Ep. 146: Roman Alonso of Commune Design

<p>Principal of Commune Design, Roman Alonso grew up in Caracas Venezuela, often traveling around in a motorhome with his family to escape to nature, before moving to Miami as a teenager. He attended Boston University, with the underlying fantasy of getting to New York. After college, he got a job at Barney’s in New York, wrote for the style section of <em>The New York Times</em>, and started a publishing company, Greybull Press. Commune was founded in 2004 in Los Angeles and since then Roman and partner Steven Johanknecht have grown it into a vibrant community of creatives, a Commune Shop, and impressive international hospitality projects, including many Ace Hotels, that have the adventurous, warm spirit Roman brings to everything he does.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.cleverpodcast.com/blog/ep-146-roman-alonso" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Images, links and more from Roman Alonso!</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Many thanks to this episode’s sponsors:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dunn-Edwards&nbsp;</strong></p><p>The <a href="http://www.dunnedwards.com/clever" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dunn-Edwards</a> Emerging Professionals Design Competition is calling all emerging professionals, currently enrolled students of architecture and interior design! This is the time to practice your developing skills in commercial and residential design categories and get rewarded. Two grand prize winners will each receive $3,000 cash. Beginner and advanced levels are encouraged to apply.&nbsp;Submit now through August 6 at <a href="https://emergingprofessionalsprogram.com/?utm_source=media&amp;utm_medium=clever_podcast&amp;utm_campaign=EPP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">emergingprofessionalsprogram.com</a> to earn your bragging rights!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Storyblocks</strong></p><p>Video can be expensive and time-consuming, and that’s where Storyblocks can do the heavy lifting. Whether you’re a new or experienced creator, or part of a creative team, Storyblocks will help you b