🎧 New episode out now with designer & researcher and educator @tommetcalfe
Since then, his career has yo-yo'd him from Dundee to London and Bristol, then back again.
We talk
🛠 The teachers who shaped us
👀 Why ways of seeing matter in design
📐 The craft/context divide
📚 Rethinking design education
🧠 What it means to be a designer
🌐 tom.scot
👁🗨 @sky_over_fife
🧶 This week I’m chatting with Joleen Guthrie — designer and founder of Jo-AMI, a knitwear brand based in Dundee which focuses on being cool, comfy and considered.
We cover:
🧶 Why knitwear is her medium of choice
📍 Starting her studio from her brother's bedroom
🔁 Working part-time at The Knit Shop
📈 Growing a brand and a business sustainably
📱 How outsourcing content creation led to more sales & more headspace
It’s all about the creative process, finding your pace, and making space to focus on what you actually love doing.
#slowfashion #dundee #designdundee #creativedundee #creativecareers #dundeepodcast #knitwear #knitweardesigner #knitweardesignersofinstagram
🎧 Link in bio to listen
👀 @joamistudio_
Why isn't Dundee a natural habitat for creatives? I chat to @alastairwalker.me about his 25+ year career as a graphic designer, why he decided to move from Manchester to Dundee and the significance of @creative_dundee 's Amps Network
Link in bio. #creativechitchat #dundeepodcast #creativedundee #dundee #designdundee #graphicdesign #creativecareer
📝 Social media’s been feeling a bit like shouting into the void lately — so I’ve started a Substack.
It’s a more direct way to stay in the loop with Creative Chit Chat. When a new episode drops, you’ll get it straight to your inbox — no algorithms, no missed posts.
#creativechitchat #dundeepodcast #creativedundee #podcastnewsletter
How do we empower everyday people to change everyday spaces? Eilish Victoria - Creative Spaces Producer at Creative Dundee takes me through her journey.
From how she broke into the creative sector building a career as a designer. Building a creative career around people and spaces which led to the Dandelion project and then her current role.
Link in bio or get it wherever you get your podcasts.
#dundeepodcast #creativedundee #CreativeChitChat #creativecareere
Part 2 of my chat with @eh9_fraser and @camilloatlas about how they created @eh9.espresso Annfield Road. This part goes more into the details of the space. The ups and downs of running your own business and what their visions are for the future.
#Dundee #dundeepodcast #CoffeeCommunity #specialitycoffee #coffeeculture #EH9Espresso #designdundee #CreativeChitChat #creativedundee
☕✨ New Episode! ✨☕
I sat down with Fraser Smith @eh9_fraser and Camillo Feuchter @camilloatlas to chat through how they became friends through @eh9.espresso 's Perth Road Cafe on to creating the second cafe on Annfield Road.
We talk about why it's named after an Edinburgh postcode, how giving away free coffee to barbers was part of a strategy to build a community and the level of detail that he puts into creating experiences around coffee.
Designer and maker, Camillo gives me an insight into how he went from asking for spare bottle tops to creating furniture and eventually designing the entire interior for EH9 Annfield Road.
This is part one of a two-part deep dive into their journeys, creative process and how well their relationship work. A bit of a love story, really.
Link in the bio or listen now wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️☕ #CreativeChitChat #Dundee #EH9Espresso #Podcast #Design #CoffeeCommunity
Ruby Coyne founder and Creative Director of @dreamlandclothing joins me for a festive special of the podcast. She shares an honest view on the difficulties of running a small creative business, the problems with being a 'Yes' person and why we need to rethink internships. A great reflective episode with lots to think about as we all head towards the end of the year and hopefully get some headspace to digest what we've been up to.
#dundee #dundeepodcast #designpodcast #dreamland #fashiondesign #fashiontextiles #dundeefashion #nostalgia #vintageclothing #saynomore #reflection #creativepodcast #textilesdundee
"How many kickflips has that chopping board done?" Another great chat this week with @nocomply.design who take me from making questionable pallet furniture to designing a whole process taking old and broken skateboards and repurposing them into beautiful objects. A fascinating insight into how they work, how they learned woodworking from scratch and how they've grown a business from an idea.
#dundeepodcast #dundee #skateboarding #upcycling #upcycled skateboards #designprocess #scottishmakers #woodworking #repurposing #kickflip #designdundee #creativedundee
Graphic designer @witha4 is behind the microphone this week discussing why trying to mould students into the best designers in the world, instead of preparing them for the reality, isn't the best approach. We also dip into trends, dealing with feedback and how he got a job that magically disappeared.
#dundee #designdundee #designpodcast #creativepodcast #dundeepodcast #designtrends #designprocess #lifestories #creativecareers
Another really open and honest conversation with me and @mr_chris_hunt for the podcast from a creative journey that started during Section 28 to interning at Vogue, working in PR, marketing and journalism before starting a collective in Glasgow and fashion festival @scotredesign
#creativepodcast #creativecareers #fashiontextiles #dundee #dundeepodcast #designdundee #creativedundee #designscotland #scottishfashion
"If we can start to be more human, step back and ask more questions, rather than making assumptions, in any walk of life then it's going to be a better place (the world) going forward."
Empathy, design education and making the world a better place. Uplifting chat with @katiemurrie this week Lead Consultant @sda_scot
#dundee #design #dundeepodcast #creativepodcast #creativedundee #servicedesign #servicedesignacademy #govjam #creative #designeducation #empathy
