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Talking Design
by RMIT University
Talking Design is a fortnightly podcast review of design in all its facets - from architecture to industrial design, from fashion to automotive design. It features interviews with prominent designers and expert analysis from RMIT University academics. Talking Design is produced by experienced journalist Stephen Crafti and sponsored by RMIT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Volker Haug, Founder of Volker Haug Studio
Volker Haug Studio is a decorative lighting practice based in Melbourne, creating lighting informed by a sense of discovery and experimentation. Works are produced by a skilled team of designers and makers, balancing technical precision with a spirit of play. Founded by Volker Haug, the studio is...
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Chris McCue, Founder of Studio McCue
Chris McCue has been working as an architect and interior designer specialising in high end multi residential projects and bespoke homes for over 25 years; in Australia and across the world. An international design ideology permeates through each of his projects with many currently on site across...
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Kristin Green, Director of KGA Architecture
Kristin Green is the director of KGA Architecture and winner of the 2024 Marion Mahony Award for Interior Architecture. In this deeply layered conversation, Kristin joins Stephen to discuss her award-winning ‘gallery home’—a unique fusion of private residence and public art space nestled in the...
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André Bonnice, Co-founder of Simulaa Architecture
André Bonnice is the co-founder of Simulaa, alongside his life and business partner Anna Jankovic. From designing amenity facilities in rural Victoria to creating furniture under the term ‘Energy Object’, the two RMIT alumni are continually researching new ways to lower the carbon footprint....
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Lucy Clemenger, Architect
Recipient of numerous awards from the Australian Institute of Architects, including the prestigious Sir Osborne McCutcheon Award in 2023, Lucy brings years of experience to the ‘table’. In this episode, her and Stephen discuss the differences between rural and city builds, as well as the reasons...
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Zahava Elenberg, Director of Move-in
Zahava Elenberg is the director of Move-in, one of Australia's leading FF&E studios. In this week’s episode, Zahava talks to Stephen Crafti about how she went from sneaking into her first architecture classes to embarking on a bold new collaboration with Lisa Gorman. Join us for a new episode…
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Mel Bright, Design Director of Studio Bright
Mel Bright is the principal and design director of Studio Bright; a name which has been cemented into the fabric of Melbourne’s design landscape. In this week’s episode, Mel talks to Stephen Crafti about not being locked into one style, the importance of creating beautiful spaces for people…
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Michael Artemenko, Director of FIGR
Talking Design is back in time for Melbourne Design Week 2024! Join Stephen Crafti in conversation with the co-founder and director of FIGR Architecture & Design, Michael Artemenko. Now a prolific architect, Michael happened to meet his fellow co-founder while studying at RMIT—where he graduated…
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Dr. James Carey, Interior Design
Describing himself as an interior designer and a visual artist, Dr. James Carey switched from studying arts to Interior Design at RMIT University. As well as having worked with a number of practices, both local and global, Carey enjoys heading up the university’s fourth year program -teaching...
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Denise Sprynskyj and Peter Boyd, S!X
Denise Sprynskyj and Peter Boyd established S!X fashion label in 1994 -Following a deconstructed aesthetic from the outset, they continue to remain strong to their initial vision. Both now with doctorates from RMIT where they also lecture in the School of Fashion & Design, they work continues to...
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Luke Brown, Creative Director of TCYK
Established 10 years ago by founder and Creative Principal Rhy Gorgol, The Company You Keep, TCYK is a multi-sectorial design practice that takes a more unconventional approach from everything from band strategies and product development to book publishing -focusing on brands that ‘speak’ rather...
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Danielle Whitfield
Danielle Whitfield. Curator of Fashion & Textiles talks about the exhibition on Coco Chanel ‘Fashion Manifesto’ that opened at the National Gallery of Victoria in early December and will close at the end of April. She not only takes us through this exhibition but explains Chanel’s important…
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Simone LeAmon
Initially studying sculpture at the Victorian College of the Arts, Simone Leamon was then given the opportunity to work with contemporary jeweller Susan Cohn. She also later undertook a Masters Degree in Industrial Design at RMIT University. Eight years ago Leamon along with her colleague Ewan...
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Architect Robert Simeoni
Architect Robert Simeoni is masterful when it comes to working with older buildings. His latest project, a large period home in Hawthorn, Melbourne, straddles the fine line of what to retain as much as how to create a fine contemporary home. He discusses his approach, along with other projects....
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Enza Angelucci, Director of Angelucci Architects
Director of Angelucci Architects, Enza established her practice in 2006 after working for a decade with architect Norman Day, also a writer and critic. Enza, a graduate and alumni of RMIT University, is masterful at working with tight inner-city sites, transforming Victorian cottages into family...
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David and Jacqui Wagner, Architects at Atelier Wagner
Architects David and Jacqui Wagner are a husband and wife team behind the practice Atelier Wagner. They have established a reputation for their fine and sensitive approach to restoring and repurposing heritage buildings but also show their skill when designing new homes. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Sally Dan-Cuthbert, Gallery Director
Sally Dan-Cuthbert opened her gallery in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney in 2019 as the pandemic took hold. While the last two years have been challenging, she sees greater interest in functional art, whether it takes the form of chairs, credenzas, mirrors or side tables. Representing leading designers,...
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Antonia Syme, Director of Australian Tapestry Workshop
Tapestries are experiencing a revival - perhaps in line with renewed interest in 1970s architecture and design, when tapestries were at their peak. Stephen Crafti caught up with Antonia Syme, Director of Australian Tapestry Workshop in Melbourne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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Richard Cole, Director of Richard Cole Architecture
Based in Avalon on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, architect Richard Cole has established a strong following in this locale. His fine architect-designed houses, although having their own ‘voice’, find inspiration in the work of architects such as Peter Muller, Peter Stutchbury and Bruce Rickard....
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Christopher Peck, Director of Art of Architecture (AOA)
Architect Chris Peck is a Director of Art of Architecture (AOA). The name of his architectural practice reflects his interest in both art and architecture. AOA has not only established a reputation for this combo, but also for its work designing schools in regional Victoria, creating places that...
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William Smart, Founder & Creative Director of Smart Design Studio
William Smart has made a reputation since establishing his practice in 1997. From modest beginnings, he has received numerous awards for projects, including his own studio and apartment in Alexandria, Sydney. Sculptural and poetic, Smart fashions bricks like they were clay in his hands. Hosted on...
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Nanette Carter & Robyn Oswald-Jacobs, Authors of Frances Burke: Designer of Modern Textiles
Textile designer Frances Burke is the subject of this book, which is co authored by Nanette Carter and Robyn Oswald-Jacobs. Titled Frances Burke: Designer of Modern Textiles, the book beautifully covers Burke’s illustrious career from the 1930s until she closed her business in 1970. As well as…
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Paul Hecker, Interior Designer & Director of Hecker Guthrie
Interior designer Paul Hecker was raised and studied in Adelaide before moving to Melbourne in the 1980s. Initially working with architect Daryl Jackson, Hecker worked for a number of practices before establishing his own, Hecker Guthrie, with interior designer Hamish Guthrie. From bespoke homes…
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Peter Williams, Director of Williams Boag Architects
Peter Williams, Director of Williams Boag Architects, is known for his contemporary style. His practice has created a presence in the heritage world, receiving numerous architecture awards. The recent restoration of the Fomeer Mining Exchange in Bendigo took at the prestigious John George Knight...
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Liam Eastop, Principle Architect at Eastop Architects
Since starting his practice a few years ago, Liam Eastop has made a quiet but impressive entrance on the architectural scene in Melbourne. Receiving awards and accolades for his bespoke work, Eastop thinks about spaces rather than simply styles, a talent to watch out for! Hosted on Acast. See...
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Sue Carr, Founding Principal at Carr Architecture and Interior Design
Sue Car has just received on Order of Australia Medal. The award-winning designer, who studied at RMIT in the late 1960s, established her practice in 1971 (50 years ago)! An extraordinary achievement. Carr Design has become an important part of our cities, including residential, apartments…
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Blanche Tilden, Contemporary Jeweller
Contemporary Jeweller Blanche Tilden is having a survey exhibition at Geelong Gallery until 1 August before it travels to a number of galleries including Sydney, Wagga and Canberra. Showcasing 25 years of work, Tilden’s glass jewellery was noticed even before she graduated from the Canberra…
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Bruce Trethowan, Principal at Trethowan Architects
Architect Bruce Trethowan has just past the 20 year milestone at the helm of Trethowan Architects. A leading heritage architect, Trethowan understands the importance of historic buildings, from Melbourne’s years of settlement to the more recent past. Trethowan explains some of the approaches to...
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Nick Travers, Director at Technē Architecture + Interior Design
Technē Architecture + Interior Design has established a reputation in Melbourne’s hospitality scene. From the slightly gritty and urbane interiors found at The Espy to the more sleek and refined at Brunetti, it’s about creating an ambience to speaks to the audience. And as with the consumer, each...
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Tim Reeves, Architecture Writer
Tim Reeves has just released the book 'Winning Homes: 75 Australian House Design Competitions', published by Halstead Press. The book is a testimony to some of the great Australian architects over the last 150 years and the value competition made to their practice as well as the…
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Emma Busowsky Cox, Curator at Bendigo Art Gallery
Make sure you check out the exhibition 'Mary Quant: Fashion Revolutionary' at the Bendigo Art Gallery (closes 21 July 2021). Showcasing garments from 1955 to 1975, the 110 garments on display are an important reminder of the swinging 1960s. Emma Busowsky Cox, curator of this exhibition, talks…
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Geoffrey Hatty, Director of Applied Arts
Geoffrey Hatty, Director of Applied Arts in Melbourne, has been at the forefront of designer furniture and objects since the mid-1980s. One impetus was seeing the Joseph Hoffmann collection of furniture, with each room of the Gallia apartment from Vienna on exhibition. Hatty has found beauty in...
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Brett Nixon, Director at NTF Architecture
NTF Architecture has established a reputation for their townhouses, with its Blackburn development receiving an AIA Victorian Chapter Award last year in the category of multi-res. This project showed that the past (in this case 1960s units) can be transformed into abodes for contemporary living....
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Kerstin Thompson, Principal of Kerstin Thompson Architects
Coinciding with her new book, Kerstin Thompson Architects: Encompassing People & Place, published by RMIT in conjunction with Thames & Hudson, this interview traces some of the landmark projects in KTA’s practice since the early 1990s. Thompson, who graduated from RMIT, regularly receives awards...
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Ros Moriarty, Director & Co-Founder of Balarinji
Balarinji is one of Australia’s most high profiled design practices. From graphics for Quantas airlines in the mid-1990s, it has gone on to make an important indigenous mark in Australia and abroad. Established by Ros and John Moriarty 40 years ago, Balarinji has made its mark on everything from...
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Ross Harding, Engineer & Principle at Finding Infinity
Ross Harding is a principle at Finding Infinity, which was established in 2014. He has organised A New Normal for this year's Design week (26 March - 4 April), inviting leading architectural practices, including John Wardle, Kennedy Nola, Clare Cousins, Edition Office and many others, to...
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Pato Paez, Director at The Commission Project
Pato Paez is a Director of The Commission Project. Based in New York and founded by artist Michael Souter, The Commission Project fuses together art and architecture, predominantly in commercial settings. Some installations can even be audio based. Working closely with architects and artists, the...
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David Lennie, Owner of Signature Prints
The name Signature Prints has become synonymous with wallpapers in Australia. At the helm is owner David Lennie, who started his wallpaper business in the late 1980s. Now working with leading designers, as well as overseas companies, his Sydney-based business has grown, with many of the designs...
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Rerun: Joseph Saba, Australian Fashion Designer
Described by the media as ‘arguably the most creative force in Australian fashion’, and ‘the man responsible for teaching us how to wear black’, Joseph Saba is an icon of Australian fashion. Joe opened his first store, the ‘Joseph Saba Shirt and Sweater Shop’ in Flinders Lane in 1965. He went on…
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Rerun: Tony Newsham, Vice President of Comme des Garcons
Tony Newsham came from the United Kingdom in the early 1970s not knowing what to do as a career. Five years later, he opened Trellini in Melbourne and later in Sydney. After almost 20 years forging a path, Newsham went onto become Vice President of Comme des Garcons in New York, where he resided...
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Rerun: Piero Gesualdi, Architect, Fashion Designer and Interior Designer
Fashionistas of the past will fondly remember Masons, which was one of the leading fashion houses in Melbourne through the sixties and seventies. One of its principals was Piero Gesualdi, architect, fashion designer, interior designer and café owner who brought much of his modernist aesthetic to...
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Rerun: Mardi Doherty, Co-director Of Doherty Lynch
Mardi Doherty is co-director of Doherty Lynch, an Interior Design Practice based in Melbourne. A graduate of RMIT's Interior Design program, Doherty worked for Chris Connell for several years before moving to London to work with leading design practices. Her business partner, Interior Designer...
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Rerun: Nicci Greene, Lighting Designer
Lighting designer Nicci Green started her career as a chef. After deciding she preferred to be enjoying company rather than being hidden in the kitchen, she switched to food styling, initially working for Votre Beaute magazine in Paris. Green founded Articolo Lighting in 2012 after realising a…
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Rerun: Roger Leong, A History of Men's Fashion
Roger Leong, now at the Powerhouse Museum, has decades of knowledge on fashion and is behind some of the country’s most memorable exhibitions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Rerun: Mark O'Dwyer, Co-director H20 Architects
Architect Mark O'Dwyer, co-director of H2O Architects has established a reputation for bringing considerably more to even the most utilitarian building. H20's recent Genebank for grain storage, located in Horsham, is just one example. The colours of the surrounding landscape is beautifully...
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Rerun: Robert Simeoni, Architect
In this weeks Talking Design, Stephen Crafti talks to award winning architect Robert Simeoni about the evolving relationship between designers and builders being redefined by manufacturing technology, which now gives architects more shapes and installation methods to consider when designing.…
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Rerun: Suzie Stanford, Furniture & Lighting Designer
Furniture and lighting designer Suzie Stanford worked as an investment banker in London for 10 years before turning her talents to designing furniture and lighting. Initially creating contemporary jewellery for Sir Paul Smith stores around the world, she then went on to stock Libertys and later...
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Kate Stokes, Furniture and Lighting Designer at Coco Flip
Kate Stokes studied architecture before changing to Industrial Design. In 2008, she, along with her husband Haslett Grounds, founded Coco Flip. The duo create limited edition pieces and have found a strong audience with architects and designers for their crafted designs. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Eli Giannini, Director at MGS Architects
Eli Giannini is a Director at MGS Architects. She has strong links to RMIT, having studied architecture here in the 1980s and completing a Masters by invitation a decade later. Eli also has a fine arts degree gold and silversmithing from RMIT. In this episode of Talking Design, we discuss social...
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Dom Cerantonio, Architect at Cera Stribley
Architects Dom Cerantonio and Chris Stribley met at university and in 2014 they established Cera Stribley. Starting with small home renovations and now taking on large projects, the portfolio of work is both extensive and broad in range. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Talking Design is a fortnightly podcast review of design in all its facets - from architecture to industrial design, from fashion to automotive design. It features interviews with prominent designers and expert analysis from RMIT University academics. Talking Design is produced by experienced journalist Stephen Crafti and sponsored by RMIT.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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