Once Upon a Project
Hosted by AJ Paron · SANDOW Design Group and SURROUND
4.8from 28 ratings
- 41
- Episodes
- 8
- Transcribed
- 28
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Once Upon a Project
As interior designers, we’re accustomed to celebrating the end of a project. But what about the people and process behind those designs? Once Upon a Project delves into the stories of creating the spaces that we inhabit with the designers who dreamed them up. Join AJ Paron, EVP and Design Futurist of SANDOW Design Group, in unraveling what it takes to bring interior design projects to fruition—from the designer’s inspiration to the setbacks, surprises, and serendipitous events along the way. Once Upon a Project is part of the SURROUND Podcast Network by SANDOW Design Group—the home of design brands you know and love like Interior Design magazine, Metropolis magazine, Luxe Interiors + Design, Thinklab and more. See our show notes, and discover more design podcasts at surroundpodcasts.com
- Publisher
- SANDOW Design Group and SURROUND
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Oct 2022
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
8 of 41 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Designing Discovery at The Gunter Hotel
19 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Designing Through Disruption
12 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Designing the Office as a Destination
Inside a recent episode
Designing Discovery at The Gunter Hotel
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And we really thought the history of it was so beautiful that we wanted to revive it, bring back some soul to it and celebrate some of the things that have happened here. As you're designing a hotel. You're thinking about the experience. So in your mind, what did you want that guest experience to be like compared to how it was when you walked in? When we first got to the property, we felt like this place was very transactional. It felt like you check in and you go right up to your room and that's the end of that transaction. There was nowhere to sit. There was nowhere to hang out. There was two seats at a bar that was kind of tucked back in to Jot's, which is the restaurant on level one. […]
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- Valentina Castellon
- Karen Marie Stonely
- Sommer Schauer
- Mark Hirons
- Jill
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 23 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100
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- Quality
- 18
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 77
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- Does not typically book guests
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Questions about Once Upon a Project
Who hosts Once Upon a Project?
AJ Paron host the show. Published by SANDOW Design Group and SURROUND.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Once Upon a Project take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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