My Life In Design Podcast

Claire Blyth
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My Life In Design Podcast

How did some of the some of the world’s best designers, strategists, and agency leads, get into design? How did they know it was even a thing they could form a career around? I’m Claire Blyth, founder of design focussed PR agency Red Setter. I’ll be speaking to some of my favourite people in design to talk about how they got where they are today.

  1. Henry Steiner, Founder of Steiner&Co

    21 NOV

    Henry Steiner, Founder of Steiner&Co

    In the final episode of this series, Claire has the honour of speaking to Henry Steiner, founder of Steiner&Co, also known as the ‘Father of Hong Kong Graphic Design. Fresh from being the subject of a recent exhibition at the M+ gallery in Hong Kong, 90-year-old Henry shares his long and insightful journey in design, starting with being awe-struck by a piece of packaging design when he was only 3 years old!He shares his formative years, from leaving his birth country of Austria under the ...

    29 min
  2. Benji Wiedemann and Alex Lampe - Co-Founders of Wiedemann Lampe.

    14 NOV

    Benji Wiedemann and Alex Lampe - Co-Founders of Wiedemann Lampe.

    This week Claire meets up with Benji Wiedemann and Alex Lampe, who co-founded the design agency Wiedemann Lampe. They share their lives in design and the evolution of their studio working in the cultural space and the skill of being able to articulate intangible things.They share their share the impact of starting their careers in the dot.com boom era of the early noughties… and the following crash. The huge influence of working and learning at iconic design agency Lewis Moberly, under the tu...

    1h 2m
  3. Julia Beardwood - Founder of Beardwood&Co

    7 NOV

    Julia Beardwood - Founder of Beardwood&Co

    This week Claire sat down with Julia Beardwood, founder of New York agency Beardwood&Co, to hear her unconventional journey into design, via mathematics and marketing, to advertising, then the switch to branding at Landor.She shares the secrets behind her transition into the world of brand design (and her move to New York from the UK via Paris) The importance of honesty and direct communication in client relationships and talks about the leap into entrepreneurship by setting up her own ag...

    47 min
  4. Dick Powell - Co-Founder of Seymour Powell

    31 OCT

    Dick Powell - Co-Founder of Seymour Powell

    This week on the podcast Claire sat down with Dick Powell, co-founder of product design and innovation agency Seymour Powell, to talk all things design. Dick talks about everything from design education to founding a business, working on designs for spaceships, and what ‘brand’ actually means to him. He shares his early interest in design and its evolution from architecture to industrial design, reflections on the current state and evolution of the design industry, and in-house design trends....

    45 min
  5. Fe Amarante - Founder and Principal of Experimenta

    24 OCT

    Fe Amarante - Founder and Principal of Experimenta

    This week Claire meets up with Fe Amarante founder and principal of Experimenta, whose career spans major companies like Coca-Cola, Danone, and The Hershey Company. Now running her own agency, Experimenta, focusing on sustainable creativity, she shared her life in design so far. Fe talks about the evolving perception of in-house creative roles and their potential for fulfilment, the thinking and ethos behind her agency Experimenta, and her thoughts on being terrified and doing it anyway! Link...

    43 min
  6. Ian Ritchie - Designer & Co-Founder JKR

    17 OCT

    Ian Ritchie - Designer & Co-Founder JKR

    This week Claire meets up with design legend Ian Ritchie to talk about his life in design, from his early experiences of earning his way with signwriting, to art school and the evolution and growth of design agency JKR. Ian shares his story of JKR, from co-founding, to the challenges and the big decisions made to enable success. He talks about the relationship between design and advertising and the need for cross-disciplinary talent, and gives insights into what he’s doing post-JRK, incl...

    1h 5m
  7. Jolene Delisle - Founder and Creative Director of New York’s The Working Assembly.

    10 OCT

    Jolene Delisle - Founder and Creative Director of New York’s The Working Assembly.

    This week Claire sits down with Jolene Delisle, founder and creative director of New York’s The Working Assembly. Jolene shares her journey into the design and branding industry, from internships, to founding The Working Assembly in 2017 with the goal of supporting the start-up scene in New York at the time. Jolene talks about her commitment to supporting emerging brands, especially those led by women and founders of colour which led to establishing her own agency. How becomi...

    32 min
  8. Fred Gelli, co-founder and CEO of Tatil

    3 OCT

    Fred Gelli, co-founder and CEO of Tatil

    This week, Claire meets up with Fred Gelli, co-founder and CEO of Brazil’s largest independent design agency, Tatil. Fred shares his journey from engineering, to discovering his passion for design and co-founding an agency, and working on major projects including the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Rio Carnival, and a 17-year collaboration with Coca-Cola. He talks about his informative experience working with the Body Shop’s Dame Anita Roddick, the importance of nature being a source of ins...

    51 min
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How did some of the some of the world’s best designers, strategists, and agency leads, get into design? How did they know it was even a thing they could form a career around? I’m Claire Blyth, founder of design focussed PR agency Red Setter. I’ll be speaking to some of my favourite people in design to talk about how they got where they are today.

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  • Creator
    Claire Blyth
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 My Life In Design Podcast
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    My Life In Design Podcast

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