On Design with Justyna Green

In today's Green Edit, your host Justyna Green and co-host James Greenfield discuss neuroplasticity and how to stop worrying so much, share a breathing technique to help you manage stress and talk about the benefits of gratitude. They also share their learnings from receiving an Arts Council grant for a creative project and going viral on TikTok - all to help you make the most of these opportunities yourself.

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Useful links:

Arts Council grants

Beef 

Inside Amy Schumer

James's website

James's TikTok

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Podcast music and production: James Greenfield

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Adam Rix is the creative director of NOT Wieden+Kennedy. In our conversation, we discuss the launch of NOT, the history of Wieden+Kennedy and the founders’ mission to create advertising that moves people.

We also discuss client relationships, overcoming procrastination and the importance of company culture. Adam also reflects on the pros and cons of working as a freelance creative versus being at an agency, and shares his experience of transitioning from hands-on design roles to managerial ones within the agency. 

We finish our conversation with an emphasis on the importance of creating work that connects emotionally with people and is relevant to culture.

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NOT Wieden+Kennedy website: notwk.london

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Podcast music and production: James Greenfield

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Simon Mottram founded Rapha back in 2004 and served as the CEO until 2021. In our conversation he reflects back on his time in luxury brand marketing, why and how Rapha was founded and how it evolved over the years. We also dive into the world of bike racing, Rapha’s involvement in it, and everything that’s wrong with how bike racing operates, from Simon’s point of view. The conversation is a brilliant insight into brand marketing, and creating a brand that has a community and a purpose at its heart. 

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Everpress is a global platform that allows artists to create t-shirts and other products in ways not possible before. Since its launch in 2016, Everpress’s has paid over £7 million to creatives in profits to date. Visit everpress.com to shop and support independent artists or create & sell your own design.

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Mona Chalabi is a total inspiration. She’s a data journalist as well as a writer, artist, producer and presenter. In our conversation she shares how she started creating the data visualisations she’s so well known for, why making data pretty matters and how data can be used as a language. She also shares her thoughts on nepobabies and on not giving advice. It's a rich, honest and bold conversation.

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Mona's website: monachalabi.com

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Everpress is a global platform that allows artists to create t-shirts and other products in ways not possible before. Since its launch in 2016, Everpress’s has paid over £7 million to creatives in profits to date. Visit everpress.com to shop and support independent artists or create & sell your own design.

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Micaiah Carter is a New-York based photographer, who portrayed Pharrell Williams, Naomi Osaka, Selena Gomez and others for the likes of Vanity Fair, Vogue, Vice, The New York Times and many more.

Micaiah is a remarkable storyteller, and his ability to use photography to transport us into worlds filled with love and tenderness is spellbinding.

In our conversation Micaiah opens up about his early memories, looking through his father’s photographs of the 70s Black America and how these provided an early influence for his own creative practice.

We also talk about loss and grief, as Micaiah’s father sadly passed away a few years ago, leaving behind countless albums and photographs.

Micaiah also shares with us his own love of creating memories and legacy through photography and discusses the importance of being seen and his beautiful project – and exhibition – American Black Beauty.

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Micaiah's website: micaiahcarter.com

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Tylko is an online-only, modern furniture brand that lets you create your own unique furniture in just a few steps. Visit tylko.com, to create your one-of-a-kind furniture today, and use code ONDESIGN35 at checkout to save 35%. Offer valid until 21.03.23 on orders above €500.

Everpress is a global platform that allows artists to create t-shirts and other products in ways not possible before. Since its launch in 2016, Everpress’s has paid over £7 million to creatives in profits to date. Visit everpress.com to shop and support independent artists or create & sell your own design.

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In today's Green Edit, your host Justyna Green and co-host James Greenfield discuss emerging AI tools and their use for creatives and Justyna spotlights inspiring women in design and shares her new illustration project. You're also invited into the self-help corner (!) as Justyna and James discuss top three books that have influenced their thinking around creativity and skills.

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Justyna's project: https://www.justynagreen.com/what-does-chatgpt-know-about-women

AI tools mentioned: Chat GPT NVIDIA Canvas DALL·E 2 Midjourney Stable Diffusion Beautiful.ai

Women in design: Chloe Macintosh Mona Chalabi Lisa Hanawalt Self-help corner books: Mindset Grit The War of Art 

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Everpress is a global platform that allows artists to create t-shirts and other products in ways not possible before. Since its launch in 2016, Everpress’s has paid over £7 million to creatives in profits to date. Visit everpress.com to shop and support independent artists or create & sell your own design.

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Paola Antonelli is the senior curator at The Museum of Modern Art in the Department of Architecture & Design, as well as MoMA’s founding director of Research & Development. 

In our conversation Paola discusses her role at MoMA, the current exhibition Never Alone: Video Games and Other Interactive Design and digital collections. A lovely part of our conversation is also getting to know Paola personally and learning about how her career and life choices came to be. She uses a beautiful metaphor of catching a wave which I know will resonate with you.

MoMA's website: www.moma.org

Never Alone: Video Games and Other Interactive Design: moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5453

MoMA's R&D Salons: momarnd.moma.org/salons

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Tylko is an online-only, modern furniture brand that lets you create your own unique furniture in just a few steps. Visit tylko.com, to create your one-of-a-kind furniture today, and use code ONDESIGN at checkout to save 35%. Offer valid until 31.03.23 on orders above €500.

Everpress is a global platform that allows artists to create t-shirts and other products in ways not possible before. Since its launch in 2016, Everpress’s has paid over £7 million to creatives in profits to date. Visit everpress.com to shop and support independent artists or create & sell your own design.

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Welcome to the last episode of Season 8 of the On Design podcast. For the final episode, we have for you a brand new format, which we called The Green Edit and hope to make it a monthly feature in 2023.

In this episode, Justyna invites a very special co-host to share the podcast space with her and they have an informal chat about all things design. You get to know Justyna and the co-host more and learn what makes them tick. They discuss AI and Stable Diffusion and how they might affect creatives and Justyna shares a bunch of recommendations - from adult cartoons to sexual wellness apps as well as body typography. It's a relaxed chat which we hope you will enjoy.

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Anna Charity is a freelance creative director. She was also the first head of design at Headspace, who established the headspace brand we know and love, and for the past three years, she’s been heading up design at Kama - a sexual wellness business that sees pleasure as an important part of our health.

In our conversation, we talk about branding and design for things that are invisible - like meditation and also for topics that are sensitive - like sex. We discuss how to create brands that are inclusive and diverse and how to talk about matters linked to our well-being in an empathetic and sensitive way.

In the second half of the podcast, we further explore the theme of creating visual stories for matters that many people experience, but are rarely talked about  - Anna opens up about her miscarriages and also shares her story of reconnecting with her father after 30 years. It’s an honest conversation infused with a lot of optimism and hope.

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Anna’s website: annacharity.com

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Matt Blease is a freelance illustrator. Before going into illustration full time he spent some years at branding agencies and also led the graphic design department at Liberty.

In our conversation, we talk about Matt’s transition from branding and graphic design to illustration, how he discovered his illustration style in his 30s and how having kids unlocked an unlimited resource for stories and observational illustrations.

Matt also debunks the myth that you can’t make money in illustration and shares with us tips for getting seen and getting work in the post-pandemic world.

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Matt’s website: mattbleasegeneralstore.com

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Krista Kim is a contemporary digital artist, known for creating the Mars House, which was the first sold digital NFT home in the world. She's a pioneer of digital art and the founder of techism movement, a manifesto of which she published in 2014. At the heart of Krista's work is bringing well-being to people through Web3 and using the new technologies to build communities and help us heal through art. And whilst Krista is deeply involved in Web 3, our conversation really is about what makes us human. 

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Krista's website: kristakimstudio.com

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Sumayya Vally is the founder of Counterspace, an architecture and research practice. She’s also the youngest architect to have designed the Serpentine Pavilion and she was appointed as the artistic director of the first Islamic Arts Biennale that takes place this coming January in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

In our conversation, we learn about Sumayya’s architecture and research practice, which explores, among many other things, perspectives of difference – questioning current narratives, and bringing a new lens to the current discourse.

We talk about gestures of generosities and the meaning of rituals and discuss the philosophy behind the creation of her Serpentine Pavilion. We also get a glimpse into the Islamic Arts Biennale, and Summaya’s concept for exploring Islamic arts through a contemporary lens.

It’s a powerful conversation about following your beliefs and questioning status quo.

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Counterspace website: counterspace-studio.com

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Andres Reisinger, is a digital artist, and you might know him best for his Hortensia Chair, which was a digital design, then translated into a physical product by Moooi, or Winter House he designed. Our conversation though is one of those chats, that didn’t follow what I might have thought it will be. We start our conversation by discovering that Andres’s first love was music, and we dive into his approach to creative work, focused on discipline and practice. We then explore his visual work, and we talk about taking risks and breaking daily routines, to create something new, but also to encourage new thoughts and perceptions of the world around us.

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Andres' website: reisinger.studio

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Suzie Hackney is the creative director and category lead for Gifts at Lush Cosmetics. But Suzie is also so much more… From her interests in primates, to studying dance, being a sculptor and a yogi, Suzie covers a whole spectrum of creative disciplines. Our discussion covers her role at LUSH, the importance of responsible gifting – which I believe is super important and our chat also flows further afield into movement therapies, grief and translating it into art. It’s a wholesome discussion and one that will leave you much richer.

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Suzie's website: www.suziehackney.com

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Ricardo Cavolo is an artist and illustrator whose work is surreal and colourful, mixing medieval influences with comic art. You’ll find in his works lots of familiar characters from popular culture – from Duffy Duck and Gollum to The Powerpuff girls. But if you look at the meaning of his works, you’ll discover that he covers topics linked to mental health, fear, depression, or difficulties faced by teenagers. In our conversation, we talk about Ricardo’s life and how it influenced his work, how he developed his style, how his work evolved after he suffered from depression, and how he never thought it would be possible to make a living as an artist.

Ricardo's website: ricardocavolo.com

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India Mahdavi is an architect and designer, renowned for her love of colour and joy, and her original pink design of Sketch in London. In our conversation, we discuss India’s love affair with colour, her international upbringing, the meaning of home and rediscovering her Iranian and Egyptian roots. We also talk about how to be original in the age of social media and how to champion positivity in everyday life.

India's website: https://india-mahdavi.com/

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Natsai Audrey Chieza is a designer and the founder of Faber Futures. This R&D studio creates biologically inspired materials and works with businesses and organisations on shaping their biodesign and material work to be sustainable, regenerative and more thoughtful.

In our conversation, we discuss Natsai’s upbringing and how she was introduced to creativity and technology, before she moved to the UK to study architecture. We follow her path as she joined the Material Futures course at Central Saint Martins and her work after graduation on Project Coelicolor in which she used bacteria to dye fabrics. We also dive into biodesign and regenerative design.

Faber Futures website: https://faberfutures.com/

Natsai's website: https://www.natsaiaudrey.co.uk/

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Steve Green is the Senior Global Creative Director and Nike. And oh my god, Steve has done everything at Nike in his almost 12 years – from having a blank slate to reimagine its Skateboarding department, to infusing the Running department with his vision, to heading up the Global Tee Studio.

In our conversation he shares his early love for skateboarding, giving up everything in his hometown to move to New York, hating Portland in the first two years after joining Nike, learning to go with the flow, creating his graphic meditations, and moving from designing every day, to helping designers thrive at Nike.

Steve’s prints: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/stevegreen/

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Yoko Choy is a journalist and many of you will know her as the China Editor for Wallpaper* magazine. She’s also the co-founder of a creative consultancy Collective Contemporist. Yoko has dedicated her career to design, to the Chinese design scene and to building the east-west connections and enabling international dialogue, idea exchange and collaborations.

In our conversation, she shares a wealth of knowledge of Chinese design and how it has evolved in the past 15-20 years, from both the manufacturers' perspective and the perspective of design studios. She also shares with us the names of new designers shaping the design scene and shares her thoughts on the Chinese consumer and luxury markets. We also dive into today’s media landscape in China, the death of a website – and maybe also the email – and how Chinese brands interact with their audiences, and what western brands can learn about entering the market.

Collective Contemporist website: https://www.collectivecontemporist.com/

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Stephen Mai is the founder of Woo – a new media brand and a marketplace with a mission to champion wellness for Gen Z. Before Stephen created Woo, he drove award-winning content and marketing campaigns at LADBible, Vice and Boiler Room, and before that, he actually started his career at MTV Australia.

In our chat, we discuss his career and the award-winning campaigns he created along the way. We learn about his approach to content marketing, and how to design successful campaigns that break the mould. We also touch on his upbringing in an immigrant family in Australia, burnout, hypnotherapy, and manifesting.

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Woo website: https://woo.itv.com/

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Veronica Fuerte is a designer and founder and creative directress of Barcelona-based Hey Studio. The studio works on design and illustration projects with clients across the globe. What makes Hey’s work stand out is its disciplined creativity, bold, geometric forms, and harmonious designs. The studio also runs a popular Hey Shop, in which it sells the results of its personal projects – from posters to fashion. And the studio is also the driving force behind the Women at Work podcast, championing women in the creative industries.

In our conversation we discuss Hey’s work, its approach to projects and we dive deep into branding, and how brand’s attitudes are the first key ingredient, way before any visual elements get defined.

Hey Studio’s website: https://heystudio.es/

Women at Work podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/315ORl8ozeMPSBupYukehY

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Stefan Sagmeister is a designer whose work over the years delighted and surprised people across the world. He started his studio in 1993 and worked predominantly in the music industry, creating album covers for the likes of The Rolling Stones, David Byrne and Brian Eno. For his work with the latter two, he received two Grammies. He’s worked across commercial and cultural projects with partner Jessica Walsh and only in the past few years has withdrawn himself from the agency to focus on non-commercial projects and explore his interests in long-term thinking, beauty and happiness.

And these are some of the key topics of our conversation – long-term thinking, beauty and happiness, but Stefan also offers insights as varied as believing that a team of three creatives would be enough to rebrand a whole country and that Twitter’s lack of beauty in its design, affects the nature of the conversations people are having on the platform. A brilliant conversation to kick off a new season of the podcast.

Stefan’s website: https://sagmeister.com/

His fashion brand: https://www.sagmeister123.com/

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Bethan Laura Wood is a multidisciplinary designer, easily recognised for her design aesthetic, as well as her playful and eye-catching dress sense. Bethan’s works range from furniture to decorative objects, lighting to installations and they all share Bethan’s love of materials, colours and cultures.

In our conversation, we dive deep into materials, and Bethan’s design process when creating one of her latest collections called Meisen. We also discover the properties of colours – how they translate into materials, why certain objects are associated with particular colours, and how the colour palettes of particular places, affect the local design language.

Bethan also reflects on her education, especially her time at the Royal College of Art and she tries to imagine what her life could be like if she didn’t work as a creative… 

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In our conversation, Alex also shares with us the story of his upbringing, as he was born in Ukraine and his family emigrated to the United States when he was young. He reflects on the values and lessons learned from his parents and his early upbringing, the culture shock, and the values he lives by these days. 

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Refik Anadol is a Turkish-American new media artist and designer. His works are just incredible – at first sight, they’re abstract and dream-like video works, constantly shapeshifting. What’s the most fascinating about these works, is how they come to be – through data-driven machine learning AI algorithms.

In our conversation, Refik explains the ins and outs of his work, through beautiful and often poetic language, talking about machines dreaming and hallucinating, and Refik himself painting with the data reimagined by the AI. And whilst we discuss the technology behind his work, we also dive into the real philosophy behind Refik’s art, connecting people regardless of languages, cultures and backgrounds, and how in truth, all he wants to do is heal people.

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Nadja Lossgott is the chief creative officer at AMV BBDO. In our conversation, Nadja shares how her upbringing shaped her early interests in creativity and how she fell in love with graphic design and art direction. She also sheds light on her early career in her native South Africa and her move to London to join the AMV BBDO team.

We also dive into her amazing campaigns including Guinness Clear, Womb Stories and Trash Isles, and find out what makes her tick and what’s the recipe for her success, as recently the Womb Stories campaign has scooped all major advertising awards and AMV BBDO was voted as the best advertising agency in the world. 

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In our conversation, Marina discusses her early childhood influences, the beginnings of her career in Brazil and her move to London, which kickstarted new design practices and fresh perspectives. We also talk about the importance of curiosity and Marina offers practical tips on how to keep it alive. And we explore Marina’s film Red Trees and draw parallels to the current political situation in Europe. 

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It’s episode 100 of the podcast! To celebrate our episode 100, we have a very special guest – Alex Bec, who’s the co-founder of It’s Nice That, which celebrates its 15th birthday this week.

In our conversation, Alex discusses the beginnings of It’s Nice That, how the media brand grew over the years, and how it enabled a whole group of creative businesses to flourish.

Our chat is a great lesson in growing a business organically, and Alex shares great thoughts on how to grow a company together with its people and how to coach teams to champion personal growth.

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We also learn about Intoart’s artists and how they are shaping the future of the organisation, and Ella shares with us an exciting announcement about the evolution of Intoart’s design studio.

Mentioned in the episode:

Intoart website: https://intoart.org.uk/ Trifle Studio website: https://www.triflestudio.com/

Intoart artists: https://intoart.org.uk/artist/

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Anab Jain is the co-founder of design studio Superflux. Superflux specialises in designing possible future scenarios – sometimes utopian, often distopian, based on the world we currently live in, with its trends and social, economic and political shifts. Their work is heavily involved with environmental issues, technological advancements, and the drawbacks of the Anthropocene era.

In this episode, we dive into Superflux’s work and some of its most prominent projects, discuss the importance of hope in difficult times and explore how to live in uncertain times. 

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Fredrik Hellberg is the co-founder of Spacepopular, a research-driven art, design and media studio. Fredrik runs the practice together with Lara Lesmes, and the two met when studying architecture at London’s Architectural Association. In our conversation, we discuss Spacepopular's research into the possibilities of Web3 and metaverses and Fredrik shares his expertise on how those spaces can be designed and most importantly, how our physical and digital worlds will be interacting in the future. 

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Yuri Suzuki is a sound designer and partner at Pentagram. Yuri’s artistic installations often aim to bring people together, use AI machine learning and crowdsourced data, whilst his commercial work, looks at creating innovative solutions to problems such as the introduction of sound in electric cars. In our conversation we talk about the use of physical synthesizers and capturing tactile sounds, the problem with Thomas Heatherwick’s bus, sound design for the public transport, the sound design scene in Japan in the early 2000s and many more topics.

Mentioned in the episode: Yuri's website: https://www.yurisuzuki.com/

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Alex Proba is a New York and Portland-based creative director of Studio Proba. She's a multidisciplinary designer, focused on brand design, art direction, product design, illustration and murals and you must have seen online her playful sculptural installation Tomorrow Land from Design Miami 2021. In our conversation, Alex shares with me her educational path, which spanned dentistry, architecture and product design. We discuss her career in creative industries, which included design roles at Kickstarter and Nike before she established Studio Proba in 2013. We also chat about making work that makes people happy, setting yourself 100-day projects and sometimes, putting your personal life plans first.

Mentioned in the episode: Alex's website: https://www.studioproba.com/

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Our guest today is Stephen Briars - the creative director at The Conran Shop. With the high street and physical retail undergoing tremendous change, we dive into what The Conran Shop is now, discuss its 50 years of 'baggage', and look into the future. Stephen also shares his thoughts on the importance of both digital and physical retail experiences, finding young new talent and how the furniture industry could learn from fashion. 

Mentioned in the episode: The Conran Shop website: https://www.conranshop.co.uk

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Podcast music: James Greenfield, production: Green Podcast Productions

Jade Purple Brown is a New-York based artist. If you’ve used Adobe Illustrator at any point last year you’d be familiar with Jade’s work, as her illustration was the Illustrator’s splash page of 2021. Her works are colourful and bold, championing optimism, individuality and empowerment, and include illustrations, packaging design, murals and soft furnishings too.

In our chat we dive into what Jade refers to JPB world, and her plans for its future. We also follow Jade’s career, discuss the importance of being both a creative and a business person for a successful career, and how she was sacked from her first job as art director. 

Mentioned in the episode: Jade's website: https://jadepurplebrown.com

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Podcast music: James Greenfield, production: Green Podcast Productions

Marylou Faure is a London-based French illustrator and artist, known for her easily recognisable female characters and bold, colourful, graphic style of illustration. In our conversation we learn about Marylou’s career journey, discuss some of the most fun commercial projects and dive into the importance of personal work, when doing what you love becomes commercially valid. Marylou also offers tips for sticking to your creative guns and how to weather the storms of freelance life.

Mentioned in the episode:

Marylou's website: https://maryloufaure.com/

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In this episode, we speak to Manijeh Verghese who’s the Head of Public Programmes at the Architectural Association and co-founder of Unscene Architecture – a practice that operates across disciplines to reveal the unseen forces that shape our cities. She’s also the co-curator of this year’s British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, with an installation that focused on the privatised public spaces. In our conversation, we speak about Manijeh’s view of architecture and approach to cities with their public and private spaces, how the issues raised within the Venice Biennale installation became even more important in the pandemic, and Manijeh shares her thoughts as well on not always having a plan, and trusting the unknown.

Mentioned in the episode:

Architectural Association’s Public Programme: https://www.aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogramme

British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale: https://venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/the-garden-of-privatised-delights

Unscene Architecture: https://www.unscenearchitecture.com/

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Allison Filice is a freelance illustrator, designer, and fellow podcaster based in San Francisco. Her style of illustration is graphic with black lines and bold colours and the themes she explores are our inner and outer worlds and illustrating the invisible things. In our conversation, we talk about how Alison got into illustration and how she’s brought her interests in psychology and spirituality into her visual practice. She also reveals her new dream project and discusses the importance of personal work.

Mentioned in the episode:

Allison's website: https://allisonfilice.com/ The Friendly Unknown podcast: https://thefriendlyunknown.com/

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This week's guest is Monica Ahanonu. She's an LA-based illustrator, known for her bold, colourful vector works, which celebrate beauty in all its forms. Monica worked with clients including Google, Facebook, Peloton, Time Magazine, and Vanity Fair among many, many others.

In our conversation, Monica shares her personal story, which features professional gymnastics, surgery on both feet and being in a wheelchair for a period of time, studying animation, getting into Dreamworks and then deciding that she wants to pursue her own creative path, which led her to the present-day success.

Mentioned in the episode:

Monica's website: https://www.mahanonu.com/

Icons book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/icons-monica-ahanonu/1136271010

Bold Words from Black Women book: https://www.waterstones.com/book/bold-words-from-black-women/tamara-pizzoli/monica-ahanonu/9781534463943

This episode was produced by Green Podcast Productions.

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Brogan Cox is the creative director at Sebastian Cox. Sebastian is Brogan’s husband, and the two together appeared on the 9th episode of the podcast in November 2018.

Brogan is the first-ever returning guest and she’s had lots happening since we last spoke. Not only she released her first furniture collection, but also managed the business throughout the pandemic, moved out of London and had two babies.

In our conversation, we get to know Brogan before she joined Sebastian to run the business together and we talk about how to run a design business well: from setting up team appraisals and responding to press emails to forecasting revenue. Brogan also shares her tips for running a business with a partner and reflects on how she’s evolved personally, in the relationship and within the business after she became a mum.

Mentioned in the episode:

Sebastian Cox website: http://sebastiancox.co.uk

Brogan's Barker collection: https://www.sebastiancox.co.uk/shop?tag=Barker

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Shahar Livne is an award-winning conceptual material designer based in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Her work combines biology with science and philosophy and focuses on material research.

In our conversation, we discuss some of Shahar’s projects that use waste blood and man-made stones with plastic particles as well as her jewellery collaboration with Balenciaga. We also touch on the materiality of the pandemic and the materials that are defining the start of the Anthropocene era.

Mentioned in the episode:

Shahar's website: https://www.shaharlivnedesign.com/

Balenciaga collaboration: https://www.shaharlivnedesign.com/copy-of-metamorphism

The Meat Factory project: https://www.shaharlivnedesign.com/the-meat-factory

Andy Warhol eating a hamburger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-t-IxJctVM

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Fran Meneses aka Frannerd is a New York-based illustrator and an all-around creative, well known for her pink and violet-hued comics, which champion Fran’s mission to make people feel less lonely.

In our conversation we talk about creating personal work, and how to set healthy boundaries online between what’s private and public. We also track Fran’s creative journey across the world spanning Santiago, Berlin, London, Hastings and now New York.

And we talk about the past two years, in which Fran’s experienced a miscarriage and also realised she’s gay. And whilst it might not seem so at first, all in all, it’s a positive conversation about following your path and being kind to yourself.

Mentioned in the episode: Fran’s website

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Priya Khanchandani is the head of curatorial and interpretation at the Design Museum. Prior to her role there she worked at the V&A as well as the British Council. She also studied modern languages at the University of Cambridge and had a five-year career as a lawyer, before moving to the design industry. In our conversation, we track Priya’s career, discuss diversity in the design sector and also talk about the role of design in the pandemic and curating museum exhibitions remotely.

Mentioned in the episode:

Design Museum: https://designmuseum.org/ Priya’s ‘secret’ exhibition “Amy: Beyond The Stage”: https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/amy-beyond-the-stage Design Can: https://design-can.com/

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Shantell Martin is a visual artist best known for her large-scale, black-and-white drawings. Shantell was born in Thamesmead in London, but she also lived and worked in Japan, where she developed her live drawing performances and she now lives and works in New York. Her artistic output is varied and ranges from murals to NFTs to collaborations with The North Face. In this conversation, we track Shantell's journey and discuss themes of belonging, being an outsider, and using creativity as a support tool.

Her new exhibition Side by Side is open in London this October.

Mentioned in the episode: Shantell's website: https://shantellmartin.art/ The May Room:  https://shantellmartin.art/work/the-may-room/ Side by Side exhibition: https://shantellmartin.art/news/shantell-martin-x-ben-sheppee-present-side-by-side/

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Manjit Thapp is an illustrator whose works combine traditional and digital media, and are easily recognisable for their mindful and contemplative aesthetic, with female characters often portrayed in thoughtful moments of solitude. In her works Manjit reflects on wellbeing and mental health and earlier this year she’s published her first book "Feelings: A Story in Seasons", and her solo show at the NOW Gallery in London "My Head is a Jungle" is open until the end of this month. 

In this episode, Manjit shares with me her love of storytelling, intuitive ways of working with textures and colours and how to stay motivated on long-term projects.

Mentioned in the episode: Manjit's website: https://manjitthapp.co.uk/ "My Head is a Jungle" at the NOW Gallery:  https://nowgallery.co.uk/exhibitions/manjit-thapp Book "Feelings: A Story in Seasons": https://shop.manjitthapp.co.uk/feelings

This episode was produced by Green Podcast Productions.

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In this special episode, your host Justyna Green is interviewed by design journalist Giovanna Dunmall. Why are we turning the tables? One of the reasons is because for the past three months Justyna has been working on an illustration project called 100 Days of Gratitude, in which every day for 100 days, she illustrated gratitudes submitted by people from the creative industry. And this Saturday 18 September, the 100 Days of Gratitude opens as an exhibition during the London Design Festival. In the conversation Justyna talks about her beginnings, making her work in communications and illustration come together, ayahuasca, endometriosis, using art as a healing practice and normalising mental health conversations.

Mentioned in the episode: 100 Days of Gratitude exhibition: https://www.justynagreen.com/gratitude

RSVP to the Private View: https://100daysofgratitude.eventbrite.com/

100 Days of Gratitude print shop: https://www.justynagreen.com/shop

Residency: https://byresidency.com/ Animal Spirit: https://www.animal-spirits.com/

Bermondsey Mixer Co: https://bermondseymixer.co/

Bodega Bay: https://bodegabay.co.uk/

Nix & Kix: https://nixandkix.com/

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Ellen Turnill Montoya and Mercedes Graves-Johnston are the creative duo at Anyways, a creative agency that is part of the Hudson Bec Group, which also includes It’s Nice That and Creative Lives In Progress. In our conversation, we chat about the power of partnerships, how to best collaborate with others and how to awaken our creativity again after the tough 12+ months we've all had. We also dive into Anyways’ two new projects: one which will help us generate new inspirations, and another asking us to delete our emails.

Mentioned in the episode: - Anyways website - Adobe Inspiration Generator

And by the end of the episode I also mention my 100 Days of Gratitude project - I'd love you to be part of it! You can read more about it and submit your gratitude here.

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Production by Green Podcast Productions.

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Emily Forgot is an illustrator, artist and designer, with a multidisciplinary practice. In our conversation Emily discusses her love of working with design, interiors and architecture, to create experiences that are tactile, two or three-dimensional and beautifully fall into the category of functional art. She also tells me about her love of creating memories and going down the rabbit hole of design and architecture history. Our chat is also a brilliant pep-talk on following your heart and your passion, so if you feel in a need of a pick me up, and honestly who isn’t right now, then this is the chat for you, enjoy!

Mentioned in the episode: - Emily's work - Muse & Maker - Modernist Estates

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Production by Green Podcast Productions.

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Nicki Field is the Head of Illustration at Jelly - an animation production company and illustration agency. Our conversation is particularly useful for anybody who wants to start working as an illustrator, whether you’re a fresh graduate or have worked in creative industries for a while, and want to pivot your career.

We cover many practical topics, from how to find your creative voice, what kind of clients and jobs are out there for illustrators, and how to market your business. So if you think illustration is your jam, this is the episode for you.

Mentioned in the episode: - Jelly - Kelly Anna - Agents for Change

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Andrew Tuck is the editor-in-chief at Monocle, a media brand publishing the leading global affairs and lifestyle magazine. It is also a 24-hour radio station, book publisher, a series of conferences, and cafes and kiosks across the world. In our conversation, Andrew shares details of his Monocle journey to date and discusses the brand’s business model and how it evolved over the years. We also dive into one of Andrew’s favourite topics – urbanism. We discuss how the Covid 19 pandemic has affected cities, how they might evolve in the months and years to come and also closer to home, Andrew shares his observations on how the past 12 months affected Monocle and its team.

Mentioned in the episode: - Monocle Magazine - Monocle 24 Radio - Andrew's radio show, The Urbanist

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Production by Green Podcast Productions.

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Kelly Anna is an artist, painter and designer, whose bold female figures and Matisse-like collage forms are very recognisable. In our conversation, we talk about Kelly Anna's work on her biggest projects to date whilst heavily pregnant, the evolution of her style and the importance of personal interests feeding into your creative work. We also dive into Kelly Anna's love of sports, and her thoughts on how artists can apply to their work the same grit and discipline that athletes would apply to their training and performance.

Mentioned in the episode: - Kelly Anna's website - Kelly Anna's Paddington Square mural

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Production by Green Podcast Productions.

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Simone Farresin is the co-founder of Formafantasma, a research-based design studio that investigates the ecological, historical, political and social forces shaping the discipline of design today. In our conversation, we discuss the studio’s trajectory across over a decade since its inception. We dive into the three aspects of the studio – its research work, commercial projects and work in the field of education, heading up the Geo-Design department at Design Academy Eindhoven. We also discuss the challenges and opportunities around long-term sustainable approach to design.

Mentioned in the episode: - Formafantasma's new website - Geo-Design at Design Academy Eindhoven - Cambio exhibition - Ore Streams

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Production by Green Podcast Productions.

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Meng Shui is the creative director at Thinx – a period-proof underwear brand. In our conversation we discuss Meng’s approach to branding and shaping Thinx into the brand it is today – bold, taboo-breaking, normalising conversations around periods, and most importantly – inclusive.  It’s a brilliant conversation and if you think you might not want to listen to a chat about periods, don’t worry, it’s much more than that – it’s about clever branding and normalising things that many of us go through, yet are taboo in the public eye and in the media. 

Thinx website: www.shethinx.com New activewear campaign: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqJ411Xz2PA The ad Paul didn't like: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYgs9i50bac

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Production by Green Podcast Productions.

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Tim Hamilton is the head of global creative at The North Face. In our conversation, Tim sheds light on his early success as a fashion designer and years of hard graft in New York, which earned him many accolades over the years.

He also candidly talks about a moment in life when at the height of success, he decided to press pause, reconnect to his true north, find balance in nature and move to Vancouver.

What eventually followed from that move, is Tim’s current role at The North Face, where in less than four years he's achieved incredible things when it comes to unearthing the company’s rich design archive, championing innovation and sustainability, and working closely with The North Face athletes to create the best performance wear out there.

The North Face Renewed: www.thenorthfacerenewed.com

FutureLight: www.thenorthface.co.uk/futurelight.html

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Production by Green Podcast Productions.

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Lonneke Gordijn is a designer, artist and co-founder of Studio Drift. Studio Drift is an artist collective that explores the boundaries of technology, art and nature. Some of their most popular works include the Fragile Future sculpture which features light-emitting dandelions and the Franchise Freedom installation that consists of an autonomously flying swarm of hundreds of drones. In our conversation, we discuss Lonneke’s design philosophy, her thoughts on nature, technology and the human experience.

See Lonneke's work at www.studiodrift.com.

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Production by Green Podcast Productions.

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Levon Sharrow is the interactive creative director at Patagonia. We start our conversation by discussing the design process and the role of tools, imagination and storytelling. Levon also reflects on his time at Nike, before he joined Patagonia, and found his personal true north. We dive into Patagonia’s vision, the company culture and some of the recent projects, raising awareness of important environmental issues and through design work, making a difference.

See Leevon's work at www.leeevon.com and the Blue Heart project at blueheart.patagonia.com.

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Production by Green Podcast Productions.

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Malika Favre is a French artist currently based in Barcelona. Malika’s works are incredibly popular thanks to their instantly recognisable style which focuses on light, shadow and the negative space to create bold yet minimal works.

In our conversation Malika talks about her love for both maths and the arts, she recalls her move to London, the start of her career at Airside and her first freelance alphabet project. We also dive deep into Malika’s philosophy around freedom and creativity with plenty of advice on how to follow your heart and shape a fulfilling creative career.

See Malika's work at www.malikafavre.com

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Music and production support by James Green. 

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Andy J Pizza and Ryan Appleton are the co-founders of Co-Loop – a new artist management agency. You’ll also know Andy J Pizza from his chart-topping Creative Pep Talk podcast. In our conversation, Andy and Ryan talk to us about building a community of creatives centred around their values of collaboration and diversity of ideas. They also share their thoughts on the importance of exploring your artistic voice, how artists are the original influencers, and how “the rising tide raises all ships”.

Head over to the Co-Loop website: www.co-loop.co

Co-Loop's Podcast Network: www.co-loop.co/podcasts

Creative Pep Talk podcast: www.creativepeptalk.com

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Music and production support by James Green. 

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Antonia Bonello is the Associate Creative Director at BuzzFeed UK. She’s also well known for her retro 8-bit animation. In fact, her passion for it, got her hired at Buzzfeed, after a freelance commission to picture Game of Thrones’ 14 most brutal deaths – as cute 8-bit animation – has gone viral.

In our conversation, Antonia brilliantly shares the ups and downs she faced growing up, her time at Central Saint Martins, and how she ended up working on a set of Tim Burton's Frankenweenie. We also discuss the importance of personal projects and staying true to yourself, Antonia's process of getting into 8-bit animation and her work at Buzzfeed UK.

See Antonia's Game Of Thrones’ 14 Most Brutal Deaths, As 8-Bit GIFs here.

Listen to Antonia's TED talk (it's brilliant!) here.

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Music and production support by James Green. 

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James Turner is the co-founder of Glimpse – a collective which believes that creativity can be used for more than just selling stuff. In our conversation, we discuss some of Glimpse’s campaigns such as the launch of Choose Love physical stores, which sold essential items to help refugees across the world and a Kickstarter campaign that saw every single advert in a London tube station replaced with pictures of cats – with an underlying social cause. James also reflects on his time before Glimpse, heading up communications for Greenpeace UK and he highlights the importance of creativity in shaping a positive vision of the future.

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Music and production support by James Green. 

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Suhair Khan works on Strategic Projects at Google. Before that, she was heading up global projects for Google Arts and Culture. She's also the founder of Open/Ended - a new platform for activism design, which gathers together a diverse community of creative practitioners.

In our conversation, we discuss Suhair's work at the nexus of technology, design and art, the joy of experimentation, the role of activism in design, and her perspective on how large companies and individuals can work to design technologies and products that are inclusive and support diversity.

Open/Ended website: www.openended-design.org

Suhair's Instagram: www.instagram.com/suhairk

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Music and production support by James Green. 

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Anthony Burrill is a graphic artist, printmaker, and designer who’s known for his persuasive, up-beat, typographic works. In our conversation, Anthony discusses his design education and career as well as his early inspirations from travels across the world with his grandfather. We discuss the process of making new works, its importance to the finished pieces and creating work for the public realm. Finally, we talk about Anthony’s love of people and places, creating works that help to understand the world we live in.

You can see Anthony's work at https://anthonyburrill.com/

This episode was presented by Justyna Green. Follow Justyna on Instagram. Music and production support by James Green. 

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Andrew Diprose is the creative director at WIRED UK. In our conversation, Andrew shares with me the story of launching the magazine eleven years ago, what he's learned along the way and how the publishing industry changed in the past decade. We also talk about adapting to change - whether it is caused by the digital media consumption patterns or the COVID pandemic. Finally, we discuss Andrew's biggest passion - storytelling. 

Presented by Justyna Green Produced by James Green

Claire Cheung is an art director at Studio PI, a new photography and illustration agency that promotes equality and celebrates diversity. In our conversation Claire is brilliant and openly shares her story, working in design and art direction for 18 years as a woman of colour, coming from a working-class background. She also tells us about her role at Studio PI and the agency's mission and offers handy tips for anybody taking their first creative steps.

Presented by Justyna Green Produced by James Green

Marice Cumber is the founder of Accumulate, the art school for the homeless. This year Accumulate's participants have worked on the now published Book of Homelessness - a graphic novel exploring their stories. In our conversation, we dive with Marice into her journey of founding Accumulate, the process of working on the book and most importantly, Marice shares with us stories of the book's authors.

Presented by Justyna Green Produced by James Green

Sarah Fotheringham and Maninder Singh are founders of Safomasi - an award-winning design studio with storytelling at its heart. Safomasi is renowned for its travel-inspired prints applied to homewares and home decor by skilled craftsmen at the brand's workshop in India. In our chat, Sarah and Maninder discuss the journey of founding the business, the early years of being part of the creative industry in Delhi, and the importance of craftsmanship.

Presented by Justyna Green Produced by James Green

Tim Lane is a creative director at Penguin, heading up the award-winning Penguin Creative team, which manages the visual direction of the brand's digital and video output. In our conversation, we discuss Tim's first year at Penguin and his work on making the brand's digital appearance as iconic as its printed editions. We also discuss Tim's previous role as Buzzfeed's first Art Director outside the US and dive into some of the most exciting projects he's worked on, including a comic strip featuring Nigel Farage, a cover shoot crafted in wood and Penguin's Christmas campaign. Presented by Justyna Green Produced by James Green

Georgia Spray is the founder of Partnership Editions, a curated platform that connects would-be collectors with emerging artists. In our conversation, Georgia shares the story of how she set up her business after finding a gap in art the market. We discuss the current state of the art market, how to start your art collection and Georgia provides an insight into the artists she loves and champions on her platform.

Presented by Justyna Green Produced by James Green

Holly Fraser is the editor-in-chief of WeTransfer's editorial platform WePresent. In our conversation Holly explains the idea behind creating WePresent and shares platform's latest collaborations. We also discuss its global outlook on creativity, how good journalism can make a difference and what publishers can do to be an antidote to the clickbait culture.

Presented by Justyna Green

Produced by James Green

Leon Edler is an award-winning illustrator known for his bold and colourful style. He's also the co-founder of Room Fifty, a platform which sells exclusive prints by the best contemporary illustrators and designers in the world. In our conversation Leon shares the story of his illustration career and also offers advice for new illustrators. He also discusses the field of contemporary illustration and how Room Fifty is supporting the creative industries.

Caroline Pay is the Chief Creative Officer at Headspace - a mindfulness and meditation app on a mission to improve the health and happiness of the world. In our conversation we discuss what we can all do to manage our mental health in 2020 and what Headspace has been doing to help those most vulnerable. We also dive into Caroline's incredibly successful career in advertising, which she enjoyed for two decades, before joining Headspace. Finally, Caroline also shares her personal story, which is a true inspiration.

Presented by Justyna Green

Production by James Green

Åsa Lucander is a director at Aardman Animations - the world famous, Academy Award® winning animation studio, which brought us Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep among their other creations. In our conversation we discuss Åsa's career journey, her short film 'Lost Property' and the award-winning music video for Coldplay's song 'Daddy'. We go into the nitty-gritty of stop motion animation and discuss its relationship with other creative disciplines.

Presented by Justyna Green Produced by James Green

Stacie Woolsey is a designer and founder of Make Your Own Masters - a tailor-made Masters programme she created for herself in response to the high costs of university education and, in her own words, "not fitting in" with any particular course. Now with an MA in Anthropological Futures, in this podcast episode, she discusses her work, her journey creating her education course, and the next steps for Make Your Own Masters - a programme now available to others. Presented by Justyna Green Produced by James Green

Alexis Williams is the publisher of modern luxury magazines from the Guardian News & Media. In our conversation Alexis reflects on his career at both the Financial Times and the Guardian News & Media, his love of arts and fashion and their role in our lives. We also discuss the DESIGN magazine - the latest addition to Alexis’ portfolio of modern luxury magazines. Finally, Alexis shares with us his thoughts on the importance of being in the present moment and overcoming your anxieties.

Presented by Justyna Green

Produced by James Green

Jon Cockley is the co-founder of Handsome Frank illustration and animation agency, representing artists such as Jean Jullien, Malika Favre and Tom Haugomat among many others. In our conversation, we talk about Jon's journey to co-founding the agency and how they work with art directors, advertising agencies and everybody in between. We also talk about current trends in illustration and advertising and Jon offers top tips for new illustrators.

Presented by Justyna Green Produced by James Green

Eliza Williams is the editor of Creative Review - a print magazine and website focused on commercial creativity. The publication covers design, advertising, photography, branding, digital products, film and gaming. In our conversation, we dive into Creative Review's history in advertising and graphic design and the publication's growth across the creative discipline. Eliza recalls some of the greatest campaigns of the past few years and we discuss what's currently missing in the creative industries and what the solutions may be.

Presented by Justyna Green

Produced by James Green

Alex Breuer is the creative director of Guardian News and Media and in our conversation, recorded pre-COVID-19 pandemic, we discuss his work and some of its most rewarding projects - from the Brexit day front page and reporting on the Windrush scandal, to redesigning recipe books and crosswords. Alex also shares his thoughts on art education, the importance of storytelling and what it means to be creative.

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A positive episode, to help you through difficult times! I speak to two friends Taymoor Atighetchi and Tobias Vernon about their creative businesses. Taymoor is the CEO of Papier - my favourite stationery company and Tobias is the founder of 8 Holland Street - a beautifully curated gallery space in London and Bath. The two met over a decade go when they both studied Art History in Cambridge, and they have supported each other ever since.

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Nik Roope is a digital and industrial designer and entrepreneur. He is known as the founder of POKE and Plumen to name a few of his ventures. In our conversation, we dive into the early years of multimedia design and the dot-com bubble and discuss everything from Tiffany & Co's first e-commerce launch to Gregg's vegan sausage rolls. Nik also shares his thoughts on the designers' responsibilities in the current socio-economic climate.

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Olivia Ahmad is the curator of the House of Illustration located in London's King's Cross and the editor of Varoom magazine featuring a combination of industry insight and critical analysis of the field of illustration.

In our conversation, we discuss how illustration is closely linked with our everyday lives, its role in contemporary culture as well as dive into the House of Illustration's current exhibitions and discover Olivia's favourite illustrators of the moment.

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Robert Storey is an all-round creative and the founder of Storey Studio, which specialises in spatial and set design, having worked with everyone from Nike to Prada, Gentle Monster to the V&A. 

In our conversation, Robert shares with me his story of going solo at 23, how his sculpture practice informed his early set design work, what the future of retail looks like and how he feels celebrating 10 years of his studio this year.

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Harriet Fitch Little is the editor of Kinfolk magazine - a publication which over the years has reached cult status. In our conversation, Harriet shares with me her journalistic journey, explains the evolution of Kinfolk over the years and together we dive into the latest issue of the magazine with a theme of Intimacy. 

We also broadly discuss Kinfolk's art direction, its books and gallery and office spaces across the globe.

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We kick off the 2020 interviews with my first guest - designer Michael Anastassiades.

Michael shares with me his creative journey with the 80s as a starting point of our conversation - the time when Michael studied both engineering and design and wasn't satisfied with either.

Things changed in the early 90s when Michael got his house on London Waterloo's Lower Marsh and started to split his time between teaching art, designing "psychological" objects and... being a yoga instructor. The decades that followed saw him grow to become one of the most loved lighting designers, creating minimalist pieces through his own studio practice as well as collaborating with renowned brands such as FLOS. 

You will love Michael's story, his humble manner, and fascination with creativity.

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Riya Patel is The Aram Gallery's curator and the contributing editor of Icon magazine. We sat down together for an intimate chat in which Riya shared with me her thoughts on the current state of the architecture and design industries. We also discuss the history of The Aram Gallery and its programme of exhibitions which encourages and promotes understanding of the contemporary design and champions experimental design thinking.

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Karin Gustafsson is the creative director of COS - a contemporary fashion brand loved by creatives across the globe for its timeless look inspired by art and design and impeccable tailoring. In our conversation, we discuss Karin's upbringing and first encounters with fashion, her time at COS, how the brand has evolved over the years and the reasoning behind the launch of its first Archive Collection inspired by the Bauhaus movement. Presented by Justyna Green Music and production by James Green

John Booth is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans drawings, fashion illustration, ceramics, murals and homewares.

His style is easily recognisable with its expressive lines and confident use of colour and he counts Fendi and Hem among his collaborators with new projects for The Conran Shop and Paul Smith in the pipeline.

In our conversation, we talk about John's fashion studies at Central Saint Martins, his Paris internship with John Galliano and the designer's swatch jars, finding his creative voice, constantly experimenting with new mediums and balancing the commercial work with personal growth as a creative.

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Matt Alagiah is the editor of It's Nice That - an online magazine and a multimedia platform championing creativity. Apart from posting daily stories on topics ranging from animation and art to graphic design, illustration and photography, the It's Nice That brand also encompasses a bi-annual magazine Printed Pages, a summer symposium Here and the monthly Nicer Tuesdays talks series.

In our conversation, we chat about how you can foster creativity, what trends to avoid, we explore the changing relationship between brands and creatives and Matt's vision for It's Nice That's bright future.

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Architect Arthur Mamou-Mani is this week's podcast guest. Arthur specialises in digital fabrication led architecture and some of his recent projects you'll be familiar with include Galaxia - the Burning Man temple from 2018 and Conifera - this year's COS installation at the Milan Design Week. In our conversation, we discuss Arthur's practice, parametric architecture, his FabPub 3D printing and laser cutting facilities in East London which are available to all and we also get personal, chatting about what it's like to get married at the Burning Man and overcome depression. Presented by Justyna Green Production and music by James Green

Interior designers Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead are this week's podcast guests! Together they run the 2LG Studio known for its "Making Living Lovely" mission and interiors which ooze fun, comfort and are rich with colour and texture.

We met at their South East London home to chat about their past-lives as West End actors, their breakthrough with the Great Interior Design Challenge TV programme, what it takes to run a successful studio and how it feels to do so together with your husband! We also debunk some myths about social media stardom and discuss the day-to-day hard graft of designing dream homes.

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Sophie Ashby is an interior designer and entrepreneur. She founded Studio Ashby - her interior design and creative direction practice - in her twenties. Only five years into running her studio, Sophie is already widely recognised for designing spaces which are eclectic, rich in textures and colour and deeply connected to the world of art.

In our conversation, we explore Sophie's upbringing, her love of visual arts and the day to day challenges of running a growing business.

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This week I'm in conversation with Matt Gibberd, co-founder of The Modern House and designer and artist Yinka Ilori.

We've come together not only to discuss Yinka's popular Colour Palace - the Dulwich Pavilion 2019 he designed, which is now on sale on The Modern House website. We also discuss all things craftsmanship and colour, building communities, the ups and downs of running your own creative practice and how to grow your business. And we have a laugh too.

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Anna Murray and Grace Winteringham are founders of Patternity - a ‘conscious creative organisation’ which works with pattern to inspire more curious, collaborative and connected ways of living.

In our conversation, you'll discover Patternity's origins as an image archive and find out more about Anna's and Grace's pre-Patternity days in art direction and pattern design. What will truly inspire though, is how the company has evolved over the years together with its founders' philosophies, ways of perceiving the world and noticing patterns not only in the visual sense but also in our behaviours, thoughts and even spirituality.

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Sam Jacob is principal of Sam Jacob Studio for architecture and design, also known to many as previously the founding director of FAT Architecture.

In our conversation, we discuss Sam's education and varied approaches to architecture, his work at the nexus of art and architecture, the inspiration and design process behind the newly opened London's Cartoon Museum and the remodelling of the V&A’s Cromwell Road entrance.

Camille Walala is an artist and designer, expressing joy and happiness through vibrant colour and bold pattern. Known for her bold style, Camille works on projects ranging from large installations to urban landscapes and 3D items.

In our conversation, Camille tells me about her early inspirations, her first discovery of the Memphis Movement and thoughts on arts education. She also openly shares with me the story of her career path, which creatives at every stage of their practice will find encouraging. 

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Adam Nathaniel Furman is the last guest of the second season of the Justyna Green podcast.

We meet at his apartment in the vicinity of Regent's Park and before we start our recording, Furman explains that he only recently moved in, hence the place is still looking a bit bare. It does so by his standards, but most of us would find it generously decorated, with Furman’s sculptures, prototypes, posters and mugs scattered throughout the rooms and shelves filled with design and architecture books.

In our conversation, we discuss Furman’s multicultural upbringing and its effects on his notions of identity. We dive into the relationship between maximalist and minimalist styles and their connections to Calvinism and Catholicism. Furman also explains the differences between the Zen methodology and Shintoism and how these spiritual practices inform Japan's creative culture.

A prolific architecture commentator and designer, Furman ends our conversation with an insight into his current projects and how he translates the notion of objects telling stories, into his practice.

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“Are you a dancer” is the question that Alistair Spalding gets asked the most. Understandably so, as he runs London’s most successful and internationally renowned dance theatre – Sadler's Wells. 

In our conversation, we discuss communicating ideas through movement, the rock-concert-like creations from Hofesh Schechter and Akram Khan’s tender stories of belonging and identity as well as Sadler's Wells collaborations with creatives such as sculptor Antony Gormley, fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, musician Jamie XX, and artist Olafur Eliasson.

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Max Cooper is an electronica and techno music producer. He recently released the remixes of his 2018 album One Hundred Billion Sparks and is working on his forthcoming project for the Barbican Centre, Yearning for the Infinite.

You’ll enjoy our discussion whether you’re an electronic music fan or not, as for Cooper music is almost a by-product of his lifelong interests in maths, science and computational biology. His multidisciplinary approach led him to a long-term collaboration with the Architecture Social Club, a project with Zaha Hadid Architects.

Throughout our conversation, we discuss science, maths, and philosophy and how these disciplines inform Cooper's work, enabling him to create multisensory, immersive experiences, which explore concepts such as hope, identity, singularity or indeed infinity.

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Ben Branson is on a mission to change the way the world drinks. He’s the founder and CEO of Seedlip - a nature company producing distilled, non-alcoholic spirits.

In our conversation, he shares with me his fascination with herbs and biodiversity, the increasing need for high-quality non-alcoholic spirits, coping with a rapidly growing business and building a laboratory in a 19th-century barn on his farm.

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Suzanne Livingston is the curator of the Barbican Centre’s new exhibition “AI: More Than Human” which explores our relationship with Artificial Intelligence. In our conversation, we discuss the 90's fascination with cybernetic culture, AI's origins in the Middle Ages and its Golden Age in the 19th and 20th centuries. We also try to expand our thinking on the burning philosophical question of what it means to be human.

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It was the opening of DePadova’s first branded space in the UK—in London’s Chelsea—that brought me and Lissoni together for what I thought will be a conversation about furniture, architecture, his latest projects, and new collections.

Instead, our discussion quickly started to revolve around concepts such as humanism and failure. 

Lissoni quotes doubt, curiosity and passion as the key qualities of his practice. When asked about his most memorable projects he promptly responds that he doesn’t have any, as he is never happy with the final result. Instead, he’s driven by mistakes and the constant refinement of the architectural and design solutions. He likens himself to a wild animal, whose senses tell him immediately when a piece of work is aesthetically ‘dangerous’. That sensibility led him to design buildings such as The Middle House and Casa Fantini and objects for the likes of Alessi, Boffi, B&B, Flos, Kartell and Salvatori among others.

As our conversation nears the end, we touch on the subject of luxury and its meaning. Unfortunately, according to Lissoni, luxury has become vulgarised, associated with excessive wealth and flashy material possessions. Whilst for him – he’s a Milanese man after all – luxury is hidden in everyday qualities of life, good taste and his all-time favourite – curiosity.

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Annie Warburton is the CEO of Cockpit Arts. She’s a zealous spokesperson for creating a thriving business environment for craftsmen and women in London.

In our conversation, we discuss Cockpit Arts' 170 makers ranging from weavers and ceramicists to leatherworkers and silversmiths, crafts' history in the UK and its international appeal thanks to the artists such as Grayson Perry, Edmund de Waal, Tracey Emin, and Jennifer Lee. 

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“A house is so many more things than just the bricks and mortar. It’s a backdrop for your life.”

Albert Hill is the founder of the Modern House—an estate agency with a difference.  One which is in the matchmaking business of finding sympathetic buyers for the most interesting houses in the UK.

In our conversation, we discuss Albert's career and transition from a Wallpaper* journalist to the property business owner and his memories of the Six Pillars House in Dulwich. We also dive into the ins and outs of creating a thoughtful brand and the market value of a well-designed property - from the Cube House by Carl Turner to Ross Lovegrove’s home and studio. 

“When what you do is what you love it’s just wonderful doing that.” That was the start of my conversation with Beatie Wolfe – a musician, storyteller and an innovator.

Beatie always had a deep love of music, art, design and storytelling – creativity in every sense. She started writing songs at the age of seven. Also at that time, she found her parents’ vinyl collection. For her, these were musical books – a tangible gateway into the world of the album.

From then on, for Beatie, the music and its tangible and visual experiences were interconnected. 

That’s how for her debut album 8ight she created a pioneering 3D Interactive Album App and also created a ‘Palm Top Theatre’ – a modern rendition of the 1980s viewfinder – on which you could watch 8ight’s interactive visuals filmed by Weavers Productions.

From then on, a technologically advanced portfolio of projects followed: The Montagu Square Musical Jacket, world’s first NFC Album Deck, beaming her album Raw Space into space as well as creating the world’s first live 360° AR experience, produced in collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs and Design I/O.

Listen to our conversation to find out more about Beatie's music, her multi-disciplinary innovations and her wish to foster daily 'ceremonies' and our connections with one another.

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My conversation with Orsola de Castro and Kendall Robbins started with Orsola’s confession “I’m a recovering fashion designer”.

Whilst the Fashion Revolution’s campaign is a positive force for good, it’s a tragedy that inspired its existence. On 24 April 2013, 1134 people died in a collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh, with 90% of casualties being young girls, producing garments for the global consumer markets. A horrific event which could have been prevented made even worse through the fact that the clothes produced at the factory at the time still reached the consumers, who never realised the true cost of their new garments.

Listen to Orsola and Kendall's mission to change the fashion industry and learn how you can join the fashion revolution.

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I met the gifted designer Brodie Neill at FORA Central Street, a stone’s throw from his London studio. Throughout our conversation, two things became quickly apparent – Brodie’s passion for materials—regardless of their origin or preciousness—and a strong belief in the circular economy.

He is also on a mission to raise awareness of the issue of plastic ocean waste. In our discussion, he points out that the issue of plastic is that of addiction and the wider concept of throwaway culture - the ease of use blinds us from seeing the alternative solutions. He also believes that the attitudes have to change, from those which perceive recycled products and materials as inferior and cheap to treat them as equally valuable and precious as the freshly-manufactured counterparts. An insightful listen and an inspiring voice in the wider circular design conversation.

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Kirsty Whyte is the Creative & Product Director at Soho House and the founder of Freedom To Exist. In our conversation, Kirsty reflects on her career, spanning her eponymous design studio and her work for Habitat and Heal's. She also reveals some of the latest developments at Soho Home and Cowshed - from new collections to a rebrand of the much-loved beauty business. We also discover her side-hustle: a minimal watch company, Freedom to Exist.

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I catch up with the curator Hugo MacDonald as the Harewood Biennial opens at the Harewood House with an exhibition "Useful/Beautiful: Why Craft Matters". In our conversation, we chat about craft's identity crisis, its relationship with design, William Morris and the cognitive power between the hand and the mind as a healing process.

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My conversation with Marcus Fairs, founder and editor-in-chief of Dezeen, was so much more than I expected. I knew we’d discuss the early days of Dezeen and hoped for interesting information about the ins and outs of running a successful online business. But we also delved into Marcus’s personal story, his thoughts on turning failure into success and breaking news stories with Kanye West.

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“I wasn’t supposed to be a designer” – that’s how my conversation with Lee starts at his Shoreditch studio, which is as immaculate as the signature haircut he’s sporting.

In this podcast episode, we discuss Lee's career as a professional child actor, his fashion design competition win and Vivienne Westwood encounter, Crystal Lightbulb dreams, designers' responsibility to create products that will stand the test of time, London's pleasure gardens and Lee's desire to design airplane interiors. 

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We kick off season 2 of the podcast with a chat with two journalists; Sujata Burman, who’s the online design editor at Wallpaper* and Ali Morris - a freelance writer whose articles you can spot on the pages of Wallpaper*, Dezeen and many other publications.

Our conversations centres around design in 2019, key trends, long-term movements and the areas of our lives affected and improved by design every day.

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The Justyna Green podcast live at designjunction, during the London Design Festival, September 2018. Guest speakers: designer Terri Pecora, designer Tej Chauhan, journalist and writer Kasia Maciejowska, designer Kusheda Mensah. Kasia Maciejowska hosts a panel featuring three renowned designers to discuss how emotional designs shape the human experience.

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This episode is a live recording of the Justyna Green podcast, which took place during the designjunction event, for which Justyna curated the talks programme.

"Ethical Design" is the title of the talk moderated by Anna Winston, architecture writer, in which Emily Mathieson, founder of Aerende, Ben Parker of Made Thought, Emma Fromberg of Ellen MacArthur Foundation discuss design in the light of climate change, animal cruelty and poor ethical production.

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This episode is a live recording of the Justyna Green podcast, which took place during the designjunction event, for which Justyna curated the talks programme.

"Future of Architecture" is the title of the talk moderated by Ellie Stathaki, the architecture editor of Wallpaper*, in which Jonathan Ashmore, founder of ANARCHITECT, Sarah Featherstone, director at Featherstone Young, Sarah Castle, co-founder of IF_DO and Hala El Akl, PLP Architecture discuss the role of architecture in placemaking, community building, connecting cultures and creating accessible cities.  

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This episode is a live recording of the Justyna Green podcast, which took place during the designjunction event, for which Justyna curated the talks programme.

"Craft 2.0" is the title of the talk moderated by Ben Spriggs, the editor of Elle Decoration, in which Sebastian Cox, Caroline Milns, Ini Archibong, and Magnus Wastberg share their thoughts on the importance of craft in today's digital-first world.

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Live recording of the ON DESIGN podcast, which took place during the designjunction event, for which Justyna curated the talks programme.

In his keynote Benjamin offers an insight into the work of his design studio LAYER, which spans emotive tech, meaningful mobility, holistic brands and revolutionary fashion, including his two most recent launches: KITE Eyewear and Nolii.

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In this episode of the Justyna Green podcast, I speak to Henrietta Thompson, the co-founder of Harth and editor-at-large of Wallpaper* magazine. We talk all things generation rent, how borrowing is the new owning, solutions to being surrounded by too much stuff in the Western world and the good and the bad of the recently prominent anti-plastic campaign.

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In this episode of the Justyna Green podcast, I speak to Thomas Meany, the co-founder of Open Cell - 70 experimental studios in shipping containers including the first open access bio-lab & biomaterial-lab in London. We talk all things biodesign - a discipline at the nexus of design and science, which is now gaining a wider reach, thanks to its futureproofing qualities and ways of shaping our world in line with nature, biology and scientific laws that surround us.  

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In this episode of Justyna Green podcast, I speak to Sam Bompas, the co-founder of Bompas & Parr, who design spectacular, multisensory experiences, more often than not work with food and you might have heard first of their architectural jelly. In our chat, Sam tells me more about their business, how it started, what they're up to now, how to create memorable experiences in the age of Instagram, why asianification of food is the next big thing and how dull it would be to eat British food for the rest of our lives.

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In this episode of the Justyna Green podcast, I speak to the husband and wife duo Sebastian and Brogan Cox, who are furniture makers and so much more. We chat about their workshop, studio, mill, and the newly established lab, their mission to champion British woodlands and huge concerns around Britain's biodiversity. We also discuss their venture into growing furniture and accessories from mycelium and hear their entrepreneurial business vision, with inspiration ranging from William Morris to Henry Ford.

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In this episode of the Justyna Green podcast, I speak to the Royal Designer for Industry Morag Myerscough. We chat about everything from Morag's bohemian London upbringing, creating 'belonging' through colour and pattern, her recent British Council trip to the Saudi Design Week and her work with the UK schools and hospitals, including her Sterling Prize-winning collaboration with Allford Hall Monaghan Morris on Burntwood School and her designs for the Sheffield Children's Hospital.

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In this episode of the Justyna Green podcast, I speak to Ferry van Tongeren and Jaap Sinke, co-founders of Fine Taxidermy. While initially I declined this interview opportunity, concerned about animal suffering, I was quickly convinced that not only what Ferry and Jaap do is ethical but it also celebrates the beauty and nature of the animals they're working with - that's thanks to their 17th-century Dutch masters' inspirations and previous careers in art direction. And if you've ever wondered how to stuff flamingo's neck, this episode is just for you. 

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In the sixth episode of the Justyna Green podcast, I speak to Ben Rigby, co-founder of Haberdashery. I've been following their work for a long time now, and am a huge fan. In our conversation, we chat about the language of light, the ways in which it affects us and evokes emotions. We also dive into the human circadian rhythms and the negative effects of blue light. Finally, we explore Haberdashery's lighting installations and sculptures which bring together art and design. 

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In the fifth episode of the ON DESIGN podcast, I speak to Jonathan and Militza Ashmore, founders of ANARCHITECT. Whilst still a young practice, ANARCHITECT have already won many accolades for their work in architecture, interiors architecture and design in the Middle East and wider GCC region. Jonathan and Militza shed light on the design and architecture of the Middle East, give us insights into the Dubai consumers and shed light on creating boutique spas and hotels which respond to the context of the environments in which they're created. They also share with us the news about their Circadian Light Synthesis installation, created specifically for one of the main pedestrian entrances to the Dubai Design Week taking place between 12-17 November 2018.

ANARCHITECT: www.anarchitect.com

Circadian Light Synthesis at Dubai Design Week: https://www.dubaidesignweek.ae/programme/2018/circadian-light-synthesis/

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In the fourth episode of the Justyna Green podcast, I speak to Chrissa Amuah, founder of Africa by Design and AMWA Designs. Chrissa is an incredible character, with a wonderful story of pursuing your instincts and passions and making things happen. Now through Africa by Design Chrissa champions creatives leading sub-Saharan Africa’s emerging design scene - you can spot Africa by Design everywhere from New York to London and soon even 1stdibs. And at AMWA Designs, Chrissa herself creates handmade textiles and print designs for the home with the first collection inspired by the Adinkra symbols and proverbs of Ghana.

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In the third episode of the Justyna Green podcast, I speak to Paul Priestman, chairman of PriestmanGoode. PriestmanGoode is the design agency behind the design of the new Tube for London and the initial concept for Hyperloop so it's no surprise, that in this episode we talk about Paul's great passion - transport design. We chat about everything from high-speed trains and Dragonfly drones to walkable cities and solutions for ageing population. We also discuss how design of public transport can shape cities' identities and how great design tends to be 'invisible'.

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In this Justyna Green podcast episode, I speak to Alice Black, co-director of the Design Museum. We talk about the future of design as presented in the Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition. Now in its eleventh year, the exhibition is the Design Museum's annual celebration of the most original and exciting products, concepts and designers in the world today. Together with Alice, we discover the leading ideas featuring in this year's exhibition, from the newly-developed materials, innovative ways of managing scarce resources, playful designs for all ages and local communities claiming new spaces for themselves.

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