artists in residence

For the final episode of series 3, we spoke to Jason Baron, a creative industry veteran whose work centres on making brands and people look good. A photography expert who dedicates so much of his tim...

Nelly Rodrigues is a filmmaker, producer, editor, and director. Through their work as a university lecturer at BIMM, and one of the co-founders of the Trans Creative Collective, Nelly’s mission is to ...

Ciaran Thapar is a writer, author, and social worker who brings all of those things together to create meaningful change. In 2021, Ciaran published his first book, Cut Short, which tells the stories ...

In our weekly conversations, we focus on speaking to people who use creativity for good. But, before that was our focus, and for all of series 1, this podcast was focused on asking questions about cre...

Sam Sutaria is the CEO of Waterbear Network - an interactive streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet. First described as the Netflix for nature, what Sam and the Waterbear team are b...

Jyoti Patel is a writer. In 2021 she won the #Merky Books New Writers' Prize, which led to publishing her debut novel, The Things That We Lost, in January 2023. Jyoti is a graduate of the University o...

Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist, author, and leading journalist on all things weather and the climate crisis, based in Minneapolis. Most recently, he's the founder of a weather service called Current...

Samia Dumbuya is a facilitator, community organiser, and climate justice activist who has been campaigning and organising for social, climate and racial justice since she was a teenager. Samia has be...

Colette Batten-Turner is the founder and CEO of Conversation Over Borders, a community interest company connecting displaced people with the wider community to cut through social isolation, uphold rig...

Greg Hoffman joined Nike as a 22-year old design intern. He retired in 2020 as Chief Marketing Officer. Over three decades, Greg was responsible for crafting some of the most iconic brand campaigns in...

Cat Sarsfield is a brand strategist, content strategist, and copywriter based in London. She's previously worked for storytelling agency, Sonder & Tell, and the sea-loving adventure brand, Finiste...

This episode is with Lucy Bourton, a senior editor at It's Nice That. Lucy joined It’s Nice That as a staff writer in July 2016 after graduating from Chelsea College of Art. In this conversation, we...

In our weekly conversations, we focus on speaking to people who use creativity for good. But, before that was our focus, and for all of series 1, this podcast was focused on asking questions about cre...

In this episode, we spoke with Nancy Rohde, a stylist and creative consultant with over 25 years experience working in the fashion industry. Most recently, she co-founded Dust Off - a photographic pr...

This episode is with Peigh Asante, a freelance creative, art director, and co-founder of Swim Dem Crew and Trapfruits London. Peigh co-founded Swim Dem Crew in 2013 when swimming helped him to regain ...

20 years ago, Christina Aguilera released her ICONIC track, Beautiful. To celebrate the 2 decades since it's been released, Christina and the team at Sony, recruited film director, Fiona Jane Burgess,...

Calling all fashion lovers. This week’s episode is with sustainable fashion designer, Lydia Bolton. Lydia founded her namesake brand in 2019 to demonstrate that fashion can be enjoyed in a way that d...

This episode is with Davina Rajoopillai, the co-founder of film and cultural content studio, BADLANDS. BADLANDS exists to create films and campaigns that make people of today feel seen and heard. The...

Our next episode is with Ana Santi, a writer and journalist, and the author of Three Things To Help Heal The Planet (2022). This book is a collection of essays from scientists, activists, and entrepr...

We're kicking off series 2 by sharing a conversation with Aimée Felone, the managing director of inclusive children's publisher, Knight's Of, and co-director of Round Table Books - a community-led boo...

SERIES 1 Much like the plants she tends, Alice Vincent is going through a period of growth over the next few months. Along with the springtime arrival of buds and petals, she'll soon see the fruits of...

SERIES 1 During the hot, sweaty madness that was London in June, I paid a visit to Thomas Harvey's first-floor corner studio, tucked away off the main road in Bethnal Green.  Thomas is a menswear...

SERIES 1 Kate Hamilton is a writer, editor, and most recently, Content Director of the agency she co-founded, Sonder and Tell. Having long admired Kate's work for Suitcase Magazine, and more recently,...

SERIES 1 In March, I sat down with photographer, Alex Leese in her West London home. Alex has been published and commissioned by world-renowned fashion brands and publications, but I was most keen to ...