Talking Design
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.
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- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 228
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
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 workin…
00:21:37 |
Fri 17 Jul 2020
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.
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00:23:25 |
Fri 03 Jul 2020
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, locat…
00:30:22 |
Fri 19 Jun 2020
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…
00:24:08 |
Fri 05 Jun 2020
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 je…
00:25:03 |
Fri 22 May 2020
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 …
00:22:03 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
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 ar…
00:29:14 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
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…
00:21:21 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
Blair Archibald, Fashion Designer - Talking Design 2020, Ep. 24
Originally from New Zealand, Blair Archibald has received numerous awards for his menswear, including the prestigious Victorian Premier's Design Award and the Woolmark Prize Australia and New Zealand…
00:24:51 |
Fri 06 Mar 2020
Rick Molino, Garden Designer - Talking Design 2020, Ep. 23
Garden designer Rick Molino undertook a business course before switching to gardens. Initially he extended his fathers grocery business selling pot plants before launching into nurseries, including r…
00:29:46 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
Robyn Oswald Jacobs, Curator of Frances Burke Fabrics - Talking Design 2020, Ep. 22
Robyn Oswald Jacobs studied textiles and printmaking at RMIT in the 1960s, a time she also discovered the work of post-war textile designer Frances Bourke. Decades later, she is collaborating with Dr…
00:25:23 |
Thu 06 Feb 2020
Myles Broad, Landscape Designer at EGA - Talking Design 2020, Ep. 21
Landscape Designer Myles Broad initially focused on music before switching to 'digging ditches' in gardens. He finally secured a position with Eckersley Garden Architecture (EGA) 16 years ago and is …
00:27:35 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
Chris Gilbert & John Kaitler, Architects at Archier - Talking Design 2020, Ep. 20
Host of Grand Designs UK selected the Sawmill house by Archier as one of his favourites down under. Stephen Crafti catches up with architect Chris Gilbert and landscape architect John Kaitler, both g…
00:23:01 |
Fri 10 Jan 2020
Danielle Whitfield, Fashion Curator - Talking Design 2019, Ep.19
Danielle Whitfield, a curator of fashion and textiles at the National Gallery of Victoria, talks about the current Comme des Garcons exhibition - a must for those not only interested in fashion but t…
00:28:47 |
Fri 20 Dec 2019
Contemporary Jeweller Anna Davern - Talking Design 2019, Ep.18
Anna Davern studied at the Sydney College of the Arts (now the University of Sydney) before completing her Honours and Masters degree in Gold & Silversmithing at RMIT University. Davern has created a…
00:21:38 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Architect Justin Mallia - Talking Design 2019, Ep.17
Recipient of two named awards from the Australian Institute of Architects (Victorian Chapter) in 2019, the Clifton Hill development by Justin Mallia Architects shows what can be achieved when a famil…
00:20:28 |
Thu 21 Nov 2019
Chris Stanley, Architect & Director at Splinter Society - Talking Design 2019, Ep.16
Architects Chris Stanley and his life and business partner Asha Nicholas established Splinter Society in 2003, shortly after graduating in Architecture where they met. Known for their black and moody…
00:23:53 |
Thu 07 Nov 2019
Philippa Crone, Director of Crone Architects - Talking Design 2019, Ep.15
Philippa Crone, Director of Crone Architects, comes from a long line of eminent architects. Now head of Crone Architects' Melbourne office, Crone takes a holistic approach to her work whether its lar…
00:23:15 |
Fri 25 Oct 2019
Kate Seddon, Landscape Designer - Talking Design 2019, Ep.14
Landscape Designer Kate Seddon spent 15 years in advertising before switching to landscape design, studying at Burnley Horticultural College. She is quickly building a reputation for her domestic gar…
00:29:54 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
Jeff Copolov, Director of Interior Design at Bates Smart Architects - Talking Design 2019, Ep.13
Jeff Copolov studied Interior Design at RMIT University and has been with Bates Smart Architects since the early 1980s. Director of Interior Design, Copolov brings his fine touch to some of Melbourne…
00:23:37 |
Fri 27 Sep 2019
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