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I\u2019m Josh Cooperman and this is Convo By Design. Episode 500. Five Hundred!
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\nIn years past, I have stopped down to celebrate mile stones in a few different ways. Last year, we held a party at the Soho House studio in West Hollywood to celebrate 10 years of the show. Every hundredth episode, I would feature past guests. For this milestone, I wanted to do something a little bit different. Instead of talking about the past, I wanted to focus on the future, share a few past moments to galvanize the point and move on. With gratitude and love in my heart. I love this industry because of all the amazing people I have had the good fortune of meeting and hearing their stories. I am so fortunate to have been to some of the most amazing places and seen some incredible things that designers, architects, artists and makers can create. But the past 11 years have not been easy. It hasn\u2019t been all fun and games. Our industry is one of the most diverse and rapidly changing from a business and operations standpoint. And I have some bad news for those hoping the changes will slow or stop. It\u2019s not going to happen. But I don\u2019t see that as bad news. I\u2019m excited for the future. Before you can properly prepare for changes, you must be aware of what\u2019s coming. Mark Twain is credited with the quote, \u201cHistory doesn\u2019t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.\u201d\xa0
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\nDesigner Resources
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\nPacific Sales Kitchen and Home. Where excellence meets expertise.
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\nMonogram - It\u2019s the details that define Monogram
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\nThermaSol - Redefining the modern shower experience. Without steam, it\u2019s just a bathroom.
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\nDesign Hardware - A stunning and vast collection of jewelry for the home!
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\n\xa0- Where service meets excellence
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\nTimberTech - Real wood beauty without the upkeep
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\nTo me, that means and for our conversation here, it means that if you look at how our industry is evolving, you will see marks and identifiers from the past reemerging in new and unique ways. Products being used differently, ideas being reimagined, and previously unthinkable technological advancements solving for past and new challenges. At the same time, there will be past issues that continue to rear their ugly heads. Things like:\xa0
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\nTariffs and supply chain issues wreaking havoc with the financial structure of the business which affects us all directly. of course it also depends on which public officials are in office at any given time.
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\nThe issue of editorial credit, attribution, idea and IP theft and knock-offs - Why does that matter so much?
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\nTearing down landmarks and historical buildings - Who cares? This is a portion of my conversation form the1001 N Roxbury episode. If not familiar and you care about architectural preservation, you should be.
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\nDEI - Policy and Practice -\xa0 In 2019 at the WestEdge Design Fair, I produced a panel about diversity in design featuring four creatives of color. It was not the first time I had conversations with creatives of color, different backgrounds, ideas or even who had differences in thought. I cast that program in June or July of 2019, it was held in October of 2019 and published in June of 2020. Shortly after the murder of George Floyd which ignited a powder keg in this country. It started a conversation about race, about equity and about fairness. Change is not a bad thing, without change, one becomes stagnant,