Clever with Amy Devers

Furniture and interior designer Claudia Washington grew up in El Salvador during the civil war. It was not safe for her to play outside so she spent her days clipping pictures from architecture magazines and redesigning her bedroom. In college, she predicted whom she would marry from seeing a work of his art. Now, Claudia and Harry Washington are designing work for international clients and championing design in El Salvador through a design biennale, education, artisan collaborations and economic growth. Images and more from Claudia Washington!We would LOVE for you to fill out our listener survey. Thank you for your input!Clever is created, hosted and produced by Amy Devers and with music from El Ten Eleven and editing by Rich Stroffolino.If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!Clever's promotional partner is Design Milk.Special thanks to our sponsors!Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale.Incogni helps you take back control of your personal information and reduce the risk of spam, scams, and identity theft. As a Clever listener, you can claim a special offer of 60% off at incogni.com/clever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Artist, illustrator & author Lisa Congdon grew up being praised for hard work but not for creativity. She studied history in college, spent years as a classroom teacher, and didn’t even start dabbling in art until her early 30’s. At that time of internet nascency, Lisa was an early adopter sharing her work and getting positive feedback. It’s all blossomed into a thriving career, social media stardom, and solid relationships. Her recipe for success includes grit, hard work and NOT being a perfectionist.Read the show notes: Images and more from Lisa Congdon!Thanks to Adobe MAX for hosting us in the Airstream podcast lounge.We would LOVE for you to fill out our listener survey. Thank you for your input!Clever is created, hosted and produced by Amy Devers and with music from El Ten Eleven and editing by Rich Stroffolino.If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!Special thanks to our sponsors!Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale.Incogni helps you take back control of your personal information and reduce the risk of spam, scams, and identity theft. As a Clever listener, you can claim a special offer of 60% off at incogni.com/clever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This special Clever Extra, taped live at RISD as the keynote presentation of Design Week RI, four creative thought leaders come together for a discussion on the power of creativity. As a social value, creativity often gets dismissed as “making things pretty” rather than being understood as the fundamental impulse and effort behind every creation. Here, with Panelists Rosanne Somerson, Sara Ossana, Umberto Crenca and Sophie Chien, we are discussing creativity as a core component of personal empowerment. Click here to read the show notes and see images of the event Many thanks to this episode’s sponsors:Rhode Island School of Design: Explore RISD’s academic programs, campus life, executive education, continuing education, RISD Museum and more at https://www.risd.edu/DesignxRI: We believe design is a critical economic sector that drives change globally, socially, and locally. Learn more at http://www.designxri.com/ Clever is created, hosted and produced by Amy Devers and Jaime Derringer with music from El Ten Eleven and editing by Rich Stroffolino.If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!Special thanks to our sponsors!Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale.Incogni helps you take back control of your personal information and reduce the risk of spam, scams, and identity theft. As a Clever listener, you can claim a special offer of 60% off at incogni.com/clever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Industrial designer Konstantin Grcic grew up in Germany, listening to punk rock and dreaming of building boats. In England, he trained in cabinet making at The John Makepeace School for Craftsman in Wood, and studied design at the Royal College of Art. Since starting his own studio in 1991 he’s designed several iconic pieces like Chair One for Magis, and the Mayday lamp for Flos. Even though he’s big time, he’s purposefully keeping his studio small so he can keep his hands and mind engaged in every project.  Images and more from our guest!We would LOVE for you to fill out our listener survey. Thank you for your input!Clever is created, hosted and produced by Amy Devers and Jaime Derringer with music from El Ten Eleven and editing by Rich Stroffolino.If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!Clever's promotional partner is Design Milk.Special thanks to our sponsors!Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale.Incogni helps you take back control of your personal information and reduce the risk of spam, scams, and identity theft. As a Clever listener, you can claim a special offer of 60% off at incogni.com/clever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Design impresario Murray Moss grew up in a house his father engineered with a drinking fountain in the dining room. At 5, he redecorated his farmhouse bedroom with a Chinese motif. In college, after accidentally burning down his apartment with a fondue pot, he found his love of theatre. The ‘90s were all about MOSS, his Soho New York boutique that lit up the global high-design scene and paved the way for a new era of design as art. Cut to today: he’s a pedagogue, a retail consultant and as fabulous as ever.  Images and more from our guest!We would LOVE for you to fill out our listener survey. Thank you for your input!Clever is created, hosted and produced by Amy Devers and Jaime Derringer with music from El Ten Eleven and editing by Rich Stroffolino.If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!Clever's promotional partner is Design Milk.Special thanks to our sponsors!Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale.Incogni helps you take back control of your personal information and reduce the risk of spam, scams, and identity theft. As a Clever listener, you can claim a special offer of 60% off at incogni.com/clever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Graphic designer Paula Scher grew up drawing pictures to escape a turbulent home life. Later, rebelling against suburban existence, she ventured to art school and became a hippie, and then art directed album covers in NYC. She’s been a partner at Pentagram since ‘91. In her ~50 years in the business she has blazed trails, upended boys’ clubs, committed “typographic blasphemy,” given form to the zeitgeist, and earned herself a reputation as one of the world’s most influential graphic designers. Images and more from our guest!Thanks to Adobe MAX for hosting us in the Airstream podcast lounge. We would LOVE for you to fill out our listener survey. Thank you for your input!Clever is created, hosted and produced by Amy Devers and Jaime Derringer with music from El Ten Eleven and editing by Rich Stroffolino.If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!Special thanks to our sponsors!Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale.Incogni helps you take back control of your personal information and reduce the risk of spam, scams, and identity theft. As a Clever listener, you can claim a special offer of 60% off at incogni.com/clever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Experience designer Kristy Tillman was a very studious child, extremely driven academically. Always on the advanced track, she assumed she would one day be a lawyer like Clair Huxtable. Coding and art were background passions until a friend made her aware of design as a profession and she immediately redirected them to the foreground. Having recognized the need and summoned the courage to “invite herself to the table,” she is now Head of Global Experience Design at Slack. Still on the advanced track, obvs.Images and more from our guest!Clever is created, hosted and produced by Amy Devers and Jaime Derringer with music from El Ten Eleven and editing by Rich Stroffolino.If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!Clever's promotional partner is Design Milk.Special thanks to our sponsors!Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale.Incogni helps you take back control of your personal information and reduce the risk of spam, scams, and identity theft. As a Clever listener, you can claim a special offer of 60% off at incogni.com/clever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeansmith and co-founder of Raleigh Denim Workshop, Victor Lytvinenko, was born with tons of energy and curiosity. As he grew it led to playing soccer, building small engines, and digging deep into whatever was capturing his attention - woodworking, cooking, wine-making... until he found a sewing machine and became obsessed with making the perfect pair of jeans. Together with his now-wife Sarah Yarborough, they perfected the pants and went on to build a brand deeply committed to craftsmanship. Cult following ensued.Images and more from our guest!Clever is created, hosted and produced by Amy Devers and Jaime Derringer with music from El Ten Eleven and editing by Jennie Josephson.If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!Clever's promotional partner is Design Milk.Special thanks to our sponsors!Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale.Incogni helps you take back control of your personal information and reduce the risk of spam, scams, and identity theft. As a Clever listener, you can claim a special offer of 60% off at incogni.com/clever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Google’s Head of Hardware Design, Ivy Ross, learned from her industrial designer father how to see the world for how it’s made, and for the possibilities of how it could be remade. Early professional success as a jewelry designer taught her that life is not about ego hits, it’s about the journey. Fueled by curiosity, she’s traveled through the corporate world as a way to keep learning. She approaches work like conducting an orchestra - drawing out the best in individuals to create beautiful music as a team. Images and more from our guest!We would LOVE for you to fill out our listener survey. Thank you for your input!Clever is created, hosted and produced by Amy Devers and Jaime Derringer with music from El Ten Eleven and editing by Rich Stroffolino.If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!Clever's promotional partner is Design Milk.Special thanks to our sponsors!Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale.Incogni helps you take back control of your personal information and reduce the risk of spam, scams, and identity theft. As a Clever listener, you can claim a special offer of 60% off at incogni.com/clever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy holidays + new year! We’re rebroadcasting a favorite episode from the archives. Enjoy!Streetwear designer Bobby Hundreds grew up as a minority of a minority, being both Korean-American and into the socal skate punk scene. He loved to draw, but was not encouraged to pursue the arts so he got a law degree instead. When he started The Hundreds with a classmate, it took off like a rocket and he learned to fight like both an underdog and a champion. With the soul of a storyteller, he uses his voice—zines, blog, film, book—to champion the streetwear ecosystem.Images and more from our guest!We would LOVE for you to fill out our listener survey. Thank you for your input!Clever is created, hosted and produced by Amy Devers and Jaime Derringer with music from El Ten Eleven and editing by Rich Stroffolino.If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!Clever's promotional partner is Design Milk.Special thanks to our sponsors!Wix Studio is a platform built for all web creators to design, develop, and manage exceptional web projects at scale.Incogni helps you take back control of your personal information and reduce the risk of spam, scams, and identity theft. As a Clever listener, you can claim a special offer of 60% off at incogni.com/clever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.