Investigating what makes creative people tick.
Episodes
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Jim Redgate is a luthier. He makes classical guitars.
Some of Jim's guitars are 100% traditional, others look traditional but are 100% state-of-the-art.
If you are a Designer: guitars are a complex design problem and there is no room for compromise.
If you are a Maker: Jim has some serious skills.
We talk about design and making in depth.
Jim has a great way of looking at mistakes - listen up people!
"Making a guitar is like walking towards a cliff with a blindfold on; how far will you let yourself go before you drop over the edge."
The Revolution is always interested in discussing how to deal with setbacks!
Thanks Neil Thomason for audio assistance.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
designermakerrevolution.podbean.com
Insta:
@redgateguitars
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@thomason_made
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
David Colwell has been a Designer all his life.
He has strongly held and clearly articulated views on design, art and craft. Of course we discuss aesthetics a fair bit.
David has designed and, with his company Trannon, made, stacks of chairs and tables from sustainably harvested and worked wood. He has also designed buildings and sailboats.
Sustainability is fundamental to Davids work.
The Revolution is always interested in discussing what constitutes good and bad design!
Thanks Neil Thomason for audio assistance.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
www.davidcolwell.com
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
Trannon Furniture: http://www.roytamdesign.eclipse.co.uk/
Insta:
@davidcolwelldesign
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@thomason_made
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
This is episode 1 of the Fire and Virus Series.
Thanks for listening, I really appreciate it.
David MacLaren (Bungendore Wood Works Gallery) returns to talk about the devastation caused by the fires and how a successful gallery is coping with a virus ruining the status quo.
The Black Summer in Australia started around October 2019 and finally ended in February 2020. Townships and communities were destroyed outright despite the enormous effort from the firefighters - many of whom were volunteers.
Almost 3000 homes destroyed, 34 people lost their lives and an estimated 1 billion animals either died or were displaced. Some extinctions are inevitable. 186,000 square kilometres = 72,000 square miles burnt.
Once the fires were out, people stood up and started rebuilding. It felt like climate change was an issue whose time had come.............then,
........the world caught Corona Virus.
In this Fire and Virus series I’m going to talk to creative people caught up in some way with the Black Summer fires to see how they are faring now.
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Simon Brown: The Prodigal Son Returns, 109 years of T H Brown Co.
Simon Brown is a third generation furniture manufacturer: Grandson of the man TH Brown no less. The TH Brown Company has been a making furniture since 1911.
There have been plenty of ups and downs in the TH Brown organization and Simon Brown is our guide on this 100 year roller coaster of manufacturing, including 2 world wars a great depression and more.
We also get into why there are advantages for designers at various times and why it's really hard for designers to get product in the marketplace at other times. It's a hard question to answer and if you have some thoughts on the matter get in touch!
Simon is a great raconteur and story teller. I hope you enjoy this podcast.
The Revolution is always interested in discussing the Histories!
Thanks Neil Thomason for audio assistance.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
thbrown.com.au
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@thbrownaustralia
@thomason_made
Simon Brown
Peter Brown and T. H. Brown
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Will Matthysen is a Clock Maker and was once an architect working for Norman Foster in the UK and Hong Kong.
Will talks about growing up in South Africa during apartheid and a whole bunch of other interesting stuff.
We do discuss some technical aspects of clocks like escapements, pendulums and gears, but there is a real attempt to make it understandable for everyone.
The Revolution is always interested in discussing the Creative Process!
Thanks Neil Thomason for audio assistance.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
willmatthysen.com
studiowoodworkers.org.au
Also Check out: Bridget Riley art, Eli Terry wooden clocks, escapements
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escapement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Riley
https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/eli-terry-connecticut-clock-maker/
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@willmatthysen
@thomason_made
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Saturday Mar 14, 2020
Brian Parkes
Brian Parkes is currently CEO of JamFactory Craft and Design Centre in Adelaide, Australia.
JamFactory has played a huge role in 1000's of artist's, craftspeople and designers lives for the last 47 years.
Obviously we talk about the Jam but we also get into what makes Brian Parkes tick!
Thanks heaps Brian for being so open and available for this conversation.
Brian is a man inspired by and truly working for the benefit of "others".
From the Slaughterhouse to Leadership in the Arts, Brian's story is super interesting.
The Revolution is always interested in discussing personal stories!
Thanks Neil Thomason.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
jamfactory.com.au
Also Check out: Rover Thomas paintings, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott ceramics
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@brian.parkes
@thomason_made
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
The David Haig Experience Part 2.
David Haig is the sweetest soul in the universe.
This is Part 2 of our conversation. There's not much overlap in what we talk with Part 1 and Part 2. I don't reckon you need to listen to Part 1 to make sense of this episode.
We discuss:
being a hippie and business man at the same time,
how to build a successful practice without a plan,
how to just allow things to happen and nudge the good things forward,
David provides wise advice on how to de-stress and have a better life as well as the pros and cons of aging.
We delve into a deep discussion on the "inner" world, David is a wise man so listen up!
The Revolution holds deep discussions inherently valuable.
Neil Thomason has helped me massively with the audio quality. Thanks Neil.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
davidhaig.co.nz
froggybottomguitars.com
www.cfw.co.nz
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@davidhaigfurniture
@thomason_made
@centreforfinewoodworking_nz
@froggybottomguitars
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
The David Haig Experience Part 1.
David Haig is the sweetest soul in the universe. He has been a designer maker of wood furniture for decades in New Zealand and has also taught around the world.
His chairs are gorgeous! Look for them on his website, but pictures don't do them justice - try if you can to touch and sit in one because its an experience!
David grew up in Malaya (now Malaysia) but spent his formative years in Britain.
We discuss:
the benefits of a history Degree from Oxford when being a craftsman is going to be your profession,
the joys of working with your hands,
chairs as an engineering art-form,
and, of course, we discuss at length David's design and creative process
This podcast investigates how creative people tick, David and I get some of the way down that philosophical road in Part 1. Part 2 goes a lot further so stay tuned for that conversation -coming soon.
Articulate conversations describing the creative process are as rare as hens teeth, so listen up!
The Revolution is always interested in discussing the Creative Process!
Neil Thomason has helped me massively with the audio quality. Thanks Neil.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
davidhaig.co.nz
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@davidhaigfurniture
@thomason_made
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
SourSob Bob is a Musician who has been described as ...."sort of Folk-Punk".
We discuss at length the creative process of writing songs and how crucial practicing is to all endeavors.
SSB has adventured into the desert heart of Australia and has plenty of stories to tell about that. Including: how to keep pet camels in your backyard.
He tells us where his ideas come from and why you need to put on the best show you can.
This podcast investigates how creative people tick and Bob gets a long way into that difficult question.
Articulate conversations about the creative process are rare, so listen up!
The Revolution is always interested in discussing the Creative Process!
Neil Thomason has helped me massively with the audio quality. Thanks Neil.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
soursobbob.com
Insta:
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@thomason_made
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Dale Broholm is a designer maker of furniture and Senior Critic at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
If you listened to the Witness Tree episode you’ll know that Dale is that project’s father.
Dale and I had a wonderful conversation. We talked about: how to constructively criticize someone’s creative work, running for fun and profit, core values we can get from our ancestors, benefits of restoring antiques, being inspired by vernacular design and running – also knee reconstruction! Dale discusses his creative process and various ways to go about designing objects. Articulate discussions about the creative process are rare, so listen up!
The Revolution is always interested in discussing the Creative Process!
Neil Thomason has helped me massively with the audio quality. Can you hear it? Thanks Neil.
Patreon is coming. Also soon (I hope) high quality, silk screened T-shirts - screened by hand of course! Any colour you like, so long as it's Black. Pre-orders for the T-Shirts are welcome.
All proceeds will go towards better equipment and running the Revolution, so that the audio quality can be as good as it can be. The Revolution strives for excellence in all things!
Websites:
adrianpotter.net.au
designermakerrevolution.com
dalebroholm.com
Insta:
@dalebroholm
@risd_furniture
@the.designer.maker.revolution
@adrianpotter.designermaker
@thomason_made
@witnesstreeproject
