'By Design' by Sir John Soane's Museum in partnership with Luke Irwin 'By Design' in partnership with Luke Irwin

Fine artist Phyllida Barlow In conversation with Will Gompertz. By Design, the sell out talk series created by Sir John Soane Museum in partnership with Luke Irwin, returns for its second season. The series in which leading designers discuss an object that has inspired them in some way, and through it discuss and dissect their own design practice returns as a collection of filmed conversations.

Will Gompertz, Artistic Director at the Barbican, and Alice Rawsthorn, award-winning design writer and critic, will co-host the series exploring how design has impacted the lives of five internationally-renowned designers, framed around one item which has informed their careers

The series includes international fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu, interior designer Ilse Crawford, and fine artist Amanda Levete.

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Interior designer Ilse Crawford In conversation with Will Gompertz. By Design, the sell out talk series created by Sir John Soane Museum in partnership with Luke Irwin, returns for its second season. The series in which leading designers discuss an object that has inspired them in some way, and through it discuss and dissect their own design practice returns as a collection of filmed conversations.

Will Gompertz, Artistic Director at the Barbican, and Alice Rawsthorn, award-winning design writer and critic, will co-host the series exploring how design has impacted the lives of five internationally-renowned designers, framed around one item which has informed their careers

The series includes international fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu, award winning architect Amanda Levete, and fine artist Phyllida Barlow.

www.lukeirwin.com
www.soane.org

By Design, the sell out talk series created by Sir John Soane Museum in partnership with Luke Irwin, returns for its second season. The series in which leading designers discuss an object that has inspired them in some way, and through it discuss and dissect their own design practice returns as a collection of filmed conversations.

Will Gompertz, Artistic Director at the Barbican, and Alice Rawsthorn, award-winning design writer and critic, will co-host the series exploring how design has impacted the lives of five internationally-renowned designers, framed around one item which has informed their careers

The series includes interior designer Ilse Crawford, fine artist Phyllida Barlow, and award winning architect Amanda Levete.

www.lukeirwin.com

Award winning architect Amanda Levete In conversation with Will Gompertz. By Design, the sell out talk series created by Sir John Soane Museum in partnership with Luke Irwin, returns for its second season. The series in which leading designers discuss an object that has inspired them in some way, and through it discuss and dissect their own design practice returns as a collection of filmed conversations.

Will Gompertz, Artistic Director at the Barbican, and Alice Rawsthorn, award-winning design writer and critic, will co-host the series exploring how design has impacted the lives of five internationally-renowned designers, framed around one item which has informed their careers

The series includes international fashion designer Erdem Moralioglu, interior designer Ilse Crawford, and fine artist Phyllida Barlow.

www.lukeirwin.com
www.soane.org

In this talk Edmund De Waal talk movingly about is his notions of beauty and belonging. Edmund de Waal is an artist and writer, best known for his large-scale installations of porcelain vessels. His interventions and artworks have been made for diverse historic spaces and museums worldwide, including the V&A Museum London, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the Kunsthistoriches Museum Vienna and currently at The Frick Museum New York.

In this delightful fast paced anecdote filled discussion Olga Polizzi opens up about the meaning of good taste, being part of a family dynasty and her hatred of pillow menus!  Olga Polizzi Director of Design at Rocco Forte Hotels and Deputy Chairman of the company.  Her latest works for Rocco Forte Hotels include The Savoy Hotel in Florence, Villa Kennedy in Frankfurt, The Balmoral in Edinburgh and Brown’s Hotel in London.