Spatial Design Podcast

Spatial Design Podcast

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  • #16 - On my desk with Mathilde: Design = No Limits

    Hi everyone, welcome to this third episode of on my desk.

    The last month we had the colorful Halftime show from Bad Bunny. One year after the release of his album DeBI TiRAR MaS FOToS, I am talking to you about the Monobloc chairs. The main element of his album cover.

    And how a single detail, can be more than that.


    A short episode that will (I hope) make you want to listen to this album again and bring a little bite of sun in Luzern.

     

    The subject come from an article from the FORMAE Magazin (n° 07, April / June 2025) written by Juliette Sebille:

    https://formaemagazine.com/fr/articles/la-chaise-monobloc

    And I informed myself on the Vitra Museum website:

    https://collectiononline.design-museum.de/#/en/object/40498?_k=bfmjps

     

    I wish you a good listening

    Mathilde 

    7 min
  • #14 On my desk with Mathilde Geiller: INTRAMUROS

    Hi!

    I hope you enjoyed the first episode. Thank you to those who sent me some feedback.

    For this second episode, I present to you the magazine INTRAMUROS. (It is a bilingual magazine, French/English.)


    I have had the issues on my desk for a few years now, and I've discovered a lot of things about many domains in design, architecture, and even mixology. Through the visions of new designers and artists, I've learned about my generation and my place in design.


    If you want to subscribe to Intramuros, here is the link (for students): ⁠https://shop.intramuros.fr/en/products/abonnement-etudiant-1-an?variant=47249110958422⁠


    You can also buy the digital version of the January 2026 issue:https://shop.intramuros.fr/products/intramuros-n-226

    ⁠I hope you enjoy this new episode and that it makes you want to read the magazine and maybe subscribe to it. If you have any feedback or recommendations for the coming months,

    here is my Instagram: @mathil.design

    And the Spatial Design Instagram account: @hslu_spatialdesign

    I wish you good listening—and also a wonderful year 2026!

    Mathilde

    11 min
  • #13 On my desk with Mathilde Geiller: What Is a Designer?

    Welcome to the first edition of On My Desk, the brand-new Spatial Design podcast. I’m Mathilde, your host for the show.

    My goal is to introduce you to new things (books, films, podcasts, etc.) that are always related to the themes of spatial design.

    In this first episode, I’m going to talk about a book that has been on my desk since the beginning of the year. What is a Designer: Objects, Places and Messages by Norman Potter.

    I have read it three times: once before my preparation class, once after, and once at the beginning of my Bachelor's degree in Spatial Design.

    This book covers all types of design practice (graphic design, object design and architecture).

    With concrete examples, it answers certain questions that I have asked myself since the beginning of my studies.

    Here is the link to the book on Goodreads:

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1650837.What_Is_a_Designer

    Here is the link to rent it at the library (HSLU DFK):

    https://rzs.swisscovery.slsp.ch/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma993346600105505&context=L&v…

    I hope you are going to enjoy this new series, and that I will make you want to read the book.

    And if you have any feedback… or a recommendation for the next Months, here is my Instagram:

    @mathil.design

    And Spatial Design’s Instagram account

    @hslu_spatialdesign

    Have a great listening and… maybe reading. 

    Mathilde 


    13 min
  • #12 Kelly Vero - NYT Bestselling Author & Metaverse Rebel

    Kelly Vero is a creative badass and disruptor in the realms of video games, storytelling, the metaverse, and beyond. With over 30 years of experience in the gaming industry, she is at the forefront of blending creativity with cutting-edge technology. As a technical founder, chief metaverse officer, and New York Times best-selling author, Kelly has contributed to legendary titles such as Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy X, X-2, and

    Halo 3. She is also shaping the future of fashion with her company Nak3D. Website https://kellyvero.co.uk/

    49 min
  • #11 Barbara Mutzbauer - Lecturer & Creative Director at Aroma Creative

    Dr.Barbara Mutzbauer is a lecturer in the BA Spatial Design of the HSLU DFK, interior architect (VSI.ASAI), scenographer and Creative Director at Aroma

    Creative. Her work spans commercial events, cultural exhibitions, and immersive installations, blending form and content to create holistic, sensory rich
    environments. A dedicated lecturer and mentor in Spatial Atmospheric  Designs with experience across Europe and
    Asia, she brings a deep understanding of how atmospheres connect perception, interpretation, and emotion.

     

     

    53 min
  • #9 Laetitia Bochud - Director Virtual Switzerland & President XR4ALL

    Laetitia Bochud is the president of

    XR4Europe, and the lead of the IMPULSE Programme the European XR Accelerator
    fostering the growth of creative and entrepreneurial projects. She currently
    participates in the Sounding Board for advising the Swiss Film Fund revision, to include and raise the integration of immersive and spatial productions, from concept to distribution. She thus advocates at the Federal as much as at
    cantonal levels.

    50 min
  • #8 Simeon Schaffner- Concept Artist & Art Director at Chromatic Studio

    Simeon specializes in environment design, propdesign and illustration and provide the entertainment industry with concept design since 2016. His experience includes having worked on titles such as THE LAST OF US: Part II, UNCHARTED: The Lost Legacy, Call of Duty: mobile aswell as tv-series and indie-games alike. He recently worked with Axis animation studios on their cinematic trailers for Magic the Gathering and Dead Island 2.

    51 min

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Official Podcast of the BA Spatial Design from the Applied Sciences of Lucerne in Design Film Art hosted by the lecturer Christophe Merkle