The Design Of Business | The Business of Design
Design Observer
The Design of Business | The Business of Design explores how design shapes, and is shaped by, the world around us. Hosted by Ellen McGirt, the podcast features conversations with visionary leaders from a wide range of industries, from architecture and technology to journalism and retail. Together, they examine creative practices, challenge conventional thinking, and explore how design drives business, innovation, and social change.In Season 12 of DB|BD, host Ellen McGirt explores Designing for the Unknown—how visionary designers, architects, and thinkers navigate uncertainty, from climate adaptation to technological disruption. This season, we’re looking at the bold ideas reshaping our cities, industries, and ways of living in an unpredictable world.
Episodes
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Apr 9, 2019 • 32min
S6E7: Valla Vakili
Valla Vakili is head of Citi Ventures Studio, an incubator for financial services.
Apr 3, 2019 • 32min
S6E6: Archie Lee Coates IV
Archie Lee Coates IV is a founder of multidisciplinary creative studio Playlab, Inc., and executive director of Friends of +POOL.
Mar 26, 2019 • 32min
S6E5: Kerby Jean-Raymond
Kerby Jean Raymond is the founder and CEO of the fashion label Pyer Moss.
Mar 19, 2019 • 26min
S6E4: Reneé Seward & Chester Jenkins
Reneé Seward teaches communication design at the University of Cincinnati and is the founder of See Word Reading. Chester Jenkins is a partner in Constellation, which creates new typefaces, and Village, a coop that publishes them.
Mar 12, 2019 • 29min
S6E3: Cindy Chastain
Cindy Chastain is senior vice president of customer experience and design at Mastercard.
Mar 5, 2019 • 30min
S6E2: Billie Tsien
Billie Tsien is the co-founder of Tod Williams Billie Tsien architects, which works on buildings for museums, universities, and the Obama Presidential Center.
Feb 26, 2019 • 27min
S6E1: Errol Morris
Errol Morris is a filmmaker whose documentaries include Gates of Heaven, The Thin Blue Line, and American Dharma.
Dec 18, 2018 • 32min
S5E12: Dmitri Siegel
Dmitri Siegel is vice president of global brand at Sonos.
Dec 11, 2018 • 23min
S5E11: Renata Souza
Renata Souza Luque is the creator of Thomy, an insulin kit for children with Type 1 diabetes.
Dec 4, 2018 • 28min
S5E10: Eddie Opara
Eddie Opara is a multidisciplinary designer and a partner at the design firm Pentagram.
