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The Crit

By: Disegno
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  • The Crit takes the best design stories from around the world, pulls them apart, and looks at what’s really going on underneath.

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Episodes
  • 31. It’s About Time Morris!

    31. It’s About Time Morris!
    Aug 31 2023
    This month, hosts Oli Stratford and India Block recap a trio of reports that examine Urban Heat Islands, reducing the carbon emissions of touring exhibitions, and building safer cities for birds. In products and projects they discuss the Bilboquet lamp by Philippe Malouin for Flos, football kits inspired by William Morris and conclude with an interview with Olivier Lacrouts, one half of Studio d-o-t-s, discussing their School of Phyto-Centred Design. 

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 30. Mr Threads

    30. Mr Threads
    Jul 26 2023

    Following a discussion of the sudden flurry of product design in cinema, this episode of The Crit sees the co-hosts unpack the unsettling allegations made against top architect David Adjaye, give their first impressions of Meta's new social media platform Threads, and discuss the opening of Young V&A, a museum revamp that's been overshadowed by the removal of LGBTQ+ content. This month's exclusive interview takes the form of a conversation with Paul Simmons, co-founder of Timorous Beasties, about pushing the technical boundaries of wall coverings.





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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 29. Let Offices Be Offices

    29. Let Offices Be Offices
    Jul 6 2023
    In this episode of The Crit, hosts Oli Stratford and India Block celebrate their June birthdays and reflect on the month’s design goings-on. They discuss the merits and pitfalls of augmented reality headsets to exhibitions about email newsletters, to handy fold up sofas. Also featured is a teaser for the new issue of Design Reviewed, plus an exclusive interview with designer Ilona Gaynor about her research into the politics and labour of sleeping.

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    1 hr and 32 mins
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