Welcome to the OLISE Podcast, where we explore the people and places shaping luxury interiors and hospitality around the world. Through honest conversations with designers, founders, creatives, and industry leaders, we uncover the inspirations behind iconic projects and the thinking that drives meaningful, human-centred design.
If you love interiors with depth, craft, and global perspective, you’re in the right place.
Laylah Holmes, Kalpa Patel and Deborah Fiddy: Three Founders on Business, Family and Resilience
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Bilen sits down with three women who have each built a business on their own terms: Laylah Holmes, founder of Holmes Bespoke, Kalpa Patel, owner of Prestige Bathrooms, and Deborah Fiddy, founder of Gingerlily. Their routes into the industry look very different. Laylah moved from fashion and Ralph Lauren into rug design and started her business when her first daughter was eight months old. Kalpa went from retail management into bathrooms, then took over th...
13 Aug 2026
Let's Give It Six Months: Jenny Weiss and Helen Bygraves on Friendship, Risk, and 29 Years of Hill House Interiors
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Bilen sits down with Jenny Weiss and Helen Bygraves, the founding directors behind Hill House Interiors, for a warm and candid conversation marking 29 years in business together. Jenny and Helen tell the story of how a chance meeting through their ex-husbands, and an impromptu champagne-fuelled trip to Henley, turned into a working partnership built on a six-month trial neither of them expected to outlast a single season. They speak openly about who they ...
3 Aug 2026
Poetry in Physical Form: Róisín Lafferty on Craft, Colour, and Building a Creative Legacy
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Annie sits down with award-winning designer Róisín Lafferty, founder of Róisín Lafferty Studio and Róisín Lafferty Gallery, for a rich and generous conversation about creativity, craftsmanship, and building a design business with no script to follow. Roisín shares the story of starting her studio at just 24, with no funding, no safety net and no real business plan, and how sixteen years of discipline, curiosity and self-belief have grown it into a team of...
8 Jul 2026
From Mexico City to Miami to Mayfair: Natalia Miyar on Architecture, Identity, and a Decade of Building Beautifully
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Bilen sits down with award-winning architect and interior designer Natalia Miyar for a candid and deeply personal conversation about identity, resilience, and a decade of building one of London's most distinctive design studios. Natalia shares her unconventional path into architecture, a journey that began in Mexico City, moved through Miami, and led her to London, where she has now spent almost twenty years. She speaks openly about the naivety of startin...
3 Jul 2026
No Reference Point, No Limits: Enass Mahmoud on Heritage, Representation, and Building Studio Enass
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Bilen sits down with interior designer Enass Mahmoud, founder of Studio Enass, for a powerful and honest conversation about heritage, representation, and what it means to build a design career with no roadmap to follow. Enass shares her journey from Sudan and London, growing up surrounded by the colour, craft and eccentric self-expression of Sudanese culture, and how that visual language has shaped her design philosophy. She speaks candidly about the real...
1 Jun 2026
From Fashion to Fine Art: Caroline Chinakwe on Identity, Culture, and Building a Lifestyle Brand with Purpose
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Bilen sits down with artist and founder Caroline Chinakwe for a powerful and deeply personal conversation about identity, creativity, and building a brand that reflects culture and truth. Caroline shares her unconventional journey from a 20-year career in fashion into the art world, a transition that was never planned, but driven by a desire to represent Black women with authenticity, strength, and beauty. She speaks candidly about imposter syndrome, star...
18 May 2026
Design, Motherhood and Creative Leadership with Rose Murray of These White Walls
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Bilen sits down with Rose Murray, founder of These White Walls, for a thoughtful and deeply personal conversation about creativity, identity, and the evolving role of the designer. Rose’s path into interior design was anything but traditional. With a background in anthropology and early experience in editorial, she began her career working alongside Nigella Lawson before moving into festival spaces, scenography, and hospitality. This organic journey shape...
17 Apr 2026
Design Without a Rulebook and the Power of Saying Yes: Brian Woulfe on Global Interiors and Building Designed by Woulfe
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Annie White sits down with Brian Woulfe, founder of Designed by Woulfe, for a candid conversation about building an international interior design studio without a traditional path. Brian’s journey into design was anything but conventional. Originally trained as a musician, he found himself unexpectedly working on luxury properties in Thailand during the global recession, an experience that would shape his practical, on-site approach to design and business...
16 Mar 2026
Cultural Luxury and Global Vision: Clint Nagata on Building BLINK Design Group
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Annie White sits down with Clint Nagata, Founder and Creative Partner of BLINK Design Group, for an in depth conversation about global hospitality design, cultural luxury, and building an international studio without ego. From leading iconic projects for One&Only, Six Senses, and Banyan Tree Dubai, to growing BLINK into a 120 person practice across Bangkok, Singapore, Dubai, and London, Clint shares what it really takes to scale a creative business wh...
3 Mar 2026
Fighting Racism in Design: Toni Black on Resilience, Identity and Building House of Black
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Bilen Zeremariam sits down with interior designer and founder of House of Black, Toni Black, for a candid and powerful conversation about fighting racism in the design industry. Toni shares what it was really like trying to break into interiors as a young Black woman, including the bias she experienced during recruitment and interviews, and the resilience it took to keep going when doors repeatedly closed. She reflects on how prejudice shaped her strength...
13 Feb 2026
No Permission Needed: Annie White on Building OLISE, Breaking Rules, and Backing Yourself
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Annie White sits down for a candid conversation about her journey from luxury fashion at Dior and LVMH to founding OLISE Magazine. From cold-calling her way into the industry to managing high-pressure fashion shows, relocating between Paris, New York, and London, and ultimately creating her own platform, Annie shares the realities behind ambition, resilience, and creative leadership. She reflects on building OLISE without permission, trusting her instinct...
13 Feb 2026
The Power of Determination: Alex Dauley on United in Design and Owning Your Creative Path
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Bilen sits down with interior designer and founder Alex Dauley for an honest conversation about identity, ambition, and building a career with integrity. Alex shares her journey from a small village in Wales to creating a thriving design studio in London, and how she entered the industry later in life with no network, no portfolio, and a decision to back herself anyway. She speaks candidly about motherhood, the reality of “having it all”, and why boundari...
10 Feb 2026
Fighting Injustice, Building Standards: Vanessa Brady OBE on Leadership, Legacy and Design
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Annie White sits down with Vanessa Brady OBE, founder of the Society of British and International Interior Design (SBID), to explore her extraordinary journey through the design industry, from its unregulated early days to today’s global, professionalised landscape. Vanessa reflects on resilience, integrity, and the importance of standing up for yourself in business. She shares candid stories from working with global clients, navigating cultural complexi...
3 Dec 2025
Global Thinking, Local Sensitivity: MAWD on Designing for Emotion
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Annie White sits down with James White and Elliot March, founders of the internationally renowned studio MAWD (March and White Design). Together, they explore how design creates emotional impact, what it means to build hospitality spaces with soul, and how a global perspective influences their work across London, Dubai, New York, and Los Angeles. James and Elliot talk openly about the creative process, the value of collaboration, and why the most successf...
In this episode of the OLISE Podcast, Annie White speaks with Farshid Tafazzoli, Co-Founder of Material Bank, about the future of material sourcing, sustainability, and the technology reshaping the design industry. From simplifying the sampling process to building smarter circular systems, Farshid shares how Material Bank is transforming the way architects and designers work and what’s next as the platform expands across Europe. In this episode: • How Farshid started his path to becoming a t...
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