158: Rhea Mader - Tumbleweed Interiors and Co-Host of The Wellness Design Podcast

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Design, Business, Arts

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2017

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Today on the show I have Rhea Mader! Rhea is the principal of Tumbleweed Interiors in Kansas and an interior designer who specializes in health care facilities. Rhea provides sustainable designs that improve better quality of life, cost effective, eco-friendly and evidence-based design. Her goal is to see patients and residents live independently with hope and dignity. Rhea earned her BFA/IFA at the Academy of Art University in California and she is also LEED and CLIPP certified. Rhea and I met through Cheryl Janice, who if you are an avid listener of this podcast you know who Cheryl Janice is. She was one of the first guests that talked to us about how she specifically walked away from being a generalist designer into a specialist. I use her as an example a lot! If you are new to the show, please go and listen to episode 41 after this episode because it will really fill in the spaces that we take for granted that Rhea and I talk about. Show Notes: What is the name of Rhea and Cheryl’s new podcast? What is the new podcast going to be about and what audience is the podcast focused towards? What key elements would help create a better environment? What is an evidence-based design? How Rhea and Cheryl meet each other? Where did Rhea work after she got out of school and what did she discover while at this job? What is clip? When did Rhea realize she wanted to specialize in healthcare design? How did it effect Rhea not having a mentor? How did joining a mastermind help Rhea? What process did Rhea go through to rebrand? How often does she create a newsletter for her marketing? What is Rhea’s “avatar”? Resources: www.chairish.com www.tumbleweed-interiors.com www.wellnessdesignpodcast.com www.socialitesubscribe.com

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0:00.0	Have you heard about the exciting new exhibit by the Black Artists and Designers Guild,
0:05.6	which was commissioned by the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City?
0:11.1	Big news, right?
0:12.6	The Cooper Hewitt's exhibition is called Making Home, Smithsonian Design Triennial.
0:18.2	Now, the batch designers exhibit is titled the Underground Library,
0:23.8	inspired by the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad is the clandestine network
0:28.6	established in the early 19th century through which many enslaved African Americans
0:33.6	traveled in search of freedom. This library installation represents a 21st century sanctuary surrounded by art, objects,
0:43.5	artifacts, and books of black legacy.
0:46.9	In reimagining and repurposing the Andrew Carnegie Personal Library,
0:52.7	badge invites you to examine the power of home libraries
0:56.1	and the significance of literacy, remembering that African Americans were denied the right to read
1:02.3	under slavery. I'm honored to share that Window Works in Livingston was asked by badge to create
1:08.7	the flat panels for the windows. We used a custom design fabric
1:12.5	by badge members, and the fabric was fabricated by Stacey Garcia's team at Libatex. So please make a
1:20.0	point to visit this inspired space the next time you are in New York City. The exhibition runs
1:25.5	from November 24 all the way through August 10th, 2025.
1:31.1	So you have plenty of time to get this on your calendar.
1:34.0	We will put links in the show notes.
1:44.0	Welcome to a well-designed business with your host Luan Nigara.
1:48.4	Luan has a lifetime of experience building a multi-million dollar business with her husband and cousin,
1:53.7	and she knows the challenges you've faced in your interior design business.
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