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EPISODE · Apr 19, 2026 · 57 MIN

Designed for Life - In conversation with Leia Milburn

from Designed for Life · host Tony Ryan CEO Design & Technology Association

Leia Milburn is an industrial designer working at Tone Product Design in London. Leia was born in London but grew up in Hong Kong and Singapore. Her father is a D&T teacher and trained as a furniture designer, so she was raised around strong design influences, but has developed her own unique identity as a designer through her degree at Loughborough University and subsequent work at Tone. In this podcast, we follow Leia's journey from her school education and parental influences to where she is today, what is important to her as a young designer, the comparative isolation of being a woman in a still-male-dominated sector, and what she is proactively doing about it. It's a flowing and very informative conversation that I feel has much to offer everyone listening, from students, through teachers, to professionals. So give yourself 50 minutes, put those earbuds in, and listen to Designed for Life in conversation with industrial designer Leia Milburn. Leia's LinkedIn profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leia-milburnLeia's design Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/design.byleiaAnd if you want to learn more or get involved in the female designer community (Revision), then follow the links below: REVISION LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/revision-design/REVISION Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revision.bydesignThanks to Arachne.digital for their continued sponsorship of the podcast, which allows us to bring these conversations to you. Contact Arachne https://www.arachne.digital/ or us for a free evaluation of your school’s cybersecurity. 

Leia Milburn is an industrial designer working at Tone Product Design in London. Leia was born in London but grew up in Hong Kong and Singapore. Her father is a D&T teacher and trained as a furniture designer, so she was raised around strong design influences, but has developed her own unique identity as a designer through her degree at Loughborough University and subsequent work at Tone. In this podcast, we follow Leia's journey from her school education and parental influences to ...

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