Jay Osgerby on Imbuing Objects With Meaning

About this episode

Jay Osgerby discusses the significance of objects and their connection to human experience.

On Ep. 142 of our Time Sensitive podcast, the British designer Jay Osgerby, of the London-based industrial design studio Barber Osgerby, considers what his years inside factories and surrounded by craftspeople have taught him about human ingenuity, and reflects on objects as vessels for memory, history, feeling, and soul.

People in this episode

Guest: Jay Osgerby

Topics covered

• design
• human ingenuity
• memory
• history
• craftsmanship

Keywords

• Barber Osgerby
• industrial design
• London
• craftspeople

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Imbuing Objects With Meaning, Time Sensitive

Places: London

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