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This is the last episode before a bit of a holiday break (it’s called self-care) and to close this first section of the podcast we are having a beer and talking to Kristian Dyankov, a product designer from Bulgaria currently living, working and growing in Rotterdam. A close personal friend of mind, I’m excited to bring you some insight into Kris’ journey. 

On this interview we spoke about:

• Kris's experience at 3 different formal institutions
• His time working in sales in a language he had not yet mastered
• Learning from others
• Working across silos, designers+scientists
  
  

Want to learn more about Kris? You should because he is awesome so here are some links:
Website
Linkedin
Instagram
Kris’ book recommendation ‘The Win Without Pitching Manifesto

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In this week’s episode I’m bringing you Linda Bonney, a podcaster, podcast editor and producer, mother of 3, survivor, natural born interviewer and lover of conversations. Linda’s journey into podcasting was bumpy but podcasting helped her connect to herself and now help other realise their podcasting goals. 

On this very fun interview we spoke about:

• How she taught herself how to podcast
• The importance of umm’s and pauses in a podcast episode
• The value of conversations, silence and listening as a superpower
• How we are all different and we all belong
  
  

Want to learn more about Linda? Here are some links:
Instagram
Questioning the Normal with Linda Bonney

Here are a few links to topics we touched during the podcast
Toy designer Cas Holman and her Geemo

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In this week’s episode I’m talking to Georgina Henry, a graphic design student from England and Luxemburg living in Rotterdam. Another face-to-face interview where we talk about being rejected by all the design schools she applied to and how an artistic residency in Berlin and the experience of sharing a studio with others helped her develop a portfolio to then get into her first choice schools.

On this very fun interview we spoke about:

• Her experience at the Willem de Kooning Academy
• Screen printing and the word ‘squeegee
• Developing a portfolio during an artistic residency
• Her mom as her greatest teacher and more! 
  
  

Want to learn more about Georgie? Here are some links:
 Website
Instagram
Berlin Art Institute Residency Program
quickanddirty.nu

Here are a few more recommendations of things we talked about during the show:
The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm
The plantation of our ancestors podcast (In Dutch)

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This week I’m talking with a person who was key to the creation of this podcast and the voice you listen at the beginning of this episode saying the same of the podcast, Arimit Bhattacharya. Now in the Netherlands for over 3 years studying Graphic Design at the Willem de Kooning Academy, his journey started long before and he wants to tell us about it and we’ll rant at each other like we always do.

On this very fun interview we spoke about:

• Moving from India to The Netherlands
• The importance of research when developing a product
• Critical usage of technology
• Why you can’t just slap an app on every problem
• Talking to a rubber duck and more! 
  
  

Want to learn more about Arimit? Here are some links:
Website
LinkedIn
Instagram
Behance
CV

Arimit’s recommendation was fellow Designer Molly Mielke, check her out! Here are Molly’s Website, Twitter, Linkedin and Newsletter

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This week we have Esther Ciganda on the pod. Daughter of immigrants and an immigrant now herself, she is an athlete, a teacher, a podcaster and a multi-passionate business mentor who wants to teach teachers how to make a little bit more income on the side and more.

On this very fun interview we spoke about:

• The life changing decision she made laying on a Mexican beach
• The hidden Spanish treasurer in Boise, Idaho
• Her goals a business coach
• How she learned to be the teacher who empowers students 
• Her two podcast ‘Teach, Lauch, Create’ and ‘The Immigrant All Around’ and more! 
  
  

Want to learn more about Esther? Reach out to her, she is not shy!
Here are some links:
Instagram
Her Website
The Immigrant All Around Podcast
Teach Lauch Create Podcast
Enseña. Crea. Empodera en Facebook
Esther en Twitter
The Teacher to Entrepreneur Kit by Esther
Esther on Clubhouse

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For this week’s episode, I spoke to Naomi Jansen who is currently finishing her studies to become a Fine Arts Teacher. A very meta episode where we talk about what it’s like to learn how to teach, we spoke about:

• Naomi’s motivation to start a new study
• How finances influence her decision
• What it's like to create a creative assignment for students and more!

Curious about Naomi and her journey? Here are some links:
Instagram
Her Website

Naomi’s book recommendations:
Teaching to Transgress by Bell Hooks
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For this week’s episode, you’ll listen to an interview with Owais Haji. A fashion designer (and podcaster) from Pakistan currently working in Australia, Owais will share with us in this episode:

• His experience with formal education
• The importance of honouring informal education and skills being passed down through generations
• The teachings of his incredible Dean of Design 
• Why asking, “who is this for?” is so important and more! 

Curious about Owais and his work? Here are some links:
Instagram
E-mail
His podcast ‘Binge Box’ , the show that answers your "what are you watching?", 'what should watch' , "what to read" and "what podcast do you listen to" questions

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This was one of the first episodes I recorded, with the wonderful paper artist Karen Fernández from Indigo Craftroom. Her work focuses around paper Marbling & Japanese Bookbinding and sharing everything I know about traditional crafts. In this episode we talked about:

• How one workshop pushed her into a creative career
• Organising bookbinding workshops
• Running her own studio and what does Indigo mean
• Creating digital and physical product
  And more! 

Curious about bookbinding and other paper magic made by Karen? Here are some links to Indigo Craftroom: 

Website
Instagram
Shop
Blog
Newsletter
Freebie ‘My Top 10 Paper Marbling Tips & Tricks’

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It’s Dutch Design Week and I’m so excited to have Nienke Hoogvliet from Studio Nienke Hoogvliet on the podcast who is showing at this awesome event. This is a design studio for material research, experimental and conceptual design. The studio is based in The Hague, The Netherlands and the projects raise awareness of social and environmental problems in the textile, leather and food industry. In this episode we talked about:

• Where Nienke’s love for nature came from
• Her projects with the textile industry
• Her formal design education
• The process of creating a design studio

And more! 

Curious about Nienke and her work? Here are some links for you:
The Studio’s Website
Nienke’s Instagram
The Studio’s Shop
On Dutch Design Week
Nienke's episode on Green Canvas Podcast

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New week, new guest! This week I’m chatting with Jesús Fernández aka Chuy aka Jesse Fernández from the podcast ‘Learnings n Missteps’. A plumber who plumbs and is changing how the construction industry find new blood. A really fun chat where we talk about:

• His podcast telling stories the men and women who build our structures
• How he got into podcasting
• The process of becoming a certified plumber
• The figures that made him grow and turned him into a mentor

And more!

Want more Jesse in your life? Here are some links for you:
Learnings and Missteps Website
Learnings and Missteps on Instagram
Learnings and Missteps on Apple Podcast
Learnings and Missteps on Spotify

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