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Update frequency:
every 19 days
Average audio length:
47 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
55 episodes
since Nov. 24, 2020
episodic

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Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper, the partners behind nomadic studio Stephen Burks Man Made, join the podcast for a discussion about questioning what radical design means today and challenging the industry’s focus on the global North. Stephen and Malika's picks for their crit were: Best design: Shel…

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Alexandra Gerber

Alexandra Gerber, a London-based industrial designer whose work explores cross-pollination between industries, joins the podcast for a discussion about design as a form of cultural expression, the gendering of objects, and the allure and complexities of working with biomaterials. Alexandra’s picks …
Adam Nathaniel Furman, an artist and designer, joins the show to discuss the history of colour in architecture, the challenges of viral design and his dream of designing a skyscraper facade. Adam’s picks for his crit were: Best design: Croydon Colonnade Worst design: Glowbules Most successful des…

Jon Ardern

Jon Ardern, cofounder of design and experiential futures company Superflux, joins the podcast to reflect on the importance of emotion and sensory feedback, the difficulties of engaging gallery visitors, and his dream of designing a living experiment.  Jon’s picks for his crit were: Best design…

Hugh Miller

Hugh Miller, a partner at Pentagram, joins the podcast to reflect on the challenges of integrating different design media into a single practice, as well as drawing narrative and tempo into graphic design. Hugh's picks for his crit were: Best design: At the End of the World, Plant a Tree by SO/LO W…

Leyu Li

Leyu Li, a London-based food designer, joins the podcast to discuss using social media in her work, the challenges and opportunities involved in food design, and the pleasures of doing commercial work. Leyu's picks for her crit were: Best design: cM Donald's Worst design: F.A.M Supper Club Most …

John Tree

London-based industrial designer John Tree visits the studio to talk about the challenges of mobile phone design, his belief in the social potential of industrial design, the opportunity to completely reconceive electric vehicles, and the importance of not obsessing over your business card. John's…

Tessa Silva

London-based designer Tessa Silva joins the podcast to discuss making objects out of milk protein, understanding the possibilities and limitations of materials, and her dream of redesigning pubs. Tessa's picks for her crit were: Best design: Feminised Protein Worst design: Martini glasses made fro…

Tetsuo Mukai

Tetsuo Mukai, co-founder of London-based design studio Study O Portable, joins the podcast to discuss creating objects that interrogate our relationship with design, his background in fashion, and his perspective on debates around how critical design practice is framed and presented to a broad publ…

Simone Brewster

Simone Brewster, a designer, artist and educator, as well as the subject of the second Platform exhibition at London's Design Museum, joins The Crit to discuss finding a wider purpose behind her varied work, her attraction to answering the same questions in different ways, and the importance of lan…
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