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  • Manuel Aires Mateus | This Much I Know With Karen McCartney

    September 22, 2026 · 49 min

    Manuel Aires Mateus on doubt, memory and the life of a building. In Lisbon, est living's Editorial Director, Karen McCartney, sits down with Portuguese architect Manuel Aires Mateus to explore the ideas that have shaped one of the most…

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    June 10, 2026 · 43 min

    In the first of our international episodes, McCartney visits John Pawson at his Notting Hill home for an edifying conversation on his lifelong commitment to reduction, necessity and simplicity in design. Pawson recalls his upbringing in…

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    March 27, 2026 · 43 min

    In this episode, Karen McCartney sits down with Flack Studio founder and principal David Flack. From the designer's designer’s Fitzroy studio, which he calls “a giant 3D business card,” Flack looks back at the inventive material approach…

  • Casey Brown Architecture & Fiona Spence | This Much I Know with Karen McCartney

    September 29, 2025 · 34 min

    In this episode, we revisit Babylon, the home of Fiona Spence and Morris Lyda. Here, Karen McCartney speaks with Casey Brown Architecture founder Rob Brown and Spence about their eight-year collaboration to revive the 1960s house and…

  • Clare Cousins Architects | This Much I Know with Karen McCartney

    June 24, 2025 · 38 min

    Architect and founder of her namesake studio, Clare Cousins, welcomes Karen McCartney into her newly completed Melbourne home, where she explores her affinity for honest materials and integrated garden rooms, while considering…

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    March 17, 2025 · 37 min

    Richards Stanisich founders and architects Jonathan Richards and Kirsten Stanisich sit down with Karen McCartney in Stanisich’s home to discuss designing emotionally resonant spaces, resisting trends while evolving aesthetically, and the…

  • Fiona Lynch Office | This Much I Know with Karen McCartney

    December 19, 2024 · 49 min

    Founder of her eponymous interior design studio, Fiona Lynch, invites Karen McCartney into her Melbourne home for our latest podcast episode. The pair reflect on Lynch's impetus for unconventional ideas and flexibility in design…

  • Studio Prineas | This Much I Know with Karen McCartney

    September 29, 2024 · 37 min

    Studio Prineas principal Eva-Marie Prineas reflects on 20 years of building an authentic and sustainable architecture practice focused on relationships, problem-solving, and creating lasting design solutions for everyday life. Learn more…

  • Hecker Guthrie | This Much I Know with Karen McCartney

    March 28, 2024 · 52 min

    Hecker Guthrie founding principals Paul Hecker and Hamish Guthrie reflect on their contrasting and complementary approaches to interiors, how they emphasise the spatial experience, and design for adaptability and comfort. This Much I Know…

  • Kennedy Nolan | This Much I Know with Karen McCartney

    December 19, 2023 · 56 min

    Recorded while sitting in one of their latest projects, Kennedy Nolan founders and principal architects Rachel Nolan and Patrick Kennedy discuss how buildings can engage the imagination, the impact of colour and memory, and designing homes…

  • Arent&Pyke | This Much I Know with Karen McCartney

    November 8, 2023 · 42 min

    A design dialogue with Arent&Pyke founders and principal designers Juliette Arent & Sarah-Jane Pyke on how they interact with their clients, creating moments of pleasure, inspiring elements and the flow of family life. Learn more about…

  • John Wardle | This Much I Know with Karen McCartney

    November 8, 2023 · 30 min

    A design dialogue with Wardle founder and architect John Wardle in his own home explores his endless curiosity for the rhythms of living, working and learning and how the architect’s passion for finer details transcends all scales of…

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About the show

est living presents the podcast series: This Much I Know, hosted by editorial director and design commentator Karen McCartney in dialogue with globally renowned architects and designers. est living is a global design resource showcasing the best in architecture, interiors and products.