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Wilfrid Wood is a London-based artist specializing in portraiture, most known for his drawings as well as clay and plasticine sculptures. He trained in graphics at Central Saint Martins and got into sculpture after building later heads for the satirical TV show Spitting Image.

In our conversation we discuss Wilfrid’s influences, learn out about his relationship – both artistic and romantic – with Theo, and explore the essence of being an artist. We discuss Wilfrid’s approach to capturing his portrait subjects’ essence and Wilfrid also reflects on the multi-medium aspect of his work and the importance of finished work. 

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Podcast music and production: James Greenfield

Kat Irannejad is the founder of Totally, a New York-based visual artist representation and production agency. Before founding Totally this year, Kat was the co-founder of Snyder. She’s a prominent industry voice, having headed up an Illustration jury for D&AD and she’s also an artist in her own right, having studied painting at both - Boston University and Pratt Institute. 

In our conversation, we discuss all things illustration and making it a successful career, internationally. Kat offers ample advice for illustrators around streamlining their portfolios, showcasing unique viewpoints, and maintaining quality over quantity. She also sheds light on the artist-agent relationship, her own philosophy when working with artists and what are the pitfalls to avoid. We also discuss the significance of personal passion when creating art and the challenges of higher education (and its costs!). 

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Podcast music and production: James Greenfield

In today's Green Edit, your host Justyna Green and co-host James Greenfield discuss neuroplasticity and how to stop worrying so much, share a breathing technique to help you manage stress and talk about the benefits of gratitude. They also share their learnings from receiving an Arts Council grant for a creative project and going viral on TikTok - all to help you make the most of these opportunities yourself.

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Podcast music and production: James Greenfield

Production: Green Podcast Productions

This week I'm in conversation with Matt Gibberd, co-founder of The Modern House and designer and artist Yinka Ilori.

We've come together not only to discuss Yinka's popular Colour Palace - the Dulwich Pavilion 2019 he designed, which is now on sale on The Modern House website. We also discuss all things craftsmanship and colour, building communities, the ups and downs of running your own creative practice and how to grow your business. And we have a laugh too.

Presented by Justyna Green

Music and production by James Gre

Anna Murray and Grace Winteringham are founders of Patternity - a ‘conscious creative organisation’ which works with pattern to inspire more curious, collaborative and connected ways of living.

In our conversation, you'll discover Patternity's origins as an image archive and find out more about Anna's and Grace's pre-Patternity days in art direction and pattern design. What will truly inspire though, is how the company has evolved over the years together with its founders' philosophies, ways of perceiving the world and noticing patterns not only in the visual sense but also in our behaviours, thoughts and even spirituality.

Presented by Justyna Green

Music and production by James Green

Sam Jacob is principal of Sam Jacob Studio for architecture and design, also known to many as previously the founding director of FAT Architecture.

In our conversation, we discuss Sam's education and varied approaches to architecture, his work at the nexus of art and architecture, the inspiration and design process behind the newly opened London's Cartoon Museum and the remodelling of the V&A’s Cromwell Road entrance.

Camille Walala is an artist and designer, expressing joy and happiness through vibrant colour and bold pattern. Known for her bold style, Camille works on projects ranging from large installations to urban landscapes and 3D items.

In our conversation, Camille tells me about her early inspirations, her first discovery of the Memphis Movement and thoughts on arts education. She also openly shares with me the story of her career path, which creatives at every stage of their practice will find encouraging. 

Presented by Justyna Green
Music and production by James Green

Adam Nathaniel Furman is the last guest of the second season of the Justyna Green podcast.

We meet at his apartment in the vicinity of Regent's Park and before we start our recording, Furman explains that he only recently moved in, hence the place is still looking a bit bare. It does so by his standards, but most of us would find it generously decorated, with Furman’s sculptures, prototypes, posters and mugs scattered throughout the rooms and shelves filled with design and architecture books.

In our conversation, we discuss Furman’s multicultural upbringing and its effects on his notions of identity. We dive into the relationship between maximalist and minimalist styles and their connections to Calvinism and Catholicism. Furman also explains the differences between the Zen methodology and Shintoism and how these spiritual practices inform Japan's creative culture.

A prolific architecture commentator and designer, Furman ends our conversation with an insight into his current projects and how he translates the notion of objects telling stories, into his practice.

Presented and produced by Justyna Green

Music by James Green

“Are you a dancer” is the question that Alistair Spalding gets asked the most.

Understandably so, as he runs London’s most successful and internationally renowned dance theatre – Sadler's Wells. 

In our conversation, we discuss communicating ideas through movement, the rock-concert-like creations from Hofesh Schechter and Akram Khan’s tender stories of belonging and identity as well as Sadler's Wells collaborations with creatives such as sculptor Antony Gormley, fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, musician Jamie XX, and artist Olafur Eliasson.

Presented and produced by Justyna Green

Music by James Green

Max Cooper is an electronica and techno music producer. He recently released the remixes of his 2018 album One Hundred Billion Sparks and is working on his forthcoming project for the Barbican Centre, Yearning for the Infinite.

You’ll enjoy our discussion whether you’re an electronic music fan or not, as for Cooper music is almost a by-product of his lifelong interests in maths, science and computational biology. His multidisciplinary approach led him to a long-term collaboration with the Architecture Social Club, a project with Zaha Hadid Architects.

Throughout our conversation, we discuss science, maths, and philosophy and how these disciplines inform Cooper's work, enabling him to create multisensory, immersive experiences, which explore concepts such as hope, identity, singularity or indeed infinity.

Presented by Justyna Green

Production and music by James Green