Rafael de Cárdenas: Taste, Craft, and the Accidents That Built a Studio

Podcast: Compelling with Katy Wellesley Wesley · Katy Wellesley Wesley

Opublikowano: 2026-03-19

What happens to taste when algorithms stop us discovering anything unexpected? In this episode of Compelling, host Katy Wellesley-Wesley sits down with New York-based designer and creative director Rafael de Cárdenas for a wide-ranging conversation on the forces shaping culture, luxury, and design right now. Rafael traces a non-linear path from Calvin Klein to architecture school and, ultimately, a multidisciplinary studio practice spanning interiors, architecture, art advisory, and brand work. Along the way, they discuss everything from pop culture to the development of personal identity. They also chat about The Hoffman Process and wh...