Category: Architecture
Episode-29: Bisi
Prairie Design Lab returns w/ Season 2. In Episode 29 meet Winnipeg-born Bisi Williams, Chief Insights Officer of the Chicago-based Massive Change Network and the partner of Bruce Mau. Find out why this expansive thinker calls herself “architecture & design adjacent”, a “Prairie chauvinist” & a “Winnipigeon”.
Episode-24: Lori
Canada’s “House of LMD” interior design has 40 luxury projects on the go that can span six years and encompass 30,000 sq feet. After 35 years of success, Lori Morris shares how this “Design Darling” went from small-town Ontario to become North American’s “Maestra of Majesty.”
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-22: Purpose
Cracked windows. Leaky roofs. Abandoned houses. Across Winnipeg’s inner city, there is a great need for improved housing. Many existing homes are old, overcrowded, and in poor repair. We meet the head of a social enterprise and an architectural associate who are working together to build affordable new homes.