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Designing in the Wild: The Industrial Design PodcastAuthor: Robert Irwin
Designing in the Wild is the podcast where industrial designers, inventors, and changemakers reveal how they turn messy, real-world constraints into market-ready solutions. Each episode unpacks the mindsets, methods, and aha-moments behind sustainable innovationwhether its re-thinking plastics, hacking circular supply chains, or simply sketching faster under pressure. If youre passionate about designs role in a resilient future (and cant resist a good behind-the-scenes story), this is your campfire.Real-world design stories for a world that needs better ones. Language: en-us Genres: Arts, Business, Design, Management Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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#012 Season 2: Robert Irwin - Senior Industrial Designer, Founder of LearnIndustrialDesign.com, Principal Sustainability Consultant at irwindesigned
Episode 12
Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
Senior Industrial Designer Rob Irwin charts two decades of sustainable practice, from biomimetic lawn-dart redesigns to net-zero houses with $12 power bills. Along the way he demystifies lifecycle thinking: extraction, processing, manufacturing, distribution, use, upgrades, end-of-life, and transport. Rob critiques the limits of current LCA tools—“CO₂ is not the whole story”—and spotlights hidden health impacts like polyester microfibers. He closes with a challenge to designers: treat environmental criteria as a primary design requirement, right alongside cost, form, and function.Have ideas or just want to say hi, shoot me a note. Support the show
