21st Century Design

In this episode we speak with RawHaus. RawHaus is a creative driven community connecting emerging talent across the design, technology, and entrepreneurial space. Our goal is to provide a collaborative platform for sharing ideas, opportunities, and advice amongst members of the greater creative community in New York City http://raw-haus.co/ 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak with Joana Casaca Lemos. Joana is a communication designer with a scope of collaborative experiences and currently a doctoral student at Central Saint Martins. Her design research and practice explores communication design for sustainability & social innovation. She wanders about the natural and social world, communication, interaction, experience, and how non-designers design. http://www.joanacasacalemos.com/ 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak with Jorge Diege Etienne. Jorge Diego Etienne (Tampico, 1983) is a highly motivated Industrial Designer from Mexico with a global perspective on design. He graduated with a BS in Industrial Design from the Tec de Monterrey in 2009 and his experience includes an insternship at Feiz Design Studio in Amsterdam, workshops with top global design companies and courses at renown design schools like Central Saint Martins in London, Domus Academy in Milan, and Parsons the New School for Design in New York. In 2011 he participated in the exchange program ''Modern Design and Traditional Craftsmanship'' organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Kyoto, Japan where he researched and experimented with the intersection of cultural objects with contemporary products. Jorge Diego's work has been featured at important design exhibitions at the Museo de Arte Moderno (MAM), Museo de Arte Popular (MAP), National Art Center of Mexico (CENART), Franz Mayer Museum, Centro de las Artes CONARTE, and has exhibited his work at the Contemporary Art/Design fair Zona Maco, Mexico Design Week, Abierto Mexicano de Diseño, the Bienal Iberoamericana de Diseño in Madrid and has been widely published around the world. In 2016 Jorge Diego presented ¨Círculos" at the renown Salone Satellite during the Salone Milan Furniture Fair. He is a founding member of Cooperativa Panorámica, a group of young Mexican designers exploring new design territories. Their work has been exhibited in important design events such as the Internacional Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York, Maison & Objet in Paris, Collective Design Fair in New York, and in 2015 did a resideny in Casa Wabi Oaxaca. Jorge Diego is interested in promoting design and foster new talents. He is editor of the blog Designaholic and organizes DECODE, a design festival and student exhibition in Monterrey. He teaches at CEDIM and is a visiting professor at the Tec de Monterrey Campus Guadalajara. He is a frequent guest lecture and gives design conferences through out Mexico and abroad. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak with Kristel Peters. Kristel Peters is a shoe designer with more then 15 years experience in the international Fashion Industry (fe. Dries Van Noten and Bottega Veneta). She has worked KASK, University College Ghent (BE), exploring sustainable shoe-design. She is particularly interested and in search for sustainable ways of shoe making and new materials with low / no impact. Her work is a combination of craftmanship and state-of-the-art technology. At the moment Kristel is a designer for www.cojak.be 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak with Chris Sherwin. A trained designer with a PHD in sustainable design, Chris has been working in the sustainability field for 15 years, holding previous positions in Electrolux, Philips, Forum for the Future, and most recently Dragon Rouge where he held the position of Sustainability Consultant for the last four years. Sherwin specialises in sustainability innovation, design, brand marketing and strategy, with previous experience working on sustainability projects with Unilever, P&G, Mars, Akzo Nobel, ebay, BASF, PepsiCo, O2, Tata Beverage Group, Sony Ericsson, SCA, Design Council, Boots, Technology Strategy Board, and many others. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak with Francesca Ostuzzi. Francesca Ostuzzi received her Bachelor Degree in Industrial Design (product-oriented) in 2007 and her Master Degree in Design & Engineering in 2010, both at Politecnico di Milano. In 2010 she started collaborating with Politecnico di Milano and private companies to develope LCAs (Life Cycle Assessments) and she was lecturer both in the Design Department and the The Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering Department "Giulio Natta" (CMIC) in Politecnico di Milano. In 2013 she started her PhD in Politecnico di Milano and she is now conducting a Joint PhD between Politecnico di Milano and Ghent University. Her research interests include sustainability and design, the value of imperfection, openness of product design (Open-ended Design), digital technologies and the application of such topics and tools into co-generative and open processes. https://biblio.ugent.be/person/000131324559 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak with Saskia Westerduin. Saskia began her career as an art director and later worked as a creative director in various leading advertising agencies. In 1998, she launched "de VormNatie", a full service communication agency. In 2007 she decided to withdraw from the company and to settle as a freelance strategic design manager and designer: SW• ad (Saskia Westerduin Art Direction). Design-Thinking has always been the methodology Sakia used in innovation processes. Her work consisted in introducing innovative designtools, set-up co-creation processes and develop a well-founded communication strategy. Since 2009 Saskia is connected to KASK / School of Arts University College Ghent where she still gives some courses, including a master seminar on design and communication. In 2013, Saskia became creative director of Ministry of Makers (MoM), a platform that aims to promote and facilitate creative and innovative entrepreneurship in Ghent and East Flanders. MoM achieves this by creating understanding and awareness in the various aspects of the "creative and innovative entrepreneurship” with 'design thinking 'as a mindset. www.ministryofmakers.be https://www.facebook.com/ministryofmakers/ 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. Please note that this podcast was recorded before the Brexit. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak with Ben Hagenaars. Ben Hagenaars graduated as a master in productdesign at the MAD-faculty in Genk. Additionally he gained a post-graduate degree in packaging design at Sint-Lucas Gent. In 2010 he executed his master project Animation Vegetation, a project on public interaction and urban green space, in the city of Hasselt. He gained experience as a designer in studio Pure Sang in Antwerp and with design agency Tjep in Amsterdam. He is also active in the development of Resource Lab a project on redesigning existing object and materials using open-source tools. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. Please note that this podcast was recorded before the Brexit. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak with Johan Valcke. Johan is the, among many other things, the inspirer and director of Design Flanders, the overarching design organization of the Flemish government. Among other things there, he created the prestigious Henry van de Velde Awards & Labes, the design magazine “Kwintessens”, installed a “Flemish design gallery” in Brussels, and managed 8 “triennials for design”, of which the last, Hands on design (designvlaanderen.be/triënnale), will be launched later this year at the design museum in Ghent. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. Please note that this podcast was recorded before the Brexit. - Music: www.bensound.com

This episode is a bit different from the usual episodes. In this episode Rodrigo and Jan talk about the things the've learned so far from doing this podcast. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak to Zahra Davidson and Roxana Bacian of Enrol Yourself. With Enrol Yourself you can set out on a learning marathon, a way to harness the potential of peer groups, infinite content and a networked world for personalised, flexible lifelong learning. For more information (Applications are open!) head over to http://www.enrolyourself.com/. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. Please note that this podcast was recorded before the Brexit. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak to Debbie Millman. Named “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie Millman is also an author, educator, brand strategist and host of the podcast Design Matters. As the founder and host of Design Matters, the first and longest running podcast about design, Millman has interviewed more than 250 design luminaries and cultural commentators, including Massimo Vignelli, Milton Glaser, Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Pink, Barbara Kruger, Seth Godin and more. In the 11 years since its inception, the show has garnered over a million download per year, a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award and—most recently—iTunes designated it one of the best podcasts of 2015. For more info on Debbie Millman, check out her website http://www.debbiemillman.com/. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak to Irene Maldini. Irene is researcher and PhD candidate at CREATE-IT Applied Research (Lectoraat Fashion Research and Technology). Her research focuses on the involvement of users in fashion design and its implications for the sustainability of clothing. Irene studied Industrial Design at EUCD/Farq in Uruguay and Design Cultures at VU University Amsterdam. She has worked in design practice an education for more than ten years in Uruguay, Brazil and the Netherlands and started her research career in 2012 in a collaborative research project between VU University and Waag Society. Besides this position at the HvA she is currently an independent industrial designer and Assistant Professor at EUCD/Farq, UdelaR (Uruguay). 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak to Tom Domen, the long term innovation manager for both Ecover and Method. Tom Domen graduated in 1996 with a Master in Industrial Design. In 2007, he completed a Master in Sustainable Development at the University of Brussels. With his MA on Sustainable Technology for Eastern Africa, he received the yearly Award for Innovative Technology from the Chamber of Engineers. He started working for Philips in packaging innovation after which he worked for 5 years as a marketing and communication specialist at Panasonic. Tom has been working for Ecover/Method for 10 years, where he is responsible for the long term innovation strategy and sustainability for the different categories of Ecover/Method products (laundry, cleaning, dishwashing, home care and personal care). Getting inspiration out of biomimicry and system thinking, he has been laying out an ambitious roadmap for the company to inspire transformative change towards a restorative business model. Tom is also a member of the board of Kringwinkel, a Belgian organisation that gives a second life to what otherwise would be waste. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak to Ayodamola Okunseinde. Ayo is an artist and interactive designer living and working in New York. He studied Visual Arts and Philosophy at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey where he earned his B.A. His works range from painting and speculative design to physically interactive works, wearable technology and explorations of Afrofuturism. Okunseinde was the co-founder and creative director of Dissident Display Studios, an award winning studio and art gallery based in Washington DC. As a collaborator with, amongst others, choreographer Maida Withers, Carmen Wong, and Yoko K., Okunseinde has created several interactive performance based works and has performed in several countries including Mexico, Finland, and Croatia. Okunseinde art residency participation includes Finland’s Invitation to Helsinki, IDEO’s Fortnight, and Eyebeam’s Creative Residency. Ayodamola (Ayo) Okunseinde holds an MFA in Design and Technology from The New School, Parsons School of Design in New York where he is currently an adjunct faculty member. You can find out more about Ayo at http://www.ayo.io/ or follow him on twitter @aokunseinde. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak to Idil Gazliulusoy. Dr. ?dil Gaziulusoy has a M.Sc. degree in Industrial Design and a Ph.D. degree in Sustainability Science and Engineering. She is a system innovation for sustainability expert, developing theories, tools and methods to link the design/development activities and strategic decisions of innovation teams to the longer-term, systemic and radical transformations which need to take place at the societal level to achieve sustainability. She has worked as a consultant and lecturer in Turkey and New Zealand before moving to Melbourne to undertake a research fellow role in the Visions and Pathways 2040 project funded by the CRC Low-carbon Living. You can find out more about her at https://systeminnovationforsustainability.com/ or folllow her on twitter @blindpsykhe. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak to Stefaan Vandist. Stefaan started his career as brand strategist at the Belgian award winning advertising agency Duval Guillaume. After seven years in advertising and freelance brand consultancy, he launched Studio Spark together with Product Designer Bart Jansen and Trade Engineer Tom Duhoux. Studio Spark moderates innovation processes with a strong focus on sustainability. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak to Grace Jun. As Educational Director for the 2016 MIT- based Open Style Lab and co-founder of Wearshops, Grace continues to explore the user experience design process when developing wearable solutions. She looks for collaborative opportunities to discuss best practices in clothing and technology. She has lectured at Forum for the Future on the sustainability of wearable tech, Harvard School of Education, RISD Industrial Design for Wearable Experiences, and conducted a workshop at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea on circuit design for clothing closures. Her recent collaborative work is the Shape Changing Materials workshop with Noumena. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak to Deepak Mehta. Deepak is a tech-enthousiast who's always on the lookout for new technology and how that might shape the world as we know it. He is perched at the intersection of a creative world of design jewellery, a business-driven world of mass-manufactured jewellery and a technological world of 3d-printing and mass-customisation. Waiting for people to see the tremendous opportunities that will arise when these worlds will collide. In the meantime, he is using his creative and technological skills to educate the next generation of youth to see their future as more than what they learn in school. A whole generation of kids is at risk of missing out on skill-sets that is not yet explored at schools: design-driven creation, technology-driven innovation, out of the box thinking and cross-pollentation of creativity and technology in digital creativity. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com

In this episode we speak to Jan Van Loo. During his education as an Industrial Designer, Jan became fascinated by sustainability and the responsibility designers have when creating things. This passion led him to a journey far beyond the borders of countries and organizations. Jan tries to comprehend and interact with the thinking paradigms and the design of an environment, by creating products that result in a positive ecological impact. 21st Century Design is a research podcast by Engage by Design (Rodrigo Bautista) and Regenerative Design (Jan Leyssens), in which we ask designers, tech-experts, writers, theorists, academics, activists and campaigners 5 questions on the future and role of design in creating the 21st Century. Subscribe for the podcast through iTunes or Soundcloud, or look us up on our home on the web www.21stcenturydesign.org. - Music: www.bensound.com