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Design Unmuted
by Divine Ndemeye
A podcast that centers marginalized voices in design, art and all things creative.
Episodes
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Landscapes Unmuted: Tea connections- from garden to cup
In this episode of Landscapes Unmuted, Divine and Macy explore their personal journeys with tea, discussing its cultural significance, the rituals surrounding it, and how it connects to landscape architecture. They share their dreams of designing tea gardens that reflect diverse cultures and…
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Landscapes Unmuted: Vulnerability in entrepreneurship
Maci and Divine explore the complexities of entrepreneurship, focusing on the intertwining of personal identity and professional life. They discuss the challenges of vulnerability, community support, and the emotional facets of being an entrepreneur. Key Themes Entrepreneurship requires…
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Landscapes Unmuted: Redefining Success
In this episode of Landscapes Unmuted, Divine and Maci explore the concept of success, and redefining it. They discuss the traditional stereotypes of success and the challenges they present to keeping people in the field. The conversation emphasizes the need to redefine success to include…
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Landscapes Unmuted: Finding ease in new beginnings
In this inaugural episode of Landscapes Unmuted, hosts Maci Nelson and Divine Ndemeye introduce their new podcast, discussing their backgrounds, the importance of collaboration, and the challenges of navigating mental health and burnout in the design field. The conversation highlights their...
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Could a park be a home?
On this episode with Landscape Designer Michelle Gagnon Creeley, we start off with a discussion on mental health and working culture in design education, and dive into her practice in design and mutual aid working with unhoused communities in Vancouver and Seattle. We bring housing issues into…
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Art, architecture and food security: all about “Sustaining Apertures”
Join us as we unpack the stories behind our exhibition; Sustaining Apertures, currently on view at the Or Gallery from March 7 to July 6, 2024. Together Colin and I share all about our collaborative journey and discuss food security in relation to the land, intersectional conversations around...
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Taking your design practice to the streets: the stories of East Van Boulevard Gardens
Saba Farmand, a landscape architect, talks about his passionate project that documents the boulevard gardens in East Vancouver and the stories behind the people who take over these public boulevard spaces and turn them into gardens. Through this project, Saba aims to build more urban literacy,...
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Engaging spirituality in the design process
I am happy to launch the first conversation of the podcast season TRANSFORMING with Patricia Algara and Jose Leal. In this conversation Patricia and Jose share the ways in which they engage with their design practices in a meaningful way, engaging their spiritual practices into their work as a...
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Transforming: A new podcast season
Announcement of the new podcast season called TRANSFORMING where I share about this theme and what you can expect over the next few months. I also tell you all about the new direction my Art and Design practice have taken this year.
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Episode 16: Community-based approaches to practicing Landscape Architecture (pt2)
In the second part of our conversation, Dr Diane Jones Allen talks to us about her practice Design Jones LLC, and her work in designing and building grassroots community driven projects. Diane shares the unique ways she has practiced Landscape Architecture in a non corporate way. We talk about…
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Episode 15: About Maroon Landscapes and communities (pt1)
In this first part of our conversation, Dr Diane Jones Allen shares with us about Maroon landscapes; communities that were established by Black communities who during the time of the middle passage during slavery, jumped off ships and freed themselves by moving, hiding and stewarding the swamps....
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Episode 14: Learning from slime mould to design for equity
In this episode, our guest Ashley Jane Lewis shares her work with Slime Tech Lab in using slim mold to promote equitable distribution of social justice, mutual aid, and wellbeing in local communities. We also discussed the messed up state of tech industry and social media platforms; and how...
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Episode 13: Afrofuturism and Decolonizing art & Hogwarts houses
In this episode, my guest is Krystal Paraboo; an art historian and curator, community builder, communications specialist and activist. Krystal and I talk about decolonizing art spaces, curatorial activism, afrofuturism and we nerd out a bit on Harry Potter (mostly Krystal). We talk about work,...
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Episode 12: A prophetic aesthetic: Truth telling in design
Continuing the conversation from part 1 on how Walter built his design career and creative ethos, this second part, we talk about the importance of making beautiful socially responsible work and the ways in which we ought to find ways to tell the truth in design. He calls this a prophetic...
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Episode 10: About “Sankofa: African Routes, Canadian Roots”
On this episode, Nya shares all about the “SANKOFA: African routes, Canadian roots” exhibition; the first African collection to be led by folks of African descent at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. Nya describes the importance of Curatorial voices as the “Silent hand of how art is being…
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Episode 9: Vancouver vibes: the good, bad and ugly
On this episode, Uytae and I talk all things Vancouver. Uytae Lee is an urban planner and videographer who is the creative producer and director of About Here.
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Episode 8: Freelancing, Agency and Burnout
Three friends, some prosecco, snacks and a conversation about freelancing, freedom, burnout, grief and joy.
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Episode 7: Cultural shocks in design practice and place- with Roberta Oramabo
In this episode, I am joined by Roberta Oramabo, an architect and landscape Architect. She recounts her design training and practice in Nigeria and all the surprising changes she encountered when she moved to Vancouver. We talk about how “sustainability” is conceived of and practiced in different...
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Episode 6: Bringing worlds together through music- with Kiga
On this episode, I am joined by my friend Kiga (Landry Kigabiro), a DJ, producer and all around creative. We talk about his creative journey, his creative process and how the soundtrack of the design unmuted podcast; under the sun, came to be. We also talk about what freedom is. You can find his...
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Episode 04: With Sierra Tasi Baker: on happiness and Indigenizing design
In this conversation, Sierra Tasi Baker, Lead Design Consultant at Sky Spirit Studio, talks about finding happiness in her identity while living on the unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Sníchim speaking peoples of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish...
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Episode 03: Unpacking black landscapes: creative resistance
In this interview, Kofi Bonne, author of Black Landscapes Matter and Professor of Landscape Architecture at NC State University in the College of Design, discusses his experience as a black landscape architect, the importance of making space for the next generation of black landscape architects,...
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Episode 02: Black experiences in space: beyond racism
“Black is spatial for me.” Words from Rumbi Zinyemba In this episode, I am joined by my good friends Rumbi Zinyemba and Petros Kusmu for a discussion centred around Blackness and what it means to be Black. We discuss being Black in the context of Canada and how this differs from being Black in…
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Episode 01: An introduction
Design unmute is a podcast that centers marginalized voices in design, art and all things creative. It is hosted by Divine Ndemeye, a landscape designer and social critic.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast that centers marginalized voices in design, art and all things creative.
HOSTED BY
Divine Ndemeye
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A podcast that centers marginalized voices in design, art and all things creative.
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