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Designing Our Future with Ana Maria Pinto da Silva, Carnegie Mellon School of Design
I wanted to ask Ana Maria Pinto da Silva where creativity comes from. We ended up talking about something bigger: how we learn across a lifetime, and what we lose and gain when institutions define learning for us. Ana is a Professor at Carnegie Mellon School of Design. She’s been an architect, a world builder…
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On Creative Leadership with Ekaterina Solomeina from Future London Academy
Ekaterina Solomeina is a creative director, writer, and co-founder of Future London Academy — the executive school for creatives recognised by the Don Norman Design Award, It’s Nice That, Dezeen, and AIGA, whose alumni now lead design at companies like Apple, Nike, Netflix, and BMW. In this talk, Ekaterina traces the school’s journey from in-person…
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Reimagining Creative Education in the Age of AI with Chris Mitchell, Royal College of Art
Dr Chris Mitchell is Head of Academic Strategy Development at the Royal College of Art and the creator of the MA in Creative Education — a hybrid programme that brings together educators, designers, and creative practitioners from around the world. In this talk, Chris explores what formal education is really for in an era when…
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Can Creativity Be Taught? | Rūta Valušytė, KTU Head of Design Centre
Creativity is often treated as something mysterious: either you have it, or you do not. But in design education, the question becomes more practical — can creativity be developed, trained, and protected? In this episode of Bloomerangas, we speak with Rūta Valušytė, Head of the Design Centre at Kaunas University of Technology and one of…
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How to Protect Your Focus, Creativity, and Wellbeing in a Digital World | Lina Žemaitytė-Kirkman
We live in a world of constant input. Notifications. Messages. Meetings. Tabs. Short-form videos. Endless feeds. AI tools that help us move faster, think faster, and produce faster. And yet, for all this speed and convenience, many people feel increasingly tired, mentally scattered, and creatively flat. Why? A recent Bloomerangas Podcast conversation with Lina Žemaitytė-Kirkman,…
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What Early-Stage Investors Look for in Creative Startups | Andra Bagdonaitė, FIRSTPICK
In this episode, we speak with Andra Bagdonaitė, venture capital investor and Partner at FIRSTPICK — a high-speed VC fund and accelerator backing ambitious early-stage startups across the Baltic region (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia). Andra shares insights from her experience investing at the pre-seed and seed stages, often becoming the first investor on a startup’s…
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Jessica Dance on Building a Sustainable Creative Business
Jessica Dance is a UK-based artist, designer, and creative coach who has worked with brands including Vogue, Nike, Barbie, British Airways and Google. After years in the creative industry, she trained as a coach following a period of burnout, combining art, business and psychology to support creative entrepreneurs in building lives and businesses that are…
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How Art Therapy Unlocks Hidden Creativity | Emily Sharp, Art Therapist
Emily Sharp is a licensed art therapist and psychotherapist who combines talk therapy with creative expression. From her early work in New York to her current online practice and international retreats, she explores how creativity can support resilience, self-discovery, and joy. In this talk, Emily reflects on her transition from clinical psychotherapy to art therapy,…
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Design with a Conscience | Formafantasma (Hermès, Lexus, Max Mara)
Formafantasma is a research-driven design studio founded in 2009 by Italian designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin. The studio is based in Milan, with a small office in Rotterdam. Over the years, Formafantasma have developed products, spatial projects, installations, and exhibitions both independently and in collaboration with brands such as Hermès, Lexus, Max Mara, and…
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Designing at the Intersection of Physical and Digital | Tina Touli
Tina Touli is a London‑based designer working across disciplines, moving fluidly between digital and print, typography, branding, motion, and 3D. Known for blending the analogue with the digital, she mixes materials and technologies in inventive ways. Her curiosity has led her to create phygital experiences, experimenting with materials, techniques, sound, and surroundings. In this talk,…
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Amy Hood on Creative Collaboration and Community Building
Amy Hood is the co-founder of Hoodzpah Design, a studio she runs with her twin sister, Jennifer. Their work is rooted in bold typography, playful humor, and a distinctly Californian style. In this talk, Amy shares insights into the unique aesthetic of her studio, the dynamics of working with her twin sister, and the importance…
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David Sedgwick on Human Connection Through Design
David Sedgwick is the founder of Studio DBD, an independent design studio based in Manchester. For over two decades, he has shaped the city’s creative identity through branding projects, exhibitions, and collaborations that celebrate people as much as design itself. In this talk, David Sedgwick explores how human connection sits at the heart of both his work…
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