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 […]
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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 […]
Mariana Pestana, an architect and independent curator based in Portugal, spoke about past and future projects, including her work within the collective The Decorators and plans for the forthcoming Istanbul Design Biennial. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design in Dialogue is a series of online […]
Marianne Goebl, currently Managing Director of the Finnish furniture company Artek and formerly director of Design Miami/, highlighted relevant aspects of her company’s modernist history and offered a candid account of her thinking on sustainability and economies of scale. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design […]
Kate Wagner, aka @mcmansionhell, whose witty and perceptive writings on architecture, urban space, and domesticity have earned her a wide following, explored the worst and best of 21st century architecture. Watch the conversation here: About Design in Dialogue Inaugurated on April 1, 2020, Design in Dialogue is a series of online interviews hosted […]
Leo Warner, 59 Productions. The company’s founding director revealed the process behind his firm’s multidisciplinary design work—from the blockbuster V&A exhibition “David Bowie Is,” to architectural projections and theatrical productions, to new horizons in the domain of virtual reality. Case studies by 59 Productions can be found here: http://bit.ly/37mJDWJ Watch the conversation here: […]
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Gaetano Pesce may well be the most influential living designer. Since the 1960s he has originated numerous strategies that are now pervasive in the discipline, including speculative design, mass customization, and figurative architecture. We spoke with the great provocateur about his long and fascinating career, and got his thoughts on the challenges of the present […]
Mark McDonald, the legendary design dealer rightly described by the New York Times as “Mr. Modernism,” shared stories from his pioneering career at Fifty/50 gallery and beyond. We focused particularly on his work with Frank Lloyd Wright, Ray Eames, Leza McVey, Sam Kramer and Art Smith. Watch the conversation here: About Design in […]
