Talk Shop with Ariel Okin: A Fenimore Lane Production

To wrap our first season of Talk Shop, Ariel welcomes Madeleine Luckel, a senior design editor at Architectural Digest, where she covers national and international design, including overseeing web-exclusive home tours and an archive-focused newsletter. With a master of Arts in Costume Studies from NYU and a BA in Classics from Brown University, Madeleine has previously worked at Vogue and Vogue.com where she covered a variety of design-related topics.Along with being one of the loveliest people we know – Madeleine holds an encyclopedic knowledge of fashion and textiles that rivals any historian. Join Ariel as the two chat about Madeleine’s sense of style and joie de vivre, her fascinating career path, and where she finds inspiration. Thank you again for joining us for the first season and stay tuned for season 2 coming in 2024!

On the next episode of Talk Shop, Ariel Okin welcomes the brilliant interiors writer, editor and stylist, Mieke ten Have. Mieke parlayed her editorial eye into creative direction for interior designers, architects, and home brands, after years working as a magazine editor. Mieke is a frequent contributor to Architectural Digest and House & Garden UK, among other publications, along with being a contributing writer to several books. Describing her style as “Granny-chic”, Mieke's design sensibility is all about pieces that are beautiful, strange, and conversation starting. You can spot her floral arrangements a mile away, and her personal style and sense of space and the way it can translate on a page is truly singular in the industry. In her downtime not jetting off to shoots around the globe, Mieke lives between Manhattan, where she grew up, and Dutchess County, New York, with her husband and two beautiful children.

On this week’s episode Ariel welcomes her friend, the talented interiors editor and writer Hadley Keller, to the podcast. Hadley currently serves as Director of Editorial and Community Engagement at the Design Leadership Network, a community of top interior designers across the country. Previously, Hadley was Digital Director at House Beautiful, the nation’s oldest continuously-published shelter magazine, where she oversaw all digital content as well as brand franchises, including the Next Wave list of on-the-rise designers, which Ariel is so grateful to be on. Splitting her time between New York and Washington, Hadley sits on the board of the Oasis Alliance, a nonprofit providing pro-bono design service to trauma survivors, and is a member of the White House Historic Association’s Next Gen Leaders cohort. She is a frequent speaker at design industry events and published her first book, about the architecture at Windsor in Florida, with Vendome in 2021.Tune in for a friendly and thoughtful conversation about the evolution of design editorial, advice for how to pitch to an editor, and where Hadley finds inspiration!

This week on Talk Shop, Ariel welcomes Peter Pennoyer, an illustrious classical architect and author with over 35 years of experience in residential, institutional and commercial architecture. Known for deftly fusing history and creative invention into timeless contemporary designs, Peter, who was born and raised in New York City, formed Peter Pennoyer Architects in 1990. Since then, the Manhattan-based firm has become an award-winning and highly recognized leader in new construction, renovation, and historic conservation for residential, commercial, and institutional commissions across the United States and abroad. Along with working on over 200 projects, Peter is also an accomplished author, publishing five books with his co-author, Anne Walker. Their newest collaboration, Peter Pennoyer Architects: City | Country is available now.

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, and writer for over 15 years. With a storied career that includes stints as a former fashion editor-at-large for Glamour magazine, as well as time writing for Vogue, Elle, The Telegraph and House & Garden magazine, Louise’s personal style is clearly honed and undeniably chic.After a decade in LA, Louise returned to England with her husband, Mackenzie, and their two young daughters, where she turned her passion for interior design into the next stage of her career, founding Sharland England in 2021. Tune in as Louise and Ariel discuss what drew her to pave a new path in design, the origin story of her brand Sharland England, where she finds inspiration, and all about her love for rattan.

On this week's episode of Talk Shop, Ariel welcomes the fabulously talented AD100 Designer, Jake Arnold, to the podcast. Jake’s work – eponymous with ease, luxury, and comfort – is at the forefront of a new wave of designers, creating fresh, modern spaces that transcend time and trends. Along with designing homes and spaces for celebrities like John Legend & Chrissy Teigen, Jake has collaborated on collections with top brands including Parachute, Lulu & Georgia, and most recently, Crate & Barrel. Earlier this year, the e-design platform that Jake co-founded with his best friend Leo, called The Expert, (where Ariel is one of the Expert designers!) launched an e-commerce line, providing consumers access to the best of the trade brands, rare vintage, and made-to-order showrooms from The Expert’s impressive roster of designers. And Jake’s first book, Redefining Comfort, is now available. 

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 Houston, Texas, Paloma’s design sensibility is a modern take on traditional style– gravitating toward classic silhouettes and timeless pieces, paired with a touch of glamour and an infusion of color. Paloma is known for designing beautiful interiors in her signature modern-meets-traditional aesthetic, resulting in spaces that feel polished, refined, and effortless.Paloma has repeatedly been named to the prestigious ELLE Decor “A-List” of the top interior designers in the world, as well as House Beautiful's "Next Wave" list, and more. Paloma and her work have been featured in numerous publications, including ELLE Decor, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Vogue, Better Homes & Gardens, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.In addition to her timeless designs, Paloma is a sought-after speaker, author, product designer and shopkeeper. But her most important title is mother, to her beautiful daughter, Margot. You can find her lighting collection at Visual Comfort, and her curated retail shop, Paloma & Co, in Houston. Paloma’s newest book, The New Classic Home, is now available.

Have you ever wondered what inspires the world’s top interior designers? What makes an artisan or shopkeeper light up with inspiration, or how entrepreneurs in the creative space run their own businesses? Join me, Ariel Okin, interior designer, editor and writer, as I welcome the foremost tastemakers from around the globe on my brand new podcast, Talk Shop coming November 1st! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. See you soon!