Iris Van Herpen is an unparalleled innovator in the fashion domain, celebrated for her explorations of technology in relation to the body. In this conversation hosted by Glenn Adamson, she discussed a series of wide-ranging recent collaborations, including with Benthem Crouwel Architects, choreographer Damien Jalet, and the scientists at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. […]
As a founding partner of the critically-acclaimed architecture studio Work AC with her husband architect Dan Wood, and the first female dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture Planning & Preservation, Amale Andraos is one of the foremost practitioners and thinkers in the fields of architecture and architectural education. Hosted by Stephen Burks, our […]
We are honored to welcome to Design in Dialogue Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, who has made Chatsworth – one of Britain’s most significant stately homes – an important platform for contemporary art and design. Hosted by Glenn Adamson, the conversation was joined by Marc Benda as a guest for this conversation, which set […]
Read More… from Design in Dialogue #42: Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire
Conceived as a project exploring design as social practice, Deem‘s first issue, Designing For Dignity, reads like a manifesto on the future through the lenses of empathy, collective consciousness, and collaboration. Stephen Burks was in dialogue with two of Deem Journal’s three founders, Marquise Stillwell and Nu Goteh, to better understand their ambitious goals: to […]
Read More… from Design in Dialogue #41: Marquise Stillwell and Nu Goteh (Deem Journal)
Berlin-based impresario Matylda Krzykowski is reinventing the very foundations of design and its curation. Her transdisciplinary, geographically mobile practice includes installations, choreography, TV game shows, theater and many other experimental formats, always undertaken with an eye towards progressive ethics. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design […]
Joseph Walsh has established his prolific and inventive design studio in an unusually rustic place: his family’s farm in County Cork, Ireland. In his conversation with Glenn Adamson, Walsh reflected on the experience of building his creative team there, and the ideas behind his beguilingly elaborate and beautifully engineered furniture. Watch the conversation here: […]
Based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Nigerian-American designer Ini Archibong has developed a diverse portfolio of furniture, timepieces, and editioned objects. His practice draws from popular musical references, spiritual traditions, and arts of performance. Hosted by Stephen Burks, the conversation traced his arc from business studies to design practice and the hybrid output of his studio. […]
Lidewij Edelkoort, renowned trend forecaster and curator, has long been at the cutting-edge of design thinking. She shared her often provocative, sometimes counterintuitive, yet always persuasive view of the future – including the new possibilities that the volatile year of 2020 has unleashed. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on […]
Gus Casely-Hayford, inaugural director of V&A East, talked about plans for this forthcoming expansion project of the world’s leading museum of art, design and performance. He also explored with us the challenges facing not just his own institution, but the whole cultural sector, as the imperative to reach diverse audiences becomes ever more urgently felt. […]
Norman Teague is a Chicago-based designer and educator who focuses on the complexity of urbanism and the culture of communities. Our conversation focuses on the ethical dimension of design, particularly the need for raising consciousness about race and diversity both in professional and educational contexts. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue […]
Michael Anastassiades is one of the world’s leading lighting designers, acclaimed for his rigorously calibrated, sculptural sensibility. In our conversation, Anastassiades discussed his approach to form and the role of illumination, as well as his collaboration with family-run production workshops worldwide. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated in April 2020 […]
Read More… from Design in Dialogue #34: Michael Anastassiades
Zhu Pei, one of China’s leading architects, has achieved world recognition for his focus on “methods to connect process to product.” He spoke in-depth about his work, focusing particularly on the innovations of his vaulted Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum (2020). Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, […]
Craig Wilkins is a leading scholar of African Americans in the field of architecture; his work explores the rich contributions of often-ignored practitioners of color. He shared his insights on the relationship between race and urban space, and creative strategies that he described as ‘hip hop architecture’ – beginning from his observation that ‘in the […]
Rosanne Somerson, President of the Rhode Island School of Design, explained how one of America’s leading art schools is facing up to the unprecedented challenges of the past months. We also spoke about her own career as a path-breaking furniture maker and designer, and her viewpoint on cutting-edge developments in that field, many of which […]
Curator Renny Ramakers has said, “I have always believed in the necessity to reimagine today’s world, to offer alternative perspectives, and in the power of art as a catalyst to create social change.” In this conversation, Ramakers shared insights from her hugely influential career, from the formation of the design collective Droog in the early […]
