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Ben Schott was born in North London in 1974. He was educated at University College School, Hampstead, and Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, where he read Social and Political Sciences. He graduated in 1996, taking a double First. After an astonishingly brief "career" at the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson, Ben spent most of his twenties as a freelance portrait photographer for a diverse range of editorial and commercial clients. As a photographer, Ben worked with The Independent, The Times, The Sunday Times, Reader’s Digest, and Sunday Business, among many others, and has photographed a wealth of celebrities from Hugh Grant and Tony Blair, to Gordon Brown and Enoch Powell. In 2002, Ben turned a Christmas card into his first book—Schott’s Original Miscellany—which within weeks was a bestseller. He has subsequently published a series of Miscellanies and Almanacs which have sold some 2.5 million copies, and have been translated into twenty-one languages. As a journalist, Ben has worked with many of the great British titles; he now writes for the Times of London and the New York Times.

Photo © Mark Dudlik

Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Ben Schott

On this episode of Design Matters, Debbie Millman talks to Cooper Hewitt director Caroline Baumann about her career in museums and why the interest in design has surged in recent years.

Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Caroline Baumann

Google's Matias Duarte, Dropbox's Gentry Underwood, and Fast Company's Mark Wilson discuss The Smartphone of 2020 at Innovation Uncensored 2014.

The Smartphone of 2020

Sam Roberts, author of A History of New York in 101 Objects, in conversation with The New York Public Library's Jessica Strand. Peek inside his fascinating book here: http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/10/01/a-history-of-new-york-in-101-objects

Recorded at the Great Hall of The New York Public Library as part of the library's Books at Noon series: http://www.nypl.org/events/booksatnoon 

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Sam Roberts on New York City

Debbie Millman talks to author, columnist, and speaker Virginia Postrel about the power of glamorous objects and glamorous people.

Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Virginia Postrel

In episode 71 of The Grabbing Lunch podcast, Matt gets The Happy in Los Feliz with Joe Wagner (Director – MTV) & Michelle Biloon (The Late Late Show) at Fred 62.

Episode 71: Joe Wagner (Tim & Eric) & Michelle Biloon (Late Late Show) at Fred 62

Branding expert Carolina Rogoll talks about how to update a brand and why sabbaticals are a good idea.

Design Matters With Debbie Millman: Carolina Rogoll

On this podcast Debbie talks to Mike Rigby about his international career in design and branding and how to stay creatively engaged. “Every event you go to, every person you meet, everything you do is fuel for your next idea.”

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: 2009-2017

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Mike Rigby

On this podcast Debbie Millman talks to Rochelle Udell about her very creative professional life. "The strength of creative people is to be the outside observer of ordinary things. That's the strength of the creative person, so you've gotta stay outside a little bit."

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Rochelle Udell

Debbie talks to Connie Birdsall about designing some of the most successful brands of our time and what to do when a meeting with clients is not going well.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Connie Birdsall

On this episode Debbie Millman talks to Jonathan Adler about how his pottery defined his aesthetic. “It’s about craft and luxury mixed with a sense of optimism and cheekyness.”

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Jonathan Adler

Debbie talks to poet Elizabeth Alexander about the journey of her extraordinary life and how death makes us think about what we truly value.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Elizabeth Alexander

Design Matters by Debbie Millman features interviews with designers, artists and cultural leaders, including Lawrence Weiner, Barbara Kruger, Malcolm Gladwell, Eric Kandel, Stefan Sagmeister, John Maeda, Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones, Michael Arad, Milton Glaser, Massimo Vignelli, Paula Scher, Steven Heller, Jonah Lehrer, among others.

In 2011, Design Matters received the People’s Design Award from the prestigious Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards.

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