
021. Susan Skarsgard: On Calligraphy, Cars, and Designing Your Career
Hear how Susan Skarsgard built her career from calligraphy to founding the GM Design Archive, blending art, design, and education to leave her mark on both the art and automotive worlds._______Support...
15 Okt 202456min

020. Elaine Lustig Cohen and Steven Heller: Rewriting Design History
This dual feature episode highlights Elaine Lustig Cohen’s self-taught rise to modernist graphic design and fine art, alongside Steven Heller’s efforts to rewrite design history by amplifying the cont...
8 Okt 202447min

019. Zelda Wynn Valdes: Mermaid Silhouette Master (w/ Tobi Ashiru)
Uncover the fascinating story of Zelda Wynn Valdes, whose mastery of the mermaid silhouette led to her creation of the iconic Playboy Bunny costume, with insights from special guest Tobi Ashiru.______...
1 Okt 202435min

Extra Sketches: Design & Murder
(**Trigger Warning: This episode discusses an explicit Murder) A brutal massacre at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin estate, where love, scandal, racism, paranoia, and murder intersect in a story that fe...
24 Sep 202413min

018. Lella Vignelli and Giorgia Lupi: Designing for Humanity
This dual feature episode highlights both Lella Vignelli and Giorgia Lupi and their focus on human connection through design. Lella Vignelli's multi-hyphenate modernist design, along with Giorgia Lupi...
17 Sep 202451min

Extra Sketches: Men Who Amplify
Host, Amber Asay, explores the male designers who have either championed or dismissed the contributions of women in the design world. From Le Corbusier’s undermining of female collaborators to Paul Ra...
10 Sep 202412min

017. Anni Albers and Marian Bantjes: Modern Takes on Weaving and Ornamentation
In this double feature, discover how Anni Albers revolutionized the traditional craft of weaving into a modern art form as a Bauhaus trailblazer, while Marian Bantjes shares her creative journey of tr...
3 Sep 202449min

016. Phyllis Madonna and Emily Heyward: Iconic Branding like the Madonna Inn
This dual feature episode highlights Phyllis Madonna’s fearless and eccentric design vision for the Madonna Inn, alongside branding expert Emily Heyward’s journey co-founding Red Antler and her insigh...
27 Aug 202444min



















