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Interior Design San Diego - Presented by ASID San Diego

Interior Design San Diego - Presented by ASID San Diego

De: Rachel Larraine Crawford
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First Episode launches on September 18th, 2025! Interior Design San Diego - Presented by the ASID San Diego Chapter is your local hub for inspiration, connection, and growth in the design community. Created to support our chapter members, this podcast shares practical business practices, insights from fellow designers, and the many benefits of being part of ASID. Listeners will also stay in the loop on upcoming events, gain valuable product knowledge from our industry partners, and hear the stories that shape our design community. Each month, we’ll also feature a special student-led episode—where the next generation of designers brings fresh topics, perspectives, and curiosity to the mic. Your host, Rachel Larraine Crawford—award-winning designer, founder of Tiger Veil, and voice behind the Holistic Interior Design and Hospitality Design Talks podcasts—brings her signature blend of wisdom and creativity. As a past Communications Director for ASID San Diego, Rachel understands the power of community and connection within our chapter and beyond. Whether you’re a seasoned professional, an emerging designer, or a student just beginning your journey, this podcast is designed for you. Tune in, learn, and celebrate the strength of our San Diego design community.Copyright 2026 Rachel Larraine Crawford Arte Economía Gestión y Liderazgo Liderazgo
Episodios
  • 025: From Concept to Creation: How Tecture Brings Custom Design to Life with Brittany Cartwright

    025: From Concept to Creation: How Tecture Brings Custom Design to Life with Brittany Cartwright
    Mar 5 2026
    What happens when interior design and fabrication live under the same roof?In this episode of the Interior Design San Diego Podcast, host Rachel Larraine Crawford sits down with Brittany Cartwright, Design Studio Director at Texture, a Barrio Logan–based design and fabrication studio known for bringing bold, custom ideas to life.Texture has been shaping some of San Diego’s most memorable hospitality spaces—from beloved restaurants like Nolita Hall to cutting-edge installations for biotech campuses. What sets them apart is their unique ability to design, engineer, and fabricate complex elements all in-house, giving designers and clients a seamless path from concept to installation.Brittany shares how Texture started with three architecture students working out of a garage and evolved into a multidisciplinary studio collaborating across hospitality, multifamily, commercial, and experiential design. She also explains how their recent rebrand into Texture Studio and Texture Architectural Fabrication (AF) reflects the company’s growing specialties.Whether you're a designer with a big idea, a student exploring career paths, or a creative curious about fabrication, this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at how collaboration turns imagination into reality.What You’ll Learn in This Episode• How Texture combines interior design and fabrication to streamline projects• Why involving fabricators early in the design process can save time and budget• The design process Texture uses—from programming and concept through installation• What designers should understand about lead times, sequencing, and fabrication realities• How collaboration across disciplines leads to stronger, more creative design outcomesKey TakeawayOne of Texture’s biggest strengths is their ability to bridge the gap between design vision and physical construction. By collaborating closely with fabricators, estimators, and engineers from the beginning, designers can push creativity further while staying grounded in what’s possible.Community Spotlight: Texture Open House & SDAF EventBrittany also shares details about Texture’s upcoming open house in Barrio Logan as part of the San Diego Architectural Foundation Open House.RSVP HereThe event will feature:• A behind-the-scenes look at Texture’s fabrication shop• Local artists, makers, and designers exhibiting work• A panel discussion with architects, designers, and builders (including Rachel!)• A community graffiti mural project• A Oh San Diego Wrap Party featuring espresso martinis, music, and local vendorsWrap Party Tickets HereIt’s a unique opportunity for the San Diego design community to connect, collaborate, and celebrate creativity together.Guest BioBrittany Cartwright is the Design Studio Director at Texture Studio, where she leads the interiors team on hospitality, retail, and multifamily projects. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, Brittany joined Texture over a decade ago and has helped grow the studio from a small five-person team into one of San Diego’s most dynamic design and fabrication studios.Her work focuses on creating immersive spaces while collaborating closely with fabrication experts to bring complex custom ideas to life.Stay Connected:Follow Tecture here: instagram.com/tecture & instagram.com/tecturestudioTecture WebsiteSign Up for Our NewsletterASID San Diego WebsiteLinkedInFollow us on InstagramAsk your question, share a topic of interest or be our guest here.Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss upcoming episodesShare this podcast with a fellow designer in your communityQuestions, sponsorship or feed back: sandiegoasid@gmail.com
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    37 m
  • 024: From San Diego to Global Stage: Lorena Gaxiola's Journey in Design, Licensing, and Creative Expansion

    024: From San Diego to Global Stage: Lorena Gaxiola's Journey in Design, Licensing, and Creative Expansion
    Feb 26 2026

    This week on Interior Design San Diego, Rachel sits down with Lorena Gaxiola—San Diego native and global design force—whose career spans luxury hospitality, high-end residential, product licensing, and international practice. Lorena shares how curiosity, systems, and a whole lot of courage helped her scale from local projects to designing around the world—while staying grounded in purpose, people, and energy.

    What you’ll hear in this episode
    1. How Lorena’s architecture-rooted upbringing shaped her “superpower” in design
    2. The real reason merchandising/model homes became her masterclass in branding + emotional connection
    3. How she landed opportunities with major retailers and built product/licensing partnerships (hint: ask, show up, follow through)
    4. Her definition of “style”: experiential design—less ego, more user experience
    5. Practical advice on contracts, IP ownership, and building a small-but-mighty international firm

    Stay Connected:

    1. Sign Up for Our Newsletter
    2. ASID San Diego Website
    3. LinkedIn
    4. Follow us on Instagram
    5. Ask your question, share a topic of interest or be our guest here.
    6. Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss upcoming episodes
    7. Share this podcast with a fellow designer in your community
    8. Questions, sponsorship or feed back: sandiegoasid@gmail.com
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    44 m
  • 023: Teaching Tomorrow’s Designers: Jessica Newman on What’s Changing in the Classroom

    023: Teaching Tomorrow’s Designers: Jessica Newman on What’s Changing in the Classroom
    Feb 19 2026
    In this episode, Rachel sits down with educator and designer Jessica Newman to talk about the evolving world of interior design education—and why students today are uniquely positioned to lead the future of the industry.Jessica shares her journey from fine arts to hospitality design (including time at Hirsch Bedner Associates) and into academia, where she now champions sustainability, technology, and inclusive pathways into the profession.What we cover:How today’s design students are reshaping the industry with ethics, sustainability, and tech-forward thinkingWhy associate degrees and community college pathways deserve more respectHow AI is being integrated into design education (and why it’s a tool—not a threat)Palomar College’s new Bachelor of Science in Building Performance & Environmental Design—and why it’s a game changerHow firms can support students through mentorships and internships (and why it benefits everyone)Get involved:Jessica invites designers and firms to connect with students through internships, mentorship, guest lectures, and real-world collaboration. Email her at: jnewman1@palomar.eduInfo on Palomar's Interior Design program: Interior Design at Palomar College - Interior DesignInfo on Palomar's BPED program: Bachelor of Science in Building Performance and Environmental Design - Building Performance and Environmental Design Perspective and Sketching for Designers - YouTubeJessica's Book: Perspective and Sketching for Designers (Fashion Series): Newman, Jessica, Beduhn, Jack: 9780132574945: Amazon.com: BooksJessica's art paintings: JESSICA NEWMAN - ARTISTCityscape paintings of San Diego: Jessica Newman ArtAbout Jessica Newman:She is an associate professor and the lead faculty for the Interior Design department at Palomar College. She is also the co-lead for Palomar’s first bachelors degree program in Building Performance and Environmental Design. Jessica is a designer, artist, author, and professor. She has an AA and BFA in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, and an MFA in Painting and an MA in Interior Architecture and Design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Jessica has worked for a number of architecture and interior design firms in New York, Atlanta, and San Diego, including the top hospitality design firm in the world, Hirsch Bedner & Associates. Some of the various types of projects she has worked on include; public schools, private colleges, assisted living facilities, office spaces, churches, four and five-star hotels, and private homes. Jessica has been teaching at the college level for over 20 years. She is also an internationally published author. Her textbook Perspective and Sketching for Designers has been published in English and Mandarin. She also has a YouTube channel of the same name, with over 50 free instructional videos for students. Jessica is also an oil painter who exhibits regularly in San Diego, and nationally. Her oil paintings focus on cityscapes and the built environment.Stay Connected:Sign Up for Our NewsletterASID San Diego WebsiteLinkedInFollow us on InstagramAsk your question, share a topic of interest or be our guest here.Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss upcoming episodesShare this podcast with a fellow designer in your communityQuestions, sponsorship or feed back: sandiegoasid@gmail.com
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    30 m
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