Ep. 101: Clever Extra – Design and Consciousness
We teamed up with Tarkett for this Clever Extra to unpack the idea that we can consciously impact our wellbeing through design choices. We spoke with Mausi McDaniel of Tarkett…
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Clever Ep. 100: Designer & Queer Eye Star Bobby Berk
Interior designer and star of Netfllix’s Queer Eye, Bobby Berk grew up in the rural south, feeling like an outsider. Before coming out as gay, he struggled with anger, depression…
Clever Ep. 99: Architect and Educator Elena Manferdini
Architect and educator Elena Manferdini grew up in Italy, drawing on any surface she was allowed to, and some she wasn’t. After obtaining a degree in structural engineering, a 9-month…
Clever Ep. 98: Fashion Designer Scott Sternberg
Fashion designer Scott Sternberg just wants to feel it. He grew up in Ohio, watching MTV and living an idyllic-ish childhood with requisite darkness. After an economics degree and a…
Clever Ep. 97: Cognitive Neuroscientist Sahar Yousef
Cognitive neuroscientist Sahar Yousef grew up in the Bay Area, the daughter of Iranian immigrants. She became fascinated by human consciousness at a young age and she followed that curiosity…
Clever Ep. 96: Illustrator Abbey Lossing
Illustrator Abbey Lossing grew up in the midwest with drawing as a favorite pastime and influence from a grandmother who was a portrait painter. By high school, she was starting…
Clever Ep. 95: Design Strategist Alain Sylvain
Strategy and design consultant, Alain Sylvain, was born and raised in New York City, the son of Haitian immigrants. His early creativity included playing in fake bands and starting a…
Clever Ep. 94: Gregg Buchbinder of Emeco
Gregg Buchbinder, Chairman of iconic furniture brand Emeco, grew up in southern California, on a “long leash” and with a constant longing to be surfing or sailing. That love of…
Clever Ep. 93: Designer Ana Monroe
Designer / public servant, Ana Monroe, grew up in the south to radio station-owning liberals who taught her to graciously reject the status quo in favor of positive change. While…
Clever Ep. 92: Designer Humberto Campana
Internationally acclaimed designer Humberto Campana grew up in small-town Brazil and found imaginative freedom in crafts and the local movie theater. During his adolescence it was considered subversive, even dangerous,…