NaturalsCool

It’s not everyday that you hear a success story that’s changing the face of our cities.

In this podcast we speak with David Basulto, founder and editor in chief of Archdaily to hear his personal story. David and his partner grew the most widely read architecture website in the world; 300 000 daily readers and about 70 million page views per month. It's fun, smart and informative.

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Find David and Archdaily

www.archdaily.com

Vernon Collis tenaciously questions how we see and do things as architects and engineers. We spoke with him about his fierce and thorough inquiry of his own views and those of the building industry.

Vernon Collis has developed an integrated design consultancy that specialises in resource efficient, sustainable design for developing countries. His multidisciplinary architectural and engineering practice works on projects throughout Africa....

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Find Vernon Collis

http://www.collisassociates.net

Péter Pozsár, Orsi Janota and the core team from Hello Wood are reshaping architectural education as you read this. We spoke with them about their cutting edge approach and future visions.

During their week-long Summer University in the beautiful Hungarian countryside near Budapest, students from around the globe connect, learn, laugh, party, create and explore a practical way of gaining knowledge and real experience; otherwise known as ‘experiential learning’ on the job...

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Find Hello Wood

http://www.hellowood.eu

Listen to this motivating story of a sculptor who takes action on his insights.

Known for his remarkably intricate plant sculptures, Nic Bladen is an acclaimed South African jeweller and sculptor. His dream is to create complete libraries of plant sculptures, which preserve and record the biodiversity and beauty of different plant landscapes for future generations.

What's striking about Nic's biography is his passion and commitment to his life and work. His uniquely individual direction is founded on the absolute trust he invests in his sometimes fleeting yet intense insights. Followed by sustained effort and unwavering follow through. As a result, he's developed a unique practice with specialised skills.

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Find Nic

http://www.nicbladen.com

Listen to this uplifting story of how one woman's resourceful creativity has created a thriving business that a community of women and their families can depend on.

Doron Shaltiel from Quazi Design innovates with up-cycled waste paper magazines to create beautiful design pieces, jewellery, interiors and lighting. Based in Swaziland, all their products are hand made by local women empowering them through skill sharing and a living wage.

What really warms our hearts is the atmosphere that's created in their workshop. It's a therapeutic space where a community of artisans feel free to share their lives, grow friendships, care for each other in times of crisis and build their confidence as women who are now free to make their own choices through economic independence.

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Find Doron & Quazi design

http://quazidesign.com

Listen to the unusual journey of this top end furniture maker. It's as dynamic and original as the furniture itself.

David Tragen creates bespoke and limited edition furniture, sculpture and lighting as well as offering short woodworking courses from his rural Cheshire workshop in the UK.

The career path of a freelancer, like David, is often very different to that of someone graduating from a formal institute. A clear professional direction and self-assuredness are qualities that need to be built from the inside out. Nothing is laid out with clear signage and ready-made manuals.

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Find David

http://davidtragen.co.uk