Talk Shop with Ariel Okin: A Fenimore Lane Production
Episodes
The Thread of Life: Sarah Lederman Launches Three Fates
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel wraps up the season by welcoming fellow designer and friend Sarah Lederman in anticipation of the launch of her new text...
The Fenimore Lane Summit Effect: Creating Events That People Feel with Sarah True
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel sits down with someone who has played a deeply meaningful role in both her professional life and personal milestones: Sa...
Revisiting a S2 Favorite: Louise Roe From Television to Timeless Design
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes: Louise Roe!—Joining Ariel this week on Talk Shop is Louise Roe – an iconic figure in ...
Designing for Real Life with Lilse McKenna
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel sits down with Lilse McKenna for a thoughtful, personal conversation about designing homes that are meant to be lived in...
The Salvesen Graham Story // From Georgian Roots to Modern Living
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel sits down with the powerhouse duo behind London-based design studio Salvesen Graham: Nicole Salvesen, and Mary Graham. E...
From the Mississippi Delta to Reed Smythe: Keith Meacham’s Story of Friendship and Craft
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some people collect memories; others collect stories, objects, and traditions. Keith Meacham does it all, creating a beautiful alchemy of unexpected h...
How Shea McGee Built a Design Powerhouse: One Home at a Time
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Ariel sits down with Shea McGee, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of Studio McGee, and one half of the powerhouse duo behind the belov...
Inside the World of Guy Oliver: Britain’s Master of Timeless Design
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel heads across the pond to welcome one of the UK’s most accomplished interior designers: Guy Oliver, the creative mind b...
Revisiting A S1 Favorite: Jake Arnold on Design and Storytelling
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While we’re preparing new episodes, we’re revisiting one of our very first favorites: Jake Arnold. From his approach to creating beautiful, though...
Revisiting A S2 Favorite: Annie Meyers-Shyer on a life Inspired by Film & Design
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While we’re preparing new episodes, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes: Annie Meyers-Shyer. A friend, and returning guest to the ...
The Things That Matter: Nate Berkus on Home, Style, and Storytelling
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel is joined by one of the most influential designers of our time, Nate Berkus. Known for his classic, layered, historicall...
The Art of the Nursery: Sara Adam Slywka on Nestig and Design
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever fallen down a rabbit hole looking for the perfect crib or nursery chair , something stylish, safe, and built to last, chances are you...
Building on Tradition: A Conversation with Bill Curtis & Russell Windham
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to a brand-new season of Talk Shop with Ariel Okin, brought to you by ShopMy! With ShopMy, you can discover and shop the pieces experts a...
Global Style, California Cool: A Conversation with Peter Dunham
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel is joined by the award-winning Los Angeles designer, Peter Dunham. Known for his signature California-cool-meets-interna...
Rebecca Gardner: A World of Beauty, Wit, and Celebration
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel is joined by the brilliant Rebecca Gardner, founder and creative director of Houses & Parties, a full-service events...
Creators in the Home Space with ShopMy // Live from the Fenimore Lane Design Summit
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, we’re bringing you the second of our live-recorded panels from the Fenimore Lane Design Summit at the Mayflower Inn & Sp...
The Joy of the Hunt with Alexander Widener
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Ariel this week Talk Shop is Alexander Widener, a lifelong design enthusiast whose love of rummage sales and flea markets as a child in Pennsy...
British Design with Emma Burns and Paddy O'Donnell // Live from the Fenimore Lane Design Summit
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we return to the idyllic Mayflower Inn & Spa in the Connecticut countryside for a special conversation from our second annual Fenimore ...
Nickey Kehoe: From Dinner Party to Design Powerhouse
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel sits down with due behind Nickey Kehoe, Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe, lifelong friends turned creative partners whose share...
Reinventing How We Shop for Design with Anna Brockway of Chairish
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Ariel welcomes Anna Brockway, co-founder and president of Chairish, the premier online marketplace for exceptional home furnishings, a...
Timeless American Style with Markham Roberts
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel sits down with the legendary interior designer Markham Roberts, hailed by Vogue as “a master of timeless America...
A Decade of Design with Kate Rheinstein Brodsky
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to season four of Talk Shop with Ariel Okin! To kick it off, Ariel sits down with Kate Rheinstein Brodsky, the creative force behind the ...
Elizabeth Lawrence // Rising from Intern to Partner with Bunny Williams
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're wrapping up season three with an incredible guest. Elizabeth Lawrence’s design origin story is one to inspire – rising from intern...
Lee Ann and Allie Thornton // The Creative Mother-Daughter Duo Building an Interior Design Legacy
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re welcoming a mother-daughter duo, the creative forces behind Lee Ann Thornton Interiors. Lee Ann and her daughter, Allie, are known f...
Dabito // Old Brand New, From a Blog to a World of Color and Inspiration
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We return this week as we are diving fully into the world of color, as Ariel’s welcomes the fabulous tastemaker and author Dabito to the podcast! Hi...
Callie Stanton // Go Behind the Scenes at Auberge Resorts Collection
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Ariel is headed into the hospitality world, as she welcomes Callie Stanton, Senior Vice President of Brand for Auberge Resorts Collection. F...
Liz Eichholz and Lindsey Johnson // The Story Of Weezie Towels And Entrepreneurship In The Design World
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, Ariel is joined by the duo behind Weezie Towels, Liz Eichholz and Lindsey Johnson. Launched in 2018, Weezie Towels is not on...
Rhiannon & Travis Hageman // A Couple's Journey Scaling a Design/Build Firm in Five Years
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Ariel welcomes our first husband-wife duo to the podcast! Travis and Rhiannon, lead Hageman Homes, a Residential Interior Design and Custom ...
Donna Lennard // The Visionary and Founder Behind il Buco, From Film to Antiques, and Building a Community
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re journeying to the storied past of NYC and the East Village as Ariel welcomes the founder and visionary behind the Il Buco hospitalit...
Ben Pentreath // An English Vision, from Urban Planning to Designing Beautiful Homes
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by a guest whose prolific work in the architecture and interiors worlds is, quite literally, historic. Ben Pentreath is an En...
Alexandra Kaehler // From a Lifestyle Blog to a Next Wave Designer
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by a designer who found her calling for interiors through a lifestyle blog she started on the side of her day job, back in 20...
Alessandra Branca // Expert Advice from a Prolific Interior Designer on Blending her Italian and American Roots
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re honored to welcome an incredibly talented interior designer with a prolific career, Alessandra Branca. Born and raised in Rome, Ales...
Mandy Cheng // From Set Design to Interior Design, On Career Pivots, Creativity and Growing A Small Firm into an AD100 Business
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest cut her teeth on the fabulous sets of Hollywood, before transitioning her set design experience into a career: as one of the most ...
Hannah Weil McKinley and Leah Melby Clinton // On Career Pivots, Entrepreneurship, and Starting a Print Magazine Made By and For Women
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this week’s episode, it’s a Talk Shop first, as we welcome a duo (!) – lifelong friends and now co-founders,Hannah Weil McKinley and Le...
Jennifer Gracie // Behind the Scenes at a Legacy Family Business, Finding Inspiration All Around You, and Embracing an Unpredictable Style
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re thrilled to kick off Season Three with the fifth-generation creative leader of an incredible 125 year-old family business: Jennifer Gracie. Gr...
Season Three Coming Next Week - Wednesday, September 25th!
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join me, Ariel Okin, interior designer, editor and writer, as I kick off season three of my design podcast, Talk Shop. Each week, I welcome the foremo...
How to Complete a Room with Lighting // Live from the Fenimore Lane Design Summit
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode for the season, the theme is all about lighting a room, live from our second panel from the Fenimore Lane Design Summit, held at ...
Palette Play | Annie Meyers-Shyer and Joa Studholme join Ariel to talk Color in Design | Live from the Fenimore Lane Design Summit!
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded live this past Saturday at the Mayflower Inn and Spa, in partnership with Farrow & Ball, Ariel is joined by two fellow best-in-class pane...
Amanda Jones Vaughan // A Personal Touch from Design Start-Ups to Fashion Powerhouses to Her Own Brand
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Ariel welcomes her friend, Amanda Jones Vaughan. A creative consultant and tastemaker with a career path that runs the gamut from cutting ed...
Hillary W. Taylor // From Law to Design, Twenty Years of Fresh, Authentic and Traditional Styling
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Talk Shop, Ariel is joined by the accomplished interior designer, Hillary W. Taylor. Having grown up in the San Francisco ...
Eliza Crater Harris // A Nostalgic, Playful and Layered Career Built on a Legacy of Women
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week is all about legacy, as Ariel joined by Eliza Crater Harris, the Chief Creative Officer of American heritage brand, Sister Parish Design. As...
Tori Mellott // Starry Moments from a Storied Career in Publishing, Advice for Designers, and a Book Announcement!
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ariel’s guest this week has over two decades of experience in the interiors world, both in print and digital. Tori Mellott is the Style Director at ...
Katie Rosenfeld // A Design Career Built Through Social Media, Finding Maturity Within Her Design, and Bringing a Furniture Business to Life
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Talk Shop, Ariel is joined by Katie Rosenfeld, a fellow self-taught designer, whose career started on Wall Street, but eve...
Caroline Gidiere // From Litigator to Interior Designer, The Enduring Beauty of Classic Homes, and the Importance of Design in the South
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Ariel this week is Caroline Gidiere, an acclaimed interior designer and tastemaker based in Birmingham, Alabama. Caroline’s design aesthetic...
Emily Evans Eerdmans // A Colorful Career Filled with Close Mentorship, Writing on Design, and Opening a Gallery to Highlight Artists and Makers
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week as we dive into design history with Emily Evans Eerdmans. Emily is the founder of Eerdmans, a fine and decorative arts gallery and c...
Heidi Caillier // Discovering Your Passion for Design, Creating a Sense of Place in a Home, and Mixing an Eclectic and Layered Style in a Space
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Talk Shop, we’re headed to the Northwest and welcoming Seattle-based designer Heidi Caillier to the show. A master of pa...
Annie Meyers-Shyer // A life Inspired by Film & Design with a Few Home Renovations Lessons Along the Way
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Ariel welcomes an admirer of design with a different perspective– the client side. Annie Meyers-Shyer has meticulously been documenting th...
Bunny Williams // A Walk Through Her Storied Career, Life in and Outside of the Garden
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel welcomes one of the most talented names in design, the queen of contemporary American decorating, Bunny Williams. Known ...
Gil Schafer // The Architecture Gene, Importance of Mentoring, and the Unique Experiences of Writing a Book
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Talk Shop, Ariel is joined by one of the nation's most beloved and leading experts on contemporary classical architect...
Brigette Romanek // On Finding Joy In Your Career, Pursuing Your Passions, and What Liveable Luxe Really Means In Interiors
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode of season two, Ariel welcomes award-winning AD100 interior designer to the stars, Brigette Romanek. Based in Los Angeles, Briget...
Season Two Coming This Wednesday, February 21st!
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join me, Ariel Okin, interior designer, editor and writer, as I kick off season two of my design podcast, Talk Shop. Each week, I welcome the foremost...
Madeleine Luckel // A Career Through Costume History to Decorative Arts and the Inspirations Along the Way
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To wrap our first season of Talk Shop, Ariel welcomes Madeleine Luckel, a senior design editor at Architectural Digest, where she covers national and ...
Mieke ten Have // From Domino to Vogue, charting a course in the interiors world, and the best way to hone one's eye
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the next episode of Talk Shop, Ariel Okin welcomes the brilliant interiors writer, editor and stylist, Mieke ten Have. Mieke parlayed her editorial...
Hadley Keller // The Evolution of Design Editorial, the Joys of Collecting, and Advice for Breaking in as a Writer
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode Ariel welcomes her friend, the talented interiors editor and writer Hadley Keller, to the podcast. Hadley currently serves as...
Peter Pennoyer // A Career Built in and Around New York City, Working with Historical Challenges and Favorite Books to Collect
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Talk Shop, Ariel welcomes Peter Pennoyer, an illustrious classical architect and author with over 35 years of experience in residential, ...
Louise Roe // From a TV Host to Design, the Origin of Sharland England and Tips for Sourcing Vintage Pieces for Your Own Home
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Ariel this week on Talk Shop is Louise Roe – an iconic figure in the fashion and lifestyle industry who has worked as an editor, TV host, an...
Jake Arnold // On Ascending From an Internship to a Career, Having Faith In Intuition, and Growing a Brand While Maintaining Boundaries
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Talk Shop, Ariel welcomes the fabulously talented AD100 Designer, Jake Arnold, to the podcast. Jake’s work – eponymous w...
Paloma Contreras // On Career Pivots, The Best Design Advice Ever Received, and Following your Passion
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the very first episode of Talk Shop, where Ariel is joined by her friend, talented Elle Decor A-List designer, Paloma Contreras. Based in H...
Talk Shop with Ariel Okin Coming November 1st!
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what inspires the world’s top interior designers? What makes an artisan or shopkeeper light up with inspiration, or how entre...