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Episode 12: Ian Kirby: The Quiet Acceptance that Comes from Designing Thoughtfully from Nature

Episode 12: Ian Kirby: The Quiet Acceptance that Comes from Designing Thoughtfully from Nature

Update: 2023-12-01
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Ian Kirby's storied career as a teacher, designer, and hand craftsman with great skills of workmanship is the foundation of this interview. We talk of many things, from


lessons such as to never make a piece of furniture without a purpose; how drawing from nature, not from other artists or craftsmen, is key to understanding good design; how students have changed since the 1970’s; how nothing in nature is truly ugly, and nature is our visual capital; the American v. the English way of learning woodworking; the problems of the designer not being able to afford his own work; that a pantry is essential in a good kitchen; and how through our work we set a standard for living.


Visit Ian's website iankirbydesign.com to learn more.

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Episode 12: Ian Kirby: The Quiet Acceptance that Comes from Designing Thoughtfully from Nature

Episode 12: Ian Kirby: The Quiet Acceptance that Comes from Designing Thoughtfully from Nature

Strother Purdy