About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of a creative mindset in design and how to maintain creativity throughout a project's lifecycle.

Season 9 of The Interior Collective Podcast is brought to you by Materio. Hi, and welcome back to The Interior Collective. I'm your host, Anastasia Casey, and I'm so glad to have a returning guest with us today. Julia Miller is the founder and creative director of Yond Interiors, a full-service residential design studio based in Minneapolis that serves clients across the country. Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The Wall Street Journal, RUE, Sunset, and more, and she's been recognized by House Beautiful's Next Wave and The Expert Top 40. Beyond Yond, Julia is the co-founder of Brunel, a custom furniture shop rooted in craftsmanship, and the founder of The Studio Table — a mentoring program built around the real operations of a working design firm. When Julia came back to the show, we had planned to dig into the systems and process side of her practice. But in the lead-up to this conversation, she brought up something she felt was even more foundational — and honestly, I couldn't agree more. Today we're talking about creative mindset: what it actually takes to get into the frame of mind to do your best work, how to protect that creativity throughout the…

People in this episode

Host: Anastasia Casey

Guest: Julia Miller

Topics covered

• creative mindset
• best work
• protecting creativity
• project lifecycle
• business pressure
• design process

Sponsors

Materio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yond Interiors, Brunel, The Studio Table, Architectural Digest, The Wall Street Journal, RUE, Sunset, House Beautiful, Expert Top 40

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