{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Defining Hospitality","title":"The Art of Making Spaces Beloved - Alexa d'Argence- Defining Hospitality","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3165,"description":"Dan Ryan sat down with Alexa d'Argence, senior interior designer at Ken Fulk Inc., to explore what it really means to design spaces people fall in love with. Alexa pulls back the curtain on KFI's work at the Huntington Hotel in San Francisco and the Beverly Hills Hotel. sharing how a strong concept and cinematic vision guide every decision from the big picture down to the smallest detail. The conversation gets reflective too, touching on why slowing down is sometimes the only way forward, and what it means to truly love the work you do.\nAbout the Guest: \nAlexa d'Argence is a Senior Interior Designer at Ken Fulk Inc. in San Francisco. With a background rooted in hospitality and residential design, she has worked on projects ranging from The Flamingo Hotel in Santa Rosa to the Huntington Hotel on Nob Hill, recently featured in Architectural Digest, and is currently deep in the renovation of the Beverly Hills Hotel. A graduate of Cornell and a lifelong lover of hotels, she approaches every project as an act of care, craft, and storytelling.\n\nChapters:\n00:42 Meet Alexa d’Argence\n01:45 Sketching Under Pressure\n04:02 What Hospitality Means\n05:03 Hotels and Childhood Memories\n05:59 From Marin to Hospitality Design\n07:51 Storytelling and the Movie Mind\n13:23 Designing for the Guest\n17:22 History Beloved and Future Dreams\n28:19 Sketching Together Works\n29:08 Hidden Beauty Onsite\n32:05 Details Beyond The Spread\n33:15 Beloved Places And Memories\n34:54 Renovations And Responsibility\n36:10 Sustainability Sponsor Break\n36:37 Tools Sketches And Renderings\n39:40 Puzzling As Design Mindset\n44:19 Mentorship Scent And Farewell\n\nQuote of the Show:\n\"It's a calling, a vocation for me. So there's a lot of love that goes into it. This is a job where you are working long hours, and if you don't love it, you're gonna burn out.\" - Alexa d'Argence\n\nLinks:\nSubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@defininghospitality?sub_confirmation=1 \nSubstack: https://www.defininghospitality.live/ \nGuest’s...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jOMZku2zhfiEl2keEgoTu9dN4zv3kAryH7e0rdfDrqM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM5MzU3LzE2ODE4/MjI1NTUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}