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116 - Are Bicycles Actually Beautiful?

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

James and Nick catch up on recent projects, from a Lego-inspired barricade moment to the surprisingly complex reality of building a two-ton “rock ch...

115 - The Return of Tangible Tech

16 Feb 2026

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James and Nick discuss the trend of incense holders, the "brutalism" of modern coffee machines, and the five-year development of Nick’s modular Stra...

114 - Reunion

01 Dec 2025

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James and Nick catch up. James talks about a road barrier he designed. Nick talks about the Haybale and Jex. They discuss Ikea, Bambulab’s latest pr...

113 - The Next Wave of 3D Printing

27 Nov 2023

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James and Nick catch up. James chat’s about his new son and coffee routine. Nick is writing essays. They discuss a renaissance of 3D printing.Email ...

112 - Afshin Mehin

27 Sep 2023

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Afshin Mehin is a designer and the founder of Card79. He discusses his design journey, working for Whipsaw and IDEO, starting his design firm, designi...

111 - Dan Harden

23 Aug 2023

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Dan Harden is the founder of Whipsaw and discusses his design journey, working for George Nelson, stories of Steve Jobs, starting his design firm, the...

110 - The Great American Dyson Debate

04 Aug 2023

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James and Nick review the Strap Box and answer questions about daily practices, prelaunch jitters, Miro, licensing, and Dyson. Email us your questions...

109 - Secret Networking Skills

21 Jul 2023

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James and Nick catch up, talk about Milan, networking down, image to image AI, and Threads. Email us your questions at [email protected]&n...

108 - Apple Vision Pro

14 Jun 2023

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James and Nick discuss their thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro. Email us your questions at [email protected] Support us by supporting Momnt...

107 - Don’t Believe Your Eyes

19 Apr 2023

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James gets settled in Pennsylvania. Nick launches the Super Chair. We discuss the future of design as AI matures to become a useful tool. Email us you...

106 - Designers Critique Every Game Console

15 Feb 2023

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Nick launched his first sofa. James is dreaming about coffee. We discuss talk some juicy design news and rank the design of video game consoles. Email...

105 - We've Changed Our Design Process

01 Feb 2023

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James and Nick talk about their week, James’s life update, Nick’s organizing rack, lifestyle businesses, and how the design process has changed. E...

104 - Unnecessary Inventions

25 Jan 2023

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Matty Benedetto, the evil genius behind Unnecessary Inventions, comes on the podcast and talks about his journey as an entrepreneur to content creator...

103 - Designing Under Constraints

18 Jan 2023

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James and Nick talk about their break, AI vs NFTs, minor detail rants, and designing under constraints. Email us your questions at minordetailspodcast...

102 - New Object Archetypes

19 Dec 2022

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James and Nick talk about coffee, hardware wallets, answer questions, and reflect on the year to wrap up this podcast season. Email us your questions ...

101 - The Performance of Design

07 Dec 2022

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James and Nick catch up and talk about amusement parks, ChatGPT, the performance of design, and 3D printed shoes. Email us your questions at minordeta...

100 - We Made It!

16 Nov 2022

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James and Nick celebrate episode 100 with a marathon 2 hour podcast. Guests call in to chat about music, AI, and hobbies. Nick reviews the Quest Pro. ...

99 - the new social media strategy

26 Oct 2022

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James and Nick talk about Storm King, Gantri, social media, and breaking into the industry. Email us your questions at [email protected]

98 - James loves coffee & Nick loves web3

19 Oct 2022

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James talks about some kickstarters and coffee products. Nicks talks about the new Meta Quest Pro, Web3, and NFTs. Email us your questions at minordet...

97 - the meme design era

12 Oct 2022

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James and Nick talk about new AI software, Teenage Engineering’s new release, and meme design. Email us your questions at minordetailspodcast@gmail....

96 - should you specialize?

05 Oct 2022

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James and Nick talk about the Peloton Row machine, Nick’s VR course, more thoughts on AI, and specialization. Email us at minordetailspodcast@gmail....

95 - will artificial intelligence replace designers?

28 Sep 2022

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We catch up on our week, chat about Adobe and Figma, and other news. The topic this week is artificial intelligence, how we use it, and what the futur...

94 - we're back

21 Sep 2022

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We’re back at it again! James and Nick catch up about life and design. Big thank you to our sponsor this episode, Gravity Sketch! Check out their so...

93 - Lucas Lappe

16 Dec 2020

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We are excited to have Lucas Lappe on the podcast! Lucas is a design engineer and cofounder of Doris Dev and Canopy. James and Lucas through the Quirk...

92 - design horror stories 2020

09 Nov 2020

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We hop on a video call with Reid Schlegel to catch up and listen to his design horror stories. We listen to a few more story submissions and Nick and ...

91 - one of us was in a wildfire

15 Sep 2020

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We hop on a video call to catch up about life. Nick talks about the stretch clock and launching the Kickstarter. James talks about LA life and the wil...

90 - Amy Koudelka

10 Aug 2020

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We had a chance to interview Amy Koudelka earlier this year. Amy talks about discovering design at her art high school and going on to study both indu...

89 - Tim Zarki

20 Jul 2020

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We are super excited to finally have Tim Zarki on the podcast. Tim talks about dabbling around with 3D modeling as a kid and discovering industrial de...

88 - the 7 question challenge

29 Jun 2020

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We are excited to participate in the 7 question challenge on youtube this week. James has a big announcement and Nick is making chairs. We answer ques...

87 - Julia Troy

24 Jun 2020

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We are excited to have Julia Troy on the podcast this week. Julia talks about discovering industrial design from her art teacher and getting her first...

86 - rick roll job applications

20 May 2020

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We hop on instagram live to try out a new podcast style this week. James is getting ready for his baby and Nick shares his process of selecting an int...

85 - Stuart Harvey Lee of Prime Studio

20 Apr 2020

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Back in January, we had the wonderful opportunity to interview Stuart Harvey Lee of Prime Studio. Stuart talks about graduating from RCA and moving to...

84 - does design matter during a pandemic?

06 Apr 2020

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We are back to do our first video chat podcast. James talks about his move to LA and has a big announcement. Nick shares a few updates from the past c...

83 - Andrew Greenbaum

16 Mar 2020

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We are excited to have Andrew Greenbaum on the podcast this week. Andrew talks about interning for Umbra and starting his career at Mash studios. Andr...

82 - is this the end?

23 Dec 2019

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Please listen to this episode. We have an important update about the podcast and need your help. Also, the survey results are in, and we announce the ...

81 - a decade of great design

16 Dec 2019

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As this decade comes to a close, we decided to pull together our favorite and most impactful designs over the past ten years. We chat about everything...

80 - set the stage with McKay Nilson and Sean Davidson

09 Dec 2019

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We are excited to have Sean Davidson and McKay Nilson on the pod this episode. We dive into art direction, photography, and conveying the story of a p...

79 - Cybertruck

27 Nov 2019

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We just had to hop back into the studio for a review of the Cybertruck. Let us know your thoughts and opinions over on the discord. You can also give ...

78 - we designed for John Cena and Guy Fieri

25 Nov 2019

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Nick made his first wholesale. James is gearing up to sell his posters. In design news we chat about the Mustang Mach-E and the Nike Pulse shoe. The t...

77 - Dan Grossman part 2

18 Nov 2019

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We are excited to have Dan Grossman back for part 2 of the conversation. We pick back up on Dan’s story going transitioning from Lifetime Brands to ...

76 - Dan Grossman part 1

11 Nov 2019

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We are excited to have Dan Grossman on the podcast this week. Dan talks about growing up in NYC and only doing art classes senior year of high school....

75 - our design horror stories

04 Nov 2019

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James and Nick have their bottle openers back in stock. Nick has been playing around with his new OP-Z and updated his familiarism article. We follow ...

74 - the triumph of the magic bullet

28 Oct 2019

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James and Nick are doing class critiques. Nick has been writing down everything he does each hour. In design news, Banksy has started his own housewar...

73 - go with the flow

21 Oct 2019

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James went to Dia Beacon. Nick has a leak in the studio. Google announces a whole new line of products, and Dyson scraps their car project. This week ...

72 - our thoughts on the 2019 Core77 Conference

14 Oct 2019

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This week we recap the Core77 Conference. We share our thoughts on topics presented by some awesome speakers including Liz Jackson, John Maeda, and Fr...

71 - convertible pants

07 Oct 2019

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We are back from a little break and catch up on life. James gives some updates on Idor. Nick is trying some supplements. We chat about the new product...

70 - saving the world with Reid Schlegel

23 Sep 2019

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Reid is back this week and chats about his latest LEGO castle. Nick is diving deeper into VR with the new Valve Index. We give the obligatory iPhone 1...

69 - patent suck

09 Sep 2019

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James has been shipping bottle openers. Nick went back to Texas. Frog launched a new passion project. We talk about sink marks. For the topic this wee...

68 - our design habits

26 Aug 2019

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This week James announces the launch of his design brand idor! Nick is working on updating his website. We dive into the micro detail of adding artifi...

67 - Scott Henderson part 2

19 Aug 2019

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Scott Henderson is back for part two. Scott talks about the two articles that he’s written and around the drawbacks of design thinking and how natur...

66 - Scott Henderson part 1

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are excited to have Scott Henderson on the podcast this week. Scott talks about his childhood and his passion for art. After going to college, Scot...

65 - pivotal moments in our design careers

05 Aug 2019

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James and Nick have a dispute over their toy helicopters. We take a bit to have a brainstorm around podcast activities. This week we talk about the pe...

64 - nobody wants bike tire shoes

29 Jul 2019

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James had a birthday and went to a VR experience. Nick is experimenting with things other than design. Nike releases a new shoe. We talk about the Tok...

63 - put down the design and walk away

22 Jul 2019

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James won a Red Dot Award. Elon Musk is tapping into our brains. Our topic this week is the value of letting concepts sit and distill. We answer quest...

62 - Amazon reviews are the real design awards

15 Jul 2019

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We’ve moved the podcast to Nick’s studio. James collaborates with Brase Makes. We talk about joint lines, parting lines, and reveals in our micro ...

61 - work ethic vs. creativity

01 Jul 2019

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James is rocking new shoes and gets a new cat. We try to get to the bottom of why we can’t search Karim Rashid on instagram. Our topic this week is ...

60 - real designers ship

24 Jun 2019

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Nick is back from the farm. James is rocking out to concerts. We shoutout Seth Fowler and Joey Zeledon for their new products. Our topic this week is ...

59 - research (what is it good for?) with Reid Schlegel

17 Jun 2019

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Reid Schlegel fills in for Nick this week. We talk about the Core77 Design Awards and both being a small part of products that got recognized. James i...

58 - success, failure, and everything in between

11 Jun 2019

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Nick is moving into the new studio with holes in his socks. James is wishing people happy birthday. We discuss the hotly debated new Apple Mac Pro and...

57 - design week or weak designs?

03 Jun 2019

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James went to Disneyland and took his body scrubber with him. Nick is teaching James how to sketch in VR. We talk about Bose headphones and the new ga...

56 - Dave Joseph

20 May 2019

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We are excited to have Dave Joseph on the podcast. Dave talks about getting into ID and graduating right when the recession started. Dave chats about ...

55 - how to achieve design fame

13 May 2019

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James went to ASU to talk and is sketching in the apple notes. Nick is exhibiting the wait weight and releasing the almost object bottle opener. We ma...

54 - Joey Zeledón part 2

06 May 2019

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We have Joey Zeledón pick up his life story after taking a sabbatical in Costa Rica. Joey talks about working at Smart Design and Steelcase. Joey dis...

53 - Joey Zeledón part 1

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are excited to have Joey Zeledón on the podcast. Joey talks about growing up sketching shoes and attending RIT for industrial design. He interned ...

52 - critical critique advice

22 Apr 2019

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We are live at BYU this week. Nick chats about his trip to Europe. We discuss how to take a critique. We answer live questions from the audience about...

51 - the most important skill no one teaches you

15 Apr 2019

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Edit:Reid Schlegel fills in for Nick this week. He talks about his presentation at Kean University. James is presenting at Arizona State University at...

50 - designer's block

08 Apr 2019

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Happy 1 year birthday to the podcast! James is back on instagram and Nick is going to Milan. In design news this week we discuss the recent article ab...

49 - live at Purdue

02 Apr 2019

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We are live at Purdue this week. We chat about design at startups and our own personal experience. We answer questions from several members of the aud...

48 - inhouse vs. consultancy with Reid Schlegel

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Reid Schlegel fills in for James this week and shares some new projects he’s been working on. Nick and James are coming to Purdue for a live podcast...

47 - Katie Lim

18 Mar 2019

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We sit down with designer Katie Lim this week. Katie shares her backstory and experience designing toys for kids and dogs. We dive into the topic of w...

46 - intern-tips

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are coming to BYU for a live podcast. In design news this week Hawraf studio shuts down and releases all of their studio documents to the public. I...

45 - instagram deception

04 Mar 2019

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James shares how life is without instagram and teases an award that he’s won. Nick has official moved out of the studio and released a sponsored pro...

44 - intuition vs. research

25 Feb 2019

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We share some interesting updates from the discord and James’s dad. Nick talks about the difficulty of getting products produced. James praises Sams...

43 - the origin of speckled cmf

18 Feb 2019

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This week, Nick had a birthday and James is still without instagram. We chat about the value of trends in design. We answer a voicemail question about...

42 - our design philosophies

11 Feb 2019

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James shares some updates on his life without instagram. We started a discord to continue the conversations with you all. We chat about the Rams docum...

41 - deleting instagram

04 Feb 2019

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We are staying warm through the polar vortex. James comes up with velcro pockets. Nick got a new studio space. In design news of the week, Sebastian E...

40 - Derek Cascio

28 Jan 2019

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We sit down with Derek Cascio, assistant professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology and co-founder of 4th Law Labs. Derek tells a bit of his backs...

39 - is global design boring

21 Jan 2019

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We are back from a month long hiatus and talk about what we did over Christmas and New Years. Nick started ReadySetProto and stopped Patreon. We discu...

38 - Nik Bentel

14 Jan 2019

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We sit down with Nik Bentel, designer and artist, to talk about his work and how he tells stories with design. Nik talks about growing up without vide...

37 - season finale

24 Dec 2018

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We end a year of podcasting with our special Christmas edition season finale. We hang out and chat about the survey results. Congrats to the winner of...

36 - Michael Ditullo part 2

10 Dec 2018

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We pick back up on part 2 of the conversation with Michael DiTullo. Michael leaves Frog to go work for a little known speaker company, redesign the en...

35 - Michael Ditullo part 1

02 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are excited to have Michael DiTullo on the podcast this week. Michael talks about his career as an industrial designer. How started out drawing pro...

34 - you asked, we answered

25 Nov 2018

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We hunker down for an episode of all questions. Nick might have become a hypebeast and James has been doing some sketch demos. We answer questions abo...

33 - mindfulness in design with Reid Schlegel

18 Nov 2018

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We brought in Reid Schlegel to discuss mindfulness in design. We dive deep into our experiences with the stress and anxiety especially as it relates t...

32 - meeting Dieter Rams

15 Nov 2018

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Nick gets to meet Dieter Rams with the help of Emily Engle. Hope you enjoy this quick mid-week impromptu podcast. You can follow us @nickpbaker and @n...

31 - generative design with Paul Sohi

11 Nov 2018

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We sat down with industrial designer Paul Sohi to talk about his career and experience with generative design. Paul talks about his time in London sta...

30 - what we learned from the Core77 con

04 Nov 2018

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Nick almost met Jony Ive. James critiques the new iPad Pro and talks with Nick’s mom. This week we chat about what we learned from Core77’s Now Wh...

29 - Kelly Custer, founder of Knack Design Studio

28 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We are excited to have Kelly Custer, founder of Knack Design Studio, on the podcast this week. We talk with Kelly about how she went to school for aut...

28 - do famous designers deserve credit?

21 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

James is back from vacation with some freelance advice. Nick’s been working on some new almost object products. We chat a bit about James’s new Ni...

27 - making a living as freelance designers

08 Oct 2018

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We chat about the Dieter Rams documentary. We tackle a long awaited topic of how we freelance and price our work. We answer a question about going to ...

26 - instagram secrets

30 Sep 2018

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Nick loves VR and upgraded his phone. James dropped a new helicopter render and is sketching chairs. The founders of instagram resign, and we talk in ...

25 - is good design subjective?

23 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nick just did his talk at the Apple store. James did a workshop for Reid’s sketching class. Stay tuned for a new project James has been working on. ...

24 - what we hate about portfolios

16 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

James is back from his vacation in Italy. Nick stole his job while he was gone. Nick is talking at Apple and collaborated with @renderweekly. We chat ...

23 - design thinking isn't for designers

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week James heading off to Italy for a little vacay. Nick is getting closer to launching Patreon. We chat about a very similar tilting lamp to the...

22 - is 3D printing is ruining design?

26 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Nick is learning a lot about how to make videos. James wired on his caffeine related project. We chat about a logitech’s new mouse and dis...

21 - design by instagram committee

19 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week James is still on vacation time. Nick has turned his bedroom into a full fledged audio/video production space. We chat about a new jacket ma...

20 - diy design school

12 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about the new youtube channel and ad hoc royalties. We give a shoutout to Noguchi and his beautiful sculptures. Nick has found a way...

19 - why even design anymore?

05 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Nick talks about having Chris Ference help him out. We discuss the Microsoft’s new controller. James chats about his Muji pen holder feedb...

18 - dad shoes with Seth Fowler

29 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat with Seth Fowler, designer, youtuber, and footwear aficionado. We discuss hype culture, dad shoes, and our favorite shoes. Send your...

17 - ergonomics for your ears

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we chat about our working together on our newest collaboration. James chats about his collaboration with @renderweekly. Nick shares updates ...