S4:E7 Breaking The Mold: Interior Design Impact With Jenn Chen
Break Some Dishes co-host Verda Alexander talks with Jenn Chen, Principal Interior Designer at LMN Architects, whose groundbreaking research has revealed the significant contribution to carbon emissions of interior renovations.
S4:E6 Championing Change: Trailblazing Sustainable Design With Ken Wilson
Join host Jon Strassner as he engages in a conversation with Ken Wilson, Design Principal at Perkins&Will in Washington D.C. Jon and Ken delve into the evolution of sustainable design, and the critical role of sustainability in shaping the future of the industry.
S4:E5 Earth Day: Activate Accordingly
Join Jon and Verda during this special episode for Earth Day 2023 discussing activism!
S4:E4 Roundtable: Climate, Health, and Equity
Verda and Jon are live at a Roundtable on Climate, Health and Equity. Guests include David Cordell, Lisa Tucker and Ken Wilson
S4:E3 Creating with Wonder and Rigor
Jon and Verda talk to Creativity Strategist Natalie Nixon about the importance of wonder and rigor when it comes to creativity and innovation, the ethics of aesthetics, jazz and improv in the workplace, the responsibility designers hold as the gatekeepers to how we navigate the world, and more.
S4:E2 Building to better: LIVE from Greenbuild 2022
Jon and Verda are LIVE from Greenbuild 2022 in San Francisco. Our various guests today talk about how they lead and make sustainable change in different ways through biomaterials and carbon capture, water and energy conservation, design accountability, carbon offsets, or resource reuse.
S4:E1 New Year, New Dishes to Break
Our January episode kicks us off into 2023 where Jon and Verda have an insightful one-on-one conversation with each other. Guided by research, articles, and books the pair have read lately, they discuss different topics to lead us into 2023.
S3:E15 Sustainability at Sea: Live from the cruise ship interiors Expo
The Cruise Ship Interiors Expo is the world’s only exhibition and conference exclusively dedicated to connecting the cruise design industry - and Break Some Dishes had the unique opportunity to podcast LIVE from the event.
S3:E14 From Scientist to Climatist
Our guest today, Akshat Rathi, is a Senior Climate Reporter at Bloomberg, focused on shaping the energy and climate change conversation around the world. He also has a podcast: Zero!
S3:E13 How to Raise Your Climate Voice
Our guest today is described as a true climate champion. Jennifer Allyn is the Director of Programs and Campaigns at ClimateVoice, an organization working to unlock corporate influence to address the crisis at scale.
S3:E13 Can a Design Firm Save Humanity?
For this Break Some Dishes episode, our guest is the Founding Principal and Chief Design Officer of MASS Design Group, Alan Ricks! MASS is advancing the role of design to create a more equitable and just world.
S3:E11 Live from NeoCon: Part 2 - Deconstructing Design for a Better Tomorrow
For part 2 LIVE from NeoCon we chat with six incredible guests, all with unique backgrounds and experiences, to help us discover new ways of thinking and exploring fresh ideas in the world of design and sustainability.
S3:E10 Live from NeoCon: Part 1 - Designing for the Future
We are podcasting live from NeoCon in Chicago! On day one, 3 amazing guests sat down to discuss just how the design community just might be the best group to give our world a fighting chance at a more sustainable future.
S3:E9 Design for Good is Good Design
John Cary, President & CEO of Eames Institute, has been a key
player in the Pro Bono Design movement for a long time. He believes everyone deserves good design.
S3:E8 Don’t “Unwaste” Our Time!
In today's episode, hear how Ashley Gorrie and her company, Unwasted, are taking a stand to clean up recycling by harnessing the power of design and discarded plastics to create functionally beautiful furniture.
S3:E7 Please Take a Reseat
Our guest today is Brandi Susewitz - she's the CEO and Founder of Reseat, the first online marketplace for second-life office furniture, and the first step toward a more sustainable, circular industry.
S3:E6 Can Accountants Save the Planet?
Ken Pucker is a senior lecturer at the Fletcher School at Tufts University - he is also the former COO of Timberland. In today's episode, Ken helps pull back the curtain on sustainability reporting
S3:E5 Sea Shells by the Sea Shore.. and Concrete
Ginger Krieg Dosier is the co-founder and CEO of Biomason - and they have a goal to help save our Earth, one brick at a time.
S3E4: What’s in your Product?
Our guest today is Jeff Frost - he's a material specialist with Brightworks Sustainability and co-founder of mindful MATERIALS collaborative; an industry-led initiative to make it easier for building professionals to select products with health and environmental attributes.
S3E3: The Humanity of Humanscale
Today, we welcome the Founder & CEO of Humanscale, Bob King. During our discussion, Bob reveals how combining sustainable principles with business acumen has led to industry-leading success.