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We are joined by James Steiner - Design Director at Method's London Studio.

James originally qualified as an Industrial Designer but pivoted into Design Research / Service Design. 

We talk about agency life in lockdown, the logical steps an Industrial Designer can make if they want to pursue a move into digital, and try to uncover what actually is British design?

If you want to ask a question on the pod, drop a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

We caught up with Tom Malloy - Senior Design Consultant over at Oxford Product Design to find more about agency life in lockdown. Tom talks about the 'black and white' response to covid, but the 20+ strong team is as busy as ever.

Recorded during mental health week, we discussed the impact of mental health on a designer as well as how designers can hone their craft if on furlough.

To get involved, drop us an email to hello@designtruth.co.uk

Also check out our new website for the latest industrial design content: www.designtruth.co.uk

We are joined by Wyn Jones - Head of Design @ Entia as we get to grips with design life under lockdown. A free-flowing chat all around coaching & mentoring a design team remotely, as well as an alternative look to the future of design education.

To get involved and ask future questions for the pod, contact us at hello@designtruth.co.uk 

So here is episode 10 of our podcast. 

We have had a boat load of views over the last few weeks, and have found ourselves on the design charts so THANK YOU.

There is a slight audio issue with this particular episode. With zoom and digital tools, sometimes these things happen. Drew has done an awesome job with the edit to get this listenable.

Julie is the R&D director over at Convatec which is a global medical product and technology business with a particular focus around wound and skin care, ostomy care, continence and critical care and infusion devices.

We spoke about medical device design in lockdown. The harsher realities of sustainability. The agency/client dynamic and how to get the best out of that relationship.

To be involved in the podcast, or to speak at our live events, send us a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

www.designtruth.co.uk
Instagram: wespeakdesigntruth

Part 2 of our chat with Design Researcher Vish Chopra.

In part 1 we spoke about 'The Future of Work' as Vish talked us through the trends and proposed the future of the workplace.

Not to shy away from the deep conversations, we also spoke about diversity within Industrial Design and why it is an important component to a design team.

Vish talks us through the future metrics of diversity (beyond gender and race) and gives an insight into his own experiences in the industry.

We also talk about the economic ramifications as lockdown measures are eased.

You can always send in a future question for the pod (or if you want to make an appearance) to hello@designtruth.co.uk

www.designtruth.co.uk / insta: wespeakdesigntruth

If you turn left on a plane, you know all about Melbourne based Buzz Products.

Sam Blank heads up the design team, and gave us his unique insight into what the future of travel could look like.

Combining an industry collapse with lockdown, Sam was ever the optimist despite the scale of the challenge.

Product Designers are problem solvers.

If you want to be involved in a future episode of the pod, fire a message over to hello@designtruth.co.uk

www.designtruth.co.uk / insta:wespeakdesigntruth 

We spent an hour with the two Creative Directors at world-class Design Partners.

Cathal & Cormac have been tremendous support since the start of Design Truth, so it was amazing to get them on and chat through their experiences.

Design Partners are involved in some amazing work, including their strong collaboration with gaming giant Logitech. You can see more of the good stuff here - https://www.designpartners.com/

Part 2 of this conversation - the seven question design challenge is on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUjEionkEo&t=1255s

You can always check out our design content on www.designtruth.co.uk / insta:wespeakdesigntruth

To be involved in the podcast, sent a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

Industrial Design is more than just a glossy render. 

At iD Cast, we take you inside the design studio - cut through the noise and spark that next level of conversation.

Today we are joined by Matt Ward - Senior Industrial Designer @ Royole Corporation & Will Drake - Senior Product Design Engineer @ Elvie.

We talk China - how did they use technology to slow down the spread of the virus? Why all graduates should start their careers in Asia & insight into how lockdown is impacting the industry.

Designing for The Apprentice, Alan Sugar as a fairy & how design should be portrayed on the TV.

Brad & Wyn are joined by Paul Robbins from Product Resolutions (who knows a thing or two about toothbrushes) & Adam Davies from Innovate Product Design who was one of the designers in this series.

Paul:

https://productresolutions.com/

Adam:

https://www.innovate-design.co.uk/
https://www.innovate-design.co.uk/the-apprentice/


Sponsor:
https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/
https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/solidworks-videos/what-is-the-solidworks-entrepreneur-program.aspx?sent=N&playlistguid=E6062645-82A7-4FB0-A11E-B5697D56DF7D

Design Truth:

https://www.designtruth.co.uk/

Why you should think beyond a design for instagram approach, cold-calling LG & Sony as well as looking at what makes a great brief with James Melia, Creative Director & Founder of London based industrial design agency Blond.

James

https://blond.cc/

Sponsor - Solid Solutions:

https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/

https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/solidworks-videos/what-is-the-solidworks-entrepreneur-program.aspx?sent=N&playlistguid=E6062645-82A7-4FB0-A11E-B5697D56DF7D

Solid Solutions is the number one training and support provider in all things Solidworks.

Design Truth:

https://www.designtruth.co.uk/

Troubling statistics, the importance of D&T in schools and a little whinge about unpaid internships.

Tony Ryan - CEO of The Design & Technology Association.

https://www.data.org.uk/

Sponsor - Solid Solutions:

https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/

https://www.solidsolutions.co.uk/soli...

Solid Solutions is the number one training and support provider in all things Solidworks.

Design Truth:

https://www.designtruth.co.uk/

New Designers 2037, futures over history and the power of community with Navpreet Singh, Hiten Naranbhai & Calum Gambrill.

www.designtruth.co.uk

Holiday blues, Keyshot courses and why can't I escape this thing called AI?

www.designtruth.co.uk

Brad Harper - Founder / Design Truth
Wyn Jones - Principal Consultant / PDD
Tom Parsons - Founder / Aetha Design.

Growth mindset, vulnerable leaders & creating positive habits.

www.designtruth.co.uk

Brad Harper - Founder / Design Truth
Wyn Jones - Principal Consultant / PDD
Susan Walbrook / Life Coach

For more on Susan, visit www.thecreativespacecoaching.com 

Internship experiences, barriers to working class designers entering the industry and what was you obsessed with when you were 6?

www.designtruth.co.uk

Brad Harper - Founder / Design Truth
Wyn Jones - Principal Consultant / PDD
James Wood - Founder / Studio Wood


James grew up working class and under conditions unfamiliar to most industrial designers. In his younger years he experienced domestic violence, physical and emotional abuse, addiction and instability. He grew up with his mother and brother at times living in social housing and eating from food banks to get by.

Since entering the industry, he’s found that almost no one shares his origins, and is now passionate about helping others from working-class origins enter the industry. We spoke to him to understand his perspective on the issue.

We had a message from a listener.

He was secluded in a farm in Northern Australia and our podcast was his only connection to the design world.

So we thought we would bring the Aussie design world to him.

We had the pleasure of speaking with both Troy Nyssen (Creative Director) and Nathan Pollock (Founder) of Katapult Design.

Katapult is an elite-level, red-dot award winning agency. 

This chat is to understand what makes them tick, the challenges they are facing and the parallels between the UK & Australian design scene.

For more industrial design content, head over to www.designtruth.co.uk

If you want to be involved in the podcast, or speak at our LIVE webinars, send us a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

Before you talk about your product, we need to know the problem.

The world of construction is set to be rewritten through product design & tech... COVID has only accelerated that vision.

We caught up with Guy Newsom, Design Director over with XYZ Reality, as we uncovered the transition of working for Samsung to being tucked away in a little box cupboard of a studio in the London Business School.

With Drew also starting a new gig at a startup, this was a great opportunity for Guy to look back over the last few years and share his insight into building a brand as well as a design team.

If you ever want to be involved in the podcast, or our live webinars then fire us a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

www.designtruth.co.uk / insta:wespeakdesigntruth

(excuse some of the audio here. We had some zoom issues at the time.)

When it feels like there is no jobs out there, sometimes you have to look to create one.

So we caught up with two agency owners to get the rundown on the reality of having your name on the door.

Tom Osman @ Raymont-Osman: https://www.raymont-osman.com/
Tom Parsons @ Aetha Product Design: https://aethadesign.com/

If you want to be involved in a future episode, our webinars Design Truth Live or want to hear more about our talks to universities then fire us a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

For more content, visit www.designtruth.co.uk, or stalk us on instagram: wespeakdesigntruth

We keep Industrial Design, connected.

The world is a crazy place currently, so we thought it would be the perfect time to understand what designing a better world would look like with Merle Hall - CEO of Bristol-based design consultancy Kinneir Dufort.

For more Industrial Design content, head over to www.designtruth.co.uk

If you want to be involved in a future episode of our podcast series ID Cast then fire us an email to hello@designtruth.co.uk OR slide into our Insta DM's to 'wespeakdesigntruth'

Stay safe & healthy in these weird times.

Thank you.

No ego. Stay humble. Question everything.

Arrival is now no longer in stealth mode. It's a billion dollar business. 

They'll redefine public transport forever, although they are humble enough not to admit it.

This is a super rare opportunity for you to listen to the stellar design minds and have a relaxed, unfiltered conversation about what makes it so special.

Thank you to Patrick Bion (Chief of Product) & Jeremy Offer (Chief Design Officer) for joining us.

If you like our content, let us know by dropping us a 5* review as well as dropping us a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

Stay safe & healthy everyone. 

The most wonderful time of the year.

Wyn Jones - Head of Design @ Entia
Jordan Burns - Head of Product & Manufacturing @ Namene Solar

We have been super blessed with the support this year on the pod... in an effort to keep industrial design connected.

Thank you for sticking with us, but most importantly have an awesome Christmas.

See you in 2021.

What a year 2020 was.

We wanted to fill you in with what has been going on, as we head into Lockdown 3... nearly a full year from day one of Design Truth.

There is no guest on this episode, just Brad & Drew having a chat.

If you want more episodes in this tone, let us know. 

Want to collaborate or sponsor the pod? Send a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

We keep industrial design, connected.

We have spoken to CDO's, agency owners, a head of design or two.

Our community is so much broader than that, so this was a great opportunity to chat with a selection of UK design graduates as they battle the world of work, industry & a half decent instagram profile.

If you ever want to be involved in a future episode, drop us a line to hello@designtruth.co.uk or track us down on the socials. 

We went back down under... this time to chat with Andrew Simpson, the brains behind design agency Vert Design out of Sydney.

We chat sustainability, Australia made & what it is like to go outside.

Thank you for your continued support on the pod so far.

To be involved in future episode, drop us a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

Track designtruth down on the socials & more importantly look after yourself.

We keep industrial design, connected.

Jim Blyth & Matt Plested from the fuel join us to talk 90's documentaries, late nights & building a design agency in the same way you would design a product.

If you ever want to be involved in design truth, stalk us on the socials or hello@designtruth.co.uk

We keep industrial design, connected.

Jo Barnard - Founder & Creative Director @ London based industrial design agency Morrama joined us to talk double ended vapes, diversity & integrating design & business at an educational level.

To be involved in the podcast, all you have to do is either stalk us on social media or try hello@designtruth.co.uk

Thank you for listening + leaving a 5* review.

We keep industrial design, connected.

Design Truth met Design Theory (John Mauriello) to talk YouTube, dealing with awkward clients and the cultural differences that come with industrial design.

If you want to be involved in a future episode, track us down to hello@designtruth.co.uk.

So we recently celebrated a one year anniversary of Design Truth.

This is an impromptu 'episode' (it's not really an episode) to update you on how we are transitioning from a podcast to a business, a little glimpse to the next phase for truth,  some giveaway information and an update on a few episodes that will be coming out over the next week or two.

hello@designtruth.co.uk  / or type in design truth on the socials if you ever want to track us down.

Thank you for all the support.

The YouTube goat Sam Gwilt (sam does design) joined us to talk about what that is all about, being spotted at a festival through to working at London based design agency Layer design.

We caught up with CEO of tech accessories brand Nolii, Asad Hamir.

We go back across the pond to talk with Hector Silva around the story of advanced design, finding your purpose to turning down a role at Apple.

This episode is sponsored by Inneo Solutions - a leading business transformation provider and a platinum reseller for PTC and KeyShot..

Inneo are providing a £100 voucher to use on any of their services to those that sign up to the design truth patreon.

Full details can be found at:

www.patreon.com/designtruth
www.inneo.co.uk/designtruth

To find out more about our guest Hector's design education platform Offsite, click this link: https://advdes.org/offsite 

hello@designtruth.co.uk if you wanted to be involved with the podcast.

We did a Euro 2020 sweepstake with the design truth community.

This is not so much a design truth episode, but a confirmation that despite getting Portugal, this was not a fix.

As always, a massive thank you to our sponsor Inneo Solutions for providing a £100 voucher to those that sign up to the design truth patreon.

Inneo are a platinum reseller of keyshot & PTC, so hopefully this saving is of massive value to you.

https://www.patreon.com/designtruth
https://www.inneo.co.uk/designtruth

If you want to be on a future episode of design truth, contact us on hello@designtruth.co.uk

Thank you.

Mark Hester (Co-Founder), Tris Keech (Creative Director) and Tim Maclean (Engineering Manager) from The Imagination Factory joined us for a beer to talk sustainability, BCorp, wacky briefs and how to get the most out of the design/engineering dynamic.

Drew was unable to make this episode, but do not panic he will be back soon.

This episode does probably contain the odd swear word ... and an engineer. 

Design Truth is brought to you by our sponsor Inneo Solutions: a business transformation provider and platinum reseller of Keyshot & PTC. 

Inneo are providing a £100 voucher that can be used on Keyshot, PTC, software training and more to those that sign up to the design truth patreon.

https://www.patreon.com/designtruth

For more on the ethnic diversity excellence programme from Sunny Panesar at Kinneir Dufort: https://www.theengineer.co.uk/kinneir-dufort-to-launch-ethnic-diversity-excellence-programme/

To be involved in a future episode of design truth, drop a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

We take a look into the world of design awards with Brandon Gien - CEO of Good Design Australia.

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Inneo Solutions.

Inneo are providing a £100 voucher that can be used on Keyshot, PTC, software training and more to those that sign up to the design truth patreon.

https://www.patreon.com/designtruth
https://www.inneo.co.uk/designtruth

To be involved in a future episode of design truth, drop a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

Robotic toilet brushes, menstrual cups and starting your own business with Alex Peet (ex Dyson & Mous) from Parallel Products Ltd. 

You can flick through the store here (Drew's birthday present was the bottle opener...) - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MadeByParallel

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Inneo Solutions.

Inneo are providing a £100 voucher that can be used on Keyshot, PTC, software training and more to those that sign up to the design truth patreon.

https://www.patreon.com/designtruth
http://www.inneo.co.uk/designtruth

To be involved in a future episode of design truth, drop a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

Alex also has his own podcast, chatting business & design: https://open.spotify.com/show/77JJCeaLezSstL5cExJkg8?si=NWcg5oKjRcyaNthrFVvcfA&utm_source=copy-link&dl_branch=1

A fridge with a radio, the role of a lecturer & getting to grips with design education during covid with Paul De'Ath - Course Leader for Product Design at Central Saint Martins, London.

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Inneo Solutions.

Inneo are providing a £100 voucher that can be used on Keyshot, PTC, software training and more to those that sign up to the design truth patreon.

https://www.patreon.com/designtruth
https://www.inneo.co.uk/designtruth

To be involved in a future episode of design truth, drop a message to hello@designtruth.co.uk

For more on design truth: https://www.designtruth.co.uk

Robotic sandwich makers, questioning everything and cooking a Lamb shank during a university lecture with Nick Chubb - Lead Industrial Designer at IDC.

IDC (Industrial Design Consultancy) based out of Datchet, Windsor is one of the world's leading independent product development consultancies.

With an exceptional product design heritage which spans almost 50 years, IDC also has a corresponding design studio in China - in fact they were the first British agency in Shanghai offering trusted, high level design and ‘on the ground’ support to Chinese and international companies.

https://www.idc.uk.com/

They are currently recruiting for a Senior Design Engineer - so if you liked the idea of potentially working with Nick, take a look at the advert below:

http://careers.idc.uk.com/apply/5tzP7ZvpNO/Senior-Design-EngineerProject-Manager

For more on Nick - his work, portfolio improvement program and blog posts ... check out his website: https://www.nickchubbdesign.com/

For more on us ... just type design truth on that google thing.  

hello@designtruth.co.uk if you ever want to be a guest on the podcast.

Nolii is a design-led brand based in London, detangling the experience of tech accessories.

Design Truth are helping them find an Industrial Designer (4 years + experience.)

Through 5 questions with CEO, Asad Hamir, we hope you have gathered a true insight into the culture, vision and proposition of the position.

So if you are watching this with portfolio at the ready, or for just last minute interview prep, this is the next stage in our journey of keeping industrial design connected.

No longer will you see the famous 'our client is' on job adverts. Complete honesty, transparency with a full overview of the process. No hidden surprises.

The full job advert - including salary, remote working and the odd bullet point - you can find here: https://www.designtruth.co.uk/vacanci...

Please email any application to hello@designtruth.co.uk

For more on Asad & Nolii, take a listen to his full episode on Design Truth.

https://nolii.com/
https://www.designtruth.co.uk/

We talk to Kevin McCullagh - owner of Plan Strategic - about the end of post-it notes, how Industrial Design was formerly a cult and what we can learn from the UX community... + a lot more.

This is a big-picture look at what the future of industrial design might look like ... agree/disagree? Fire some thoughts to hello@designtruth.co.uk or track us down on the socials.

https://www.plan.london/

This episode is sponsored by Geomiq.

Geomiq.com is an online manufacturing platform that the worlds leading engineering teams use to get quotes and place orders for both prototyping or production parts.

The platform is super easy to use and you can invite your team members to review quotes or track orders with just a click of a button.

Visit Geomiq.com now and upload your file for £50 off of your first order of CNC, Injection Moulding, Sheet Metal and 3D Printed parts as an exclusive to Design Truth, with code ‘Truth50’.  (use the code in the notes section on the quote request)

If  that fails, track us down directly and we will sort it out for you.

www.designtruth.co.uk
instagram: wespeakdesigntruth 

Lewis Hamilton, Turkmenistan & some agency called PriestmanGoode with the owner of Quigley Design, Kevin Quigley.

This episode is sponsored by Geomiq.

Geomiq.com is an online manufacturing platform that the worlds leading engineering teams use to get quotes and place orders for both prototyping or production parts.

The platform is super easy to use and you can invite your team members to review quotes or track orders with just a click of a button.

Visit Geomiq.com now and upload your file for £50 off of your first order of CNC, Injection Moulding, Sheet Metal and 3D Printed parts as an exclusive to Design Truth, with code ‘Truth50’.  (use the code in the notes section on the quote request)

If  that fails, track us down directly and we will sort it out for you.

www.designtruth.co.uk
instagram: wespeakdesigntruth 

Challenges of design education, teaching for jobs that do not exist yet and finding out what an empathy artist is.

Guests: Matt Sinclair (Programme Director at Loughborough) & Leila Sheldrick (Head of Global Innovation Design at Imperial College)

This episode is sponsored by Geomiq.

Geomiq.com is an online manufacturing platform that the worlds leading engineering teams use to get quotes and place orders for both prototyping or production parts.

The platform is super easy to use and you can invite your team members to review quotes or track orders with just a click of a button.

Visit Geomiq.com now and upload your file for £50 off of your first order of CNC, Injection Moulding, Sheet Metal and 3D Printed parts as an exclusive to Design Truth, with code ‘Truth50’.  (use the code in the notes section on the quote request)

If  that fails, track us down directly and we will sort it out for you.

www.designtruth.co.uk
instagram: wespeakdesigntruth 

We are joined by Matthew Cockerill to talk designing for a thousand years, SeymourPowell & working without a brief.

This episode is sponsored by Geomiq.

Geomiq.com is an online manufacturing platform that the worlds leading engineering teams use to get quotes and place orders for both prototyping or production parts.

The platform is super easy to use and you can invite your team members to review quotes or track orders with just a click of a button.

Visit Geomiq.com now and upload your file for £50 off of your first order of CNC, Injection Moulding, Sheet Metal and 3D Printed parts as an exclusive to Design Truth, with code ‘Truth50’.  (use the code in the notes section on the quote request)

If  that fails, track us down directly and we will sort it out for you.

www.designtruth.co.uk
instagram: wespeakdesigntruth 

For more on Matthew:

https://www.matthew-cockerill.com/

Ever want to be on the podcast ... track us down to hello@designtruth.co.uk

Join us for episode 7 as we talk to the Head of Innovation Design Engineering @ Imperial College, Stephen Green!

Stephen is a familiar voice for so many having been at the forefront of design education at the likes of Brunel, Imperial and Ravensbourne.

We talk about design education under lockdown, as Stephen sheds a light on his experience over the lockdown.

With his students also facing a tremendous economic challenge, Stephen also provides valuable insight for any graduate (or furloughed) designer looking for a career move ... with an optimistic look on how now is the time to collaborate and build a kickstarter.

We also talk about his role with BIDA - the British Industrial Design Association, and what the recent transformation looks like for the industry.

To be involved in the podcast, feel free to get in touch to hello@designtruth.co.uk

For more design content, head over to www.designtruth.co.uk - or our instagram, 'wespeakdesigntruth'

We have made it to episode 5.

We speak to Ben King & Luke Gray from Koa - two former Joseph Joseph designers who have achieved over 200% of their Kickstarter target for their inventive bedding brand Koa.

This is the perfect episode for any designer looking at pursuing a side hustle for eventual commercial gain, as lockdown creates a new set of problems to be solved.

If you want to know more about Koa, click here: https://www.madebykoa.com/

You can always get in touch with us at hello@designtruth.co.uk for any podcast queries or questions.

www.designtruth.co.uk / insta: wespeakdesigntruth

The pubs are open soon, but the future of the office is intrinsically linked to a 'new normal' post Covid.

We caught up with design researcher Vish Chopra over a bottle of wine, who talks us through future trends about what the world of work will look like going forward.

This is part 1 of 2. The second part, which we felt deserved it's own solo episode, is all around how important diversity is in design.

We always love to hear your feedback.

If you want to be involved in a future episode, track us down at hello@designtruth.co.uk

www.designtruth.co.uk
Insta: wespeakdesigntruth