About this podcast
RDInsights is a biweekly podcast series where Mike Dempsey RDI interviews, both current and archived recordings, with distinguished Royal Designers for Industry. Through these conversations, we can gain insight into the minds of some of the most influential cross-disciplinary creative thinkers. Mike gives us a peek into their lives and practice as they discuss their journeys, challenges and successes in the design world.
Royal Designers for Industry
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 50 episodes
- Jo da Silva · 1 h 6 min · Season 1 Episode 50Jo da Silva is Global Director of Sustainable Development at Arup, where she leads the company's response to the climate, biodiversity and equity crises, and is an Arup Fellow…
- Jenny Frean · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 49This is an RDInsights Archive recording from 2021 with textile designer Jenny Frean RDI, known for her refined use of colour, versatility and distinctive pattern construction. In…
- Arnold Schwartzman · 1 h 13 min · Season 1 Episode 48Mike recently caught up with Arnold Schwartzman, RDI, for a brief follow-up to the original RDInsight recording from 2006. Arnold’s career began in the 1960s and spans television…
- Ivan Chermayeff · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 47Mike Dempsey is in conversation with the legendary graphic designer Ivan Chermayeff, Honorary RDI (1932 - 2017). Born in Britain, the son of the notable Russian architect Serge…
- Marion Deuchars · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 46This is an RDInsights Archive recording from 2021 with the writer and illustrator Marion Deuchars RDI, who believes that everyone would benefit from living a creative life. In…
- Georgina von Etzdorf · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 45This is an RDInsights Archive recording from 2009 with the textile designer Georgina von Etzdorf RDI, whose work is celebrated for its wonderful use of colour and its unique…
- Teucer Wilson · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 44Mike Dempsey RDI is joined by Teucer Wilson, one of the UK’s leading stone carvers and letter cutters. After studying stonemasonry and carving at Weymouth College, Teucer…
- Sebastian Cox · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 43Mike Dempsey RDI is in conversation with furniture designer, maker and environmentalist, Sebastian Cox. He is renowned for his nature-first approach to making, his championing of…
- David Gentleman · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 42This is an RDInsights Archive recording from 2010, when I spoke at length with the distinguished illustrator and graphic designer David Gentleman RDI, then celebrating his 80th…
- Dinah Casson · 1 h 43 min · Season 1 Episode 41This RDInsights interview with Dinah Casson RDI was recorded in 2015 by Mike Dempsey RDI. In it, Dinah reflects on her childhood and her creative journey to becoming one of the…
- Ian Cartlidge · 1 h 25 min · Season 1 Episode 40Graphic designer Ian Cartlidge, co-founder of Cartlidge Levene, one of the UK’s most admired graphic design studios. Ian began his career at Conran Associates before moving on to…
- Ben Kelly · 1 h 26 min · Season 1 Episode 39This is an RDInsights archive catch-up recording from 2015 with Interior designer Ben Kelly RDI, best known for his innovative and often industrial approach to interior spaces…
- Shona Heath · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 38Mike Dempsey RDI is in conversation with the Oscar and BAFTA award-winning production designer Shona Heath RDI. She is well known for her visionary approach and has spent nearly…
- Malcolm Garrett · 1 h 16 min · Season 1 Episode 37This is an updated RDInsights 2007 archive recording by the new media and graphic designer Malcolm Garrett RDI MBE, made by Mike Dempsey. It covers Malcolm’s early life and…
- Stuart Craig · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 36This is an RDInsights Archive recording from 2011 featuring the much-acclaimed film production designer Stuart Craig RDI. Over the past 13 years, Stuart has made significant…
- Michael Bierut · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 35In this RDInsights recording, Mike Dempsey RDI is in conversation with the multi-award-winning American graphic designer and Pentagram partner Michael Bierut HonRDI, known for…
- Johanna Gibbons · 1 h 17 min · Season 1 Episode 34Join Mike as he chats with landscape architect Johanna Gibbons RDI, whose nearly 40-year practice is dedicated to reconnecting urban spaces with nature at a time when our planet…
- Luke Pearson · 1 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 33Mike is in conversation with Luke Pearson RDI, one-half of the thriving industrial design consultancy Pearson Lloyd, which he formed with fellow RDI Tom Lloyd in 1997. Luke looks…
- Dan Pearson · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 32This is an updated RDInsights archive recording from 2015 with the landscape designer Dan Pearson RDI. During the ensuing years, Dan and his team continued to create many…
- Tom Lloyd · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 31Tom Lloyd RDI is one of the UK's foremost product designers. Along with partner Luke Pearson RDI, they run the multi-award-winning London-based industrial design and innovation…
