This might be the one sex shop you can walk into with your mother and not feel awkward. When given the brief to design a SoHo storefront for <a href="https://contactsports.co/">Contact Sports</a>, an elevated and experiential sex and wellness destination, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/madelynnringo/">Madelynn Ringo</a> was obviously intrigued. As the founder of her own <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ringostudiodesign/">NYC-based eponymous design studio</a>, working with Contact Sports’ founders Justin and Chelsea Kerzner was a match made in heaven, two disruptive and creative teams collaborating to bring their respective visions to life. Listen to how a vintage aesthetic and cheeky signage can feel totally modern, a locker room feel luxurious, and a brief homage to hockey’s great one, Wayne Gretzky. Season 2 of Once Upon a Project is presented by <a href="https://www.shawcontract.com/en-us">Shaw Contract</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Design Goes to Court

As interior designers, we’re accustomed to celebrating the end of a project. But what about the people and process behind those designs? Once Upon a Project delves into the stories of creating the spaces that we inhabit with the designers who dreamed them up. Join AJ Paron, EVP and Design Futurist of SANDOW Design Group, in unraveling what it takes to bring interior design projects to fruition—from the designer’s inspiration to the setbacks, surprises, and serendipitous events along the way.

Once Upon a Project is part of the SURROUND Podcast Network by SANDOW Design Group—the home of design brands you know and love like Interior Design magazine, Metropolis magazine, Luxe Interiors + Design, Thinklab and more.

See our show notes, and discover more design podcasts at surroundpodcasts.com