My Life In Design Podcast
Episodes
Laurence Bendjenad - Creative Director of Lonsdale.
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailThis week Claire met up with Laurence Bendjenad, Creative Director of the brand design agency Lonsdale in Paris.Laurence talks through...
Michael Johnson - Founder of Brand Design Consultancy Johnson Banks
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailThis week Claire meets up with legendary designer Michael Johnson, founder of brand design consultancy Johnson Banks. He’s known for...
Jessie McGuire — Managing Partner of Thought Matter & Winner of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Communication Design
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailThis week on the podcast, Claire sits down with Jessie McGuire — Managing Partner of the independent design & creative studio Th...
Sarah Williams - President of AIGA NY and Co-CEO of Beardwood&Co
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailThis week Claire met up with Sarah Williams - President of AIGA NY, where she champions the future of design for all, and co-CEO of br...
Kiser Barnes - Chief Creative Officer and Partner at Red Antler
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send us Fan MailThis week on the podcast Claire, sits down with Kiser Barnes, chief creative officer and partner at Red Antler. The episode was record...
Mitch Monson - Executive Director of Creative and Partnerships at Sibling Rivalry.
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textOn the podcast this week Claire met up with Mitch Monson, executive director of creative and partnerships at Sibling Rivalry. An award-winn...
James Martin - award-winning designer, author and founder of the studio Made By James.
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textOn the podcast this week Claire met up with James Martin, an award-winning designer, author of The Honest Guide to Creativity and Logo Desi...
Paul Watmough-Halim and Jan Stein, the Co-Founders of Hyperfocus.
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week Claire met up with Paul Watmough-Halim and Jan Stein, the co-founders of the brand studio Hyperfocus. Paul was named by Creative...
Rejane Dal Bello, founder of Studio Dal Bello, Live at D&AD
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe’re back with our second guest of season 9, the award-winning Rejane Dal Bello, founder of Studio Dal Bello. Rejane joined host Claire ...
Samar Maakaroun - Partner at Pentagram
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn the first podcast of series 9, Claire met Samar at Pentagram’s new London studios for a wide-ranging conversation on design, culture, ...
Phil Jones - a true design innovator
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the last of the series, Claire sat down with Phil Jones, a true design innovator and a major force in the UK’s creative, digital, d...
Helena Raven - Managing Director of Bloom
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Claire is joined by Helena Raven, managing director of brand design and innovation partner Bloom. She has helped shape work f...
Jono Holt - Founder of Otherway
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Claire sits down with Jono Holt, founder of the communications and design studio Otherway. Founded in 2013, the agency now bo...
Radim Malinic - Creative Director, Designer, Podcaster, and Bestselling Author.
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week on the podcast, Claire is joined by Radim Malinic, creative director, designer, podcaster, and bestselling author. As the foun...
Chloe Templeman - ECD at Pearlfisher
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRecorded at London Packaging Week, Chloe Templeman, ECD at Pearlfisher, joined Claire on the podcast to talk about her life in design so...
Simon Dixon - Co-Founder of DixonBaxi
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, we’re coming live from Transform Tuesday at the Crown & Two Chairman pub in London’s Soho, with Simon Dixon, co-found...
Queenie Lo, President of Spatial Design at FutureBrand
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRecorded at FutureBrand’s Amsterdam HQ, Queenie Lo, President of Spatial Design, joined Claire on the podcast to share her life in des...
Christoph Lindner, President and Vice-Chancellor of the Royal College of Art
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoining the podcast this week is Christoph Lindner, President and Vice-Chancellor of the Royal College of Art. Recorded at the RCA’s i...
James Greenfield, CEO and Co-Founder of Koto
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoining the podcast this week is James Greenfield, CEO and co-founder of Koto. James co-founded Koto 10 year ago, from humble beginnings...
Lisa Smith - D&AD President and Global Chief Design Officer at Uncommon Creative Studio
18 Sep 2025
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Send us a textRecorded with an audience live at D&AD’s London HQ, Lisa Smith, the new D&AD President and Global Chief Design Officer at Unco...
Bonus Episode, Live with Ceramicist, Designer, and Curator - Peter Ting
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this bonus episode recorded live at New Designers, Claire speaks with ceramicist, designer, and curator, Peter Ting about his life in...
Tosh Hall - Global Chief Creative Officer at JKR
12 Jun 2025
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Send us a textIn the final episode of this series, Claire sits down with Tosh Hall, global chief creative officer at JKR, an agency that has been reco...
Helen Keyes - Brand Consultant & Ex - Global Head of Brand, Communications and Digital Design at Philips
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn our latest episode, Claire speaks to Helen Keyes, who was most recently the global head of brand, communications and digital design a...
Dave Recchia, Executive Creative Director at The Team
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Claire sits down with Dave Recchia, Executive Creative Director at creative brand consultancy The Team. An award-winning crea...
Claire Parker, Group Creative Partner at The Chase - Live from the Northern Design Festival
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, recorded live at the Northern Design Festival, Claire met up with Claire Parker, Group Creative Partner at The Chase. C...
Marc Català - Mucho. Live from OFFF Barcelona
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textLast week at in sunny Barcelona, My Life in Design was recorded live at OFFF with special guest: Marc Català. In this in-person episod...
Claire Robertshaw - Executive Creative Director at Design Bridge and Partners
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Claire met up with Claire Robertshaw, Executive Creative Director at Design Bridge and Partners - the world’s most awarded ...
Katy Cowan - Founding editor of Creative Boom.
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Claire met up with the founding editor of Creative Boom, Katy Cowan. A huge creative industries cheer leader, Katy launched C...
Laura Stein - Chief Creative Officer at Bruce Mau Design.
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire sat down with Laura Stein, Chief Creative Officer at Bruce Mau Design. Laura’s work has earned recognition from D&...
Spencer Buck, Founder and Chief Creative Officer - Taxi Studio
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Claire sat down with Spencer Buck, founder and chief creative officer of the global brand consultancy, Taxi Studio.Spencer di...
Debbie Millman - Renowned Designer, Author, Illustrator, Educator, & Host of Design Matters Podcast.
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Claire met up with Debbie Millman, the renowned designer and the host of Design Matters. Debbie hosts one of the world's...
Design Industry Leader - Jonathan Sands OBE
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire met up with with design industry leader Jonathan Sands, former chair of Elmwood, who led the international brand design...
Vuokko Aro - Chief Design Officer at Monzo
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire caught up with Vuokko Aro, the Chief Design Officer at Monzo. She helps the bank’s leadership team use design as a st...
Kwame Taylor-Hayford - Co-Founder of Kin & D&AD President
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the first of a new season, Claire sat down with Kwame in front of a live audience in New York to share his life in design… so far. ...
Henry Steiner, Founder of Steiner&Co
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the final episode of this series, Claire has the honour of speaking to Henry Steiner, founder of Steiner&Co, also known as the ‘...
Benji Wiedemann and Alex Lampe - Co-Founders of Wiedemann Lampe.
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Benji Wiedemann and Alex Lampe, who co-founded the design agency Wiedemann Lampe. They share their lives ...
Julia Beardwood - Founder of Beardwood&Co
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire sat down with Julia Beardwood, founder of New York agency Beardwood&Co, to hear her unconventional journey into des...
Dick Powell - Co-Founder of Seymour Powell
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week on the podcast Claire sat down with Dick Powell, co-founder of product design and innovation agency Seymour Powell, to talk al...
Fe Amarante - Founder and Principal of Experimenta
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Fe Amarante founder and principal of Experimenta, whose career spans major companies like Coca-Cola, Dano...
Ian Ritchie - Designer & Co-Founder JKR
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with design legend Ian Ritchie to talk about his life in design, from his early experiences of earning his way...
Jolene Delisle - Founder and Creative Director of New York’s The Working Assembly.
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire sits down with Jolene Delisle, founder and creative director of New York’s The Working Assembly. Jolene shares he...
Fred Gelli, co-founder and CEO of Tatil
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Claire meets up with Fred Gelli, co-founder and CEO of Brazil’s largest independent design agency, Tatil. Fred shares his...
Joanne Chan - CEO of Turner Duckworth
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire catches up with Joanne Chan CEO of Turner Duckworth.Joanne shares her journey from fine arts to the world of design and...
Domenic Lippa - Pentagram partner (and Chair). LIVE at the London Design Festival.
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy Life in Design is back - recorded LIVE at the London Design Festival with designer Domenic Lippa, Pentagram partner (and chair) and F...
Mauro Porcini, Senior VP and Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo.
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the final episode of the series, Claire sits down with Mauro Porcini, Senior VP and Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo.Mauro shares his ...
Ekaterina Solomeina, co-founder of Future London Academy.
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Claire sits down with Ekaterina Solomeina, co-founder of Future London Academy. Ekaterina shares her life in design from Russ...
Alex Moulton - Chief Creative Officer at Trollbäck+Company
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week on Claire sits down with Alex Moulton, chief creative officer at Trollbäck+Company in NYC. Alex shares his life in design, fr...
Alex Center - Founder of CENTER.
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire sits down with Alex Center, founder of design agency CENTER. Alex shares his life in design, from a dream internship wo...
Joshua Breidenbach - Co-Founder of Rice
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire chats with Joshua Breidenbach, from Vietnam’s Rice. Joshua shares his life in design, from early family influences, t...
Joy Nazzari - Founder of DNCO
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week on ‘My Life in Design’ Claire catches up with Joy Nazzari of DNCO to discuss her life in design, and her unusual route int...
Hamish Campbell, VP Executive Creative Director of Pearlfisher NYC.
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire chats with Hamish Campbell, VP executive creative director of Pearlfisher NYC. Hamish recounts his life in design and h...
Kerry Bolt and Shaun Bowen - co-founders of B&B studio
21 Mar 2024
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Send us a textThis week Claire chats with Kerry and Shaun, co-founders of B&B Studio, about their journeys into design and the founding of their a...
Emily Rickard, CEO of BUCK
14 Mar 2024
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Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Emily Rickard, CEO of BUCK. Emily talks about her career journey, from filmmaking aspirations to fashion...
Mary Lewis, Creative Director of Lewis Moberly.
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the first episode of the new series, Claire meets up with design legend Mary Lewis, creative director of Lewis Moberly. Mary talks ab...
Dines - Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Studio BLUP
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the final episode of the series episode, Claire meets up with digital artist Dines, co-founder and chief creative officer of Studio B...
Marina Willer - partner at Pentagram
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Marina Willer, partner at Pentagram. Marina talks about growing up in a creative house in Brazil and bein...
Cat How, Founder & ECD of How & How.
30 Nov 2023
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Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Cat How, Founder & ECD of branding agency How & How. Cat talks about her route into design throug...
Rejane Dal Bello of Studio Rejane Dal Bello.
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Rejane Dal Bello. Rejane talks about how she thought she’d be a dentist as a child but found a love of ...
Stefan Sagmeister - Design Hero
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with a personal design hero of hers – Stefan Sagmeister. Stefan talks about his experiences of working with ...
Alan Dye and Nick Finney, founders of NB Studio
09 Nov 2023
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Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Alan Dye and Nick Finney, founders of NB Studio. They talk about their ‘apprenticeship’ at Pentagram ...
Sean Thomas, Executive Creative Director of JKR
02 Nov 2023
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Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Sean Thomas, Executive Creative Director of JKR. Sean talks about how art was his sanctuary at school, hi...
Robert Brunner - founder of Ammunition & Dr Dre’s collaborator & product designer on Beats
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Robert Brunner, the product and brand designer who set up Apple’s first industrial design department, d...
Rowena Curlewis and Margaret Nolan of Denomination
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Rowena Curlewis and Margaret Nolan of the drinks specialist agency - Denomination. Row & Margaret tal...
Jim Sutherland of Studio Sutherl&
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe kick off the fourth series of My Life in Design with Jim Sutherland. Jim founded the multi-award winning Studio Sutherl&, and is ...
Brian Collins – Co-founder of COLLINS
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, in the final episode of series 3, Claire meets up with Brian Collins, designer, creative director, educator, and co-founder o...
Caspar Lam and YuJune Park, Founders of Synoptic Office
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Claire speaks to Caspar Lam and YuJune Park, Founders of the award-winning Synoptic Office and Professors in Communication De...
David Johnston - Founder of Accept & Proceed
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with David Johnston, founder of Accept & Proceed, exploring his design journey, from discovering graphic d...
Paula Scher - Pentagram partner & design genius
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with the rather fantastic Paula Scher. Paula shares her design journey from discovering graphic design, her ar...
Craig Black - Visual Artist
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire met up with visual artist Craig Black. Craig shares his rise from footballer to typographer to visual artist and perfor...
John Glasgow, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Vault49
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with John Glasgow, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Vault49. John talks about his early days in the London ...
Sarah Boris - Artist and Designer
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with artist and designer, Sarah Boris. She shares how she balances her love for art and design, with her art f...
Dave Palmer - ECD & Owner of LOVE
15 Jun 2023
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Send us a textThis week Claire met up with Dave Palmer, ECD & Owner of LOVE. Dave talks about his discovery of graphic design through his love of ...
Harry Pearce - Partner at Pentagram
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe kick off the first episode in series 3 with the Harry Pearce of Pentagram. Harry talks about how his passion for animal rights helped...
Jack Renwick - Founder and Creative Director of Jack Renwick Studio, and upcoming D&AD President
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFor the final podcast in the series, Claire met up with Jack Renwick, founder and creative director of Jack Renwick Studio, and upcoming...
Marie-Thérèse Cassidy - VP Design Europe at PepsiCo
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire met up with Marie-Thérèse Cassidy, VP Design Europe at PepsiCo. She talks about her early years in Newcastle and how ...
Astrid Stavro - VP Creative Director of COLLINS
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire meets up with Astrid Stavro, VP Creative Director of COLLINS. She talks about her journey from Madrid to Central St Mar...
Craig Oldham - Founder & Creative Director of The Office of Craig
09 Mar 2023
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Send us a textThis week, Claire met up with Craig Oldham, founder & creative director of The Office of Craig. They talk about how he struggled to ...
Tony Brook - Founder of Spin
02 Mar 2023
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Send us a textThis week Claire gets together with Tony Brook, founder of Spin. He talks about his journey from a record sleeve designer to Spin as it ...
Vince Frost - Founder, ECD & CEO of the Frost*collective
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire’s joined by Vince Frost to discuss how he got to where he is today. Vince is founder, ECD & CEO of the Frost*coll...
Jeremy Lindley - Global Design Director at Diageo
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire talks to Jeremy Lindley, Global Design Director at Diageo. Jeremy talks about how Ettore Sottsass, the great Italian de...
Liza Enebeis - Creative Director and Partner at Studio Dumbar/DEPT
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textClaire talks to Liza Enebeis this week. Liza is the Creative Director and Partner at the rather fantastic Studio Dumbar/DEPT in the Neth...
Aporva Baxi - Co-Founder of DixonBaxi
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire talks to Aporva Baxi about his journey to set up DixonBaxi and to get it to where it is now. He talks about how the mov...
Matt Baxter and Dom Bailey - Founders of Baxter and Bailey
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn the first podcast of the new series, Claire speaks to Matt and Dom the founders of Baxter & Bailey. They talk about how their lov...
Ian Wharton - Designer & Founder Inc. Superunion, AKQA, Publicis & Aide
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFor the last podcast in the first series, Claire talks to Ian Wharton of Superunion, Publicis and AKQA fame! He talks about always wanti...
Jos Harrison, Global Head of Brand Experience & Design at Reckitt
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Jos, Global Head of Brand at Reckitt, speaks to Claire from the in-house side! He covers his early ambitions to become a desig...
Nat Maher, Founder of Kerning The Gap
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNat Maher talks to Claire how she started as a teacher before moving to a career in design, and how she progressed to be one of the smal...
Graham Wood, Co-Founder of Tomato and Design Industry Legend
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week Claire speaks to Graham Wood, the design industry legend who co-founded the design collective Tomato. He talks about how he go...
Gush Mundae, Founder of Bulletproof - Part 2
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week is the second part of Gush’s conversation with Claire. He talks about the design industry’s problem with diversity, expand...
Gush Mundae, Founder of Bulletproof - Part 1
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGush Mundae is the founder of Bulletproof, the world’s largest independent design agency. This week Claire talks to Gush about his ear...
Stuart Watson of Nomad
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textStuart Watson is the co-founder of Nomad – the brilliant studio designing huge brands for the likes of the Premiership, Disney, Sky an...
Heidi Lightfoot of Together Design
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHeidi Lightfoot is co-founder of Together Design. This week she talks to Claire about getting noticed in design, about how to start and ...
Kirsty Minns and Kathryn Jubrail of Mother Design
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textKirsty Minns and Kathryn Jubrail head up Mother Design as ECD and MD. In this week’s podcast they talk to Claire about everything from...
Max Ottignon of Ragged Edge
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMax Ottignon is co-founder of Ragged Edge, the agency brands around the world come to when they want to make change happen. Max talks to...
My Life In Design
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMy Life In Design