Design Oracles
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Design Oracles is a podcast for anyone interested in residential architecture and interior design. Two
design professionals, Dianne Kett, Architect, and Amity Worrel, Interior Designer, explore and share
topics from working with design professionals to how to avoid or embrace design trends, to discussions
of design periods in history. We are here to educate, pontificate, and evangelize..
Design Oracles
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The Oracles discuss their favorite materials and wrap up our “material” season ..read more
Design Oracles
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A discussion of Silestone and Dekton, including how they were invented, how they are manufactured, and how they are used as finish materials on design projects ..read more
Design Oracles
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A discussion of area rugs including how they are made, how they are cleaned, maintained, and how they hold their value in the marketplace.  ..read more
Design Oracles
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A detailed discussion of lighting from how to select it, what uses it has, how LED has changed the market and opened up design possibilities, and help with important questions about color temperature and it uses ..read more
Design Oracles
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A history of brick with a discussion of it’s uses and the differences from region to region as well as an understanding of brick trends, how it is manufactured, and sold ..read more
Design Oracles
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A discussion with a principal and sales expert at Alexander Marchant in Austin, TX about how they help designer and home owners make hardware selection and an overview of their business with how it sees its role in the field of custom home design ..read more
Design Oracles
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A discussion of what the options are in the vast world of appliances and plumbing with April Cordova, Showroom Consultant at Ferguson Enterprises in Austin, Texas ..read more
Design Oracles
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A discussion of the surprisingly complicated world of paint with a true expert, Steve Steave Sales Manager from Clements Paint in Austin, TX – chemical makeup to the paint finish selection.
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Design Oracles
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A discussion of the importance of considering the actual materials that go into the making of a home from brick to paint to the materials that make up our furniture ..read more
Design Oracles
4M ago
In the final episode of Season 4, we talk about some of our favorite periods in design history from Art Nouveau to Palladian rules and the role of Romance in design ..read more