"Spring Dialogues" is the talk show about design and architecture, capturing the most intriguing events of the season, created, curated, and hosted by design historian Dr. Daniella Ohad. In this episode, 'Design,' Ohad hosts:   Sam van Aken on his Tree of 40 Fruits which is presented at the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial, on the intersection of art and nature, and on native, heirloom fruits; Mitchell Joachim, co-founder of Terreform One about the Monarch Butterfly Building, sustainability, and making the world a better place; Anthony Iannacci reveals how New York interior designers and architects live in their own homes; Richard Rabel about the staircase he created at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House, which was largely inspired by the Aesthetic Movement; and Malene Barnett on the Black Artists + Designers Guild, the new organization she has recently founded. Created and hosted by Daniella Ohad, PhD. https://www.daniellaondesign.com/ Hosted by The Elizabeth Collective with collection curated by Maison Gerard. https://www.theelizabeth.nyc/ http://www.maisongerard.com/ Produced by Blue Slate Films https://www.blueslatefilms.com/ Directed by Natalia Bougadellis & Emory Parker Director of Photography Natalia Bougadellis Edited by Emory Parker Camera Operators Melanie St. Clair Morgan Johnson Voiceover Pam Parker Opening sequence courtesy of Olia Mirra, founder of Mirra Studios. http://production.mirrastudio.com/ Original music by Arthur Hernandez https://arthurhernandezmusic.com/ Associate Producer, Tiffany Lucke. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyluckenewyork/ This series was made possible by Rago Arts. https://www.ragoarts.com/