By Design: A Weekend in New Orleans

Year 2025Episode 2090 minMai 18, 2025
By Design: A Weekend in New Orleans

WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS: Lee Cowan has a history of New Orleans and the resilience of the people who live there. 

EASY DOES IT: Michelle Miller, former first lady of New Orleans and CBS SATURDAY MORNING co-host, is our guide to some of the city's most iconic designs, including ironwork, bead art and streetcars.

BEYOND GUMBO: How do you take the classic New Orleans cuisine and make it even better? Mo Rocca met two James Beard Award-winning chefs who have some ideas.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Actor Christian Bale played a superhero in film as Batman. Now, Tracy Smith discovered, he's a superhero to orphaned siblings because of the community he helped design.

HEART AND SOLE: Nike's Air Jordan sneaker turns 40 this year. We celebrate the design of the iconic shoe with Luke Burbank.

HIDE AND SEEK: Nancy Giles goes in search of hidden rooms – and finds them where you'd least expect.

INSIDE OUT: David Pogue reports on the popularity of taking the inside out, creating luxurious outdoor spaces. 

SUITING UP: Southern gentlemen know all about the beauty of the seersucker suit and its connection to New Orleans – including Louisiana native Jamie Wax. 

ITALY: Seth Doane takes us to Italy for a look at its magical peaked Trulli houses.

FLOWER POWER!: Jonathan Vigliotti is in Hawaii for a story on the beauty, design and history of leis.

By Design: A Weekend in New Orleans has aired on Mai 18, 2025 at 09:00
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