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    Design

    Detroit City of Design Podcast

    Design impacts everyone, for better or for worse. Each week (for ten weeks), we invite designers, changemakers and the curious to participate in a spirited conversation on how design can be used to create conditions for better quality of life and economic opportunity. We see Detroit as a global model for sustainable and equitable development, and we want to keep this conversation going. We will focus on themes such as investment, mobility, neighborhoods, public space, design practice and talent around the world, and its relationship to forward progress here in Detroit.

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    Latest Episodes:
    Cast Your Vote with Hour Detroit for Best Podcast Feb 24, 2021

    Vote here for Hour's Best of Detroit by March 15, 2021


    Philip Kafka and Ishtiaq Rafiuddin Discuss Combining Innovation and Efficiency to Create Design-led Developments that Inspire Sep 10, 2020

    Real estate developer Phillip Kafka and and architect Ishtiaq Rafiuddin discuss real estate development as a system for solving problems, which for Detroit, means ensuring affordability while creating new economic value.

    Philip and Ish are behind some of Detroit's most exciting projects, including the award-winning restaurant and Takoi and Core City Park.

    Links for Reference:

    Takoi, Core City Park, True North, The Caterpillar, Design Core's Real Estate Design Guide, Edwin Chan, Julie Bargmann, tabula rasa, Ochre Bakery, Bloomscape.


    Openbox Founder Marquise Stillwell Discusses the Transformative Power of Designing Spaces and Systems to Meet the Needs of All People Aug 19, 2020

    Marquise Stillwell is the founder of Openbox, a design studio and consultancy based in New York City that works at the intersection of people and systems. He is also the cofounder of Opendox, a film company that tells lesser-known narratives, Deem Journal, an editorial publication focused on design as a social practice, and Artmatr, an international community of artists and engineers working to merge digital technology with painting methods. In this episode Marquise and Olga discuss his human-centered approach to design and how the design industry can respond to the current calls for racial and social justice.

    Links for reference: Openbox, Opendox, Artmatr, Black Girls Code, MLK Library, adrienne maree brown, Shield and Spear, Designing for Dignity.


    Dug Song and Sally Carson Discuss Design as a Bridge to Help Tech Companies Better Serve Communities and People Aug 05, 2020

    Dug Song and Sally Carson, discuss the role of design in tech. Doug is a general manager and cofounder of Duo Security, now a part of Cisco. And Sally is their head of product design and user research.

    Duo Security makes it safe to log into anything from anywhere, from any device, at any time. Duo combines security expertise with a user-centered philosophy to provide simple and effective security solutions for all users today, we will explore why design matters in tech and why we need to build more inclusive environments across the tech community.

    Links for Reference: Duo Security, Cisco, Elayna Spratley, w00w00, Allied Media Conference, Brian Stevenson at the Equal Justice Initiative, Digital Defense Playbook, Project Greenlight, Detroit Community Technology Project, Chamath Palihapitiya, Ben Adida, VotingWorks, Ban the Box, Org Design for Design Orgs


    Jennifer Janus Discusses How Pophouse Designs Workplaces That Centers Flexibility and Integrates Work-From-Home Possibilities Jul 08, 2020

    Pophouse is a Detroit-based interior design studio focused on strategic, unconventional, and human-centric design. We will discuss how research influences Pophouse’s design strategy and how COVID-19 is impacting the future of workspaces.


    Ryan Sullivan and Grant Goulet of Xenith Discuss How Fostering a Design-thinking Mindset Underscores their Unique Approach to Manufacturing Jun 17, 2020

    Xenith is a Detroit-based industry leader in football helmet technology, and also produces shoulder pads, face masks, apparel and more. Xenith has prioritized design thinking in all of its product development, which has resulted in gear that transcends protection alone—designing for optimal fit, feel, comfort and style. Today, we will discuss how collaboration between designers and engineers can result in groundbreaking innovation. We will also touch on Xenith’s initiative to provide 20,000 face shields to Detroit area Hospitals.

    Links for Reference:

    Xenith, College for Creative Studies, Wayne State University, Detroit PAL, ISAIC, Shadow XR Helmet, Carhartt, Xenith Loop, BASF


    Rama Gheerawo on Adding Value to Human Life Through Inclusive Design May 20, 2020

    Rama Gheerawo is the director of the Helen Hamlyn Center for Design at the Royal College of Art. Rama is a global leader in people-centered and socially inclusive design. He's a serial innovator in the fields of technology, products, services, and transport with over a hundred projects to his name. In this episode we discuss the role of design in creating products, services, and systems that benefit people of all abilities, especially in terms of aging populations in healthcare, and why creative leadership is needed now, more than ever.

    Links for Reference:

    Helen Hamlyn Center for Design, Include Conference, Oxford Aging and Technology Project, Slow-Mo


    Jessica Helfand Encourages Business Leaders to Lean on the Creative Process of Designers to Move the Needle May 06, 2020

    Jessica Helfand is the and award-winning designer, artist, writer, and the founding editor of Design Observer. Jessica is the author of numerous books on visual and cultural criticism and is also the host of two podcasts, The Observatory and The Design of Business | The Business of Design. Host Olga Stella talks with Jessica about the impact that crisis can have on the creative process, and the crucial role design will play in helping businesses adapt to our new reality.

    Links for reference:

    The Observatory

    The Design of Business | The Business of Design

    This Car Saved Ford by Ellen McGirt

    raceAhead by Ellen McGirt

    Ford plans mobility testing site behind Michigan Central Station

    Timothy Geithner, former Secretary of the Treasury

    Jon Iwata, senior advisor to IBM

    James Rhee, CEO of Ashley Stewart

    The New York Time: Why Zoom is Terrible

    Face: A Visual Odyssey by Jessica Helfand

    The Self-Reliance Project

    Design for America | Design innovation for social good

    Uncertainty: The Design Observer 2020 Summit


    Angela Glover Blackwell Explains Why Designing Equitable Systems Is Imperative to Our Growth as a Nation Apr 22, 2020

    Angela Glover Blackwell is the Founder in Residence at PolicyLink and the host of the Radical Imagination podcast. She has helped grow and define a national equity movement focused on innovating and improving public policy to ensure access and opportunity for all low-income people and communities of color. Host Olga Stella talks with Angela about how COVID-19 has exacerbated inequality issues as well as how everyone benefits when we implement solutions for our most vulnerable populations.

    Links for reference: Policy Link, Radical Imagination Podcast, UNESCO City of Design Designation, The Curb-Cut Effect, How the GI Bill's Promise Was Denied to a Million Black WWII Veterans


    How Designers Help Brands Adapt During Times of Uncertainty Apr 01, 2020

    Kacha Azéma is the executive creative director of Skidmore Studio, a strategic creative studio focused on helping consumer-facing companies grow through innovative design and branding services. Host Olga Stella talks with Kacha about brand adaptation and how design can help businesses through trying times.

    Links for reference: Skidmore Studio, Detroit Design Network, Bon Bon Bon, Stroh's, Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre, Ellis Island Tea, Learnings from the first week of social distancing


    Suchi Reddy on Finding Wonder in Detroit and the Healing Power of Architecture Aug 27, 2019

    Reddymade
    University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture
    Johns Hopkins University
    Times Square Arts "X"


    Sarida Scott on Co-creating Communities with Residents Aug 26, 2019

    Community Development Advocates of Detroit (CDAD)


    Dan Kinkead on Designing Equitable Cities for Future Generations Aug 13, 2019

    SmithGroup
    Detroit Future City Strategic Framework


    Mark de la Vergne and Lisa Nuszkowski on Designing an accessible, seamless transit system Aug 06, 2019

    City of Detroit Mobility
    Detroit Department of Transportation
    Detroit Transit Expansion
    MoGo Detroit Bike Share
    MoGo Expansion


    Imani Day and Andrew Blauvelt on Detroit’s Design Legacy Jul 30, 2019

    Gensler
    University of Detroit Mercy
    National Organization of Minority Architects Detroit
    Cranbrook Art Museum


    Zena Howard Talks Remembrance Architecture and Giving Residents Autonomy in their Communities Jul 23, 2019

    Perkins+Will
    Greenville, North Carolina Town Common
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Motown Museum


    Frida Escobedo on Designing Spaces that Reflect Cultural Experience Jul 16, 2019

    Serpentine Pavilion
    Aesop West Loop
    UNESCO City of Design- Mexico City


    Ralph Gilles on the Role of Automotive Design in a World of Changing Mobility Jul 08, 2019

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
    College for Creative Studies: Transportation Design
    Waymo


    Craig Wilkins Talks Hip Hop Architecture and the Intersection of Design and Activism Jul 02, 2019

    University of Michigan A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

    The Wilkins Project


    Tracy Reese Talks Detroit’s Opportunity for Sustainable Fashion Production Jun 25, 2019

    Industrial Sewing and and Innovation Center

    Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)

    Detroit Public Schools Foundation

    College for Creative Studies


    Detroit City of Design Podcast Trailer Jun 04, 2019

    Olga Stella, executive director of Design Core Detroit, previews our upcoming Detroit City of Design Podcast.


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