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The Crit #12: Luke Pearson
Luke Pearson joins The Crit to discuss recalibrating spaces through furniture and design.
The Crit #11: Ilse Crawford
Ilse Crawford joins The Crit to discuss creating healthy systems and understanding the psychology and physiology of space.
The Crit #10: Yuri Suzuki
Yuri Suzuki joins The Crit to discuss his interest in using sound design to shape human interactions and public spaces.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Crit #3: Martino Gamper
Martino Gamper joins The Crit to coincide with Before, After and Beyond, his retrospective at 11 Mansfield Street.
Curated by Martino Gamper and Sarah Douglas
The Crit #2: Bethan Laura Wood
The second episode of The Crit is now live and sees designer Bethan Laura Wood look back on her own career.
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.
The Crit #31: It’s About Time Morris!
The hosts dive into a trio of reports on designing more sustainable cities and touring exhibitions in this episode of The Crit, which features an exclusive interview with Olivier Lacrouts of Studio d-o-t-s.
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.
The Crit #29: Let Offices Be Offices
This episode of The Crit features an interview with Ilona Gaynor, along with a discussion of AR goggles, AI sofas, and an upcoming exhibition about emails.
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.
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
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.