338: Orlando Soria: Interior Designer, Author, Artist

A Well-Designed Business® | Interior Design Business Podcast

LuAnn Nigara

Business, Design, Arts

4.8 • 786 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Welcome! Today we have Orlando Soria, the founder of the blog Hommemaker, with us on the show. Orlando is a really charming and thoughtful interior designer, writer, and visual artist, from Los Angeles, California, with an unpretentious attitude towards the world, and his place in it. Listen in to our conversation today and find out what he has to say about the way that design, art, and writing can influence the world and the way that people think. Orlando got his start on HGTV as Emily Henderson‘s on-camera assistant on the home makeover series Secrets From A Stylist. A graduate of Cornell’s University’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning and The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design, Orlando has been a staple of the design industry for years. His first book, Get It Together!, was released in Spring 2018 and in May of this year, Domino named him as one of the top twenty-nine designers to follow on Instagram. Listen in today to find out more! Show highlights: All about Orlando's zany brand new book, Get It Together! An Interior Designers Guide to Creating Your Best Life. The creative process that Orlando went through, writing his book. Why Orlando's book really stands out from all other design books. Orlando's humble and unpretentious upbringing. What influenced Orlando's creativity, growing up. Why Orlando really likes to make things. Why Orlando loves Martha Stewart so much! What it was like, being on TV, and what Orlando has learned from the whole experience. Orlando's really lucky break! Orlando's humble attitude towards his strokes of luck. Learning to appreciate the good things that come your way, in life. The struggles that Orlando has gone through, since graduating. Orlando discusses his blog, Hommemaker. Orlando's plans, going forward. Links: Hommemaker website: Homme Maker Orlando on Instagram: Orlando Soria Orlando on Pinterest: Orlando Soria Orlando on Facebook: Homme Maker Orlando on Twitter: Orlando Soria To buy a copy of Orlando's book: Get It Together!: An Interior Designer's Guide to Creating Your Best Life

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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,
1:30.0	2025. So you have plenty of time to get this on your calendar. We will put links in the show notes. Welcome to a well-designed business.
1:50.6	My name is Luann Nigara, and I'm so glad you found this podcast.
1:54.5	Together with my husband Vince and our partner, Bill, we have grown our company Windowworks from the ground up.
2:00.2	So I know and I understand the challenges you face in running your interior design business.
2:06.5	I also know that your talent alone isn't enough to ensure your success.
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