Episode 310 with Madeleine Helgren
Madeleine Helgren is proof that being a designer can absolutely be fostered from a young age. Fresh off her Masters in Interior Design we chat about the Utah Sate Interior Design Program, her current work life, challenges we face as designers, what drives her design sensibility and (no surprise here) time in IIDA. Enjoy the episode!
Timestamps:
Welcome: 00:12
First non- drink related question: 03:04
Schooling & Internships: 13:20
Work Experience: 38:33
Schooling Part II: 52:25
The Big Questions: 1:04:01
The Fun Stuff: 1:45:35
Outro: 2:02:10
Shownotes:
Interior Design Definition - We might not have Madeleine’s teachers definition but here is CIDQ’s
Some pics from my 2023 tour of Primary Children's Hospital Lehi, Utah during construction.
Utah State Interior Design Program
See Season 1 Episode 8 with Peter Harrison here!
ETC.etera - closed but article about it here.
Jake Harrison founder of Hubbahubba
Oriel Restaurant -Los Angeles. Unfortunately closed in 2025. See Eater article here.
Utah State Masters Program Final Project, Storytelling in Interior Design: A Hospitality Case Study Based On Avatar: The Last Airbender
Madeleine’s here: Cultural Implications in Global Hospitality: New Orleans to Al-Balad
AIA support for Legislation was in…Nebraska and Oklahoma! Check out this timeline.
Check out the Sustainability 101 episode here.
Resi-mercial (Residential + Commercial)- a design style where commercial spaces are made to feel more “homey”
Lots of places to find info on unemployment for neuro-diverse people. Article here from Work Design Magazine.
American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Design & Pop Culture Episode can be found here!
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Utah RenFaire info here!
I was thinking of the no longer Evermore Park
CID Design Group out of Florida
Kendra’s Zoom Background
Photo by Logan Westom Photography
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