How Interior Design Trends Spread: From the Renaissance Maker to the YouTube influencer

We've always wanted to peek into other people's homes. In this episode, we trace how mass media turned having the trending paint color or most in-demand decor from something relegated to the elite to an attainable reality of the people. This delirious journey starts with how the Gutenberg press and renaissance pattern books allowed for trends to proliferate. We then journey through the 19th and early 20th century as World’s Fairs, parlor oddities and early magazines became centers of culture (hello Cold War "kitchen diplomacy"). We then enter the TV era of interior design from Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous to the chaos of Trading Spaces to today’s DIY revolt against “sad beige” interiors.Stuff we Referenced: Lifestyles of the Rich and famousI Quattro Libri del L'Architettura18th Century Pattern Books Paris Worlds FairsFlorence Knoll Whirlpool kitchen of the future Decorating CentsTrading Spaces Kim Kardashian 2020 AD Home Tour Wood Brags Keywords: Interior Design, Lifestyles of the rich and famous, gutenberg press, World’s Fairs, Florence Knoll, Kitchen Diplomacy, Designing Women, HGTV, Martha Stewart, MTV Cribs, Decorating Cents, Flip of Flop, Architectural Digest, Life MagazineAllie Miller is a designer, researcher, and strategist who believes in the power of design to foster understanding and facilitate meaningful change. She holds a Master’s of Industrial Design from Georgia Tech, bringing human-centered thinking and a system lens to every conversation—and your podcast feed.Robyn Richardson is an experience design strategist, tech consultant, TEDx speaker, and Graduate Professor at Georgetown University. She holds an MFA in Design Management from SCAD and has spent her career making design thinking accessible, opinionated, and a little bit fun.Disclaimer: This podcast was prepared in their personal capacity. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policy, opinion, or position of their employers.