In this episode of The Right Angle Podcast, Elle Liu interviews Yorgo Lykouria, Founder and Creative Director of Rainlight. Rainlight is an integrated design studio with offices in London and New York and client collaborations across North America, Europe, and Asia. Part Laboratory, part workshop, part studio, Rainlight combines inspired design thinking with business acumen to create products that enhance how people live, work, and play in the real world.

In this episode of The Right Angle Podcast, Elle Liu interviews Josh Hollis, Associate Creative Director & Anna Wahlers, Lead Designer at Astek, the leading provider of digital printed and specialty wallcoverings. In our conversation, we discussed their design philosophy and process for creating some of Astek’s signature collections as well as many of their custom designs. As a company, Astek believes in the power of collaboration. Their widespread clientele ranges from hospitality to retail to film. Many of their made-to-order collections have been featured in Interior Design magazine, Hospitality Design, Dwell, NYCxDESIGN Awards, Boutique Design and contract magazine.

In this episode of The Right Angle Podcast, Elle Liu interviews Belle Iskowitz and Anthony Asch, Presidents at Pratt + Larson. As a tile company, Pratt + Larson is a team of artists and alchemists at heart. They transform earth into tile, glass into glaze, and environments into experiences. Under their leadership, Pratt + Larson has expanded its decades-long reputation as a leading luxury tilemaker to include a number of new contemporary design approaches – blending ancient techniques with modern applications.

In this episode of The Right Angle Podcast, Elle Liu interviews Jeannine Russo, Design Director at Jonathan Adler. Jonathan Adler is a global luxury lifestyle brand who’s mission is to bring Modern American Glamour by creating a foundation of timelessly chic furniture and accessorizing with abandon. In our conversation, we dive into Jeannine’s design philosophy and process she uses when developing new product collections. She also talks us through how creating fictional stories with historical figures guide her throughout the creative process.

In this episode of The Right Angle Podcast, Elle Liu interviews Jonathan Elmore, Creative Director at Grain, a studio that crafts beautiful physical and digital experiences to bring to life the visions of architects, designers and property developers. As a London based firm, Jonathan joined them to establish their New York City office. Jonathan has worked with some of the biggest real estate developers and architecture firms in the world. His diverse visualization projects including 35 Hudson Yards, Manhattan West, Lantern House in NYC; the Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida; M3 condos at MCity in Mississauga, Ontario and Victoria Place in Honolulu, Hawaii.

In this episode of The Right Angle Podcast, Elle Liu interviews Shelly Goldberg, Executive Creative Director and Senior Vice President at Raj Overseas. Raj started out as a legacy textile factory in India in 1939, and today the company is an international textile enterprise that manufactures and designs high quality products with a focus on sustainability and fair trade. Under her lead, Raj Overseas expanded in to the mid to top tier home retail market where some of her diverse clients include: West Elm, Anthropologie, Serena and Lily, Design Within Reach, Jonathan Adler, Parachute Home, Coach, Michael Kors Visual Teams, Soho House, and many other esteemed brands.

In this episode of The Right Angle Podcast, Elle Liu interviews Jenny Bukovec, VP of Design at Life House. Life House is a group of contextual hotels with narrative, substance, and locally-rooted restaurants and bars. In our conversation, we dive into Jenny’s philosophy and process for developing a narrative for a physical space and bringing that narrative to not only the visual, but also the other senses through food & beverage, scent and music. Jenny also shares her journey from being an interior designer of the founding design team to the VP of design, in just 3 short years.

In this episode of The Right Angle Podcast, Elle Liu interviews Pauline Brown, longtime leader in luxury goods and former Chairman of LVMH North America. In our conversation, we dive into Pauline's philosophy behind Aesthetic Intelligence (the other A.I.) and the enormous value in beauty, design and style. We discuss her thought process of using the other A.I. to help spaces, from hospitality to retail, to increase the delight of our senses beyond just the visual. She explains the mindset that design professionals can have to develop better relationship with clients. Pauline also shares the journey she took to discover her personal Aesthetic and how that has helped her to further her career.

In this episode of The Right Angle Podcast, Elle Liu interviews Matthew Goodrich, Founder and Principal of GOODRICH. In our conversation, we discuss his views on design, why he thinks reading is a critical part of the design process, his thoughts on having easy access to digital images, as well as his path from Rockwell to AvroKo to establish GOODRICH.