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Women Designers You Should Know, 57 episodes.

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049. Carolyn Davidson and Sarah Williams: The Woman Behind the Swoosh

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048. Lorraine Wild: Redefining Design Education (w/ Louise Sandhaus)

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047. Claire McCardell: Inventor of Casual Fashion (w/ Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson)

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046: Sharon Werner: Imposter Syndrome

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045. Clara Porset and Lindsey Colhoun: Frida Kahlo’s Favorite Chair

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044. Rachel Saunders: From Burnout to Alignment

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043. Edith Head: Hollywood Costumes & Controversies

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042. Justina Blakeney: Creative Evolution

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041. Maria Giudice: Design Superpowers & Big Tech

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040. Tomoko Miho and Jessica Strelioff: Designing Space with Soul

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039. Alex Proba on Persistence: From Pools to Posters and More

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038. Tamara Mellon: The Woman Behind Jimmy Choo (w/ Rachelle Bergstein)

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037. Susan Kare and Amy & Jennifer Hood: Pixel Pushing and Powerful Branding

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036. Gee's Bend Quilters and Francine Thompson: Threads of Resistance

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035. Jeanetta Gonzales on Mentorship

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034: Ti Chang on Designing for Human Connection

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033. Nanna Ditzel and Kate Arends: Furniture That Sparks Conversation

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032. Elsa Schiaparelli: Where Fashion and Surrealism Began (w/ Darrian Wright)

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031. Mary E. J. Colter: Fred Harvey’s Architect and the Fate of Altadena’s Past

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RERUN 006. Gail Anderson: On Racism, Resilience, and the Power of Mentorship

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030. Mary Blair: Designing Disney’s Worlds (w/ Mike Asay)

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2024 Rewind: Highlights and Insights

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029. Corita Kent and Britt Rohr: Peace & Love & Printmaking

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028. Jacqueline Casey: Shaping the MIT Style (w/ Michael Bierut)

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027. Marget Larsen: Revolutionizing Mid-Century Advertising (w/ Sean Adams)

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Extra Sketches: The Oppression of Women

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026. Ellen Raskin and Briar Levit: Storytelling through Design and Writing

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025. Eileen Gray and Emily Farnham: Protecting Stories in Modernist Architecture

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024. Agnes Martin and Michelle & Ellen: Creative Risks, Process, and Balance

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Design Dialogues: Creative Burnout (w/ Badal Patel)

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023. Ray Eames and Amanda Jane Jones: Modernism and Motherhood

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022. Charlotte Perriand and Adi Goodrich: Redefining Spaces Through Design

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021. Susan Skarsgard: On Calligraphy, Cars, and Designing Your Career

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020. Elaine Lustig Cohen and Steven Heller: Rewriting Design History

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019. Zelda Wynn Valdes: Mermaid Silhouette Master (w/ Tobi Ashiru)

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Extra Sketches: Design & Murder

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018. Lella Vignelli and Giorgia Lupi: Designing for Humanity

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Extra Sketches: Men Who Amplify

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017. Anni Albers and Marian Bantjes: Modern Takes on Weaving and Ornamentation

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016. Phyllis Madonna and Emily Heyward: Iconic Branding like the Madonna Inn

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Extra Sketches: The Hidden Half

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015. Betty Cooke and Ellen Lupton: From Jewelry to Typography

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014. Louise Fili and Kevin Cantrell: Masters of Lettering & Typography

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013. Iris Apfel and Adam Vicarel: Creativity Fueled by Travel

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012. Ann Lowe: A Trailblazing Black Couturier (w/ Elizabeth Way)

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Karmele Leizaola with Faride Mereb and Oriana Nuzzi: Pioneering Venezuelan Design

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010. Pum Lefebure: On Process, Philosophy, and Parenthood

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009. Norma Merrick Sklarek and Tobi Ashiru: Celebrating Black Women in Architecture

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Design Dialogues: Submit Your Story

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008. Muriel Cooper and Kelli Anderson: From Print to Pixels

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007. Roanne Adams: On Sustainable Fashion and How Women Are Leading the Charge

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006. Gail Anderson: On Racism, Resilience, and the Power of Mentorship

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005. Gere Kavanaugh and Lisa Congdon: Creativity at Any Age

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004. Barbara Kruger and Catherine Casalino: Challenging the Status Quo

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003. Barbara Stauffacher Solomon and Rachel Gogel: Defining Design, Then and Now

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002. Evelyn Ackerman: Mid-Century Designs for Home (w/ Laura Ackerman)

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001. Gunta Stölzl and Meryl Vedros: Redefining Textiles and Living to Design