Phones at the ready, headphones out and volume up: The Modern House Podcast is here.

Today, we launch a new podcast in which The Modern House co-founder Matt Gibberd invites guests from the worlds of design, architecture and the creative industries to share their top three favourite homes in the world – think of it as a sort of Desert Island Discs for design lovers.

In each episode, we’ll be exploring the ways a well-designed
space can enhance your life and ultimately make you happier. Some of the homes
we discuss are architectural marvels, some have deep emotional resonance for
our guests, while others are singled out for charming quirks or minute details
– together forming a varied look at the ways homes hold significance in our
lives.

Our guest for the first episode is Rosa Park, founding editor of
Cereal magazine, a biannual publication dedicated to thoughtful travel and
lifestyle stories and known for its pared-back aesthetic. Rosa was
born in Seoul, grew up between Korea and Canada, studied in Boston and worked
in New York before settling in Bath, Somerset, where she now presides over the
magazine, a series of travel guides and her latest venture, art gallery
Francis.

Tune in to hear Rosa talk about how she got Cereal off the ground, why beige is her favourite colour and why she doesn’t define home as being about a place. Plus, hear why Rosa’s picked Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, Vincent Van Duysen’s home in Antwerp and her parents’ home in Seoul as her top three picks.

We’ll be releasing more episodes with the likes of architects Jonathan Tuckey and Ab Rogers, designers Faye Toogood and Wayne Hemingway and entrepreneurs, such as Cubitts founder Tom Broughton, in the coming weeks. Make sure to subscribe, rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Happy listening.