Design Banter

When you hire an expert, a consultation is the best place to start to unpack your needs for all their years of expertise, without it, it's a road trip without a compass. We unpack what you can expect and what you can do to make the most of this process.

Why marketing to one another is great for networking but it won't pay the bills, attract your ideal client or generate great brand awareness. We talk on and off digital means to get the word out about you and your design business.

Season 9 starts with reaffirming who does what in the design world. This episode is ideal for those looking to hire a design professional, but also for those in the industry thinking about niching.

We are not saying that there is never any original design out there, we are simply saying it's very difficult to ever really be the first. In this episode we break down some examples of how this line is forever blurred.

We get it, the last thing you want to do is market your business when realistically you only just keeping your head above water, but if you measure your ongoing success by your current your situation you may find it all falling flat if you don't put in place a little planning now to keep the momentum going.

Mark Hughes has spent 14 years in the Perth design industry and runs two businesses - The Barefoot Renovator and Bauen Projects WA his boutique building arm. Yes, it's an extremely busy time, but Mark lifts the lid on the reality of renovating and offers some sage advice on how to move forward.

We all have dream clients and some less, but when dealing with the tougher parts of a design relationship, how can you manage those that look to want to skirt around the process?

We loved doing this episode, not only because Deb is a good friend to us both, but because this 27 year journey has a lot of twists of turns in small business that we can all benefit from hearing.

Finding connection to country for some may not be that easy, as Leah's own journey will testify. But we were interested in understanding more about this incredible culture, what Leah has planned in furniture and homewares to share the depth behind First Nation's People and how we can be part of it too!

We have the the original gangster back behind the mic this week as Kristie returns to join us for our final episode of Design Banter for this season. We'll be talking about her new build 'Fairfield Lane' and the process she has been through so far as the client.

We talk to leading design & build expert Sam De Vries of De Vries Designs, who, trained in industrial design has very much stamped his authority in this space and is an inspiring force in the landscape industry here in Perth.

We jumped at the chance to sit down and talk with leading interior designer Jane Ledger because we all felt, the profession as a whole was often misunderstood, particularly around fees. We aim to bring a clearer sense to this role and guidance to those within the industry wanting to price their services appropriately.

Deb talks to Kim & Jeff from Studio Atelier about their journey as a design studio. We speak to identifying the right time to bring people in, attracting the right clients and how to sustain growth.

Getting published is typically quite high on many an agenda in the design world. There is nothing like flipping through a design glossy to see one your projects, products or images in feature. We talk to 'Feathers' about her experience in publishing and what you might do if being featured is high on your agenda.

We talk candidly with one of Perth's foremost premier custom home builders, Mark Diedricks of Arklen about everything from the industry standard, to the 'boom', 'what to expect' from your builder, what is a tender process (and why doesn't he subscribe to it) - and much, much more!

There's no denying, this episode is lent more heavily to those 'within' the industry really keen to ensure that their brand messaging leads with purpose into 2021; particularly if you use social media.

In our 2020 Christmas episode we lay down a gift guide with one of the west's iconic online stores Cranmore Home & Co. To help you with your gift idea's, Andrea & Deb have secret Santa'd each other 5 fabulous gifts from this Perth small business. Plus there's a bonus code for you to use to. Take a listen.