280 episodes

Clever is a window into the humanity behind the design of the world around us. In each episode, designer Amy Devers has candid and revealing conversations with the visionaries, culture-makers, and creative forces who shape our world and inform our society. Through raw candor and honest shop-talk, Clever peels back the layers to unearth the gritty, authentic and sometimes surprising details of their creative paths.


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Clever Amy Devers

    • Arts
    • 4.6 • 462 Ratings

Clever is a window into the humanity behind the design of the world around us. In each episode, designer Amy Devers has candid and revealing conversations with the visionaries, culture-makers, and creative forces who shape our world and inform our society. Through raw candor and honest shop-talk, Clever peels back the layers to unearth the gritty, authentic and sometimes surprising details of their creative paths.


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    Clever Ep. 200: A Peek Inside Patricia Urquiola’s Curious and Magical Mind [rebroadcast]

    Clever Ep. 200: A Peek Inside Patricia Urquiola’s Curious and Magical Mind [rebroadcast]

    For our very special 200th episode, we’re joined by world-renowned architect and designer Patricia Urquiola. While she’s now known internationally, growing up in Spain as the middle child she was often forgotten. She found a certain joy in this freedom of being “in between”. Declaring she’d be an architect at age 13, she went on to study with the pioneers of the time, growing her roots in systemic thinking and Magic Rationalism. Now, Studio Urquiola is a powerhouse of international design. Having already made an indelible mark on the built world, Patricia continues to be a trailblazer of the “in between” – transforming how architecture, design, art, virtual space and AI all interact today, and how we think about the future. 
    Images and more from Patricia on cleverpodcast.com
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    Clever is hosted & produced by Amy Devers, with editing by Mark Zurawinski, production assistance from Ilana Nevins and Anouchka Stephan, and music by El Ten Eleven.

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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Ep. 209: Holly Howard on Business Growth for Creative Entrepreneurs [rebroadcast]

    Ep. 209: Holly Howard on Business Growth for Creative Entrepreneurs [rebroadcast]

    Polymath Holly Howard has lived many lives. A former professional ballet dancer, bassoonist, medical researcher and board-certified music therapist, she’s pulled from science, art, and design to create a one-of-a-kind path for herself. Now, she runs the successful culture-first business consultancy, Ask Holly How, to help creative entrepreneurs grow personally and professionally, and better understand that business and creativity are more powerful when wielded together. 
    Head to cleverpodcast.com for a transcript of this episode, images, resources, and over 200+ more episodes! 
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    If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!
    Clever is hosted & produced by Amy Devers, with editing by Mark Zurawinski, production assistance from Ilana Nevins and Anouchka Stephan, and music by El Ten Eleven.

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    • 57 min
    Clever Ep. 181: Furniture Designer Jomo Tariku is Changing the Canon [rebroadcast]

    Clever Ep. 181: Furniture Designer Jomo Tariku is Changing the Canon [rebroadcast]

    Clever Ep. 181: Furniture Designer Jomo Tariku is Changing the Canon [rebroadcast]
    Furniture designer Jomo Tariku grew up in Ethiopia in a home full of eclectic objects collected via his dad’s travels. In the U.S. with an Industrial Design degree, he embarked on a mission to change the western canon by designing modern furniture through an African lens. After initial heartbreak and years as a data scientist, Jomo Furniture is now in museums and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever!
    Images, links and more from Jomo!
    Head to cleverpodcast.com for a transcript (with links!) of this episode, images, resources, and over 200+ more episodes! 
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    For info, resources, and special offers from our guests and sponsors: Clever Resources
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    If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!
    Clever is hosted & produced by Amy Devers, with editing by Rich Stroffolino, production assistance from Ilana Nevins and Anouchka Stephan, and music by El Ten Eleven.


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    • 55 min
    Clever Presents - Cal Newport on Doing Less, from Say More

    Clever Presents - Cal Newport on Doing Less, from Say More

    Sharing a preview of the Say More podcast, where, in a special series, Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung is opening up the conversation about stress and burnout to help listeners feel less alone and inspired to get help. In this episode, computer scientist and bestselling author Cal Newport says we’ve been thinking about productivity all wrong. Shirley talks to Cal about the ways the modern office worker is primed for professional burnout, how hybrid work makes it worse, and what we can do about it. He’s not a luddite by any stretch, but he says we should quit social media, and leave our phones behind whenever possible. You can Listen to Say More at https://link.chtbl.com/saymore?sid=clever


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    • 26 min
    Ep. 216: Clever Extra - Interior Designer Kerrie Kelly on Uniting Beauty and Function

    Ep. 216: Clever Extra - Interior Designer Kerrie Kelly on Uniting Beauty and Function

    Interior designer and lifestyle expert Kerrie Kelly is known for her distinctive California-inspired design philosophy. She got her start at Ralph Lauren Home and then moved to Del Webb Corporation where she was a boots-on-the-ground high-volume designer of homes, before founding her multi-faceted design studio, Kerrie Kelly Design Lab, in 1995. A graduate of both design and business school, she blends both of these skill sets in her work as an interior designer, trendspotter, and brand partner. She’s driven by a commitment to bringing thoughtful design into everyday life, which for Kerrie means blending beauty with functionality and translating that through a palette of luxurious and organic materiality.
    Images and more from Kerrie on cleverpodcast.com.
    Thanks to Westlake Royal Stone Solutions, home of premium stone brands Cultured Stone and Eldorado Stone for sponsoring this episode.
    Please say Hi on social! Twitter, Instagram and Facebook - @CleverPodcast, @amydevers,
    If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!
    Clever is hosted & produced by Amy Devers, with editing by Mark Zurawinski, production assistance from Ilana Nevins and Anouchka Stephan, and music by El Ten Eleven.

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    • 40 min
    Ep. 215: Kinfolk’s Idris Brewster Uses AR to Empower Collective Memory Building

    Ep. 215: Kinfolk’s Idris Brewster Uses AR to Empower Collective Memory Building

    Artist, creative technologist, and educator, Idris Brewster grew up in Brooklyn, being filmed for a documentary about his education as a black student at a prestigious, primarily white, school. His coming-of-age, only partially caught on camera, included a lot of basketball and hands-on artistic development. A grant awarded in college gave him early access to VR technology which opened a path to combining all of his talents and interests and expressing them through new media. Now, as co-founder and Executive Director of Kinfolk Foundation, he’s harnessing augmented reality, location-based technology, and community to engage in placing digital monuments in public spaces, memory building, and foregrounding the Black, Brown and Queer histories that have been intentionally silenced. 
    Head to cleverpodcast.com for a transcript (with links!) of this episode, images, resources, and over 200+ more episodes! 
    Subscribe to our free substack for updates, bonus content, and new episode alerts.
    For info, resources, and special offers from our guests and sponsors: Clever Resources
    Please say Hi on social! X, Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook - @CleverPodcast, @amydevers
    If you enjoy Clever we could use your support! Please consider leaving a review, making a donation, becoming a sponsor, or introducing us to your friends! We love and appreciate you!
    Clever is hosted & produced by Amy Devers, with editing by Mark Zurawinski, production assistance from Ilana Nevins and Anouchka Stephan, and music by El Ten Eleven.

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    • 57 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
462 Ratings

462 Ratings

Lia.moudi ,

Amazingly amazing

Clever is the only podcast I listen to. I am a graphic designer/art director and listening to all these people make feel less wired. I learn a lot and enjoy it tremendously. Thank you Amy Devers for the great show!

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Clever Confidential is a Winner

The Clever podcast remains the best design podcast around, and their spinoff "Clever Confidential" is a winner. Their deep dives are edgy and informative, and the addition of Andrew Wagner is pure genius!

pezz26 ,

💜

Great podcast, but there are way too many commercials.

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