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Design Darlings

Design Darlings
Fashion Design
Coffee Culture
Candles
Lighters
Design
Industrial Revolution (first)
Artificial Intelligence
Met Gala
Wine
Fire
Nvidia
Architecture Of Light
Dieter Rams
Industrial Revolution (second)
Milan
Wine Labels
Stanley
Adobe
Status Symbol
Art Nouveau

We are two dorks with degrees in design and we wax poetic about everyday objects, fashion, interactions, and all things designed in the world. Our conversations run the gamut from examining that pen in your pocket to questioning whether pressing or percolating coffee produces a better brew. Part persnickety and part pop culture, our hosts keep things keen. So join us as we incite deep dives and in... more

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We’re living in a moment where recent history feels lost but still recoverable. The 90s are close enough to feel familiar, and distant enough to feel like a mirage in the desert of all things digital. Turning away from the endless algorithmic feeds, ... more

Wine has always been two things at once: what's in the bottle and everything around it. In this episode of Design Darlings, we uncork the full design story of wine. Our guest Matthew Stebenne is a product-developer-slash-sommelier who brings rare flu... more

Fashion is a cultural phenomenon. A mix of design, photography, style, and setting, a garment isn't just an isolated confabulation of fabric — it's an experience, an aspiration, a mini movie in a single snap. This episode uses the Met Gala and the lo... more

Over the millennia, our humble water bottle had a serious glow-up. The modern metal tumbler is an innovation in thermodynamics that you tote from the farmers market to your freeway commute. But somewhere between the Stanley craze and the Hydro Flask ... more

From the steam-powered chaos of the 18th century to the silicon-fueled frenzy of the digital age, humans have always met technological upheaval with the same cocktail of terror, wonder, and remarkable adaptation. Each industrial revolution didn’t jus... more

This week our hosts discuss a caffeinated story arc covering early 2000s coffee houses to the design-ification of coffee hustle vibes. Did the social media girl boss grind aesthetic hijack the formerly cozy couch setting of your favorite spot? Are we... more

Can something as functional as fire have design? This episode asks how the invention of matches and lighters sparked from a basic necessity–like lighting candles, lamps, and tobacco– into statements of self expression. Join the discussion as we exami... more

This first episode introduces our podcast premise, our hosts, and posits the big question- what IS design? We consider the 4 orders of design and their place in brand development, while also considering how human cultures developed the original modes... more

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Recent Guests

Matthew Stebenne
Designer and sommelier, WSET certified, Italian wine scholar in training
Independent designer/wine expert
Episode: Wine About Design
Vidya Mantrala
Product manager and design strategist, dancer; guest on episode about cups and hydration culture
Episode: The Cult of Big Water Bottle and the Design of Hydration

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Robyn
Host of Design Darlings
Allie Miller
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Robin Richardson
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#171
Italy/Arts/Design
Apple Podcasts
#20
Philippines/Arts/Design

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The Cult of Big Water Bottle and the Design of Hydration
Q: And you became somehow an anthropologist on Big Cups and grad school. Tell us about that.
Vidya describes how she approached the thermos topic across three design lenses during grad school, turning a daily object into a study of culture, technology, and user interaction.

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What is Design Darlings about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Two design-oriented hosts explore how everyday objects, fashion, and culture intersect with design thinking. Episodes orbit around design culture, brand storytelling, and the social dynamics of the design world, with deep dives into topics like fashion as a media and commerce ecosystem, the history and culture of design objects (from hydration vessels to lighting), coffee house aesthetics, and the evolving role of technology in design. Guests and examples illuminate labels, branding, consumer behavior, and how design choices shape perception, taste, and identity. The conversations mix historical context, pop culture references, and hands-on critiques to reveal how design, media, and industry power dynamics interact in everyday life. A stand... more

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