RDInsights

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  • Perry King
    Perry King RDI moved to Italy in 1964 as a consultant to Olivetti, where he worked on a wide range of products, including the classic Valentine Typewriter and the Sistema 45. He later teamed up with the Spanish designer Santiago Miranda, and in 1976, they formed the King Miranda Associati, always working closely together on the many diverse projects they undertook.

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    44 min
  • Gerald Scarfe
    In this early RDInsights Archive recording from 2006, Gerald Scarfe RDI, one of the world's best-known political cartoonists, is in conversation with Mike Dempsey RDI. He discusses his early years and his long and highly successful career, using his recognisable ink-slashing pen style that pulled no punches when depicting public figures. After 50 years, he ended his weekly cartoon with The Sunday Times in 2017. In 2019, he published "Long Drawn Out Trip: A Memoir by Gerald Scarfe." At 88, he is still inspiring us. He lives with his wife, the actress Jane Asher. 

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    1 hr 7 min
  • David Pearson
    Mike is in conversation with the graphic designer David Pearson RDI, who inhabits the highly competitive world of book cover design; he is a self-confessed Typophile, naming his company 'Type As Image' where typography is king. Ironically, one of David's most renowned covers was for George Orwell's 1984, which had all front cover types redacted as a powerful representation of that dystopian tale. When not designing, you'll find him teaching or talking to hungry young students here and abroad. In addition to his RDI mantle, he is a member of the prestigious Alliance Graphic International.

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    1 hr 12 min
  • Kenneth Grange
    For many, the work of Sir Kenneth Grange RDI  would have touched their lives at some point; think the classic TX1 taxi, the ease of taking a photo with a Kodak Instomatic, whipping up a storm in the kitchen with a Kenwood Chef or nodding off while travelling on the sleek lines of the intercity 125, or posting a letter in one of Kenneth's postboxes or writing that masterpiece under the light of the anglepoise adjustable lamp or popping a coin in the very first parking meter or keeping dry while waiting for under a bus shelter all and much more were designed by Kenneth Grange and much more over the past six decades all featured in the recently published book 'Designing the Modern World' Thames & Hudson.

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    1 hr 20 min
  • Sarah Wigglesworth
    This is an RDInsights Archive recording from 2013 with Sarah Wigglesworth RDI MBE, the British award-winning architect who was a Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield until 2016 and has long been an outspoken advocate of the role of women in architecture. In 1995, she initiated Desiring Practices: Architecture, Gender and the Interdisciplinary, an exhibition, symposium, catalogue, and book that explored gender differences in architectural practice. Mike Dempsey RDI caught up with Sarah recently to record an update to find out why she decided to close her practice.

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Terence Woodgate
    This RDInsights archive recording from 2009 features product designer Terence Woodgate RDI. In 2023, he left the UK to set up a new home and studio close to Roca-Corba Mountain, just outside of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. We look forward to seeing new work emerge from his new permanent base in these sunnier climes.

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    49 min
  • Ken Adam
    Mike Dempsey RDI selects a memorable Archive recording from 2010 with the great Oscar and BAFTA-winning film production designer Sir Kenneth Adam RDI. Stephen Spielberg described his design for the war room in Stanly Kubrick's 'Dr Strangelove' as "the greatest set in cinema history." Hear about this, his work on 'Barry Lyndon', the iconic James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s, and his fascinating early life and beginnings in cinema.

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    53 min
  • Lauren Child
    Mike meets with the celebrated children's author and illustrator Lauren Child RDI, who burst onto the publishing scene in 1999 with Clarice Bean - That's Me, followed in 2000 by Charlie & Lola - I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato. They quickly became firm favourites to millions of children worldwide. Over the years, Lauren garnered many awards and honours, including the Kate Greenaway Medal, an MBE, CBE and Royal Designer for Industry. She was also the 2017 Children's Laureate. But  Lauren’s creative path to success was long, winding, and, at times, bumpy, as you will hear in this revealing interview about Lauren's life and work.

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    1 hr 20 min
  • Kyle Cooper

    This is an RDInsights archive recording from 2008 with Kyle Cooper Hon RDI. His original title sequence for David Fincher's crime drama feature film 'Se7en' had a significant impact and enduring influence on the creative discipline of title design, that is still evident on feature films and TV dramas around the world. 


    In this interview, Kyle talks about his troubled Massachusetts working-class early life. With little interest in school but an insatiable appetite and love for drawing, he was ultimately saved from travelling the wrong path, but instead going to the holy grail of Yale University, where he was taught by Paul Rand Hon RDI.

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    1 hr 5 min

About RDInsights

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RDInsights is a biweekly podcast series where Mike Dempsey RDI interviews, both current and archived recordings, with distinguished Royal Designers for Industry. Through these conversations, we can…

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