I had the idea for the show like a year and a half, two years ago. And it was all about the things that I didnt like about TV. I was trying to create a positive solution for it. And it actually worked. – Genevieve Gorder
The Deep South has a completely different history, both good and bad, that is fascinating for everybody. It makes people work together who usually dont, and that sounds like a cliche in so many ways, but it actually happened… and it happened because of a beautiful idea. – Genevieve Gorder
Its about the power of design and the power of the human spirit. Its above paying anybody to do something stupid for money like reality television does – like ambushing people. – Genevieve Gorder
I think taking design out of the studio and really having a relationship with the people that youre making it for really convinced me of how powerful a thing design is. Its not just an aesthetic decoration. – Genevieve Gorder
So, to really execute design in its highest form and making people feel joy, thats a great reward. – Genevieve Gorder
That was always my frustration with so many of these shows, because design is not an ambush… its a relationship. You have to know how people move and live and work to be able to design for them. – Genevieve Gorder
Design can have such a positive impact on the way people live and on their relationships and moods. – Genevieve Gorder
Being on Oprah? You realize that there are a couple of types of audience members. There are like the cult people in the audience who are just crying before she gets on. And then there are the people who are playing it cool. I definitely was somewhere in the middle. – Genevieve Gorder
