Eliza Starbuck, freelance designer and mother, joins our hostess Alessandra Iavarone on this week's episode of Growing Good. Today, Alessandra and Eliza are talking about balancing motherhood with a professional career. Tune in to hear about Eliza's dedication to sustainable fashion design, how she had to leave her own company in order to take care of her daughter, and some helpful tips for designing clothes for children. How does Eliza manage to spend time with her daughter amongst all of her work? Tune in to hear about the life of a freelance design mom! This program has been brought to you by Whole Foods.

"In fashion, there's no real sustainability...To me, it was important to source fabrics on the local market."

"Another miracle about having kids is that you go through so many phases that you can mark with the growth of your child and the way they change, and the way that you respond to the phases of theirs."

-- Eliza Starbuck on Growing Good

Welcome to another installment of Burning Down the House, your weekly source for architecture and design discussion. On this week's episode, Curtis B. Wayne talks about his recent review of Viollet-le-Duc's critical book, Discourses on Architecture, and how le-Duc outlines efficiency, form, and function. Curtis ponders the idea of a secession from formalism due to some of these ideas. Hear Curtis read from the sixth of the Discourses on Architecture. The selection focuses on the difference between style and fashion in the case of copper vases (see figures below). Tune in to hear how the writings of le-Duc are still relevant in the architectural realm, and why there is a need to increase the architectural literacy of the public today. This episode has been brought to you by White Oak Pastures.

"That kind of architectural criticism [in the style of Nicolai Ouroussoff] doesn't really cut it anymore because at it's highest level, architecture has become even more complicated than ever before."

-- Curtis B. Wayne on Burning Down the House

On this week's Growing Good, Alessandra Maria Iavarone is interviewing eco-model Summer Rayne Oakes. Summer Rayne has used her modeling career to push sustainability within the realms of fashion and style. In 2009, she authored the book Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion and Beauty, which addresses green fashion from the consumer end. Recently, Summer Rayne has started Source for Style, a company that sources textiles directly from suppliers. Learn why Summer Rayne believes that transparency is of utmost importance in the fashion industry. Tune in to hear about some of Summer Rayne's other sustainable fashion initiatives with Payless and Toyota. Summer Rayne also touches on the importance of biodiversity, and the prevalence of GMOs in our food system. This program has been brought to you by Roberta's.

"No one's going to win in this sustainability race within fashion, whether your the tortoise or the hare, because we can't agree on what the starting line is in the first place."

"I really love working with brands that are either at the cutting-edge, or are making that first step towards making change within their brand lines."

-- Summer Rayne Oakes on Growing Good