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The Crit #9: Trent Jansen

Trent Jansen joins The Crit to discuss his interest in design as a form of anthropology and social commentary, through collaborating with indigenous artists to make works exploring Australia’s history and culture.

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The Crit #8: Katy Marks

Katy Marks joins The Crit to discuss her interest in creating designs which are welcoming and inclusive, from theatres and museums to a one-cup asymmetrical bra for breast cancer survivors.

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The Crit #7: Michael Marriott

Michael Marriott joins The Crit for our Christmas episode, discussing his interest in resourcefulness and moderation in design and reflecting on how to embrace the joy of festive season while steering clear of materialism. 

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The Crit #6: Bisila Noha

Bisila Noha joins The Crit to discuss her career to date, reflecting on her experiences learning from pottery communities around the world and making work which honours the contributions of women of colour to art and crafts.

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The Crit #5: Stefan Diez

Stefan Diez joins The Crit to discuss his career to date, reflecting on his interest in technically complex, circular designs that are both playful and elegant.

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The Crit #4: Seetal Solanki

Seetal Solanki joins The Crit to discuss her career to date, reflecting on her interest in materials, site-specific design solutions, and making education more accessible and enjoyable.

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Introducing: The Crit

Disegno is proud to announce the launch of The Crit: Designers Review Themselves, a new fortnightly podcast in which designers look back on the highlights and lowlights of their careers. The first episode, with Yinka Ilori, is now available to download.

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The Crit #30: Mr Threads

The 30th episode of The Crit features an interview with Timorous Beasties, alongside discussions of the allegations against David Adjaye, Meta’s Twitter challenger Threads, and the tumultuous opening of the Young V&A.

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The Crit #28: Archi-Washing

The hosts take a journey to ethics town in this episode of The Crit, exploring architecture-washing, dubious partnerships and exhibitions that are more ethically mindful.

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The Crit #27: Milan Design Week 2023

The Crit is back for a Milan Design Week special, where our hosts pick out a couple of events, installations and themes that caught their eye – both for better and worse

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The Crit #26: Beltless

The Crit is back in 2023! Join hosts Oli Stratford and India Block as they unpack on January’s design news and reflect upon their progress (or lack thereof) with their New Year’s resolutions.

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