Why Outdoor Design Is Just As Important As Indoor Design With Guest Wambui Ippolito

Interior Design with Kandrac and Kole

In this episode, award-winning landscape designer and horticulturist Wambui Ippolito highlights essential links between outdoor and indoor design. “It’s the garden, the person, and the way that person lives.”

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

1. Design is about the “totality” of a project. Bridging the inside and the outside creates the experience.

2. If you don’t know where to begin gardening, planting herbs such as sage, lavender and rosemary is a good place to start.

3. Nature is a great healer and having a beautiful garden creates a feeling of peace and calm.

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KANDRAC & KOLE BIOVoted one of “Atlanta's Top 20 Residential Interior Designers” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Kandrac & Kole Interior Designs is an acclaimed design firm with two decades of experience serving residential and commercial clients. Their work has been featured in leading publications across the US.

Since 2005, Joann and Kelly have built a respected partnership. They are renowned for their dynamic personalities, distinctive use of color, and unique custom designs. Frequently invited to share their insights at industry events and on design panels, they are recognized as diligent business operators who remain approachable and genuine, radiating constant positive energy.

In 2018, they used their infectious energy to launch their podcast, “Inside Design with Kandrac & Kole.” This lively, weekly conversation, where Joann and Kelly share design and industry insights, became so popular that they introduced a series of bonus episodes, “The Inside Scoop with Joann and Kelly,” in 2024.

Their dedication to the power of interior design also extends to their charity work throughout the U.S. and Guatemala.

WAMBUI IPPOLITO BIOWambui Ippolito is an award-winning landscape designer and horticulturist who in 2021 was named one of “11 Revolutionary Female Landscape Designers and Architects Everyone Should Know" by Veranda Magazine.

Heavily influenced by her early years in Kenya and a life filled with worldwide travel, Wambui has become one of the most sought-after garden designers in the country. In addition to her landscape design work, she lectures widely both in the United States and internationally.

Wambui specializes in fine estate gardening, with an emphasis on designing for humans and their pets. She views Nature as the greatest healer and seeks to make her gardens elegant and curative. Wambui is also a trained horticulturist, having graduated from the New York Botanical Garden’s School of Professional Horticulture.

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QUOTES

1. Funny quote: “Once you’ve seen a woman take her bra off without removing her shirt, it makes sense why they should be in charge of things.” – @thisislibertyroad on Insta

2. Serious quote: “I am woman – hear me roar!... Nature gives to us all in equal measure.” – Wambui Ippolito