Annie Warburton is the CEO of Cockpit Arts. She’s a zealous spokesperson for creating a thriving business environment for craftsmen and women in London. In our conversation, we discuss Cockpit Arts' 170 makers ranging from weavers and ceramicists to leatherworkers and silversmiths, crafts' history in the UK and its international appeal thanks to the artists such as Grayson Perry, Edmund de Waal, Tracey Emin, and Jennifer Lee.    Presented by Justyna Green Music by James Green  

“A house is so many more things than just the bricks and mortar. It’s a backdrop for your life.” Albert Hill is the founder of the Modern House—an estate agency with a difference.  One which is in the matchmaking business of finding sympathetic buyers for the most interesting houses in the UK. In our conversation, we discuss Albert's career and transition from a Wallpaper* journalist to the property business owner and his memories of the Six Pillars House in Dulwich. We also dive into the ins and outs of creating a thoughtful brand and the market value of a well-designed property - from the Cube House by Carl Turner to Ross Lovegrove’s home and studio. 

“When what you do is what you love it’s just wonderful doing that.” That was the start of my conversation with Beatie Wolfe – a musician, storyteller and an innovator. Beatie always had a deep love of music, art, design and storytelling – creativity in every sense. She started writing songs at the age of seven. Also at that time, she found her parents’ vinyl collection. For her, these were musical books – a tangible gateway into the world of the album. From then on, for Beatie, the music and its tangible and visual experiences were interconnected.  That’s how for her debut album 8ight she created a pioneering 3D Interactive Album App and also created a ‘Palm Top Theatre’ – a modern rendition of the 1980s viewfinder – on which you could watch 8ight’s interactive visuals filmed by Weavers Productions. From then on, a technologically advanced portfolio of projects followed: The Montagu Square Musical Jacket, world’s first NFC Album Deck, beaming her album Raw Space into space as well as creating the world’s first live 360° AR experience, produced in collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs and Design I/O. Listen to our conversation to find out more about Beatie's music, her multi-disciplinary innovations and her wish to foster daily 'ceremonies' and our connections with one another. Presented by Justyna Green Music by James Green

My conversation with Orsola de Castro and Kendall Robbins started with Orsola’s confession “I’m a recovering fashion designer”.   Whilst the Fashion Revolution’s campaign is a positive force for good, it’s a tragedy that inspired its existence. On 24 April 2013, 1134 people died in a collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex in Bangladesh, with 90% of casualties being young girls, producing garments for the global consumer markets. A horrific event which could have been prevented made even worse through the fact that the clothes produced at the factory at the time still reached the consumers, who never realised the true cost of their new garments. Listen to Orsola and Kendall's mission to change the fashion industry and learn how you can join the fashion revolution. Presented by Justyna Green Music by James Green

I met the gifted designer Brodie Neill at FORA Central Street, a stone’s throw from his London studio. Throughout our conversation, two things became quickly apparent – Brodie’s passion for materials—regardless of their origin or preciousness—and a strong belief in the circular economy. He is also on a mission to raise awareness of the issue of plastic ocean waste. In our discussion, he points out that the issue of plastic is that of addiction and the wider concept of throwaway culture - the ease of use blinds us from seeing the alternative solutions. He also believes that the attitudes have to change, from those which perceive recycled products and materials as inferior and cheap to treat them as equally valuable and precious as the freshly-manufactured counterparts. An insightful listen and an inspiring voice in the wider circular design conversation.   Presented by Justyna Green Music by James Green

Kirsty Whyte is the Creative & Product Director at Soho House and the founder of Freedom To Exist. In our conversation, Kirsty reflects on her career, spanning her eponymous design studio and her work for Habitat and Heal's. She also reveals some of the latest developments at Soho Home and Cowshed - from new collections to a rebrand of the much-loved beauty business. We also discover her side-hustle: a minimal watch company, Freedom to Exist. Presented by Justyna Green Music by James Green

I catch up with the curator Hugo MacDonald as the Harewood Biennial opens at the Harewood House with an exhibition "Useful/Beautiful: Why Craft Matters". In our conversation, we chat about craft's identity crisis, its relationship with design, William Morris and the cognitive power between the hand and the mind as a healing process.   Presented by Justyna Green Music by James Green

My conversation with Marcus Fairs, founder and editor-in-chief of Dezeen, was so much more than I expected. I knew we’d discuss the early days of Dezeen and hoped for interesting information about the ins and outs of running a successful online business. But we also delved into Marcus’s personal story, his thoughts on turning failure into success and breaking news stories with Kanye West. Presented by Justyna Green Music by James Green

“I wasn’t supposed to be a designer” – that’s how my conversation with Lee starts at his Shoreditch studio, which is as immaculate as the signature haircut he’s sporting. In this podcast episode, we discuss Lee's career as a professional child actor, his fashion design competition win and Vivienne Westwood encounter, Crystal Lightbulb dreams, designers' responsibility to create products that will stand the test of time, London's pleasure gardens and Lee's desire to design airplane interiors.    Presented by Justyna Green Music by James Green  

We kick off season 2 of the podcast with a chat with two journalists; Sujata Burman, who’s the online design editor at Wallpaper* and Ali Morris - a freelance writer whose articles you can spot on the pages of Wallpaper*, Dezeen and many other publications. Our conversations centres around design in 2019, key trends, long-term movements and the areas of our lives affected and improved by design every day.   Presented by Justyna Green Music by James Green