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Designing in the Wild is the podcast where industrial designers, inventors, and changemakers reveal how they turn messy, real-world constraints into market-ready solutions. Each episode unpacks the mindsets, methods, and aha-moments behind sustainable innovation—whether it’s re-thinking plastics, hacking circular supply chains, or simply sketching faster under pressure. If you’re passionate about design’s role in a resilient future (and can’t resist a good behind-the-scenes story), this is your campfire.
“Real-world design stories for a world that needs better ones.”
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What does it take to create an iconic product like Apple's original translucent iMac? And how can the materials behind yesterday's design breakthroughs help shape a more sustainable future? In this episode of Designing In The Wild, host Robert Irwin sits down with John Skabardonis, material scientist, chemist, and founder of Optimist Consulting, for a fascinating conversation at the intersection of industrial design, material innovation, and circularity. John takes us behind the scenes of dev...
What if the products we design could do more than solve problems? What if they could actually make people happier? In this episode of Designing in the Wild, Rob sits down with industrial designer Daniela Garcia to explore the intersection of creativity, curiosity, technology, and the often-overlooked role of joy in the design process. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Daniela shares her journey into industrial design, from her early fascination with how everyday objects work to studying at th...
1What does it take to build a career in industrial design—and then turn that experience into a successful design consultancy? In this episode of Designing in the Wild, Rob sits down with Jordan Nollman, founder and CEO of Sprout, to talk about industrial design from both sides of the table: as a designer building a career and as a business owner hiring talent, finding clients, and growing a multidisciplinary studio. Jordan shares his perspective on what he actually looks for in a designer’s po...
What separates useful design research from simply asking people what they want? In this episode of Designing in the Wild, Rob sits down with longtime friend and colleague Jill Bohaboy, owner of Trek Solutions, to explore the craft of consumer and design research, and how better observation, better questions, and a willingness to explore can uncover needs people may not be able to articulate themselves. Jill brings years of experience conducting research across an enormous range of industries ...
Designing in the Wild is back for Season 3 — and this time, we're going video. This season, I'm sitting down with designers, researchers, biomimicry experts, sustainability consultants, software modelers, design directors, manufacturing professionals, and other people doing genuinely interesting work across the design world. We'll get into everything from industrial design and manufacturing to Rhino and Grasshopper, biomimicry, sustainability, emerging tools, design leadership, and the realit...
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