Thought Starters

In this episode we meet two people involved in reshaping museums for the future – and in particular, two museums for children, one here in London and the other in Berlin.

In the pod today, experience designer Hiro Aso and architect Adam Scott debate the joys and woes of transport hubs, the spaces around which we build the cities and towns we live in.

A conversation with H.E. Reem BinKaram, Director of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, and Farah Nasri, Design Executive at Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council.

Patrick Grant and Mat Heinl discuss the building of businesses and the responsibility for them to think ethically and sustainably about their impact on their workforce and the environment

Patrick Grant and Mat Heinl discuss the building of businesses and the responsibility for them to think ethically and sustainably about their impact on their workforce and the environment

In this episode, we meet a prolific product designer and a serial entrepreneur to discuss the many challenging hurdles in transforming good ideas into good products that are finally able to make it market.

In this episode, Adam Nathaniel and Rob Fiehn – one an artist and designer, the other a communications consultant – pick apart the value of digital forums for discussion, and the future of debate in the industry.

How can design make us feel valued as employees, and remind us of the value our work has in the world?

In this episode, perspectives from the old and established and the new and start-up, as we talk about what work each has to do to develop their brands, tell their stories, and rise to become benchmarks in their industries.

As guarded as the country is about itself, and as careful about who and what they let in, there is a certain pride taken in the architecture of North Korea.