On the Wall Podcast

We speak with Ashley Wilson, the creator of ‘At Home With Ashley’, a successful DIY Home Decor Blog. She talks to us about her colorful style and tells us about what sparked her love of interiors in the 3rd grade. We learn how she created a successful blog that became her and her husband’s full time job and how she navigates the negativity that can sometimes come with a popular social media account.

In this episode, we speak with Katie O’Shea, an artist and surface pattern designer from Northern California. She tells us about her history, her long absence from the art world as she focused on family and motherhood and what she did to make a come back almost 20 years later. See the Katie’s wallpaper collection here.

On this episode, we talk with Richard Capp, the CEO and Co-Founder of Milton & King. He discusses his upbringing on a farm in rural NSW Australia, the formation of the sibling-owned company and life as small business owner in the wallpaper industry.

In this episode, we speak with Jewel Marlowe. Jewel is a Washington D.C.-based interior designer with bold, glamorous and eclectic tastes. We talk about her style, how she educated herself and how she went from D.I.Y.er working on her own home to starting her own successful interior design business.

In this episode we speak with Alischa Herrmann, Founding Director of Bespoke Letterpress in Australia. We learn how she went from being a graphic designer working for a Hollywood studio to being a married mother of four children, owning and operating a leading international letterpress studio. See the Bespoke Letterpress wallpaper collection here.

Kenneth King joins us for episode 6. Ken is the artist behind Kingdom Home, an independent Australian creative studio that offers a unique range of wallpaper and fabric designs. We discuss growing up in Hong Kong, his difficulties adapting to the Australian education system and how he navigated his way to becoming an artist. We also dive into his versatile range of designs including where he derives his love of the macabre. See the Kingdom Home wallpaper collection here.

In episode 5, we speak with Silvana Azzi Heras, the Creative Director of House of Heras design studio in Sydney, Australia. We discuss her rich history in the film industry, her impressions of NYC and dive into her new collection of wallpapers with Milton & King. See the House of Heras wallpaper collection here.

In episode 4, we speak with French Canadian commercial wallpaper designer, Catherine Marion. She joins us from New Zealand where she’s been living a very nomadic lifestyle for the past 5 years. We discuss how she got her start, how she discovered her unique style and how she manages to be creative on the road. See Catherine Marion’s wallpaper designs here.

In episode 3, we speak with Australian Surface Pattern Designer and illustrator Brook Gossen, who just launched a new collection of fun, colorful, feel-good designs. She tells us about the importance of exercising creative muscles and continuing her education after spending some time outside of the art world. Check out Brook’s wallpaper designs here.

In our 2nd episode, we speak with British illustrator and pattern designer Jacqueline Colley, known for her quirky and playful style. Calling in from London, she tells us about her experiences in fashion, how she made the transition to wallpaper and some of the growing pains and challenges she has overcome as an artist. See Jacqueline’s designs here.

In our premiere episode, we speak with Australian artist Bethany Linz, a wallpaper and textile designer who has developed some of Milton & King’s most popular wallpaper and fabric designs.

See Bethany’s designs here.