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The Crit

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The Crit invites designers to review their own careers, picking out their highlights, lowlights and ambitions for the future.

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Latest Episodes

Freya Bolton, co-director of the materials-focused design studio and workshop Mitre and Mondays, joins the podcast to reflect on the value of hands-on fabrication for conceptual thinking; adapting to the constraints and lifespan of different projects... more

Deborah Cook, Head of Costume at celebrated animation studio Laika, joins the podcast to discuss how her background in sculpture informs her designs, the challenges of designing for non-human anatomies, and the importance of creating dark and eerie s... more

Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper, the partners behind nomadic studio Stephen Burks Man Made, join the podcast for a discussion about questioning what radical design means today and challenging the industry’s focus on the global North.

Stephen and Mal... more

Alexandra Gerber, a London-based industrial designer whose work explores cross-pollination between industries, joins the podcast for a discussion about design as a form of cultural expression, the gendering of objects, and the allure and complexities... more

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Deborah Cook
Head of Costume at Laika with a sculpture background and more than 20 years at the studio.
Laika
Episode: Deborah Cook
Stephen Burks
Partner at Stephen Burks Man Made; designer focused on craft, community, and industry
Stephen Burks Man Made
Episode: Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper
Malika Leiper
Multidisciplinary designer joining the studio in 2020
Stephen Burks Man Made
Episode: Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper
Alexandra Gerber
Industrial designer with own London studio
Alexandra Gerber Studio
Episode: Alexandra Gerber
Adam Nathaniel Furman
Artist and designer focusing on architecture and urbanism
Independent designer/author
Episode: Adam Nathaniel Furman
Jon Ardern
Co-founder and co-director of Superflux
Superflux
Episode: Jon Ardern
Hugh Miller
Graphic designer and art director, partner at Pentagram
Pentagram
Episode: Hugh Miller
Leyu Li
Food designer exploring food as narrative, human interaction, and experience design
Independent designer / goldsmiths education
Episode: Leyu Li
John Tree
London-based designer of products, furniture and lighting
Independent design practice
Episode: John Tree

Host

Oli Stratford
Designer and presenter who interviews designers about their careers.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 42 ratings
  • Best design podcast

    Love the range of interviewees and the whole format

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AliceDyke
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Can’t wait for more shows!

    I’m a fan of Disegno and from the first episode of The Crit it is clear it will be a great addition to podcasting. As a graduate student in art school now I appreciate the gesture!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dcwills
    United States6 years ago
  • Such a great show!

    Loved this - interesting yet informative digest of all things design.

    Keep it up guys!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Neil Byrne
    United Kingdom6 years ago
  • 5 STARS

    Like being in a room with your funny and intelligent friends.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    robotnobot
    United Kingdom6 years ago

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The conversations are described as interesting and informative across design topics.
Listeners value the range of interviewees and the interview format.
One listener appreciates the perspective as an art-school graduate student.
The host's style comes across as funny and intelligent, with an easy conversational feel.

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Apple Podcasts
#121
United States/Arts/Design
Apple Podcasts
#16
United Kingdom/Arts/Design
Apple Podcasts
#78
Australia/Arts/Design
Apple Podcasts
#149
Italy/Arts/Design
Apple Podcasts
#243
France/Arts/Design
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#250
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Talking Points

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Deborah Cook
Q: What would you like to nominate as your most successful design?
Cook identifies Coraline's yellow raincoat, blue hair, jeans, and yellow boots as Laika's most iconic and popular design. She attributes its appeal to its bold colors and shapes, Coraline's independent character, and the story's willingness to address difficult experiences for young audiences.
Deborah Cook
Q: To what extent is working as a costume designer for puppets and models at that small scale similar to being a costume designer for real people?
Cook says the work shares many principles with live-action costume design, but stop-motion clothing must be engineered to move in tiny increments and hold its position between frames. Fabric weight, built-in creases, and precise construction help create convincing movement and consistency.
Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper
Q: What is your most successful project and why?
Shelter in Place is presented as their most successful project because it catalyzed collaboration, reflected a radical rethinking of design today, and spawned related explorations like Spirit Houses.
Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper
Q: Why design doesn't touch certain topics like spirituality or ancestry?
They argue design is often tied to sales and mass production, but their work seeks to expand the field by integrating spirituality and ancestry into tangible objects and public spaces.
Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper
Q: Best design, single best design?
They nominate Shelter in Place as a turning point that embodies their collaborative evolution and impact, tying together the practice's experimental, community-based approach with its public footprint.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The Crit

What is The Crit about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Career-focused conversations with designers and creative practitioners about the decisions, experiments, setbacks and ambitions that shape their work. Host Oli Stratford speaks with guests across product, graphic, furniture, fashion, landscape and architectural design, as well as adjacent fields such as animation and speculative design. Guests reflect on pivotal projects, collaborators, materials, clients and the realities of building a creative practice, often discussing both successes and work that did not go as planned.

The format is an in-depth interview grounded in each guest's own career, with room for technical detail as well as personal reflection. Its breadth is a distinguishing feature: conversations connect design disciplines to... more

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1. Deborah Cook
2. Stephen Burks
3. Malika Leiper
4. Alexandra Gerber
5. Adam Nathaniel Furman
6. Jon Ardern
7. Hugh Miller
8. Leyu Li

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