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 […]
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 concluded with the first public presentation of their new commission for Design Miami […]
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Marcel Wanders, a name everyone in design knows. But few comprehend the true breadth and depth of his achievement. The great luminary of Dutch design joined us to relate his early experiences in the field, as a part of the Droog Collective; his entrepreneurial ventures since, including work in product design, hospitality, brand collaborations, and […]
Hilary Sample & Michael Meredith, the founding partners of MOS Architects, are engaged in all of the possible aspects of architecture and design. From education, to writing, to drawing, to fabrication, to objects, to exhibitions, to architecture itself, the two lead an innovative and influential practice that focuses on the expansion of the typology of […]
In 1999 Clémence Krzentowski and her husband Didier founded Galerie Kreo in Paris. It immediately set a template for international design, serving as a “laboratory-space” for a newly ambitious field. Over the years since, Kreo has remained central to design discourse, presenting figures such as Virgil Abloh, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Konstantin Grcic, Hella Jongerius, […]
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Having been director of San Francisco’s 2AES/Center for Critical Architecture, New York’s Storefront for Art & Architecture, and Chicago’s Graham Foundation since 2006, Sarah Herda knows a lot about cities. As the current co-director of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, she will be in discussion with architect and 2021 CAB artistic director David Brown to discuss […]
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Suvi Saloniemi, Chief Curator at Design Museum Helsinki, is an inspirational innovator who often stages encounters between design and other art forms, such as music and contemporary art. She joined us to discuss the new architecture and design museum for Helsinki, currently in development, as well as her thoughts on curatorial response to the events […]
This week, Design in Dialogue offers something different: a three-part interview with the great luminary of Italian design and architecture, Andrea Branzi. In this important series of conversations, Dr. Catharine Rossi – a UK-based design historian, and Professor of Architecture at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) Canterbury – speaks with Branzi about his […]
Malene Barnett is an artist, self-described activist, and authority on the cultural traditions and practices of art in the African diaspora and how it translates into her vision of the modern black experience. From her sculptural ceramic tiles and vessels to mixed media paintings to handwoven rugs, Malene continues to evolve her craft and share […]
Paul Cocksedge, the prolific and innovative British designer, will join us to talk about his process-driven approach to object-making at all scales. Cocksedge generates dramatic and unprecedented forms through acts of ingenious transformation, foregrounding the pure physicality of light, weight, and temperature. In this conversation, he shared insights about his experimental methodology and also reflect […]
