Plot Synopsis

MY DESIGN LIFE follows design expert Lisa S. Roberts and her team as they visit museum exhibitions, trade shows, retail stores and designers' studios gathering ideas and inspiration for her upcoming book. Episodes include visits to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the design studios of Harry Allen and Tony Wurman; retail stores such as Design Within Reach and Moss; and restaurants, including David Rockwell's Pod and Christine Liaigre's Buddakan. Along the way, Lisa teaches viewers about the history behind unique designs -- where form and function work in harmony -- including the back stories of the designers and manufacturers who created them.