The Crit

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The Crit episodes

November 19, 2024 Stefan Diez
Stefan Diez, founder of Diez Office, joins The Crit to discuss the importance of elegance and joyfulness in sustainable design, and his work convincing major manufacturers to deviate from standard commercial manufacturing methods to cater for circular products.

Stefan’s picks for his crit were:

Best design: Ayno lamp or Boa table
Worst design: Couch or an unnamed wardrobe project
Most successful design: Plusminus or New Order
Most impactful feedback: Designing shouldn’t always be easy
Dream design: Royalties payment system

The Crit
Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser
Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki

This episode of The Crit was recorded at Uncommon Holborn
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31 min
November 05, 2024 Seetal Solanki
Seetal Solanki from Ma-tt-er is the latest designer to join The Crit, discussing her work mapping materials in Bali and fostering community Nigeria, to using quizzes and memes as an educational exercise.

Seetal's picks for her crit were:

Best design: Desa Potato Head or 16/16 residency
Worst design: An unnamed restaurant window display
Most successful design: Materials Personality Quiz
Most impactful feedback: You need to own it
Dream design: The education system

The Crit
Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser
Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki

This episode of The Crit was recorded at Uncommon Holborn
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52 min
October 22, 2024 Martino Gamper
What do designers think about their own work? Which project are they most proud of; what early design do they regret; and what would they most like to design in the future? The Crit, a new podcast from Disegno, has the answers!

This week, Martino Gamper joins The Crit as his retrospective Before, After and Beyond opens in London, sharing memories from his success with a self-initiated stool, to the impassioned critique he received from Enzo Mari.

Martino's picks for his crit were:

Best design: Arnold Circus Stool
Worst design: An unnamed wooden chair for an Italian furniture brand
Most successful design: Design is a State of Mind
Most impactful feedback: Enzo Mari’s criticism that some of his work was neither craft nor industry
Dream design: An anonymous, ubiquitous object or detail

The Crit
Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser
Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki

This episode of The Crit was recorded at Uncommon Holborn
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45 min
October 08, 2024 Bethan Laura Wood
What do designers think about their own work? Which project are they most proud of; what early design do they regret; and what would they most like to design in the future? The Crit, a new podcast from Disegno, has the answers!

This week, Bethan Laura Wood joins The Crit to talk everything from toothpaste-inspired handles and explorations into the aesthetic potential of laminate, to feminist salons and the importance of learning how to edit.

Bethan's picks for her crit were:

Best design: Kaleidoscope-o-rama
Worst design: Entwined light
Most successful design: Super Fake or Toothpaste
Most impactful feedback: If you carry everything, it ends up being nothing
Dream design: A dog bed for Wilma

The Crit
Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser
Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki

This episode of The Crit was recorded at Uncommon Holborn
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58 min
September 24, 2024 Yinka Ilori
What do designers think about their own work? Which project are they most proud of; what early design do they regret; and what would they most like to design in the future? The Crit, a new podcast from Disegno, has the answers!

This week, Yinka Ilori comes on The Crit to discuss being tempted to buy his chairs back, the career advice Tracey Emin gave him in M&S, and the importance of joy and self belief.

Yinka's picks for his crit were:

Best design: Colour Palace
Worst design: Okra chair
Most successful design: If Chairs Could Talk
Most impactful feedback: Don’t rush, take your time and build your body of work
Dream design: Sculpture park

The Crit
Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser
Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki

This episode of The Crit was recorded at Uncommon Holborn

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41 min
August 31, 2023 31. It’s About Time Morris!
This month, hosts Oli Stratford and India Block recap a trio of reports that examine Urban Heat Islands, reducing the carbon emissions of touring exhibitions, and building safer cities for birds. In products and projects they discuss the Bilboquet lamp by Philippe Malouin for Flos, football kits inspired by William Morris and conclude with an interview with Olivier Lacrouts, one half of Studio d-o-t-s, discussing their School of Phyto-Centred Design.
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1 hr 2 min
July 26, 2023 30. Mr Threads
Following a discussion of the sudden flurry of product design in cinema, this episode of The Crit sees the co-hosts unpack the unsettling allegations made against top architect David Adjaye, give their first impressions of Meta's new social media platform Threads, and discuss the opening of Young V&A, a museum revamp that's been overshadowed by the removal of LGBTQ+ content. This month's exclusive interview takes the form of a conversation with Paul Simmons, co-founder of Timorous Beasties, about pushing the technical boundaries of wall coverings.

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1 hr 6 min
July 06, 2023 29. Let Offices Be Offices
In this episode of The Crit, hosts Oli Stratford and India Block celebrate their June birthdays and reflect on the month’s design goings-on. They discuss the merits and pitfalls of augmented reality headsets to exhibitions about email newsletters, to handy fold up sofas. Also featured is a teaser for the new issue of Design Reviewed, plus an exclusive interview with designer Ilona Gaynor about her research into the politics and labour of sleeping.
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1 hr 33 min
June 02, 2023 28. Archi-Washing
We take a journey to ethics town in this episode of The Crit, discussing the dubious developments around Adidas’s Yeezy range and the human rights abuses connected to mega-city Neom. In brighter news, we highlight some products and projects including Transformers by Konstantin Grcic, the Kyora balancing board by Studiomama, and the opening of the Farrell Centre in Newcastle. We end with a special treat – an interview with designer Jean Lee about Ladies & Gentlemen Studio’s new exhibition, Public Access.
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1 hr 27 min
May 05, 2023 27. Milan Design Week 2023
In this edition of The Crit hosts Oli Stratford and India Block discuss notable moments during Milan Design Week 2023.

This episode was recorded at Convene, 22 Bishopsgate. Thank you to everyone at Convene for their kind support. If you’d like to find out more about Convene’s workplaces in London and further afield simply visit convene.com.

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55 min