Original Thinkers Podcast

Brodie Neill is a Tasmanian-born London-based furniture designer and maker. Since establishing his studio in London's east end, Brodie's worked with an impressive roster of clients, including Reva 1920 Swarovski and Kundalini. He's collaborated with international brands, including Microsoft Mercedes-Benz and Alexander McQueen, and his limited edition works are included in galleries and private collections around the globe.

"The way it works for me is that the idea is a kind of 'what if' moment. A moment of spontaneity. Like, what happens if you put ocean plastic together and made a new material? When an idea strikes, you can be anywhere. So, you've got to hold that thought, play it over and over and over in your mind. Really refine it. Almost like how a wave might shape a rock."

originalthinkers.com.au/brodie-neill

Links & Show Notes:

• Brodie Neill
• Video: Brodie Neill at MDW2022
• Article: From Australia to London and back again, Tasmanian born Brodie Neill's celebrated homecoming featuring Tasmanian timbers
• Article: Australian furniture designer-maker brings over three kilometres of Tasmanian timber to the global design table
• Remix (2008)
• Glacier (2011)
• Gyro Table (2016)
• Capsule (2019)
• Melbourne Design Week
• MDW 2022: Into the Deep - Living Edge presents Brodie Neill
• London Craft Week
• Tasmanian Timber: Myrtle
• Hydrowood
• Made in Ratio
• Living Edge: Made in Ratio
• Hosted by Claire Bennett

Episode Sponsors:

• Tasmanian Timber
• Abelwood by Neville Smith Forest Products

John Wardle is Partner at the award-winning John Wardle Architects, a practice internationally renowned for making extraordinary buildings and places that matter. As a Partner at a firm of 100 people, John says he is as much a navigator as an architect. He enjoys drawing the many threads together to create something far greater than ever first imagined.

"An idea in its infancy is a fragile thing. It can be killed off with logic almost immediately. It must be allowed to be given oxygen. History reminds us of how influential original thinking can be, and how lives are improved by it. To be truly creative you need to push against the norm - and certain political and commercial pressures."

originalthinkers.com.au/john-wardle

Links & Show Notes:

• John Wardle Architects
• Melbourne Design Week
• Heide Museum of Modern Art
• Heide II
• Article: Impeccably designed and crafted, 'Relatively Useful' acknowledges Australia's design greats
• Video: Relatively Useful
• Brunelleschi's Dome of Florence Cathedral
• Book: Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
• Book: Creativity - A Short and Cheerful Guide by John Cleese
• Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
• UTAS Library and Student Experience Building
• Article: Timeless Australian Timber in Construction - University of Tasmania's West Park Campus by John Wardle Architects
• Article: John Wardle Architects Designs Pair of Industrial Buildings for University of Tasmania
• Hydrowood
• Cusp Building Solutions
• Article: Going green with stone and wood: Limestone House by John Wardle Architects
• Article: The sentinel on the edge of a cliff: Captain Kelly's Cottage
• Hosted by Claire Bennett

Episode Sponsors:

• Tasmanian Timber
• Hydrowood

We'll be interviewing some of Australia's leading creative minds from architecture, design, the environment, culture and business about what it takes to have an original thought, its impact, and how it endures over time. We'll also explore how creativity can improve lives and make a meaningful difference.

originalthinkers.com.au

Links & Show Notes:

• Host: Claire Bennett - The Claire Bennett Agency
• John Wardle Architects
• Brodie Neill

Episode Sponsors:

• Tasmanian Timber