Detroit City of Design Podcast
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAs stewards of Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design Designation, we aim to raise your awareness of how design can create conditions for better quality of life and economic opportunity for all. In season 3, we will hear from thought leaders who view our world through a lens of empathy and apply design thinking to address some of our world’s most pressing issues.
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Episodes
Hanna Harris on How Design Can Help Develop a Functional City
August 05, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBCity of Helsinki, UNESCO Creative Cities Network, The Most Functional City in the World, World Happiness Report
Dr. D'Wayne Edwards on Fueling the Future of Footwear
July 22, 2021 12:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBPensole
Sandy Fershee on Human-Centered Design and the Automotive Industry
July 08, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBD-Ford, F150, Project Apollo
LinYee Yuan on The Role of Design in the Food System
June 24, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBMOLD, United Nations Oncoming Food Crisis, Burton Nitta
Dessa Cosma, Jeannette Lee, and Saundra Little on Designing Detroit's Most Accessible Place
June 10, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBLOVE Building, Design Guide: Real Estate Development
Tanya and Luis Ali on Creating New Talent Pipelines
May 27, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBAGI Construction, Detroit Future Ops, 18th Street Design Build Green Hub
Chris Cornelius on decolonizing education and design (Part 2)
May 13, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBstudio:indigenous, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Mismatch by Kat Holmes, Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples by Linda Tuhiwai Smith, native-land.ca
Chris Cornelius on embedding indigenous thinking into architecture (Part 1)
April 29, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBstudio:indigenous, Antoine Predock, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Indian Community School
Joshua Edmonds and Cézanne Charles on the intersection of design and community technology
April 15, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBCity of Design Challenge College for Creative Studies Connect 313 rootoftwo
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February 24, 2021 14:00 - 52 seconds - 816 KBVote here for Hour's Best of Detroit by March 15, 2021
Philip Kafka and Ishtiaq Rafiuddin Discuss Combining Innovation and Efficiency to Create Design-led Developments that Inspire
September 10, 2020 13:08 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBReal estate developer Phillip Kafka and and architect Ishtiaq Rafiuddin discuss real estate development as a system for solving problems, which for Detroit, means ensuring affordability while creating new economic value. Philip and Ish are behind some of Detroit's most exciting projects, including the award-winning restaurant and Takoi and Core City Park. Links for Reference: Takoi, Core City Park, True North, The Caterpillar, Design Core's Real Estate Design Guide, Edwin Chan, Julie B...
Openbox Founder Marquise Stillwell Discusses the Transformative Power of Designing Spaces and Systems to Meet the Needs of All People
August 19, 2020 18:30 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBMarquise Stillwell is the founder of Openbox, a design studio and consultancy based in New York City that works at the intersection of people and systems. He is also the cofounder of Opendox, a film company that tells lesser-known narratives, Deem Journal, an editorial publication focused on design as a social practice, and Artmatr, an international community of artists and engineers working to merge digital technology with painting methods. In this episode Marquise and Olga discuss his huma...
Dug Song and Sally Carson Discuss Design as a Bridge to Help Tech Companies Better Serve Communities and People
August 05, 2020 14:50 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBDug Song and Sally Carson, discuss the role of design in tech. Doug is a general manager and cofounder of Duo Security, now a part of Cisco. And Sally is their head of product design and user research. Duo Security makes it safe to log into anything from anywhere, from any device, at any time. Duo combines security expertise with a user-centered philosophy to provide simple and effective security solutions for all users today, we will explore why design matters in tech and why we need to bu...
Jennifer Janus Discusses How Pophouse Designs Workplaces That Centers Flexibility and Integrates Work-From-Home Possibilities
July 08, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBPophouse is a Detroit-based interior design studio focused on strategic, unconventional, and human-centric design. We will discuss how research influences Pophouse’s design strategy and how COVID-19 is impacting the future of workspaces.
Ryan Sullivan and Grant Goulet of Xenith Discuss How Fostering a Design-thinking Mindset Underscores their Unique Approach to Manufacturing
June 17, 2020 16:45 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBXenith is a Detroit-based industry leader in football helmet technology, and also produces shoulder pads, face masks, apparel and more. Xenith has prioritized design thinking in all of its product development, which has resulted in gear that transcends protection alone—designing for optimal fit, feel, comfort and style. Today, we will discuss how collaboration between designers and engineers can result in groundbreaking innovation. We will also touch on Xenith’s initiative to provide 20,000 ...
Rama Gheerawo on Adding Value to Human Life Through Inclusive Design
May 20, 2020 11:30 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBRama Gheerawo is the director of the Helen Hamlyn Center for Design at the Royal College of Art. Rama is a global leader in people-centered and socially inclusive design. He's a serial innovator in the fields of technology, products, services, and transport with over a hundred projects to his name. In this episode we discuss the role of design in creating products, services, and systems that benefit people of all abilities, especially in terms of aging populations in healthcare, and why crea...
Jessica Helfand Encourages Business Leaders to Lean on the Creative Process of Designers to Move the Needle
May 06, 2020 16:09 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBJessica Helfand is the and award-winning designer, artist, writer, and the founding editor of Design Observer. Jessica is the author of numerous books on visual and cultural criticism and is also the host of two podcasts, The Observatory and The Design of Business | The Business of Design. Host Olga Stella talks with Jessica about the impact that crisis can have on the creative process, and the crucial role design will play in helping businesses adapt to our new reality. Links for referenc...
Angela Glover Blackwell Explains Why Designing Equitable Systems Is Imperative to Our Growth as a Nation
April 22, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBAngela Glover Blackwell is the Founder in Residence at PolicyLink and the host of the Radical Imagination podcast. She has helped grow and define a national equity movement focused on innovating and improving public policy to ensure access and opportunity for all low-income people and communities of color. Host Olga Stella talks with Angela about how COVID-19 has exacerbated inequality issues as well as how everyone benefits when we implement solutions for our most vulnerable populations. L...
How Designers Help Brands Adapt During Times of Uncertainty
April 01, 2020 16:30 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBKacha Azéma is the executive creative director of Skidmore Studio, a strategic creative studio focused on helping consumer-facing companies grow through innovative design and branding services. Host Olga Stella talks with Kacha about brand adaptation and how design can help businesses through trying times. Links for reference: Skidmore Studio, Detroit Design Network, Bon Bon Bon, Stroh's, Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, Ellis Island Tea, Learnings from the first week of social distancing
Suchi Reddy on Finding Wonder in Detroit and the Healing Power of Architecture
August 27, 2019 11:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBReddymade University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture Johns Hopkins University Times Square Arts "X"
Sarida Scott on Co-creating Communities with Residents
August 26, 2019 13:41 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBCommunity Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD)
Dan Kinkead on Designing Equitable Cities for Future Generations
August 13, 2019 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBSmithGroup Detroit Future City Strategic Framework
Mark de la Vergne and Lisa Nuszkowski on Designing an accessible, seamless transit system
August 06, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBCity of Detroit Mobility Detroit Department of Transportation Detroit Transit Expansion MoGo Detroit Bike Share MoGo Expansion
Imani Day and Andrew Blauvelt on Detroit’s Design Legacy
July 30, 2019 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBGensler University of Detroit Mercy National Organization of Minority Architects Detroit Cranbrook Art Museum
Zena Howard Talks Remembrance Architecture and Giving Residents Autonomy in their Communities
July 23, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBPerkins+Will Greenville, North Carolina Town Common National Museum of African American History and Culture Motown Museum
Frida Escobedo on Designing Spaces that Reflect Cultural Experience
July 16, 2019 11:00 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBSerpentine Pavilion Aesop West Loop UNESCO City of Design- Mexico City
Ralph Gilles on the Role of Automotive Design in a World of Changing Mobility
July 08, 2019 16:03 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBFiat Chrysler Automobiles College for Creative Studies: Transportation Design Waymo
Craig Wilkins Talks Hip Hop Architecture and the Intersection of Design and Activism
July 02, 2019 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBUniversity of Michigan A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning The Wilkins Project
Tracy Reese Talks Detroit’s Opportunity for Sustainable Fashion Production
June 25, 2019 13:30 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBIndustrial Sewing and and Innovation Center Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Detroit Public Schools Foundation College for Creative Studies
Detroit City of Design Podcast Trailer
June 04, 2019 14:20 - 1 minute - 1.36 MBOlga Stella, executive director of Design Core Detroit, previews our upcoming Detroit City of Design Podcast.