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Meet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking buildings – with Geoff RichGeoff Rich is Partner & Director of Heritage & Creative Reuse at the architectural design firm, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. FCB Studios was founded to move architecture forward with a particular focus on sustainable spaces. Their pioneering work has been continually recognised by industry awards, including the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize and they have been pushing the boundaries of sustainable and socially responsible design for the past 40yrs. Geoff leads the heritage and creative reuse work. He is passionate about the benefits of reusing existing buildings and conserving our heritage. His...2024-02-281h 06Stuff You Missed in History ClassStuff You Missed in History ClassBehind the Scenes Minis: George and Mad JackTracy shares why the story of George Washington Williams makes her so sad. Holly then offers some additional information about John Mytton that wasn't in the Wednesday episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-02-2320 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking interiors – Verity WoolfVerity Woolf is the Founder of WOOLF – a multidisciplinary interior design and interior architecture practice based in Bath and London. Set up in 2009, Verity Woolf and her team design and consult on projects for historic and contemporary private houses, as well as luxury and boutique hotel brands. WOOLF have specialist expertise in designing for listed and period interiors with a uniquely personal brand focus. Each project is site-sensitive and has a curated feel, mixing tradition with imagination. With a keen focus on sustainability, they pride themselves on not having a ‘signature house-style’ or focusing too much o...2023-09-2856 minDial M For Merthyr PodcastDial M For Merthyr PodcastEXTRA-TERRESTRIAL TOWN!It’s finally here, Disturbed Pod episode 4. On this week’s pod, I’m joined by James Mytton, Mark “Wolvesy” Evans and our radio sensation Andy “Pingu” Williams fresh from his call with BBC Radio Wales last weekend. We discuss the table-topping Martyrs and their double game Bank-Holiday weekend with victories over both Sholing and Swindon Supermarine. We also talk about Merthyr’s upcoming FA Cup game. We had a few technical issues with Pingu’s mic this evening - we’ve left them in though so you can have a chuckle at the awkward moments, yourself! P.S. I think I may still be...2023-09-0143 minBD TalksBD TalksBob Mytton, Mytton WilliamsFor the third episode of BD Talks, series seven, we were joined by Bob Mytton, Partner and Creative Director at Mytton Williams.2023-08-2921 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking robots – with Ruby SantRuby is Co Artistic Director at Little Lost Robot and Creative and Cultural Development Officer Bath Spa University. Working as a visual and multi-media artist for a decade, she helps create immersive spaces, large scale metalwork, unique sets and sculpture that can be inhabited by the audience. Ruby believes we are all accidental 'roboticists'. Having worked with all kinds of community groups - from school children to young offenders - she gave a TEDxBath talk in 2022 exploring how designing robots can help us to create a fairer and more equitable future.  Touching on h...2023-04-2650 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking beer - with Ian MorrisIan is head brewer at Electric Bear Brewing Co., makers of great craft beer, brewed on the edge of Bath. We discuss the creativity, process and challenges facing breweries and making beer. Having worked closely with the Electric Bear team on their rebrand and packaging, it was a real pleasure to discuss in detail what goes on behind the scenes. electricbearbrewing.com 2023-02-2758 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking prints - with Paul MinottPaul worked as a leading graphic designer for over thirty years, working for numerous international design consultancies in London and abroad. He ran a successful partnership in London before embarking on a teaching career at Bath Spa University. After leaving teaching, he has been concentrating on making prints – using an etching press to create one-off abstract prints. Each one is a true original, stamped and signed. We talk about the importance of failure in creativity – how slowing down and experimenting can lead to something new – how slowing down and concentrating on one thing day after day ca...2022-10-311h 03Meet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking cakes and composites - with Giuseppe Dell’AnnoBorn and bred in Italy, Giuseppe moved to the UK in his early 20s with the plan to stay only for six months while perfecting the language… Twenty years, one PhD, one happy marriage and three UK-born sons down the line, Giuseppe has elected England as his adoptive homeland and officially crowned himself a “Britalian". A materials engineer and researcher by trade, Giuseppe grew up in a family of passionate bakers, where food was the prime topic of conversation. He has inherited from his dad, a professional chef, the love for everything cooked or baked. Winning the Grea...2022-09-3047 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking life-changing apps – with Jim MorrisonJim Morrison is a man of many talents – a founder, an investor and more recently a farmer. Not only is he the CEO of Deep Blue Sky, a digital agency based in Bath, but he has also been the Director of the Bath Digital Festival for the past 4 years. Described as a ‘digital guru’, Jim has also founded a number of digital start-ups. His love of passion projects has led to him create a work management tool called Achieve Awesome and the social stock market game, twiDAQ.  His new venture, OneSub, is a news app designe...2022-06-3053 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking biodegradable plastic out of seaweed – with Neil MorrisNeil Morris is the Co-founder and CEO of Kelpi, an organisation based in Bath that deliver innovative solutions to the world’s plastic packaging problems. Taking the plastic out of packaging, Kelpi replace single-use plastics with premium performance bioplastics that harness the novel properties and environmental benefits of seaweed, creating packaging that is marine-safe and home-compostable. Set up in 2020, Neil and his co-founders Murray Kenneth and Chris Chuck have rapidly grown the business and are now one of the leading innovators in the world in this sector. They support some of the world’s leading bran...2022-05-3152 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking sculptural everyday objects – with Miles HartwellMiles Hartwell started Splinterworks in 2009 with his business partner and fellow designer Matt Withington. Their aim was to ‘create ambitious, beautifully crafted, functioning sculpture that elevates the experience of everyday life’. They design and make including everything from furniture to water slides, which they sell all over the world. Their unique approach is fuelled by the cross-pollination of ideas between disciplines. Their designs are experimental and theatrical, but the function of the piece is always paramount. They love to play visual tricks, especially where balance comes into question. Opposing dichotomies of solidity versus weightlessness, motion vers...2022-04-2953 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking human-centred products – with Matthew FordMatthew Ford is the Head of Design and Engineering at Designability – a charity that enables disabled people to live with greater independence. Matt joined Designability in 2018 having worked at Dyson for 10years. He had focused on designing and manufacturing mass produced products for many years, but wanted to use his skills and knowledge to design more human-centred products that would have a real impact on peoples lives. His role at Designability, which involves user research, new product design and manufacturing, allows him to really give back and help people. The products he creates are in re...2022-02-2850 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking exceptional print – with Rebecca Cleal and Joshua RobertonWhite Duck Editions specialise in screen printing, art publishing and giclée printing and have a reputation for uncompromising print excellence in the UK and overseas. Over the years they have produced work for a host of extraordinary artists, illustrators, and designers. They love the detail, depth and beauty achieved with screen printing and aim to create work that grabs the attention, matters and endures. Whilst the process of screen printing can be difficult and challenging, Rebecca and Joshua always find the results rewarding. More recently, they have evolved the business and have also begun c...2021-12-2151 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking light installations – with Bruce MunroBruce Munro is best known for his immersive large-scale light-based installations inspired largely by his interest in shared human experience. His entrepreneurial spirit, love of art and curiosity about simple experiences of connection as a basis of art is a common theme throughout his long career. He has a team of people working with him from his studio in Wiltshire, creating beautiful installations that are exhibited nationally and internationally. He has created work for prestigious clients like the Snowball Chandelier for Babington House and the Sputnik Pendant which was bought by Liberty’s. Since then he has cr...2021-11-3055 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking with letterpress, films and a bike – with Nick HandNick trained as a graphic designer and founded the design studio, Thirteen in 1999, along with John Underwood and Danny Jenkins. He eventually branched out on his own working as graphic designer and photographer for brands like Howies and Hiut Denim. In 2013, Nick helped set up The Letterpress Collective in the centre of Bristol, where people can go to learn the traditional art of typesetting and printing on the beautiful collection of fine printing presses. Alongside The Letterpress Collective, Nick has also created The Department of Small Works where he showcases his collection of self-initiated projects...2021-07-2753 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking award-winning content-driven design – with Mark PorterMark Porter is one of Europe’s most acclaimed editorial designers. He started out in magazines working as an Art Director for The Evening Standard, and iconic magazines like Wired and Colors. But his career really took off when he joined The Guardian as Creative Director. In his ten years as creative director, Mark Porter created a design philosophy and style for The Guardian which helped them become one of the world’s most recognisable news organisations. In 2010, Mark founded Mark Porter Associates, an award-winning design consultancy working in digital, print and television. He has worked with some of the...2021-05-281h 01Meet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking 3D models – with Matt ReesWorking from his studio in Frome, Art Director and Model Maker, Matt Rees, prides himself on taking a designers vision and bringing it to life through 3D modelling. Matt started his career working in-house, making architectural models, for renowned architect firms like Richard Rogers Partnership. He then moved to the South West in 2005, and set up his own business making models for local architects and working with theatre and opera set designers, creating 3D models of their designs. He later began an ongoing, collaborative partnership with designer, Misty Buckley, art directing her visions for large-scale music industry productions. Matt...2021-03-2643 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking experimental music – with Liam O'ConnellComposer, producer, multi instrumentalist and creator of the Meet the Maker podcast music, Liam O’Connell has been gigging for the past 6years with a range of different projects including his experimental rock band, My Octopus Mind. Now at Bath Spa University, developing a more in-depth classical grounding in music, Liam is studying for a BA in Music. He is also developing a new outlet for more diverse musical ideas and experimentation, under the name Leeem. https://www.facebook.com/Leeem.music/ https://www.instagram.com/leeem.music/ https://www.myoctopusmind.com/2021-02-0858 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking colourful cabinets – with Nell BealeModern British Furniture maker, Nell Beale set up CoucouManou in 2012. Combining modern manufacturing processes with traditional cabinet making skills, she designs and makes original and beautiful furniture in her workshop in Bath. A strong use of colour and pattern can be seen throughout the collections and has emerged as her signature style. www.coucoumanou.com2020-11-1345 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking clay explode – with Keith HarrisonKeith Harrison is an artist specialising in ceramics. His work involves live public experiments that investigate the direct physical transformation of clay from a raw state, utilising industrial and domestic electrical systems. He has done large scale works for public galleries and museums, like the V&A. He also lectures at Bath Spa University. www.keith-harrison.info2020-11-121h 02Meet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking tough beautiful jackets – with Nick HusseyLife is as tough as it is beautiful. Nick Hussey created the brand FRAHM and designs jackets that reflects this. Tougher jackets, more beautifully detailed, for the real world. Rugged performance, detail & British style, for urban & wild use. frahmjacket.com2020-11-0850 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerMaking furniture from planes – with Ben TuckerUsing reclaimed, authentic aircraft parts, from planes steeped in history, Plane Industries take pride in exploring the most innovative ways to breathe new life into these remarkable feats of engineering to design and create unique pieces of aviation furniture, goods and airplane art. www.planeindustries.com2020-11-0651 minMeet the MakerMeet the MakerIntroduction to Meet the Makers – with Bob MyttonIn this short clip, Bob Mytton welcomes you to Meet the Makers. In this podcast series we are talking to creatives, innovators and craftsmen and women about what they make, how they make it and what part creativity, craftsmanship and collaboration plays in the process. www.madeinbath.co.uk www.myttonwilliams.co.uk2020-11-0502 minBD TalksBD TalksRichard Wilding, KPMG and Bob Mytton, Mytton WilliamsFor the seventh episode of BD Talks, we were joined by Richard Whilding, Pursuit Director at KPMG and Bob Mytton of Mytton Williams. 2020-06-1119 min