Category: History
Episode-23: Simplicity
In Episode 23, we discuss the enduring appeal of mid-century modern furniture. Three U of M designers converses on the newest incarnations of the ever-popular ’30s through 60’s Eames, Bertoia, and Saarinen styles.
Episode-17: Books
What does handmade bookbinding have to do with Interior Design? Plenty, as we’ll find out from a bookbinding artist, an Interior Design professor, and two students who saw and felt the link between the two first hand.
Episode-14: Heritage
What makes an old building worth conserving? Three Winnipeg architects who have focused on heritage preservation work explain the challenges and values that infuse their work.
Episode-9: Clifford
The story of an unexpected modernist who transformed Saskatchewan architecture. A Mennonite farm boy becomes, in his own words, not an architect but an “improver.” Guest: Trevor Boddy
Episode-6: Roostertown
Have you ever heard of Rooster Town? Most haven’t. It was a Winnipeg neighbourhood that was home to 250 Métis people between 1900 & 1960. That is until the city forced everyone out to make room for the building of Grant Park Shopping Centre and High School. Was it racism or urban development, and what were the consequences? Prairie Design Lab…