The multi-hyphenate British designer, creative director, and artist Samuel Ross, founder of the fashion label A-Cold-Wall and the industrial design studio SR_A, talks about notions of ritual, essence, and alchemy; how his work straddles the line between the organic and the synthetic; and why he always thinks in threes.
Dec 17
Hans Ulrich Obrist on Art as a Portal to Liberate Time
The Swiss-born, London-based curator, art historian, and Serpentine Galleries artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist moves through his life and work with a deep internal sense of urgency. Among the most prolific and everywhere-all-at-once people in the world of art—whose peripateti ... Show More
1h 24m
Dec 10
Jennie C. Jones on Time Traveling Through Art, Sound, and Space
When the artist Jennie C. Jones listens closely to a piece of music, she’s particularly attuned to its pauses, in-between moments, and breaks. Widely celebrated for her abstract works in painting, sculpture, and sound art that, in many instances, incorporate architecture or space ... Show More
1h 23m
Dec 3
Noah Horowitz on Art Basel as a Cultural Force
As the CEO of Art Basel, Noah Horowitz has made it his mission to ensure that the international art platform is seen, valued, and experienced—far beyond its art-fair roots—as a cultural catalyst and “opportunity accelerator.” Over the past 55 years, beginning with its tight-knit ... Show More
1h 11m
Feb 2022
Samuel Ross on Designing Objects That Record and Reflect on the World
British designer, creative director, and artist Samuel Ross, founder of the fashion label A-Cold-Wall, speaks with us about his reverence and respect for materials; essentialism as a response to excess; and why art, at its best, provokes questions. Episode sponsored by Grand Seik ... Show More
48 m
Mar 2025
Coldplay’s Guy Berryman Says He Makes Clothes the Way He Makes Music
Guy Berryman grew up with an engineer's mind and a passion for making things. After studying mechanical engineering and architecture, he found global fame as the bassist of Coldplay. But his love for making things never went away. In 2020, he launched Applied Art Forms, a clothin ... Show More
38m 35s
Nov 2024
The Story of "The Work of Art" — Adam Moss
<p>Earlier this year, celebrated magazine editor Adam Moss authored his first book, <em>The Work Of Art: How Something Comes From Nothing</em>. Inspired by his experience as a painter, Adam interviewed dozens of the best creatives of our time, from Stephen Sondheim to Sofia Coppo ... Show More
34m 49s
Apr 2025
Es Devlin
Es Devlin is a British artist and stage designer celebrated for creating large-scale, emotionally resonant installations and performances that fuse light, music, language, and space. Her work has shaped the visual identity of global tours for artists including Beyoncé, Adele, The ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 2025
Edward Buchanan on Being Written Out of Fashion History
Growing up in Ohio, Edward Buchanan always knew he would have a creative career.That interest first led him to art school at CCAD in Cleveland and then to the Parsons School of Design in New York, where he juggled jobs in visual merchandising with school and the city’s inspiring, ... Show More
51m 45s