The Crit

Jon Ardern, cofounder of design and experiential futures company Superflux, joins the podcast to reflect on the importance of emotion and sensory feedback, the difficulties of engaging gallery visitors, and his dream of designing a living experiment.

Jon’s picks for his crit were:
Best design: Mitigation of Shock
Worst design: Dynamic Genetics vs Man
Most successful design: Uninvited Guests
Most impactful feedback: A person who said their exhibition had prepared them for living through the pandemic and inspired them to grow vegetables on their balcony
Dream design: A living experiment

The Crit
Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser

Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki
This episode of The Crit was recorded at KEF Music Gallery, London
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Hugh Miller, a partner at Pentagram, joins the podcast to reflect on the challenges of integrating different design media into a single practice, as well as drawing narrative and tempo into graphic design.

Hugh's picks for his crit were:
Best design: At the End of the World, Plant a Tree by SO/LO
Worst design: All work is flawed when viewed by its creator
Most successful design: TDC65 Competition Campaign
Most impactful feedback: A teacher who taught him to listen to and analyse music
Dream design: The British Airways brand identity

The Crit
Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser

Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki
This episode of The Crit was recorded at KEF Music Gallery, London
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leyu Li, a London-based food designer, joins the podcast to discuss using social media in her work, the challenges and opportunities involved in food design, and the pleasures of doing commercial work.

Leyu's picks for her crit were:
Best design: cM Donald's
Worst design: F.A.M Supper Club
Most successful design: Broccopork, Mushchicken and Peaf
Most impactful feedback: Someone commenting on her TikTok saying her work is “So Goldsmiths”
Dream design: Hana no Hana bakery

The Crit
Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser

Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki
This episode of The Crit was recorded at KEF Music Gallery, London
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

London-based industrial designer John Tree visits the studio to talk about the challenges of mobile phone design, his belief in the social potential of industrial design, the opportunity to completely reconceive electric vehicles, and the importance of not obsessing over your business card.

John's picks for his crit were:
Best design: Billet chair
Worst design: A mobile phone for Samsung
Most successful design: Apex lamp
Most impactful feedback: His friend Chopper from Rosie Lee saying that it’s not enough to be a good designer, you have to get your work out there
Dream design: Electric vehicles

The Crit
Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser

Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki
This episode of The Crit was recorded at KEF Music Gallery, London
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

London-based designer Tessa Silva joins the podcast to discuss making objects out of milk protein, understanding the possibilities and limitations of materials, and her dream of redesigning pubs.

Tessa's picks for her crit were:
Best design: Feminised Protein
Worst design: Martini glasses made from milk
Most successful design: Smock
Most impactful feedback: Comments from fellow designers during an informal crit group she started to get feedback on her work in progress
Dream design: Pubs

The Crit
Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser

Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki
This episode of The Crit was recorded at KEF Music Gallery, London
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.