DAMN magazine: a letter from Max Fraser to Terence Conran
In the wake of the death of the British grandfather of design, Terence Conran, Belgian design magazine DAMN asked me to write about a man who had such a profound influence on our collective understanding of design. I had the fortune of co-authoring a book with Terence in 2004 – DESIGNERS ON DESIGN (Conran Octopus) – and here is a personal account of my professional overlap with Terence.
Event: Live interview with Ilse Crawford and Nani Marquina
Leading Spanish rug company, nanimarquina, invited me to interview British designer Ilse Crawford, company founder Nani Marquina and her daughter and Managing Director, Maria Piera Marquina on the subject of wellbeing. This was the first talk as part of their 3-part Woven Talks series.
The live event took place on 17th November 2020 on Zoom
Event: ‘Designing for humanity’ virtual talk at Dubai Design Week 2020
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the talks programme of Dubai’s design trade fair Downtown Design took place virtually. I was invited to contribute to this international session, titled ‘Designing for humanity’. The talk was broadcast as part of a series during Dubai Design Week (9-14 November 2020).
