Design RE:Source Johnson Tiles

The Design RE:Source podcast continues with Kirsty Thomas, designer and founder of Tom Pigeon and co-founder of Make Bank. Kirsty has been designing for over 25 years, having studied an art foundation course at College. She caught the craft and making bug at a young age, taking great enjoyment in the process of making. But it was her love of people, and collaboration that led her to build Make Bank. Her research revealed that increasing numbers of students were dropping out of creat...

In this episode of the Design RE:Source podcast we chat with Kate Hills, founder of Make it British – a platform that promotes UK-made brands and manufacturers.Kate is openly on a one-woman mission to save UK manufacturing. Having trained as a fashion designer, she worked as a buyer for several UK brands before setting up Make It British in 2011.Kate talks about the passion of UK manufacturers and the need to bring businesses together, especially during challenging times. She talks about the ...

The Design RE:Source podcast continues with Nina Woodcroft, award-winning interior and product designer and founder of Nina + Co, based in London. In this episode, we chat with Nina about her passion for sustainable design and projects with a sense of community. Having started her career as a receptionist in an interior design studio, Nina setup Nina + Co in 2014 when she could no longer work in ways that didn’t resonate with her values.Nina shares her love for designing and making, and ...

Welcome to Johnson Tiles’ new podcast Design RE:Source. The series kicks off in conversation with bespoke furniture designer-maker, Sandy Buchanan. Based in Beckenham, SE London, Sandy left a 10-year career in the oil and gas sector in pursuit of meaningful work. Influenced by a childhood spent in Hong Kong, his ethos centres around his choice of materials. His passion for sustainable and considered design led him to work with timber, a belief he shares openly with his clients. Talking c...

Johnson Tiles has launched Design RE:Source, a new podcast series featuring conversations with designers and makers about the value of ‘making’, community - and what it means to be resourceful in British architecture and design today. Get a preview of the series by listening to the trailer and remember to subscribe on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts platform you use so you don't miss an episode.