The Design Dialogues

Thomas Heatherwick is an English designer and the founder of Heatherwick Studio, a London-based architectural firm that’s made its name designing some of the world’s highest-profile placemaking projects. Suzy Annetta sits down with him for a conversation on the sidelines of Singapore Design Week. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with DesignSingapore Council .

Jeremy Smart, Design Anthology ’s co-editor-in-chief, sits down for a conversation with Tony Chambers, former editor-in-chief of Wallpaper* and founder of TC & Friends , on the sidelines of EMERGE during Singapore Design Week. They discuss the changing role of art direction, his relationship with London and why now is the time for poetry. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with D...

Managing editor Simone Schultz sits down with Paola Antonelli, senior curator of the Department of Architecture & Design and director of R&D at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the curatorial director of this year's Design Futures Symposium, which took place during Singapore Design Week 2022. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with DesignSingapore Council .

Suzy Annetta meets Sue Carr, founding principal of Melbourne-based architecture and interior design firm Carr. The conversation touches on Carr’s long career, her journey setting up her own firm and the changes she’s seen in the Australian design industry since the 1970s. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with  Fifth Black .

Linda Boronkay is on the line with Suzy Annetta from her London base to discuss her global career, her views on hotels and hospitality and much more. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with bodw+ .

American author and architecture critic Sarah Williams Goldhagen joins Suzy Annetta for a conversation about the beginnings of her career, the impacts of the built environment on our mental and physical wellbeing and why the cities we inhabit need to better reflect our human needs. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with  Fifth Black .

American urban designer and city planner Jeff Speck joins Suzy Annetta on the line from Boston to discuss what makes a walkable city and why car-centric urban environments persist. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with  bodw+ .

British designer Lucy Kurrein is in conversation with Suzy Annetta to discuss working with partners with shared values, building relationships with retailers and relocating her studio to Paris. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with Spence & Lyda.

Dutch designer Richard Hutten is on the line with Suzy Annetta from his home in Rotterdam where they discuss starting out, how the pandemic has changed his work and what makes for truly sustainable design. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with bodw+ .

Suzy Annetta meets Melbourne-based designer Dale Hardiman, co-founder of Dowel Jones, where they discuss launching a career in a group, manufacturing in Australia and the future of the local design industry. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with Fifth Black .

Suzy Annetta sits down with Australian stylist and designer Simone Haag at Design Anthology ’s Melbourne office for a conversation about starting out, building her practise and taking her knowledge and contacts on the road. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with  Fifth Black .

Suzy Annetta is on the line with Doryun Chong, chief curator of Hong Kong’s M+, to discuss the development of the museum’s collection, managing great teams and the future of the role of curator. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with Fifth Black .

Suzy Annetta speaks to Fiona Lyda, the founder and managing director of Sydney design showroom Spence & Lyda and her daughter Marlo, whose latest pieces were showcased at Melbourne Design Week 2022 ’s Futures Collective exhibition last month. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with Spence & Lyda .

Kate Cho and Daniel Song of Seoul-based design firm intg. are on the line with Suzy Annetta to discuss studying between South Korea and the US, their early careers and founding and running a studio together. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with Fifth Black .

Industrial designer Adam Goodrum speaks to Suzy Annetta from his Sydney studio about his career, working in Australia and its relationship with the broader world. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with  Fifth Black .

Sydney designer Alexandra Donohoe Church of Decus Interiors joins Suzy Annetta to discuss her career, founding and running her studio and why a spot of office dancing is sometimes necessary. The Design Dialogues are presented in partnership with Fifth Black .

Kicking off the fourth series, Suzy Annetta speaks to Spanish designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón of ACdO , whose Plastic Rivers project will be launched in Australia as part of Spence and Lyda’s Futures Collective exhibition for Melbourne Design Week 2022 this month. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with  Spence & Lyda .

British-Chinese textile designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng is on the line with Suzy Annetta to discuss her early career, the difficulty of defining her practise and the establishment of her Hong Kong-based studio The Fabrick Lab. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with House of Madison.

Kulapat Yantrasast of WHY Architects speaks to Suzy Annetta from Malibu about his career spent between Thailand, Japan and the US, his mentor Tadao Ando and what it means to be based in Los Angeles, a city built upon the creative industries. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with  Fifth Black .

Design Anthology’s managing editor Simone Schultz moderates a panel discussion on designing in Hong Kong, a mediator of identities and a hub for cultural convergence, recorded before a live audience at the Lasvit Lounge Featuring interior designer André Fu, Vince Lim and Elaine Lu of interdisciplinary practice Lim+Lu and Wilson Lee of STUDIO ADJECTIVE The Design Dialogues  is presented in par...

A conversation on architecture and public space in Hong Kong, moderated by Design Anthology ’s head of editorial Philip Annetta and recorded before a live audience at the Lasvit Lounge in Hong Kong. Featuring Shirley Surya, curator of design and architecture at M+ museum, Marisa Yiu, executive director of Design Trust, designer Michael Leung of Studio AA and Massimiliano Dappero of urban design st...

Suzy Annetta is on the line with Francesca Lanzavecchia and Hunn Wai to discuss their early careers, running a cross-continental studio and how that’s worked throughout the pandemic and what the future holds for the duo. The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with Fifth Black .

Singaporean designer Nathan Yong is in conversation with Suzy Annetta to discuss his Discovered initiative at London’s Design Museum, in collaboration with the American Hardwood Export Council, as well as Life Cycle, a recent project due to be displayed in Singapore in 2022. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with the American Hardwood Export Council .

German designer Sebastian Herkner speaks to Suzy Annetta about his career and identity as a designer, working through the pandemic and his vision for the future of design fairs. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with  House of Madison .

Recorded before a live audience, Design Anthology managing editor Simone Schultz sits down with Nelson Chow, JJ. Acuña and Thierry Chow at Rosewood Hong Kong for a conversation on finding inspiration at home. The panel explores whether rituals and habits can bring any of the same benefits as traveling. The Design Dialogues  is presented in partnership with  At Liberty .