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Interviews
12.08.11: The Editors
Designing an Educational BreakthroughA new initiative recruits young adults to create ways to promote adolescent literacy
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10.19.11: Alexandra Lange
Architecture Research OfficeInterview with Stephen Cassell and Adam Yarinsky on the occasion of their National Design Award
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06.22.11: John Thackara
The High-Tech Permaculture Metabolic Engine GreenhouseInterview with industrial ecologist Eva Gladek about a net-zero-impact urban farm system called Polydome.
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06.01.11: Maria Popova
A Voice for LGBTQ in the Middle EastInterview with Esra'a Al Shafei, founder of Ahwaa, a portal for LGBTQ issues in the Middle East
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05.10.11: Claire Lui
Can't Live With It, Can't Get Rid of ItInterview with Susan Freinkel, author of Plastic: A Toxic Love Story.
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04.28.11: Maria Popova
Educating for a Future Within Our SightInterview with Rita J. King about reimagining the future of education and work.
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03.02.11: Julie Lasky
Alex Steffen: Worldchanging IIInterview with Alex Steffen on the new edition of his book Worldchanging
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02.20.11: John Thackara
Africa: Where Events Are KingJohn Thackara interviews Mugendi M’Rithaa.
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12.20.10: Maria Popova
Helping People Help Their NarrativesInterview with Andrew McGregor, founder of The Tiziano Project
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11.17.10: Alexandra Lange
Dan WoodA conversation with WORKac architect Dan Wood about design, food and cities.
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09.22.10: Jade Dressler
Degrees of TemporaryInterview with Claudia Zanfi, co-founder of the cultural organization aMAZElab in Milan.
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08.09.10: Meena Kadri
Tinkers, Hackers, Farmers, CraftersInterview with Emeka Okafor, founder of Maker Faire Africa.
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07.08.10: Vera Sacchetti
"But Teacher! That’s Not Design!"Interview with Portuguese communication designer Barbara Alves about teaching in Mozambique.
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05.12.10: Kate Andrews
Dori GíslasonInterview with design educator Halldór Gíslason about his work in Mozambique.
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02.08.10: Meena Kadri
Finding Innovation in Every CornerInterview with management expert Anil Gupta, who seeks to reduce poverty by finding, broadcasting and nurturing examples of innovation among India's poor.
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12.18.09: Alexandra Lange
Casey JonesInterview with Casey Jones, director of design excellence and the arts for the U.S. General Services Administration.
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09.29.09: Bradford McKee
New Grub StreetInterview with photorapher Jonas Bendiksen following the opening of his exhibition "The Places We Live."
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09.23.09: John Thackara
John Thackara Answers Your QuestionsJohn Thackara answers questions from the readers of DESIGN 21.
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09.23.09: John Thackara
Design & Development: Interview with 4baqJohn Thakra discusses sustainability, design and development with 4baq.
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09.03.09: John Emerson
Pressed into ServiceInterview with Lincoln Cushing, co-author of Agitate! Educate! Organize!: American Labor Posters.
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08.17.09: John Thackara
Get Out of Your Tents!In an interview with OK Do, John Thackara urges us to do real things in the real world.
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07.15.07: John Thackara
Design for (Im)mobility: Interview with DomusJohn Thackera defines and explains the importance of ethnoecology.
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06.14.06: John Thackara
Cities, Design and Democracy: Conversation with Sunil Abraham in ClusterJohn Thackara and Sunil Abraham sit down for an in-depth interview with Cluster Magazine.
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