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#002: Rob Irwin Takes Us On His Journey To Becoming An Industrial Designer

Designing in the Wild · 17 Jan 2022 · 19m · Episode 2

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Host Rob Irwin, an industrial designer with 17 years of experience and work for Fortune 500 companies, recounts his journey from a high school shop teacher's mentorship to a crisis of conscience triggered by Victor Papanek's 'Designing for the Real World.' After leaving college to pursue personal enlightenment and minimalist living, an epiphany during a tribal gathering led him to return to school with a focus on sustainability, biomimicry, and circular economies. He details how reading authors like Daniel Quinn, Bill McDonough, and Janine Benyus reshaped his approach to design, moving away from planned obsolescence toward responsible creation.

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