So ready to start sharing this season with you all! I had actually never met Ethan in person before, but he attended a virtual panel I was on with IIDA HQ. He reached out and I am so glad he did. This was such a good conversation, we got to add a new program to talk about, plus his route to Interiors is not typical at all. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

Welcome: 00:30

First non- drink related question: 02:35

Schooling: 07:09

Work Experience: 36:29

The Big Questions: 50:01

The Fun Stuff: 1:14:41

Show Notes:

Drink: Homemade Iced Honey Latte - Pull Espresso over honey, warm it and pour over Milk.

Food Network

The Bear on FX. (Excellent show, not a Comedy.)

HGTV

Kansas State University - 5 year’s Master Degree in Architecture, Planning, and Design

‘Architecture: Form, Space and Order’, 3rd Edition by Francis D.K. Ching is the copy I have in my library, but there are other Ching Titles out there.

Munsell Color (Also see blog post, ‘A Dozen Graphic Design Tips’)

Washington State University

IIDA

ASID

Environmental Graphics: Brand and Identity in Space

3D Identity

Stantec

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Colorado Legislative Information

NCIDQ (Reach out to your local IIDA/ ASID Chapter about study programs)

Practice Act v. Title Act : Per CIDQ “n the United States and Canada, interior design is regulated through two different types of law: Practice Acts and Title Acts. Jurisdictions with Practice Acts require certification and registration in order to practice in that jurisdiction. In jurisdictions with Title Acts, registration with the jurisdiction is optional, and comes with a protected title. In some Title Act jurisdictions, additional practice rights, such as permitting privileges, are offered to registrants.”

Consortium for Interior Design (Great Resource if you want to know what is happening with legislation in your state.)

Note: NCIDQ fees have risen to $85 a year as of January 2025

Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour - Seattle

De Stijl Movement

The book I was reading at the time of this interview was Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi. (Note Dear Reader, I did not meet my goal of 75 books.)

Hunter x Hunter

Way of the Househusband

John Wick

The Expanse - Amazon Studios

Kevin Can F*ck Himself - Hulu

Suspiria (2018) - Amazon Studios

Triptych Snowboards we reference at 1:21:17 are behind Ethan in his episode cover pic