Neil Hugh Kenna is a Melbourne based brand and marketing strategist and the founder of NHO, a strategic consultancy that specialises in design. After nearly a decade in brand management, Neil explores his passion for design by consulting to some of Australia’s leading creative practices. Suzy Annetta meets Neil to unpack his career, learn why he thinks design is so important and how designers can better communicate their work.

The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with Fifth Black.

Olivia Lee runs a multi-disciplinary studio in Singapore. Her work pivots from product to spatial design, research insights to ideation. A graduate of Central Saint Martins, Olivia Lee combines her London experience with her Singaporean roots to establish a culturally nuanced design practice at the heart of South East Asia. Suzy Annetta sits down with her for a conversation about her work and career.

The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with Fifth Black.

Formerly based in London and now Tokyo, Studio Swine takes a multidisciplinary approach, producing works of art, design and film. Suzy Annetta sat down for a conversation with the studio’s Alexander Groves to learn more about the firm’s ethos and their vision for the future.

The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with DesignSingapore Council.

Paola Navone is an art director, architect, product and interior designer. After studying architecture, she moved to Milan where she now runs multi-disciplinary studio OTTO. Design Anthology managing editor Simone Schultz sat down with Paola during Singapore Design Week to record one of the legendary designer’s first ever audio interviews.

The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with DesignSingapore Council.

Singapore-based Studio Juju was established by Timo Wong and Priscilla Lui in 2009. The firm works across disciplines in areas as wide ranging as furniture and industrial design and research and conceptual work. Suzy Annetta meets the two for a conversation on the sidelines of Singapore Design Week.

The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with DesignSingapore Council.

Thomas Heatherwick is an English designer and the founder of Heatherwick Studio, a London-based architectural firm that’s made its name designing some of the world’s highest-profile placemaking projects. Suzy Annetta sits down with him for a conversation on the sidelines of Singapore Design Week.

The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with DesignSingapore Council.

Jeremy Smart, Design Anthology’s co-editor-in-chief, sits down for a conversation with Tony Chambers, former editor-in-chief of Wallpaper* and founder of TC & Friends, on the sidelines of EMERGE during Singapore Design Week. They discuss the changing role of art direction, his relationship with London and why now is the time for poetry. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with DesignSingapore Council.

Managing editor Simone Schultz sits down with Paola Antonelli, senior curator of the Department of Architecture & Design and director of R&D at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the curatorial director of this year's Design Futures Symposium, which took place during Singapore Design Week 2022.

The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with DesignSingapore Council.

Suzy Annetta meets Sue Carr, founding principal of Melbourne-based architecture and interior design firm Carr. The conversation touches on Carr’s long career, her journey setting up her own firm and the changes she’s seen in the Australian design industry since the 1970s.

The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with Fifth Black.

Linda Boronkay is on the line with Suzy Annetta from her London base to discuss her global career, her views on hotels and hospitality and much more.

The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with bodw+.