Episode 12: Elizabeth Whelan
Material Wise
English - September 10, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDesign Arts Fashion & Beauty sustainability art design fashion sciencetech Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Textile designer, Elizabeth Whalen’s materials can be found in work environments and on athletes all over the world. She creates textiles for brands like Humanscale, Nike, Tumi and more. Elizabeth voices her views on her personal design philosophy, stance on sustainability - really good design is sustainable - and the need for design inclusivity in technological development. As one of the 4% of female patent holders, she recognizes that there is a lot of brain trust that in the design world, especially by women, that needs to support and encouragement to come forth.