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
Samantha Sivarajah - Talking Design 2015, Ep10
Samantha Sivarajah has studied a number of programs at RMIT University. Initially studying furniture design, Samantha then enrolled in Interior Design. A couple of years later, her interests changed …
00:22:23 |
Mon 06 Jul 2015
Emma Goodsir, Owner Of E.g.etal - Talking Design 2015, Ep9
Emma Goodsir, owner of e.g.etal, studied Gold & Silversmithing at RMIT University before establishing a gallery for contemporary jewellery in Melbourne 17 years. A great supporter of Australian & New…
00:22:26 |
Tue 23 Jun 2015
Andrew Piva, Director Of B.e. Architecture - Talking Design 2015, Ep8
Architect Andrew Piva, a director of b.e. Architecture, has been with the Melbourne practice for almost 13 years. While the practice is adept in all architectural fields, from commercial to multi-res…
00:31:30 |
Fri 05 Jun 2015
Dean Gaylor, Director Of Mance Design - Talking Design 2015 Ep. 7
Dean Gaylor, an industrial designer, is director of Mance Design. Established by the late Geoffrey Mance, Gaylor speaks honestly about the issues facing lighting designers in Australia. Like his pred…
00:27:19 |
Tue 12 May 2015
Steve Calhoun, Founding Director Tract Consultants - Talking Design 2015 Ep. 6
A graduate of Harvard University, Landscape Architect Steve Calhoun came to Melbourne in the late 1970s to take up a position with a landscape architecture practice. Upon his arrival, he was also han…
00:24:16 |
Fri 24 Apr 2015
Tony Newsham, Vice President Of Comme Des Gardons - Talking Design 2015, Ep5
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, what would eventually be one of…
00:26:25 |
Fri 10 Apr 2015
Architect Ian Perkins - Talking Design 2015, Ep 4
Architect Ian Perkins, Director of Perkins Architects, has established a name in the area of childcare centres. After designing more than 100 childcare centres, many of which are larger community hub…
00:30:23 |
Mon 30 Mar 2015
Professor Harriet Edquist - Talking Design 2015, Ep3
Professor Harriet Edquist, Director of Design Archives at RMIT University is known for taking on unusual projects that others overlook. Shifting Gear, which open at the National Gallery of Victoria o…
00:19:45 |
Fri 13 Mar 2015
Sruli Recht - Talking Design 2015, Ep2
Sruli Recht studied fashion at RMIT University before setting off for overseas. He briefly set up his own studio in Melbourne, creating bespoke suits before heading off to Europe. Recht worked for th…
00:29:00 |
Sun 01 Mar 2015
Paola Ditrocchio - Talking Design 2015, Ep 1
Ditrocchio, curator of textiles and fashion at the national gallery of victoria talks about the current Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition which opened on 16th October -tracing the designers work over sev…
00:21:44 |
Fri 13 Feb 2015
Ian Briggs, Design Director Of Plus Architecture - Talking Design, 2014, Ep 21
Architect Ian Briggs, Design Director of Plus Architecture heralds from Tasmania, where the highest building he saw as a child was six storeys. Now designing some of Australia's many high-rise apartm…
00:22:44 |
Fri 19 Dec 2014
Garden Writer Anne Latreille - Talking Design 2014, Ep 20
Anne Latreille is one of Australia's most respected writers on gardens, having written several books. Her latest book, Garden Voices, features an extraordinary line-up of landscape architects from th…
00:18:37 |
Thu 04 Dec 2014
F2 Architecture - Talking Design 2014, Ep 19
Architects Franco Fiorentini and Frank Marioli share a long history. Both went to the same high school and the same university.
They established F2 (the two Franks) and have been working on master pla…
00:28:03 |
Fri 07 Nov 2014
Tom Evangelidis - Talking Design 2014, Ep 18
Photographer Tom Evangelidis started out in fashion photography, photographing many of London's top models. However, after returning to Sydney, he was drawn to architecture, particularly buildings th…
00:23:25 |
Fri 24 Oct 2014
Fiona Austin, Interior Designer At Fiona Austin Designs - Talking Design 2014 Ep17
Interior Designer Fiona Austin, Director of Fiona Austin Designs, enjoys the challenge of renovating and building new homes. Working as an editor for newspapers and housing magazines early in her car…
00:32:58 |
Fri 10 Oct 2014
Ali Aitkin, Artist - Talking Design 2014, Ep 16
Ali Aitken graduated in fine art at RMIT University. While the program focused on painting, Aiken was drawn to sculpture. Her work, like her studio is quite surreal, with her sculpture almost humanis…
00:19:10 |
Thu 25 Sep 2014
Emma Young, Co-Director Of Phooey Architects - Talking Design 2014, Ep 15
Architect Emma Young is co-director of Phooey Architects. Phooey Architects have established a reputation for their sustainable homes. They recycle the materials in a building as much as possible. On…
00:25:55 |
Thu 11 Sep 2014
Peter Maddison, Architect And Host Of Grand Designs Australia - Talking Design 2014
Architect Peter Maddison is widely known as host of television program Grand Designs Australia. However, Maddison is also an extremely talented architect who was at the helm of raising the bar with c…
00:24:52 |
Fri 29 Aug 2014
Jessica Ledwich, Artist - Talking Design 2014, Ep 13
Artist Jessica Ledwich's photographs have gone viral. Her strong images displaying women in search of 'perfection' have appeared in newspapers and web sites around the world. Currently completing her…
00:20:28 |
Thu 14 Aug 2014
Alistair Trung, Fashion Designer - Talking Design 2014, Ep 12
Alistair Trung studied fashion at the University of Technology in Sydney. Unlike most graduates, Trung established his own label soon after graduating. He has a different take on fashion, summed up b…
00:33:11 |
Thu 31 Jul 2014
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