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Thought Starters

Produced out of White City Place, Thought Starters is a podcast about the relationship between business and creativity.

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Co-founder of the Airbnb Environments team, Aaron Taylor Harvey, and James Greenfield, co-founder of Koto.

Co-founder of the Airbnb Environments team, Aaron Taylor Harvey, and James Greenfield, co-founder of Koto.

​​Airbnb is a tech company super success. Yet, it's also a multi-faceted, forward-thinking organisation, reconsidering a... Read more

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Art Collecting with Russell Tovey and Robert Diament

Art Collecting with Russell Tovey and Robert Diament

​​​​​The art world can be uninviting, and the sheer number of galleries can feel overwhelming. One solution: the interne... Read more

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Architecture writers critics John Grindrod and Tom Dyckhoff

Architecture writers critics John Grindrod and Tom Dyckhoff

​Two architecture writers: one looking at inner city marvels, the other at the Green Belt. Together in the Pod, they loo... Read more

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R/GA's Matt Webb and Jon Marshall of MAP

R/GA's Matt Webb and Jon Marshall of MAP

​The mismatched lifespan of hardware versus software, why startups need better product marketing and how science fiction... Read more

31 Aug 2017

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Architect Farshid Moussavi and critic Phin Harper

Architect Farshid Moussavi and critic Phin Harper

​Today, we talk about architecture – its great triumphs, its failures, and where the world is headed. In conversation: a... Read more

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Clara Gaggero Westaway of Special Projects and Dr. Nick Rhodes

Clara Gaggero Westaway of Special Projects and Dr. Nick Rhodes

​It's a universal truth that hospitals can be depressing places. They certainly don't have to be, at least in their desi... Read more

20 Sep 2017

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Ace Hotel's Vickie Hayward and Laura Houseley, founder of Modern Design Review

Ace Hotel's Vickie Hayward and Laura Houseley, founder of Modern Design Review

​Today we hear from two creative Londoners about their partnership at the Ace Hotel. ​Laura Houseley is a writer and con... Read more

17 Oct 2017

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Jane Withers of Brompton Design District and Dzek's Brent Dzekciorius

Jane Withers of Brompton Design District and Dzek's Brent Dzekciorius

​​​​Does the world need another chair? It’s a question often asked in the design world, mostly by industry journalists w... Read more

19 Jun 2018

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The art of typography, with Alan Kitching and Anthony Burrill

The art of typography, with Alan Kitching and Anthony Burrill

Graphic design and art often interplay, with boundaries regularly blurred. One element that often to link the two is typ... Read more

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The power of the smaller details, with Alex Gore and Timothy Smith

The power of the smaller details, with Alex Gore and Timothy Smith

In this episode, a conversation with architects Alex Gore and Timothy Smith about the impact of the smaller details.

29 Jul 2019

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A big shift in the world of start-ups, with Sophie Rochester and Miranda West

A big shift in the world of start-ups, with Sophie Rochester and Miranda West

Sophie Rochester and Miranda West reflect on the conversations they’ve had with investors, the importance of having a ge... Read more

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The do-it-all design work of Sella Concept

The do-it-all design work of Sella Concept

The do-it-all design work of Sella Concept

22 May 2019

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In praise of the prototype, with Riya Patel and Dean Brown

In praise of the prototype, with Riya Patel and Dean Brown

In the Pod today, a curator and a designer in praise of the prototype.

2 Sep 2019

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G.F Smith's John Haslam and Leo Turner of Downey Co.

G.F Smith's John Haslam and Leo Turner of Downey Co.

​What is the role of print in our increasingly digital world? While quantity may be declining, production quality is onl... Read more

10 May 2017

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Day 1 at LDF: The Design Museum's Sevra Davis and Seetal Solanki of Ma-tt-er

Day 1 at LDF: The Design Museum's Sevra Davis and Seetal Solanki of Ma-tt-er

The Pod is going on tour for London Design Festival! First stop: The Brompton Design District.Today we met Sevra Davis o... Read more

24 Sep 2018

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How we'll be getting around, with Deyan Sudjic and Philipp Rode

How we'll be getting around, with Deyan Sudjic and Philipp Rode

A conversation on the future of mobility between Deyan Sudjic, director of Design Museum of London and Philipp Rode, dir... Read more

18 Oct 2019

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Designing for iconic cycle brand Rapha: Jack Saunders and Paul Barnes

Designing for iconic cycle brand Rapha: Jack Saunders and Paul Barnes

​Some of the most esteemed and enduring brands are those that build in their customers an emotional connection – they gi... Read more

6 Jul 2018

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Raimund Berthold and Dal Chodha on digital distraction and gender in fashion

Raimund Berthold and Dal Chodha on digital distraction and gender in fashion

A notoriously fast-moving industry, the world of fashion seems to be changing like never before: a hyper-quick metabolis... Read more

18 Jun 2019

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Creative change with James Turner and Zac Schwarz

Creative change with James Turner and Zac Schwarz

When you're working in the creative industries, the dream is often to use creativity to fuel a social cause. Aspiring to... Read more

15 Apr 2019

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Art or chair? The rise of collectible craft and furniture, with Fred Baier and James Shaw

Art or chair? The rise of collectible craft and furniture, with Fred Baier and James Shaw

Today, the design industry often blurs boundaries with the art world, and collectible craft and furniture is becoming in... Read more

23 Sep 2019

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