapters (00:00:00) - Wonders of the Interior Design Business(00:01:59) - Lighting Design for Luxury Homes(00:03:22) - Interior Lighting(00:08:58) - Lighting Design and Interior Design(00:13:24) - What are Layers in Lighting?(00:14:46) - What is the difference between LEDs and halogen light Bulbs?(00:18:26) - The Making of a Kitchen(00:19:12) - How Do You Design a Lighting Project?(00:19:54) - The bird's beak(00:21:49) - Living With Quetra(00:27:17) - Intelligent Lighting(00:32:49) - Wireless Lighting Installation(00:38:00) - Lighting(00:43:15) - Does Lighting Affect Your Projects?(00:44:09) - Lighting Your Home(00:45:39) - The Interior Design Business
