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The Creative Insider
Hosted by Georgi Lechtarski · EN
The Creative Insider is your inside look into the journeys of successful architects, designers, CG artists, and branding experts. From their early beginnings to their current achievements, we delve into their practices, methods, and breakthroughs to provide a toolbox of creative ideas for your own journey. Tune in every Monday for a new long-form conversation, plus shortcasts and bonus episodes to inspire and guide you on your own creative path.
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0137 The Unmatched Expertise of Carpus+Partners in the Life-Science Architecture w/Tobias Ell
Jan 15, 202401:18:02Tap to summarizeJoin the real insiders on our page: https://www.patreon.com/thecreativeinsider Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4NYf7uMqN4Hjgj4iREYiMg/join In this episode we had a talk with Tobias Ell, CEO of the German giant in the Lif-Science Architecture, Carpus and Partners. More about Carpus: https://www.carpus.de/ More about Tobias: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobias-ell-60b6b663/ https://www.instagram.com/tobias.ell/ 💌 Get the complete insider information also in written form: https://tcipod.substack.com/ 🟠 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcipodcast/ 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thecreativei 🐤 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcipodcast_eu 🎧 You can also listen to TCI Podcast on: 🍎 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gQUENi 👓 Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0 📦Amazon Music https://music.amazon.de/podcasts/e Thanks for watching to this episode! Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:48) What does Carpus do? (00:07:03) How did Tobias join Carpus (00:12:02) What is the BusinessRevolution Brand (00:17:01) How to stay faithful to your mission (00:24:43) How did he become CEO (00:30:38) The open culture at Carpus (00:34:09) Doing workshops like Carpus (00:37:06) Did Tobias get extra MBA training? (00:39:23) His typical work-day (00:44:56) How do you navigate an economical crisis (00:54:45) The new campaign of Carpus (00:58:23:) What is like designing Life-Science Buildings? (01:04:20) How does the transition from one gen to the next happens? (01:09:18) Soft-skills and satellite companies (01:15:09) What does inspire Tobias? #lifescience #architecture #podcast #thecreativeinsider #tcipodcast #englishpodcat #germany #german
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0136 This architect will teach you the FULL POTENTIAL of BLENDER w/Dimitar Pouchnikov
Dec 4, 202301:22:33Tap to summarizeJoin this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4NYf7uMqN4Hjgj4iREYiMg/join Join the real insiders on our page: https://www.patreon.com/thecreativeinsider In this episode of the creative insider podcast our guest was Dimitar Puchnikov, founder of UH Studio and UH Accademy on which he digitally shares classes to help you discover the full potential of Blender for architects! 💌 Get the complete insider information also in written form: https://tcipod.substack.com/ 🟠 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcipodcast/ 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thecreativei 𝕏 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcipodcast_eu
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0135 From Waste to Worth:Circular Design & Danish design heritage w/ Ditte Lysgaard Vind
Nov 22, 202301:04:44Tap to summarizeJoin this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4NYf7uMqN4Hjgj4iREYiMg/join Join the real insiders on our page: https://www.patreon.com/thecreativeinsider In this episode joined us Ditte Lysgaard Vind, Danish expert in circular design and author of "Danish design heritage and global sustainability". More about Ditte you can find on: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ditte-lysgaard-vind-a8802112/https://www.thecircularway.com/https://www.instagram.com/dittelysgaardvind/ Time Stamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:04:04) Circular Design and Danish Design Heritage(00:09:48) Is circular Design Affordable ?(00:19:43) Which economical model can work(00:29:54) Who did she write the book for?(00:40:08) What was the process of writing the book?(00:47:16) More strategies to write?(00:52:59) How did she get a publisher?(01:00:07) What is the future of circular design? Thanks for Listening!
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0134 The Realities of a Creative Career:Money, Passion, and Design w/Sofia Hagen
Nov 14, 202301:53:09Tap to summarizeJoin this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4NYf7uMqN4Hjgj4iREYiMg/join Join the real insiders on our page: https://www.patreon.com/thecreativeinsider In this episode we had an open conversation with Sofia Hagen. She is co-founder of HagenHinderdael a design office based in London, specialized in Immersive experience design and 3D Printed objects. She shared openly about her exprience at big firms like Zaha Hadid and Heatherwick studio. We spoke openly about Money, Carrer, Being a woman, starting a company and much more. If you want to connect with her: https://hagenhinderdael.com/projects/ https://www.instagram.com/so.hagen/ Time Stamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:04:04) Moving to London at Zaha Hadid(00:10:23) Leaving stararchitecture(00:16:14) Starting a company in the UK(00:24:51) Generating profit with your business(00:34:13) The partnerships at the studio(00:36:27) Design philosophy of Sofia Hagen(00:45:25) The story with the Wolf of Wallstreet(00:54:52) Her Business Model(00:58:45) Promoting your work in creative ways(01:04:08) Process of creating the models(01:07:59) How much money do you make as a solo(01:14:10) The reality of working at famouse offices(01:30:14) Work-life balance as a solopreneur(01:36:12) How are you seen as a woman in design(01:41:48) What is her mission and motivation(01:46:49) What inspires her
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0133 Going Solo: Martino Hutz on Leaving BIG to Start His Own Design Practice
Nov 7, 202301:28:21Tap to summarizeIn this episode of TCI Podcast we had the pleasure to have on Martino Hutz, former design lead at BIG. He shared the story of leaving the Danish architecture powerhouse to start his own practice in Munich. More on him: https://www.instagram.com/martino_hutz/ 🟠EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO PODCAST & Q&A🟠 https://www.patreon.com/thecreativeinsider 💌 Get the complete insider information also in written form: https://tcipod.substack.com/ 🟠 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcipodcast/ 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thecreativeinsider 🐤 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcipodcast_eu Time Stamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:24) Why did he become an architect? (00:04:42) His background into the profession? (00:10:19) How did he manage to support himself while studying? (00:13:54) How is architecture approached in the different countries? (00:15:49) What did he learn from Zaha Hadid? (00:27:34) What did he do after studying? (00:33:42) How was it working at BIG? (00:45:32) Why did he leave BIG? (00:48:47) What kind of work does he do now? (00:56:06) How does he work? (01:02:34) Did he have money before starting his practice? (01:13:53) What are the opportunities has opened to him? (01:22:32) FInal Words Thanks for listening! Georgi
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0132 DesignMorphine: The School That's Changing the Future of Designw/P.Vardoulaki
Oct 30, 202301:03:00Tap to summarizeIn this episode of The Creative Insider podcast our guest was Pavlina Vardoulaki 3D desginer at Nike, who also is CCO at DesignMorphine, a platform that teaches thousends of students advanced computational design. More about them here: https://designmorphine.com/ 🟠EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO PODCAST & Q&A🟠 https://www.patreon.com/thecreativeinsider 💌 Get the complete insider information also in written form: https://tcipod.substack.com/ 🟠 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcipodcast/ 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thecreativeinsider 🐤 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcipodcast_eu Time Stamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:03:15) Pavlina Introduces herself(00:04:13) Computational Design Beginnings(00:07:53) The idea of Starting a computational design school(00:10:28) Moving to London at the AA(00:13:07) How di she built a portfolio to leave architecture(00:19:38) Collaborations with Ferrari, LuisV, Harvard & more(00:21:37) Different porgrams at DesignMorphine(00:24:48) What kind of skills you need to join DM(00:26:30) What softwares do students learn at DM(00:29:07) How are they tutoring studens(00:33:43) What are career opportunities after DM School(00:36:03) The roles of Pavlina at DM(00:39:11) Who is joining DM(00:43:55) How does traditional academia sees DM(00:48:44) What drives Pavlina(00:52:38) How is her work at DM seen by her employers(00:54:41) What financial income brings DM(00:58:38) What inspires her and when can you join DM
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0131 SMART AND SIMPLE TACTICTS to attract Architecture clients w/Tyler Suomala
Oct 24, 202301:35:33Tap to summarize🟠EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO PODCAST & Q&A🟠 https://www.patreon.com/thecreativeinsider 💌 Get the complete insider information also in written form: https://tcipod.substack.com/ 🟠 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcipodcast/ 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thecreativeinsider 🐤 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcipodcast_eu Time Stamps: (00:00:00) -Intro (00:04:00)-Who is Tyler (00:06:03) How did he decide to share the Tactics (00:09:53) His role at Monograph (00:11:51) How did he join the Tech Industy (00:13:25) Toxic architecture (00:21:00) How was starting his own practice (00:24:29) Did he have any fears starting his practice (00:27:53) Student debt (00:32:16) How to mitigate risk when starting a business (00:37:21) What kind of Portfolio do you need (00:43:44) Should you promote projects you can do or you want to do? (00:49:21) Where did he gather his knowledge (00:55:56) How did he learn this knowledge first hand (01:01:37) Why did he start posting on LinkedIn (01:07:12) How to overcome Impostore syndrome (01:13:19) How did he managed the sponsors of his newsletter (01:23:07) The problem with everyone starting courses (01:31:41) What does he do to get inspired Thanks for listening to the show! Georgi
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An eye opening conversation on Architecture and starting an office W/ Chris Bosse
Aug 21, 202301:23:08Tap to summarizeIn this episode of TCI Podcast, guest was Chris Bosse, co-founder of L-A-V-A Architects. He shared the story of starting this Laboratory for Visionary Architecture and how you could start your own company! More on Lava here: https://www.l-a-v-a.net/ 🟠EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO PODCAST & Q&A🟠 https://www.patreon.com/thecreativeinsider 💌 Get the complete insider information also in written form: https://tcipod.substack.com/ 🟠 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcipodcast/ 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thecreativeinsider 🐤 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcipodcast_eu Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:25 How did LAVA start 15:00 how did he end up in Australia 15:50 Why is LAVA the name? 20:00 How do they approach architecture at the Office 25:35 Which skills does Chris have that sets him a part 37:50 how is tech re-shaping our world 42:00 How does LAVA treaths the employees 47:30 What are the differences between the different LAVA locations 51:30 Are LAVA competitive 56:40 Is there a flagship project for LAVA 01:03:30 How to sell a project 01:06:15 How does he deal with stress 01:12:30 How do you build trust with your partners 01:16:50 The latest LAVA Book 01:20:40 How does he get inspired Thanks for the support!
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MY WORSE TOP 3 TOXIC SITUATIONS AT THE ARCHITECTURE OFFICE!
Aug 14, 202300:18:28Tap to summarizeIn this new TCI podcast episode I open about about my 3 worse toxic situations I have experienced while working at an architecture office! 🟠EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO PODCAST & Q&A🟠 https://www.patreon.com/thecreativeinsider In this new podcast of TCI we talked abou how to reinvent yourself from Architect to Real-Estate comunication expert. Guest on TCI 125 was Nathalie Cara. Nathalie's questionary: https://gt08d5nbqy4.typeform.com/to/l1j2I4xj?typeform-source=www.linkedin.com Nathalie's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaliecara/ 💌 Get the complete insider information also in written form: https://tcipod.substack.com/ 🟠 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcipodcast/ 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thecreativeinsider 🐤 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcipodcast_eu Thanks for the support!
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BONUS EPISODE: HOW TO WIN WORK - Book review with surpirse at the end!
Aug 7, 202300:18:51Tap to summarizeIn this The Creative Insider Podcast Georgi Lechtarski does a book review of "How to win work: the architect's guide to business development and marketing" by partner at MVRDV, Jan Knikker 🟠EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO PODCAST & Q&A🟠 https://www.patreon.com/thecreativeinsider In this new podcast of TCI we talked abou how to reinvent yourself from Architect to Real-Estate comunication expert. Guest on TCI 125 was Nathalie Cara. Nathalie's questionary: https://gt08d5nbqy4.typeform.com/to/l1j2I4xj?typeform-source=www.linkedin.com Nathalie's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaliecara/ 💌 Get the complete insider information also in written form: https://tcipod.substack.com/ 🟠 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcipodcast/ 🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thecreativeinsider 🐤 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tcipodcast_eu
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