The Crit #28: Archi-Washing
Ethically dubious flogging abounds in this episode of The Crit.
Join hosts Oli Stratford and India Block as they delve into the the wilful blindness that has left Adidas with unwanted Yeezy stock and their decision to sell it and explore how the reaction of the global architecture industry to mega-city Neom’s continued human rights abuses leaves much wanting.
In brighter design news, this month’s products and projects section sees the hosts weigh in on the Kyora Board designed by Studiomama for Cotto, and the balance between beauty and price for high-end gym equipment; build up the backstory of Konstantin Grcic’s current show at Galerie Kreo, the Meccano-like lighting collection Transformers (and not “Transformations” as erroneously referred to during the episode - our apologies for this slip up); and take a visit to the newly opened Farrell Centre in Newcastle which welcomes public engagement with architecture and urbanism.
The episode also includes a special interview with Jean Lee, co-founder of design practice Ladies & Gentlemen Studio, about its new (and, thankfully, ethically thumbs-up) exhibition Public Access: A collective design exploration of communal acts of sharing.
Tune in to eat your ethical vegetables!
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Show Notes: Ep.28 - ‘Archi-Washing’
Yeezy: 02:27
Neom: 16:59
Kyora Board: 32:57
Transformers: 37:25
Farrell Centre: 42:51
Public Access: 49:25
Credits
All music for The Crit has been created by Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki (Adam Cheong-MacLeod and Charlie Carroll) at Pentagram, and our logo was designed by Leonhard Rothmoser.
This episode was recorded at Convene, 22 Bishopsgate. Thank you to everyone at Convene for their kind support. If you’d like to find out more about Convene’s workplaces in London and further afield simply visit convene.com.