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Diving into the honest, creative, challenging, and fun human part of how design really happens - all with a little love for light along the way. Featuring creative minds - from designers to manufacturers, innovators, and professors. Everyone who walks in the door shares their story and unpacks their vision, ideas, accomplishments, and habits that make it ha…
Episodes
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Oct 27, 2026
Beauty as Medicine? A Hospital Designer Talks Neuroaesthetics, Design & Healing | Brooke Horan, HDR
What happens when a hospital designer reveals why beauty isn’t a luxury—it’s medicine—and why neuroaesthetics proves art, light, and design are critical to healing? In this episode of LytePOD, host S…
Oct 13, 2026
Why Some Rooms Just Feel Good — A Top Interior Designer on Lighting’s Secret Power | Sarah Kuchar
What happens when a top interior designer who's spent a decade crafting unforgettable spaces reveals why lighting isn't just another layer in the design—it's the secret weapon that makes or breaks wh…
Sep 29, 2026
Why Billionaires Hire a Lighting Designer as Insurance | Pete Romaniello, IALD [4K]
What happens when a lighting designer who's lit more than 2,000 homes explains why billionaires hire him as insurance—and why the most powerful design tool isn't complexity or technology, but simplic…
Sep 22, 2026
Award-Winning Photographer: The 1 Hour That Decides How Your Project Is Remembered
What happens when an architectural photographer who's spent years translating design into visual stories sits down and reveals why the material you picked, the light you specified, and the space you…
Sep 1, 2026
How a Home's Lighting Goes Up 10x — $5 Million Later | Luxury Living | Jim Sanfemio | Sarasota, FL
What happens when an integrator who's spent 30 years building luxury smart homes sits down and reveals why lighting—not AV, not home theater, not even video walls—has completely grasped his company,…
Aug 25, 2026
A PhD Decodes a Design Frustration - Why the Material You Pick Never Looks Right — It's Lighting
What happens when a PhD who studies color science sits down and reveals why the material you picked never looks right once it's installed—and why the answer has nothing to do with the material and ev…
Aug 11, 2026
What Makes a Designer Actually Worth Paying For - Michele Rossi (Milan), Travis Dickey (Los Angeles)
What happens when an Italian architect and a Los Angeles lighting designer sit down in Frankfurt and reveal why the best design doesn't come from specialization—it comes from understanding culture, t…
Jul 28, 2026
What Nobody Tells You About Hospitals — Light Matters More Than You Think | Ryan Conover
What happens when a healthcare lighting designer who's spent years navigating the most complex, code-heavy, human-centered design challenges sits down and reveals why the lighting industry still does…
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