How Interior Designer Young Huh Unlocked Her Creative Calling

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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For our third episode of “The New Home,” our miniseries in partnership with Fisher & Paykel, we’re spotlighting Young Huh, interior designer, author, and founding member of the AAPI Design Alliance. Her new book, “A Mood, A Thought, A Feeling: Interiors,” offers a glimpse into her thoughtful, color-driven approach to design and the philosophy behind her work. Young joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her unconventional path to design—from starting out in law to making a bold career pivot and building a thriving creative business. She shares what it really takes to find your calling, the challenges of starting over, and why she’s passionate about mentoring the next generation of designers. They also dive into her approach to interiors, including why kitchens are the heart of the home, the emotional power of color, and how she helps clients design spaces based on how they want to feel. Plus, Young talks about gardening, cooking simple meals at home, and her love of breakfast nooks. Thank you to Fisher & Paykel for supporting our show. Sign up for our free Radio Cherry Bombe newsletters at cherrybombe.substack.com More on Young: Instagram, website, "A Mood, A Thought, A Feeling" book More on Kerry: Instagram, “So You Want To Open A Restaurant” Substack series

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0:00.0	Hi, everybody. You're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond, coming to you from New York City. This episode is part of a special mini-series we're doing in partnership with Fisher and Pichael, and it's called The New Home. I'll be chatting with some amazing women about their lives,
0:21.4	their kitchens, and their inspiring careers. Today's guest is Young Ha, interior designer,
0:27.3	author, and founding member of the AAPI Design Alliance. Her beautiful new book was published
0:33.0	this spring, and it's titled A Mood, A Thought, a Feeling, Interiors. It's page after page of her
0:39.5	gorgeous spaces, and you get a sense of how Young uses light, color, and proportion to great
0:45.2	effect. One of the most fascinating things about Young is that she came to interior design a little
0:50.7	later in life. She studied and practiced law, but yearned for something more creative.
0:55.9	She shares the story of her big pivot, and we also talk about her book, her approach to design,
1:00.9	her love of cooking and gardening, her work at this summer's wow house at the Design Center in
1:05.3	London, and why everybody loves a breakfast nook. I love this chat, and yes, I do love a breakfast nook. Stay tuned for Young Ha. Today's episode is brought to you by Fisher and Pichael. The best kitchens don't start with appliances or layouts. They start with people. How you move through a space, how you cook, how you host, how you connect. For more than 90 years, Fisher and Pichel has believed in designing for real
1:28.5	lives, creating appliances that integrate seamlessly into the architecture of your home,
1:33.6	giving you the freedom to design a kitchen that feels intuitive, personal, and effortless.
1:38.9	It's not just choosing finishes or appliances, but creating a space that works in harmony with
1:43.6	how you live. At the center of it
1:45.6	all is something Fisher and Pichael calls design freedom, the ability to move beyond standard
1:50.5	layouts and create a kitchen tailored to you. Fisher and Pichael knows that no two homes are the same,
1:56.2	just as no two cooks are the same. A well-designed kitchen doesn't just look beautiful. It supports a life
2:01.9	well-lived. To learn more about the world of Fisher and Pichael and their incredible appliances,
2:07.2	from ovens to cooktops, refrigerators, dishwashers, and washing machines, visit fissurepikell.com.
2:14.0	Have you subscribed to Cherrybomb's subsack yet? If not, head to Cherrybomb.substack.com on your computer or download the Substack app. We have lots of free content like the Cherrybaum newsletters and all of our recipes. You can also subscribe for $6 a month or $55 per year and get special subscriber-only content plus invitations to monthly member meetings on Zoom.
2:36.5	Our next member meeting is coming up this Wednesday, May 6th at 3 p.m. on Zoom, and our featured guest is
2:42.3	Catherine Lewin, the founder of Big Night, the delightful houseware shops here in New York City, and online.
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