Books are the perfect gift. They transport us across borders and open doors to fascinating communities. In today's episode, we journey to Berlin to visit publisher Gestalten's headquarters and chat with founder and CEO, Robert Klanten. Gestalten has been a global tastemaker since 1995, with a keen eye for the driving forces behind various communities, expertly spotlighting the characteristics and aesthetics that make them distinctive.

From renowned designers like Charles & Ray Eames to travel, fashion, and even cooking, Gestalten covers it all. They showcase intimate cultural portraits and inspiring individuals from communities across the globe. Join us as we explore the secret to Gestalten’s lasting impact and learn how you, too, can write your own captivating story.

We also want to hear from you! We’re researching what makes communities, memberships, and movements so powerful. Or in short, how to better design for belonging. You can help by sharing your own experiences in our first listener survey.

Go to memberful.design/community to complete the survey. It only takes a minute to share your wisdom and it’s completely anonymous. We’ll share takeaways on a future show. So keep listening and let’s learn together.

Memberful Design is a show about firestarters sparking initiatives that have a lasting impact. Formerly known as Verwondering, the leading design podcast of the Netherlands. Now, we’re bringing this award-winning series to the international stage in English.

Memberful Design is crafted with love by the team behind the design studio Momkai. At Momkai, we've learned that building experiences that empower communities create durable initiatives. Over the past 20 years, we've put this knowledge into practice on projects from all over Europe, the US, and Japan. Are you looking for a fresh perspective or want to join the team? Go to momkai.com and get in touch.

Memberful Design is hosted by Harald Dunnink, Momkai’s founder and co-founder of journalism platform De Correspondent. As a creative director, he loves telling stories. With the birth of his daughter he finally found an audience that’s always demanding more.

His guests on the show help you think like a designer, decide like an entrepreneur, and dream big like an optimist. Discover what it takes to let your plans succeed and create meaningful connections, through Memberful Design.

Clue, the leading period tracking app, has gained the trust of over 11 million women and people with cycles worldwide. During our interview with Ida Tin, co-founder and chairwoman of Clue, we learned about her unwavering commitment to privacy and her dedication to building a company based on trust. Despite facing competition, Ida Tin remained true to her principles, and today, Clue is a company known for its values-driven approach. Discover how to create a community that believes in your vision by prioritizing trust and values.

As a thought leader in FemTech, Clue's scientific stories are trusted by over 4.5 million readers worldwide. With $47.8 million raised from 22 investors, Clue has become a leading innovator in the industry. In 2019, Ida Tin and her team launched the Clue Plus membership, which has since become a significant revenue stream for the company. During the interview, Ida Tin shared with Harald Dunnink her hindsight realization that the membership should have been launched earlier, as it created independence for the company.

Learn how to grow your own initiative by discovering the business model that fits your vision and how to lean into the power of community for success.

And we want to hear from you too! We’re researching what makes communities, memberships, and movements so powerful. Or in short, how to better design for belonging. You can help by sharing your own experiences in our first listener survey. 

Go to memberful.design/community to complete the survey. It only takes a minute to share your wisdom and it’s completely anonymous. We’ll share takeaways on a future show. So keep listening and let’s learn together. 

Memberful Design is a show about firestarters sparking initiatives that have a lasting impact. Formerly known as Verwondering, leading design podcast of the Netherlands. Now, we’re bringing this award-winning series to the international stage in English. 

Memberful Design is crafted with love by the team behind the design studio Momkai. At Momkai, we've learned that building experiences that empower communities create durable initiatives. Over the past 20 years, we've put this knowledge into practice on projects from all over Europe, the US, and Japan. Are you looking for a fresh perspective or want to join the team? Go to momkai.com and get in touch.

Memberful Design is hosted by Harald Dunnink, Momkai’s founder and co-founder of journalism platform De Correspondent. As a creative director, he loves telling stories. With the birth of his daughter he finally found an audience that’s always demanding more. 

His guests on the show help you think like a designer, decide like an entrepreneur, and dream big like an optimist. Discover what it takes to let your plans succeed and create meaningful connections, through Memberful Design.

Chinese-American author and curator Aric Chen is the new general and artistic director of Het Nieuwe Instituut (The New Institute), that weirdly intriguing place for design and digital culture, with one of the largest architecture archives in the world.

As globalization brought us a climate crisis that we’re just now beginning to fully understand, we find ourselves with a globe that isn’t the borderless adventure land we once hoped it would be. In this episode, Chen shares his belief that manifestos are part of how we got into the mess that we're in. For too long we have been beguiled by their deceptive clarity. Instead, Chen shares his passionate plea for experimentation in design.

Chen studied architecture and anthropology at UC Berkeley, followed by design history at Cooper Hewitt in New York. On a whim he moved to China and was the creative director of the Beijing Design Week. He built a collection from scratch for M+, a brand new museum in Hong Kong. For the past 13 years, he lived happily in China and had no intention of leaving Shanghai. What drew this explorer to a young institution in Europe that nevertheless has a long history; a story that he has admired for years?

Memberful Design is a show about firestarters sparking initiatives that have a lasting impact, creating meaningful connections. Formerly known as Verwondering, the No.1 design podcast of the Netherlands. Now, we’re bringing this award-winning series to the international stage in English. 

And we want to hear from you too! We’re researching what makes communities, memberships, and movements so powerful. Or in short, how to better design for belonging. You can help by sharing your own experiences in our first listener survey. 

Go to memberful.design/community to complete the survey. It only takes a minute to share your wisdom and it’s completely anonymous. We’ll share takeaways on a future show. So keep listening and let’s learn together.

Memberful Design is crafted with love by the team behind the design studio Momkai. At Momkai, we've learned that building experiences that empower communities create durable initiatives. Over the past 20 years, we've put this knowledge into practice on projects from all over Europe, the US, and Japan. Are you looking for a fresh perspective or want to join the team? Go to momkai.com and get in touch.

Memberful Design is hosted by Harald Dunnink, Momkai’s founder and co-founder of journalism platform De Correspondent. As a creative director, he loves telling stories. With the birth of his daughter he finally found an audience that’s always demanding more. 

His guests on the show help you think like a designer, decide like an entrepreneur, and dream big like an optimist. Discover what it takes to let your plans succeed and create meaningful connections, through Memberful Design.