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I\u2019m Josh Cooperman and this is Convo By Design. We are talking about the Remote Design House in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This episode features a tremendous talent and incredible friend, John McClain.
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\nIn the last episode of the show featuring this new design house project in Tulsa, Oklahoma, you heard about and from designer Gail Davis. This episode features John McClain and his work on Rose\u2019s Room. First, a reminder about this project.
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\nDesigner Resources
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\nThermaSol - Redefining the modern shower experience. Episode 271 featuring Mitch Altman
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\nMoya Living -\xa0 Beautiful, durable powder coated kitchen, bath & outdoor kitchen cabinetry
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\nDesign Hardware - A stunning and vast collection of jewelry for the home!
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\nThe pandemic created a forced shelter-in-place which affected home and office design more than most other industries.\xa0
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\nThe core ideas of both home and office have changed forever. And rightfully so. At the same time, the very nature of what architects and designers do hasn\u2019t changed at all, while their means, methods, processes and procedures certainly have. The remote nature of this design house is in direct response to designers responding to clients that they could not see in person at the time and, for those who have left their current city or state but love their designer and want to remain with them. If I live in Los Angeles and move to Aspen, I might want my designer to to work on my project. But if my designer doesn\u2019t know how to work remotely, or virtually, that can and will be a problem.\xa0
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\nRemote Design is the practice of working in one place on a project in another.\xa0
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\nVirtual Design is the process of working on a project that does not currently exist. Thank of it as an idea without a physical embodiment.
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\nThe Remote Design House - Tulsa is a real project, using real designers who will never physically step foot in the project house. All the work is being done virtually, and remotely with local trades and artisans doing the work.\xa0
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\nThis project will also not have tours and there are no tickets for events or parties. No matter where you are listening to this, you will have access to the final project through videos, before and after segments, product features and an intimate look at the project house, neighborhood and City of Tulsa.
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\nSide note. I was recently in Los Angeles for a design event in May and as I was telling many in the trade about the project, the Mose common response was, \u201ceww, why Tulsa.\u201d This has been a common response since I started planning this project in 2020. There is a visceral, negative response to the idea of Tulsa, Oklahoma and the Midwest from many I have met in LA, New York, Tab Francisco and the other \u201chigh style\u201d design destinations. My response is always the same, \u201coh, when was the last time you were in Tulsa?\u201d Not a single person with that response has ever been to Tulsa because had they been, they would know what a special city this is. Which is exactly why it was selected over Austin, Nashville, St. Louis, Kansas City, Seattle and Denver. Nothing against those cities, but Tulsa is special and over the next year, you are going to find out why.
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\nThe Family | The Jennings\u2019s, Michael (45), Rachael (42) and their children, Davis (19) and Rose (17) are transplants from New York City. The family learned that they could work remotely from anywhere in the country and sought out a city where they could slow down, focus on family and still grow their business, make friends, finish high school and pursue a higher quality of life. The desire was to slow down,