Inside the Design Studio with David Peck

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🎙️ Welcome to "Inside the Design Studio with David Peck!" Ever wondered how to craft a life as beautiful as your favorite couture piece? Join me, David Peck, as we embark on a journey of holistic design – where art, fashion, and the essence of living converge. 🌟 Podcast Essence: Delve into the art of living well through design, exploring everything from traditional aesthetics to the cosmic realms of astrology and human design. It's about curating a life that's not just aesthetically pleasing but deeply meaningful. 🎤 Episode Vibe: In solo shows, I'll spill the beans on my creative processes – from the celestial insights of astrology to the tangible touch of interior design. Expect a blend of deep dives, a dash of humor, and practical wisdom on crafting a life you adore. 🗣️ Interviews: Embark on conversations with visionaries who've woven unique paths in the tapestry of life. While we may not spill the beans on our dream guests (wink), anticipate engaging dialogues with authors, entrepreneurs, and artists. These interviews are crafted to uncover the fascinating threads that connect their journey with the art of intentional living. Get ready for surprises, insights, and a touch of glam as we explore the myriad ways to design a life worth celebrating. 📚 Book Club/Reviews: Dive into a literary feast that spans genres, from classics to contemporary gems. Our book club panels, featuring diverse voices, explore how literature weaves into the fabric of our unique human experiences. 🎬 Film Discussions: Lights, camera, design! Explore the visual allure of fashion documentaries and stylish films that have left an indelible mark on my creative soul. From Audrey Hepburn classics to Hitchcock's suspenseful elegance, we dissect the visual narratives that inspire. Get ready to design a life that's as vibrant as the garments I create – one episode at a time. Subscribe now and let's unravel the threads of inspiration together! ✨

  1. 6 days ago ·  Video

    The Runway Became a Triage: Rubin Singer on Designing a Life That Survives

    His first collection was set to launch on September 13, 2001. Fifty-two episodes in, this is the first time I've had another fashion designer in this chair. Rubin Singer and I have some interesting parallels. He launched his own label in 2007, the year I came home from Paris. We both started lines in New York, inside the traditional structure — market appointments, wholesale accounts, press, runway shows. We've both had to rebuild our businesses over the years and respond to recessions, COVID, and the fickleness of the fashion business. He's a third-generation couturier. His grandfather, whose name he carries, made clothes for the highest officials of the Soviet Union. His father designed costumes for the Bolshoi. Rubin was born in Vienna while his parents were defecting from the USSR, raised in Paris, and made in New York. He was in the store for two days of trunk shows and then for this live interview in front of a studio audience. At the end of September, I'm taking a group of eight of our clients to Paris for his runway show at the Palais de Tokyo, where he'll be showing alongside jewelry designer Jill Reno. We talk about the piece of lace that was his first toy, walking away from Juilliard, getting hired at Oscar de la Renta as a button sorter, dressing Beyoncé years before the Super Bowl, and why none of that put money in the bank. IN THIS EPISODE 0:00 The runway became a triage 0:52 Three generations of Singers 2:10 A piece of lace on the floor 2:35 Rebelling, ballet, and Juilliard 3:27 Two people who quit their first art 4:42 Defecting: the culture exchange and the Palais Garnier 5:07 Born on the way to France 6:33 Russian at home, French at school, English on the street 7:41 Creative careers don't come with a directory 8:38 "Actually, three" 9:04 September 13, 2001 9:31 A year he couldn't work, and the Bolshoi Opera 9:58 Carolina Herrera, the beige suit, and Kensington Palace 11:47 Fifty drawings in a box, and a job sorting buttons 12:14 Kai Milla, a severance check, and a collection built on parentheses 13:30 Linda Dresner and Vogue 13:57 Beyoncé first, then Alicia Keys, then Glenn Close 15:12 Why celebrity placement doesn't equal sales 17:31 Falling flat on your face is the tuition 18:48 Cash flow, factors, and Super Smile toothpaste 21:12 Be new — but not too new 23:54 What QVC taught him about himself 26:21 Relaunching ready-to-wear in Paris 29:04 Designing a life that fits you 29:57 Listening to what your blood whispers 30:20 The Lightning Round 32:26 Close MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE rubinsinger.com @rubinsinger His favorite book to give FULL SHOW NOTES AND TRANSCRIPT https://davidpeck.co/podcast/rubinsinger CONNECT davidpeck.co @itsdavidpeck on Threads, Instagram, and TikTok If this episode was useful, a rating or a quick review helps more people find the show.

    The Runway Became a Triage: Rubin Singer on Designing a Life That Survives

  2. 30 Aug ·  Video

    What Would Dolly Do? | Voice Notes

    My mom said she was glad Dolly wasn't political. I disagree. Dolly Parton was deeply political.  The week Dolly Parton died, the President of the United States and the Democratic Socialists released essentially the same statement about her. One woman, both sides, same sentiment. That doesn't happen by staying out of it. In this Voice Notes episode, I make the case that Dolly was deeply political and never partisan — and that we've largely lost the ability to tell those two things apart. From the Texas drag ban struck down the day she died, to Dollywood as economic policy, to "Travelin' Thru" and what it did to a twenty-something's beliefs, this is about how one woman changed minds without ever telling anyone how to vote. CHAPTERS 0:00 The text I didn't answer 0:28 Both sides wanted to claim her 0:57 The day the drag ban fell 1:25 She saw everyone as human 2:02 Branson, Missouri 2:59 The t-shirt 3:22 Dolly was a paradox 3:52 It was never a costume 4:39 Dollywood was the answer 5:07 Empathy wasn't set decoration 5:40 Voting is a binary 6:03 What public Dolly did 6:51 We are all political 7:03 Four questions 7:21 Transamerica 9:00 Public Dolly, private Dolly 9:29 Made from scraps 10:17 What would Dolly do MENTIONED - Pivot with Kara Swisher and Kaitlyn Collins—  - Texas SB 12 ruling —  - Transamerica (2005) - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library —  CONNECT https://davidpeck.co Threads / Instagram / TikTok — @itsdavidpeck

    What Would Dolly Do? | Voice Notes

  3. 2 Aug

    What Zendaya Knows About Disappearing | Voice Notes

    Kaitlan Collins got mocked to her face and refused to take the bait. Zendaya is about to disappear on purpose. Three people deciding how they get to be seen — and doing it by stepping back. IN THIS EPISODE Kaitlan Collins got mocked to her face this week at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Instead of taking the bait, she basically said, this isn't about me. Which is exactly what Zendaya is doing when she takes a step back, and the same move Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro made walking away from NPR. I also get into Engagement Party, the new CNN podcast from Audie and Ari; Tom Holland as a case study in non-toxic masculinity; and Spider-Man: Brand New Day — which is dark and mature, but every destructive moment in it has a personal human consequence. You never feel like people are expendable. CHAPTERS 0:00 Three people, one move 1:07 Engagement Party: I had no idea 1:58 Journalistic practice, applied to pop culture 3:07 The Touch Grass segment 3:54 Tom Holland and Zendaya are the biggest things out there 4:46 We raise people up to tear them down 6:02 Unexpected choices, and the parasocial thing 6:53 A tour de force of young Hollywood acting 7:32 Not disaster porn 8:15 Humanity behind all of it, and an Oscar case 8:44 What my sons said walking out of the theater 9:36 Kaitlan Collins and the Correspondents' Dinner 10:28 Not trying to be a personality 11:11 Not succumbing 12:20 Without a lot of fanfare 12:48 Touch grass 13:41 Colorado, and two novels 14:04 Until next time MENTIONED ●      Engagement Party (CNN) — Audie Cornish & Ari Shapiro ●      Kaitlan Collins on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart ●      Spider-Man: Brand New Day ●      The Odyssey CONNECT ●      davidpeck.co ●      Threads / Instagram / TikTok — @itsdavidpeck

    What Zendaya Knows About Disappearing | Voice Notes

  4. 24 Jun

    Doors, Deepfakes, and the Algorithm I Built | Voice Notes

    Three things are capturing my attention in pop culture this week, and they have almost nothing to do with each other — which is exactly why I can't stop thinking about them. First: Threads. I was never a Twitter person, I deleted TikTok to be less distracted, and lately Instagram just feels like too much. But Threads has become one of the happiest, most affirming, genuinely funny places I land — people writing mini novels in the comments, telling wild stories, all of it. I built an algorithm that actually feels like me, and the funny part is it's a Meta platform. So now I've got a full-blown love-hate relationship with Meta, all because of Threads. Second: the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. A little over a year ago I saw this strange building going up by the lake and had no idea what it was. Now that it's done, it makes complete sense — the speech carved as lattice into the windows, the door-of-no-return symbolism, and the fact that it's not just a presidential library but a community center with basketball courts, a sledding hill, and a Chicago public library. What moved me most was who showed up: the Obamas, the Clintons, and the Bushes, genuinely respecting each other across the aisle. That, and a Michelle Obama speech that was epic, funny, and authentic. Third: The Capture (on Peacock in the US). A British thriller that was years ahead of its time on AI, video, and surveillance — back for a third season and more relevant than ever. The whole premise turns on "Correction," where live video gets edited in real time using AI. It's a complicated, genuinely entertaining look at technology we haven't figured out how to live with yet. Holliday Grainger is captivating, and fun fact: season one starred Callum Turner — now Dua Lipa's husband and rumored next James Bond. What are you watching, reading, or listening to right now? Tell me — your recommendations keep showing up in these episodes.

    Doors, Deepfakes, and the Algorithm I Built | Voice Notes

  5. 15 Jun

    Three Yeses and a Disappointment | Voice Notes

    This week's Voice Notes: three things I can't stop recommending, and one celebrity who lost me. Brené Brown and Adam Grant's new podcast The Curiosity Shop, the tradwife thriller Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, and season two of The Four Seasons on Netflix — plus why Gwyneth Paltrow disappointed me this week. They looked like four unrelated things. They turned out to be the same conversation: the difference between real intellectual curiosity and the performance of it.

    Three Yeses and a Disappointment | Voice Notes

  6. 12 Jun

    Where I've Been (Spoiler: I Wrote a Book)

    It's been a minute. If you've noticed, the podcast has been sporadic at best for the first part of this year — and I want to explain what's been happening. The short version: I was writing a book. Not the one I told you about last year, but a completely different one that grew out of my Word of the Year workbook and turned into fifty thousand words in about two months. You'll have to wait for the title — that's for another episode — but the cover is designed, the name is locked, and it's coming November 11th. I also get into the plot twist of my word of the year: Amplify didn't mean getting louder. It meant amplifying my ideas internally before I could put them out into the world. Key Takeaways •       Amplify didn't mean "post more" — it meant amplifying my ideas internally before I could put them out into the world. •       My Word of the Year workbook spiraled into a complete book — fifty thousand words in about two months. •       I wrote it by using my own methodology on myself: assemble, refine, try. •       Coming Soon! — November 11. •       A word I choose to design my life always surprises me. The disconnect between the dictionary definition and how I live it is the most interesting part. In This Episode (Timestamps) •       0:00 — The cold open: Amplify did the opposite of what I expected •       0:40 — It's been a minute: where the podcast went •       1:30 — Bigger ideas percolating: the mastermind and the "messy middle" •       3:00 — Debuting the ART framework through the Word of the Year workbook •       4:30 — The realization: I was writing a completely different book •       6:00 — 50,000 words, and using my own methodology on myself •       7:30 — What the book actually is: memoir, self-help, how-to •       8:45 — The withhold: cover designed, name locked, November 11 •       10:00 — Back to Amplify: amplifying internally before externally •       12:00 — Why a word, not a resolution — and how it surprises you •       13:30 — Why I wrote it: the prescription I needed for the transition •       15:00 — What's next: more episodes, the reveal, save the date

    Where I've Been (Spoiler: I Wrote a Book)

  7. 29 Mar

    She Nearly Died in a Houston ER. Now, Rayna Reid Rayford Is Building the App Every Black Mother Needs

    At 30 weeks pregnant, Rayna Reid Rayford walked into a Houston ER in excruciating pain. They sent her home. Dehydration, they said. She came back a week later, still in agony. Same diagnosis. Same dismissal. What changed everything? Five physician family members in town for her baby shower. They asked the questions. They demanded the MRI. They found the acute necrotizing appendicitis that would have killed her if she'd been sent home again. She's one of the lucky ones. And she couldn't stop thinking about the ones who aren't. Pregnant and Black launches April 11th during Black Maternal Health Week — a free app connecting Black expectant mothers with culturally competent healthcare advocates who can be virtually present during appointments or emergencies. No insurance required. In this conversation, we cover: Why Harris County is the deadliest place in America for Black women to give birth  What it felt like to be a lawyer with a family of doctors and still not be believed  The Serena and Beyoncé parallel: money doesn't protect you  How the app handles privacy in post-Roe Texas  Why joy — not just safety — is the right word for what Black maternal health should look like And what it costs to build something on top of a trauma App launches April 11th at the Advocacy and Action Benefit Brunch, Westin Houston Downtown. Honoree: LeToya Luckett, founding member of Destiny's Child and maternal health advocate. pregnantandblack.com  @pregnantnblack  @raynareidrayford davidpeck.co  @itsdavidpeck   00:00 — Harris County is the deadliest place in America for Black women to give birth 01:09 — Introducing Rayna Reid Rayford and Pregnant and Black 02:32 — Appendixgate: dismissed twice, saved by a family of doctors 04:21 — What it felt like to be educated, supported, and still not believed 06:47 — The Serena and Beyoncé parallel: money doesn't protect you 07:23 — Is this systemic or regional? (The answer is both) 08:34 — Why pregnancy feels like a silo now — and how the app rebuilds community 09:07 — Legislating against women and the crisis of not being believed 11:31 — From trauma to tech: how she connected the dots 12:54 — Walk-through: what the app experience actually looks like 14:26 — Privacy in post-Roe Texas — how PAB handles your data 15:20 — Launching an app with "Black" in the name right now 17:29 — The Lion King, the circle of life, and why men need to be in this conversation 18:55 — Why joy is the right word — not dignity, not equity 20:07 — If you could change one thing about ER physician training 21:53 — Why representation inside the medical system literally saves lives 23:05 — The personal cost of building on top of a trauma 24:51 — The 22 Questions Lightning Round 28:43 — Where to find the app and how to support Pregnant and Black

    She Nearly Died in a Houston ER. Now, Rayna Reid Rayford Is Building the App Every Black Mother Needs

  8. 6 Mar

    Find Your Word: The Practice That's Kept Me Grounded for a Decade

    For nearly a decade, I've used one word to guide my year. Not as a resolution. As a practice. And it's changed how I make decisions, navigate transitions, and design a life that actually fits. Most "word of the year" practices are aspirational—you pick a word that sounds good, make it your screensaver, and hope it sticks. But by March, you've forgotten about it because it never meant anything real in the first place. This practice is different. It's evidence-based, not aspirational. You're not picking a word you wish you were. You're naming what's already in motion. In this episode, I walk through: Why most word-of-the-year practices don't work How to find a word that's actually yours (built from evidence, not expectation) The ART method: Assemble evidence, Refine the pattern, Try it out How this practice has helped me navigate reinvention after reinvention If you want to do this practice yourself, I created a free guide: Go to davidpeck.co/yourword and you'll get: A beautifully designed 11-page guide that walks you through the ART method A 7-day email series teaching you how to use it Monthly check-ins for a year to help you live with your word This is for you if you're navigating a transition, tired of following frameworks that don't fit, or ready to design a year around who you actually are. Links: Get the free guide: davidpeck.co/yourword Watch on YouTube Follow on Instagram: @itsdavidpeck More episodes: davidpeck.co/podcast Chapters 0:00 - Intro: The one thing that's kept me grounded through every reinvention 0:45 - Why most word-of-the-year practices don't work 2:15 - What makes this practice different (evidence vs. aspiration) 3:30 - How to get started: The free guide 4:15 - The ART framework: Assemble, Refine, Try 5:15 - What you get: 7-day series + monthly check-ins for a year 6:30 - Who this is for + final call to action

    Find Your Word: The Practice That's Kept Me Grounded for a Decade
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🎙️ Welcome to "Inside the Design Studio with David Peck!" Ever wondered how to craft a life as beautiful as your favorite couture piece? Join me, David Peck, as we embark on a journey of holistic design – where art, fashion, and the essence of living converge. 🌟 Podcast Essence: Delve into the art of living well through design, exploring everything from traditional aesthetics to the cosmic realms of astrology and human design. It's about curating a life that's not just aesthetically pleasing but deeply meaningful. 🎤 Episode Vibe: In solo shows, I'll spill the beans on my creative processes – from the celestial insights of astrology to the tangible touch of interior design. Expect a blend of deep dives, a dash of humor, and practical wisdom on crafting a life you adore. 🗣️ Interviews: Embark on conversations with visionaries who've woven unique paths in the tapestry of life. While we may not spill the beans on our dream guests (wink), anticipate engaging dialogues with authors, entrepreneurs, and artists. These interviews are crafted to uncover the fascinating threads that connect their journey with the art of intentional living. Get ready for surprises, insights, and a touch of glam as we explore the myriad ways to design a life worth celebrating. 📚 Book Club/Reviews: Dive into a literary feast that spans genres, from classics to contemporary gems. Our book club panels, featuring diverse voices, explore how literature weaves into the fabric of our unique human experiences. 🎬 Film Discussions: Lights, camera, design! Explore the visual allure of fashion documentaries and stylish films that have left an indelible mark on my creative soul. From Audrey Hepburn classics to Hitchcock's suspenseful elegance, we dissect the visual narratives that inspire. Get ready to design a life that's as vibrant as the garments I create – one episode at a time. Subscribe now and let's unravel the threads of inspiration together! ✨

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