dash design, a leading New York-based interior design and brand-consulting firm, today announced it has created a new podcast: dash Chat©. The 30-minute quarterly interview series will be hosted by David Ashen, principal and founder of dash design, and will serve as a platform to talk about topics of interest with noted brand development, design experts and other industry thought leaders. The first podcast will launch on July 25 at 9:00 a.m. ET with guest Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, editor-in-chief of Hospitality Design magazine, discussing “The New Hospitality Landscape: Brand Confusion in Hospitality.”
“The podcast is not a vanity project,” says Ashen. “Our aim is to inform, host interesting conversations, and highlight topics of interest to the interior design and brand development communities. As such, we are developing segments on critical subjects, as well as booking industry experts who are making a significant impact in our business.”
Ashen continues, “Stacy Shoemaker Rauen exemplifies our guest model. She is a true leader in the hospitality field and has a 360-degree view on the shifts in today’s marketplace, so listeners will be able to gain insight from her unique point of view.”
“When David asked me to be his guest, I immediately said yes,” says Rauen, who was recently named to Folio’s 2016 class of Top Women in Media. “I think dash Chat© will be a great educational and inspirational tool for the industry, and I’m so honored to be his first guest.”
All podcasts will be taped and available live on dash design’s website, www.dashdesign.net. The shows will also be shared socially on dash design’s LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter pages.
About dash design
Founded in 2002 by David Ashen, dash design is a New York and Miami-based interior design and brand consulting firm specializing in hospitality and retail projects. Known for its ability to tailor each project to answer its clients’ specific business needs, the firm’s design team updates spaces and reinvents brands throughout the US and overseas.
Clients include brand leaders and Fortune 500 companies from all over the world including Shanghai, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Philadelphia, Cleveland, New York City and Aruba. Among the recent high-profile projects to dash design’s credit are: the design and rollout of Godiva locations worldwide; Tempur-Pedic’s new global retail store concept; the multi-million renovation of the The Hotel Commonwealth; W Hotels; Mikimoto’s flagship store in Hong Kong; Urban Farmer restaurant in Philadelphia; and restaurants at the Mandarin Oriental in Shanghai. dash design has received many awards, including the "2014 Gold Key Award" (International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show®), “One of Ten to Watch” (New York Magazine), “Retail Store of the Year” for its work with Godiva (Chain Store Age), “Wave of the Future” (Hospitality Design), “1st Place in Home Goods” (VM&SD; International Store Design Competition) and “Rising Star in Interior Design” (Fashion Group International).
dash design’s work has been featured in Interior Design magazine, The New York Times, the Commercial Observer, Hotel Business Design, Hotel Interactive, Huffington Post, Hospitality Design, Boutique Design, Contract, ABCnews.com and Paper Magazine. David Ashen has been interviewed by Bloomberg Radio, MarketWatch Radio and many other leading media outlets for his thoughts on design, brand development and business. He has also written for Hotel Business Review, CEO Magazine and Chain Store Age. To learn more, visit www.dashdesign.net or follow on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
