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Design, etc. a podcast from the L.A. Design Festival highlights stories and interviews with artists, architects, designers, and other creative people in the Los Angeles design community.

L.A. Design Festival

  • Dec 11, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 26m AVG DURATION
  • 9 EPISODES


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LAUN - Design Company

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 25:02


In this episode of Design, etc. we sit down with Rachel Bullock and Molly Purnell, founders of LAUN. LAUN Is a Los Angeles-based design company that specializes in locally-made, contemporary outdoor furniture. They discuss the influence of place and history in their approach to design, current projects, and the growth of their studio.

Jimenez Lai - Designer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 23:53


In this episode of Design, etc. we sat down with the designer, Jimenez Lai. Jimenez is the founder and leader of Bureau Spectacular, a design studio founded in 2008 and led by Jimenez Lai as well as a faculty member of the UCLA department of architecture and urban design. Jimenez’s work is incredibly broad, and we were able to discuss his range of work, process, and metamodernism during our conversation.

Mimi Jung - Fiber Arts and Cast Metals Artist

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 31:58


Mimi Jung is a fiber arts and cast metals artist based in Los Angeles. We spoke virtually with Mimi about her art, process, and her work with foster children.

Lucy McRae - Sci-Fi Artist and Body Architect

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 27:14


For this episode of Design Etc. we sat down with Lucy McRaen a science fiction artist, filmmaker, inventor and body architect. Lucy's work speculates on the future of human existence by exploring the limits of the body, beauty, biotechnology and the self. McRae works across installation, film, photography, artificial intelligence and edible technology. Lucy is a recipient of the LA Design Festival Edge Award in partnership with Squarespace.

Jamie Renee Williams - UX, Product Designer, Urban Grower

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 26:57


In this episode of Design, etc. we met up with Jamie Renee Williams, a designer, teacher and cultivator of experiences, products + stories for humans, UX, social justice, inclusion, healing and environmental resiliency.We had the chance to discuss sustainable food systems, the potential of altruistic artificial intelligence, design, and the interconnectedness Jamie sees in all things.

Object Permanence - Quarterly Exhibition Series

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 19:47


Design, etc. sits down with Leah Ring and Emma Holland Denvir, co-founders of Object Permanence. Object Permanence is a quarterly exhibition showcasing the talent of Los Angeles’s design community. The event was founded as a means to bridge the gap between LA's various creative industries, offering a space to exchange ideas, build connections, broaden communities, and foster open dialogue across zip codes. They seek to offer a voice to up-and-coming designers by highlighting their work alongside that of more well established studios.

Eric Trine - Object-Based Designer and Commercial Artist

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 40:48


Eric Trine is an object-based designer and commercial artist working in the classic California modern style - clean, simple, casual, and approachable.

Alvin Huang - Architect, Educator, and Activist

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 26:41


Design, etc. sits down with architect, educator, and activist Alvin Huang to talk about his practice as an architect and educator in the current climate as well as the ways he and his community have pivoted during a global pandemic.

Ruth E. Carter - Academy Award Winning Costume Designer

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 13:00


Ruth E. Carter won the Icon Award at the 2018 L.A. Design Festival in recognition of her incredible body of work designing costumes for films like Black Panther (for which she won the Academy Award), Dolemite is My Name, Malcolm X, Amistad, Selma, Do the Right Thing, and What's Love Got to Do with It. During our interview in 2018, we discussed her career, her background in theater, and her creative process.

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