Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design in Dialogue is a series of online interviews hosted alternately by curator and historian Glenn Adamson (Wednesdays) and designer Stephen Burks (Fridays). Conversations are held on Zoom for 1 hour, beginning at 11am Eastern Standard Time, including a participatory Q&A. Please join leading voices from the field — designers, makers, critics, and curators — as they discuss their work and ideas.
Future Guests
Wednesday December 2: gt2P – Great Things to People – is a design collective based in Santiago, Chile. Tune in to hear about their experiments in parametric crafting, using such essential physical forces as heat, gravity, and mathematical curvature to shape their designs. The conversation will conclude with the first public presentation of their new commission for Design Miami District: “Conscious Actions,” an innovative play structure that also teaches lessons about action and reaction. RSVP HERE
Friday December 4: Maria Cornejo’s clothes have a sleek sophistication and a visionary sense of surprise. Her independent fashion brand Zero, was established in 1998 with a pioneering point of view that developed new ways of cutting fabrics based on simple geometric forms and minimum waste. Championed by forward thinking women worldwide, Maria’s long-term commitment to responsible design and local manufacturing has helped draw attention to sustainability throughout the American fashion industry. RSVP HERE
List of past episode recordings:
Episode 10: Alexandra Cunningham Cameron
Episode 12: Alice Stori Liechtenstein & Marlène Huissoud
Episode 15: Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn
Episode 16: Monica Obniski, Darrin Alfred, Bobbye Tigerman
Episode 26: Leo Warner, 59 Productions
Episode 34: Michael Anastassiades
Episode 36: Gus Casely-Hayford
Episode 40: Matylda Krzykowski
Episode 41: Marquise Stillwell and Nu Goteh
Episode 42: Duke of Devonshire
Episode 50: Byron and Dexter Peart
Episode 51: Dan Barber and Gregg Moore
Episode 53: Simone LeAmon and Ewan McEoin
Episode 57: Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu (SO-IL)
Episode 58: Pedro Reyes & Carla Fernández
Episode 60: Billie Tsien & Tod Williams
Episode 65: Washington Fajardo
Episode 72: Andrea Branzi Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Episode 74: Sarah Herda and David Brown
Episode 75: Clémence Krzentowski
