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Asli Altay on the first Walker Art Center Design Triennial
295. Asli Altay
Asli Altay is the Head of Design, Communication, & Content at the Walker Art Center, where she also serves as the artistic director of the Walker Design Triennial. The first edition, curated by Joseph Grima, just opened...
Winka Dubbeldam on hopeful monsters and new forms of architecture education
The architect and CEO of SCI-Arc talks about her new monograph, her vision for SCI-Arc, and training architects for the future.
The architect and educator Winka Dubbeldam (episode 154) has been busy since she was on the show in 2020. Her s...
Pentagram partners Jon Marshall and Piotr Woronkowicz on what industrial design is today
294. Jon Marshall & Piotr Woronkowicz
Jon Marshall and Piotr Woronkowicz are industrial designers and partners at Pentagram. Jon, who joined in 2018, fuses product design with strategy, packaging, digital, and physical environments. Pi...
Scott Klinker’s new book looks for the intersections between design, art, craft, and industry
Welcome to the Book Review, a monthly column from Scratching the Surface on books in and around design, architecture, and culture. Each month, we do a deep dive into a new book or publication, either in the form of a review, an interview, o...
October 2026: Graphic Designers After Graphic Design
To kick-off our new season, we talked with Central Saint Martins Provost Rathna Ramanathan about rethinking the foundations of design education and educator and entrepreneur Will Hunter about how he founded the London School of Architec...
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