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
Geraldine Maher, Interior Designer - Talking Design 2014, Ep 11
Interior Designer Geraldine Maher, is a Principal at Jackson Architecture. Maher, who studied Interior Design at RMIT University, has be en at the helm of a number of interesting projects, from Rathd…
00:21:15 |
Thu 17 Jul 2014
Jeremy McLeod, Architect - Talking Design 2014 Ep 10
Architect Jeremy McLeod established Breathe Architecture in 2001 after working for a couple of large Melbourne practices; SJB & Fender Katsalidis. Keen to start his own practice, with a strong sustai…
00:20:15 |
Fri 04 Jul 2014
Douglas McManus - Talking Design 2014 - Episode 09
A textile designer, first made a name with Prin Tin Tin in the 1980s. Since then, McManus has been lecturing at RMIT, as well as developing his own body of work - he recently exhibited some of his wo…
00:21:17 |
Fri 20 Jun 2014
Professor Paul Gough - Talking Design 2014 - Episode 08
Stephen Crafti talks to RMIT's Professor Paul Gough, Pro Vice Chancellor and Vice President Design and Social Context.
Paul's range of skills and experience has seen him produce works as an artist, br…
00:25:57 |
Thu 05 Jun 2014
Linden Blick, Fashion Designer - Talking Design 2014 Ep 07
Stephen Crafti chats with successful fashion designer Linden Blick who, since graduating from Fashion Design at RMIT, has gone on to work for Abercrombie and Fitch and Urban Outfitters.
Hosted on Aca…
00:15:11 |
Wed 21 May 2014
Dr Shane Hulbert, Photographer - Talking Design 2014 Ep 06
Dr. Shane Hulbert, Deputy Head of the School of Art at RMIT University started his career studying Media Arts at the Philip Institute of technology, now part of RMIT's campus.
Initially focused on pai…
00:29:22 |
Wed 09 Apr 2014
Tim And Alex Britten-Finschi, Fashion Designers - Talking Design 2014 Ep 05
Tim and Alex Britten-Finschi started the label From Britten just over four years ago. As sons to fashion designer Linda Britten, the name couldn't be more appropriate. Recipient of L'Oreal Young Desi…
00:26:47 |
Fri 04 Apr 2014
Amanda Lynn, Interior Designer - Talking Design 2014 Ep 04
Interior Designer Amanda Lynn trained in South Africa before moving to Australia 20 years ago. Working with a select group of Melbourne architects, Lynn enjoys the role of problem solving as well as …
00:28:12 |
Wed 19 Mar 2014
Emilio Fuscaldo, Architect - Talking Design 2014 Ep 03
Architect Emilio Fuscaldo, Director of Nest Architects, has received numerous awards although his practice was only established a few years ago. From bespoke homes to bars, Fuscaldo shows great under…
00:23:08 |
Fri 07 Mar 2014
Rick Eckersley, Landscape Designer - Talking Design 2014 Ep 02
Rick Eckersley trained at Burnley Horticultural College and has been designing gardens for almost 30 years. He has an innate understanding of plants, with his designs seen in some of Melbourne's best…
00:31:11 |
Wed 12 Feb 2014
Bruce Ramus, Lighting Artist - Talking Design 2014 Ep 01
Lighting Artist Bruce Ramus started his career in Canada. Drawn to the spectacle of lighting, particularly used for rock concerts, Ramus started to create his own light shows. When he moved to London…
00:25:53 |
Thu 06 Feb 2014
Grant Amon, Architect - Talking Design 2013 Ep 18
Architect Grant Amon has established a reputation in the hospitality industry with his many bars and cafes. his latest project Mesa Verde in Curtain House in Melbourne's CBD, illustrates Amon's …
00:28:41 |
Fri 29 Nov 2013
Denise Sprynskyj, S!X- Talking Design 2013 Ep 17
Fashion designer Denise Sprynskyj, Senior Lecturer in Fashion at RMIT University, started the label S!X with her Peter Boyd in the early 1990s, soon after they both graduated. They started by using l…
00:22:52 |
Fri 08 Nov 2013
Cat Macleod, Artist - Talking Design 2013 Ep 16
Artist Cat Macleod is co-director of Bellemo Cat, an architectural practice which combines art and architecture. Macleod, with her life and business partner Architect Michael Bellemo, are recognised …
00:27:57 |
Fri 18 Oct 2013
Abigail Crompton, Third Drawer Down - Talking Design 2013 Ep 15
Abigail Crompton has a art and psychology background, but more than 10 years ago started Third Drawer Down. Crompton started her venture by focusing on tea towels as art. She now supplies some of the…
00:28:10 |
Fri 04 Oct 2013
Susan Cohn, Contemporary Jeweller - Talking Design 2013 Ep 14
Susan Cohn is one of Australia's most important contemporary jewellers. Starting in the late 1970s, she established Workshop 3000 in Melbourne. Her doughnut bracelet, as well as her mesh bowl, design…
00:28:28 |
Wed 18 Sep 2013
Tim Jackson, Architect - Talking Design 2013 Ep 13
Tim Jackson is a director at both Jackson Architecture and Jackson Clements Burrows in Melbourne, Australia.
http://www.jacksonarchitecture.com.au/#/people/tim-jackson/
http://www.jcba.com.au/
Hosted o…
00:27:55 |
Fri 30 Aug 2013
Katie Scott, Contemporary Jeweller - Talking Design 2013 Ep 12
Katie Scott is Director of Gallery Funaki in Crossley Street Melbourne. The Gallery, established in the mid-1990s by award-winning jeweller Mari Funaki, represents leading jewellers from Australia, N…
00:23:06 |
Thu 15 Aug 2013
Chris Connell - Talking Design 2013 Ep 11
Designer Chris Connell is essentially self-taught. He started his career in the late 70s studying interior design, but changed to graphic design a year into the program. Preferring to draw and work w…
00:24:03 |
Thu 01 Aug 2013
In Conversation With Walter Van Beirendonck
Walter Van Beirendonck: Dream the World Awake was the first major international event to be presented within RMIT University’s iconic Design Hub designed by award–winning architect Sean Godsell.
A ver…
01:16:40 |
Thu 18 Jul 2013
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