Podcast Episodes

Extra: How cars shaped modern architecture

Writer Christopher Beanland considers the cultural and architectural impact of cars in shaping our built environment. 

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Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Timber: Darren Appiagyei, Material Cultures and Oregon lumber

We visit the studio of wood artist Darren Appiagyei, find out why Portland, Oregon, has become a mass-timber hub and design organisation Material Cultures shares why timber isn’t the only vital woodl…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Extra: Lahti International Poster Triennial

First held in 1975, the event has grown into one of the world’s most respected poster-design competitions, drawing submissions from top talent across the globe. Petri Burtsoff reports.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

3 Days of Design: Area Luce, Nau, Forma and ‘Home from Home’

We hear from a global cohort of creatives at Copenhagen’s de facto design week, 3 Days of Design.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Extra: ‘Eastern Blocks II: Concrete Landscapes of the Former Eastern Bloc’

The second photographic survey from independent publishing house Zupagrafika considers the building style that dominates much of Eastern Europe. Architectural historian Kateryna Malaia tells us more.…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘The Shakers: A World in the Making’, Falé and the Hannah Ryggen Triennale

The Vitra Design Museum considers how Shakers have inspired designers. Then: we head to Senegal to meet the co-founder of Falé, a brand focusing on hand-spun cotton. Finally, the Hannah Ryggen Trienn…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Extra: ‘Across the Spooniverse’

In San Diego the Mingei International Museum’s latest exhibition explores how the humble spoon is a vessel for human creativity across the world. 

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Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

London Design Biennale, Finnish Glass Biennale, Art Deco in Shanghai

The London Design Biennale’s director, Victoria Broackes, and experiential designer and author Rachel Botsman discuss this year’s event and the latter’s “Roots of Trust” installation, which reimagine…

Published on 3 months ago

Extra: Mariana Ralo

As part of this year’s Lisbon Design Week, artist Mariana Ralo produced a vast tapestry crafted from nautical rope and rubber for the courtyard at Locke da Santa Joanna hotel. 

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Published on 3 months ago

Marina Tabassum, Lisbon Design Week, Dan Thawley

Architect Marina Tabassum discusses her inspiration for this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. Then: a report from the third edition of Lisbon Design Week. Plus: we meet Dan Thawley, artistic director of M…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago