The Agati Video Podcast Agati Furniture

For today's episode of the podcast, I have the opportunity to talk with the man himself: my dad, founder of Agati Furniture, Joe Agati Sr. I've had the opportunity to host many conversations here on the podcast, and I'm especially excited to share some behind-the-scenes and stories from his decades of experience here at Agati.

In our conversation, we explore how Joe moved from creating sculptures and fantasy furniture pieces to developing public space furniture, how human behavior influences furniture design, some interesting behind-the-scenes on the development of our Hampton and POD collections, and more.

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For today's episode of the podcast, I had the opportunity to talk with Joseph Goetz, Operations Manager at Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) in Rock Island County, Illinois. We had the opportunity work with them recently, and you can see the installation here.
Since 1935, the Quad Cities International Airport has worked to connect travelers across the country with customer service at the forefront. Serving over 500,000 passengers each year, the airport has become a pivotal connecting point to nine major hubs across the nation.
In our conversation, we dove deep into the details of his role at the airport, why aviation has been a lifelong passion for him, how they are working to ensure supply can meet demand, future-focused initiatives the airport is working on to keep interest in aviation training high, and much more.
This was an interesting episode. Check it out!

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👉  Check out the show notes for this episode: https://www.agati.com/blog/josephgoetz

"We want to give every passenger the opportunity to wind down or plug in, whatever they need." - John Groves
For today's episode of the podcast, I had the opportunity to talk with John Groves, Senior Interior Designer with AECOM, one of the most trusted infrastructure consulting firms, partnering with their clients to solve complex challenges in a variety of industries. John has been in the design industry for multiple decades.
In our conversation, we discussed how John got started in transportation design, what a recomposure space is in an airport, why they are designing aviation spaces more like living rooms, what it looks like to meet traveler needs in today's world, and so much more.
John had so much great insight. Check it out!

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👉  Check out the show notes for this episode: https://www.agati.com/blog/johngroves

"We don't know what children are coming into these spaces with. We need to create environments where they feel safe." - Jill Seitz

For today's episode of the podcast, I had the opportunity to talk with Jill Seitz, a Senior Interior Designer at Moody Nolan, the largest African American owned design firm in the country with more than 330 employees and 12 office locations across the U.S. Jill has been there over 30 years and has a wide variety of experience and insight to bring to our conversation today.

In our conversation, we discussed how the passion for interior design started when Jill was just ten years old, how her role has changed over the years at Moody Nolan (she now focuses solely on furniture, which we think is pretty great!), trends she's been seeing in K-12 and Higher Education spaces to increase connection, and so much more.

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👉  Check out the show notes for this episode: https://www.agati.com/blog/jillseitz

Welcome back to the Agati Video Podcast, a space where Joe Agati, COO & Director of Design here at Agati Furniture, hosts conversations with designers, architects, and difference-makers to bring inspiration and education to your work.

“The work we do really does make a difference in the built environment. We get to connect worlds, literally.” – Derrick Choi

For today’s episode of the podcast, we had the opportunity to talk with Derrick Choi, Regional Aviation Leader at Gensler. Derrick is an award-winning architect and infrastructure planning professional with two decades of experience working on challenging international aviation, transportation, infrastructure, and public assembly projects in Asia, North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

In this episode, we discussed Derrick’s lifelong interest in both aviation and architecture, the future of aviation, the predictions for business and leisure travel after COVID-19, the importance of incorporating local culture in airport spaces, how a design project lasting 16-years has kept up with new technology, and so much more.

This was a great conversation. Check it out!

Show Notes: https://www.agati.com/blog/derrickchoi/

"It got to the point that we needed not just a renovated library, but a reconstructed library." - Frank Allen

For today's episode of the podcast, we have the opportunity to talk with Frank Allen, Senior Associate Director of the John C Hitt Library at the University of Central Florida. Frank has been at UCF since 1998 and has involvement with the CORE division of the American Library Association. He also previously served as co-editor for a resource guide on planning library buildings and learning spaces. He's an expert and we're honored to have him here on the podcast!

In this episode, we talk about the decades-long rebuilding process of the John C Hitt Library, creating a 21st-century library, what trends Frank has noticed from students in recent years, what they've learned about the importance of durability, and so much more.

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