Tessa Silva

Tessa Silva

From The Crit by Disegno

June 2, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 37

About this episode

Designer Tessa Silva discusses her innovative work with milk protein and her vision for redesigning pubs.

London-based designer Tessa Silva joins the podcast to discuss making objects out of milk protein, understanding the possibilities and limitations of materials, and her dream of redesigning pubs. Tessa's picks for her crit were: Best design: Feminised Protein Worst design: Martini glasses made from milk Most successful design: Smock Most impactful feedback: Comments from fellow designers during an informal crit group she started to get feedback on her work in progress Dream design: Pubs The Crit Graphics: Leonhard Rothmoser Music: Yuri Suzuki and Team Suzuki This episode of  The Crit  was recorded at KEF Music Gallery, London Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Disegno

Guest: Tessa Silva

Topics covered

  • design
  • materials
  • pub redesign
  • feedback
  • critique

Keywords

  • Tessa Silva
  • milk protein
  • design critique
  • pub redesign
  • materials

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disegno

Books & works: Feminised Protein, Martini glasses made from milk, Smock, Pubs

Places: London, KEF Music Gallery

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