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CAPSULE TALKS: Conversations with creative minds

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CAPSULE TALKS: Conversations with creative minds

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CAPSULE TALKS: Conversations with creative minds

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EP20. PAUL COURNET

On Cultivating Communities, Trusting the Process, and Creating Space for Others

651 DOWNLOADS

EP15. PIET OUDOLF

On Redefining Landscapes, Taking Risks, Craftsmanship and Intuition

595 DOWNLOADS

EP27. THOMAS SUBREVILLE

On Freedom, Fiction, and the Discipline to Think for Yourself

578 DOWNLOADS

EP01. JOOST GROOTENS
On a Self-Taught Approach:
Graphic Design and Teaching

474 DOWNLOADS

EP28. MIRKO BORSCHE
On The Art of Letting Go, Embracing
Change and Making Meaningful Work

451 DOWNLOADS

EP09. AKAAR AMIN
From Grassroots to Game-Changers:
Football, Fashion, and Resilience

413 DOWNLOADS

EP20. PAUL COURNET

On Cultivating Communities, Trusting the Process, and Creating Space for Others

651 DOWNLOADS

EP15. PIET OUDOLF

On Redefining Landscapes, Taking Risks, Craftsmanship and Intuition

595 DOWNLOADS

EP09. AKAAR AMIN
From Grassroots to Game-Changers:
Football, Fashion, and Resilience

413 DOWNLOADS

EP28. MIRKO BORSCHE
On The Art of Letting Go, Embracing
Change and Making Meaningful Work

451 DOWNLOADS

EP01. JOOST GROOTENS
On a Self-Taught Approach:
Graphic Design and Teaching

474 DOWNLOADS

EP27. THOMAS SUBREVILLE

On Freedom, Fiction, and the Discipline to Think for Yourself

578 DOWNLOADS

EP20. PAUL COURNET

On Cultivating Communities, Trusting the Process, and Creating Space for Others

651 DOWNLOADS

EP15. PIET OUDOLF

On Redefining Landscapes, Taking Risks, Craftsmanship and Intuition

595 DOWNLOADS

EP09. AKAAR AMIN
From Grassroots to Game-Changers:
Football, Fashion, and Resilience

413 DOWNLOADS

EP28. MIRKO BORSCHE
On The Art of Letting Go, Embracing
Change and Making Meaningful Work

451 DOWNLOADS

EP01. JOOST GROOTENS
On a Self-Taught Approach:
Graphic Design and Teaching

474 DOWNLOADS

EP27. THOMAS SUBREVILLE

On Freedom, Fiction, and the Discipline to Think for Yourself

578 DOWNLOADS

INDEX

ALL

Creative Direction & Identity

Architecture & Spatial Culture

Product, Fashion & Industrial Design

Cultural Strategy & Curation

Innovation & Systems Thinking

SEASON

02

EPISODE

35

RENE VAN DIJK

Founder Rene.Studio / Scenographer & Visual Artist

SPACE

On Live Worlds: Scenography, Scale, and Decisions Under Pressure

SPACE

René van Dijk is the founder of Rene.Studio, and a scenographer and visual artist, working at the intersection of music, light, and large-scale live experience. Based in Amsterdam, he creates visual and lighting shows for electronic music artists and festivals, including Camelphat, Charlotte de Witte, Adriatique, and Tomorrowland, as well as for fashion brands like Louis Vuitton and Moncler — from intimate clubs to stages holding tens of thousands of people.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

34

ANNE KREMERS

Director Fenix Museum

SPACE

On Building the Fenix Museum: Leadership, Loss, and the Making of a New Cultural Landmark

SPACE

Anne Kremers is the director of FENIX, the new migration museum in Rotterdam. Her career moved from becoming the Netherlands’ youngest museum director at 24, to several years in Hong Kong, and eventually back to Rotterdam. Today, she leads a museum that merges contemporary art, architecture, public space, and personal histories into one evolving institution. Anne speaks about leadership under pressure, the emotional stretch of parenthood and grief, the impatience that drives her, and what it means to carry the responsibility of a story that belongs to many. She reflects on confidence, doubt, resilience, and how a museum only becomes real the moment its doors open, and people step inside.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

33

BEN WRIGHT

Founder & Creative Director PrettySoon

SPACE

On Creative Identity, Pressure, and Rebuilding Confidence

SPACE

Ben Wright is the founder and creative director of Pretty Soon, working across brand, culture, music, and sport. His path moves from Perth’s tight-knit creative scene to New York’s intensity, and by moments that opened doors, including collaborations with brands and people like Nike, Puma, Under Armour and ASAP Rocky. He speaks openly about confidence, anxiety, and what happens when ambition outgrows your ability to cope.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

32

TIM HOOIJMANS

Light Designer & Co-Founder De Studio

SPACE

On Values, Pressure, and the Cost of Ambition

SPACE

Tim Hooijmans is a light designer whose work sits at the crossroads of craft, manufacturing, and culture. From a small workspace in Utrecht he builds custom lighting pieces for brands such as Stone Island, Off-White, and On Running, always starting from light itself rather than from form. Tim speaks openly about resilience, burnout, and the physical toll of caring so deeply about your craft. He explains why his process begins with light rather than objects, why he refuses to compromise on values, and why manufacturing is inseparable from design. And how to keep believing in yourself.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

31

CHIARA TOMASSI

Architect at 2050+

SPACE

On Time, Transformation, and Redefining Ambitions

SPACE

Chiara Tomassi is an architect and designer based between Milan and Rome. Her career spans some of Europe’s most ambitious cultural and fashion projects, from MVRDV, AL_A, and MCA Architects to the Victoria & Albert Museum, Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, and Nike EMEA Campus. Today, at 2050+, she focuses on transformation over new construction, creating meaning through restraint, awareness, and time.

SPACE

ALL

Creative Direction & Identity

Architecture & Spatial Culture

Product, Fashion & Industrial Design

Cultural Strategy & Curation

Innovation & Systems Thinking

SEASON

02

EPISODE

35

RENE VAN DIJK

Founder Rene.Studio / Scenographer & Visual Artist

SPACE

On Live Worlds: Scenography, Scale, and Decisions Under Pressure

SPACE

René van Dijk is the founder of Rene.Studio, and a scenographer and visual artist, working at the intersection of music, light, and large-scale live experience. Based in Amsterdam, he creates visual and lighting shows for electronic music artists and festivals, including Camelphat, Charlotte de Witte, Adriatique, and Tomorrowland, as well as for fashion brands like Louis Vuitton and Moncler — from intimate clubs to stages holding tens of thousands of people.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

34

ANNE KREMERS

Director Fenix Museum

SPACE

On Building the Fenix Museum: Leadership, Loss, and the Making of a New Cultural Landmark

SPACE

Anne Kremers is the director of FENIX, the new migration museum in Rotterdam. Her career moved from becoming the Netherlands’ youngest museum director at 24, to several years in Hong Kong, and eventually back to Rotterdam. Today, she leads a museum that merges contemporary art, architecture, public space, and personal histories into one evolving institution. Anne speaks about leadership under pressure, the emotional stretch of parenthood and grief, the impatience that drives her, and what it means to carry the responsibility of a story that belongs to many. She reflects on confidence, doubt, resilience, and how a museum only becomes real the moment its doors open, and people step inside.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

33

BEN WRIGHT

Founder & Creative Director PrettySoon

SPACE

On Creative Identity, Pressure, and Rebuilding Confidence

SPACE

Ben Wright is the founder and creative director of Pretty Soon, working across brand, culture, music, and sport. His path moves from Perth’s tight-knit creative scene to New York’s intensity, and by moments that opened doors, including collaborations with brands and people like Nike, Puma, Under Armour and ASAP Rocky. He speaks openly about confidence, anxiety, and what happens when ambition outgrows your ability to cope.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

32

TIM HOOIJMANS

Light Designer & Co-Founder De Studio

SPACE

On Values, Pressure, and the Cost of Ambition

SPACE

Tim Hooijmans is a light designer whose work sits at the crossroads of craft, manufacturing, and culture. From a small workspace in Utrecht he builds custom lighting pieces for brands such as Stone Island, Off-White, and On Running, always starting from light itself rather than from form. Tim speaks openly about resilience, burnout, and the physical toll of caring so deeply about your craft. He explains why his process begins with light rather than objects, why he refuses to compromise on values, and why manufacturing is inseparable from design. And how to keep believing in yourself.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

31

CHIARA TOMASSI

Architect at 2050+

SPACE

On Time, Transformation, and Redefining Ambitions

SPACE

Chiara Tomassi is an architect and designer based between Milan and Rome. Her career spans some of Europe’s most ambitious cultural and fashion projects, from MVRDV, AL_A, and MCA Architects to the Victoria & Albert Museum, Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, and Nike EMEA Campus. Today, at 2050+, she focuses on transformation over new construction, creating meaning through restraint, awareness, and time.

SPACE

ALL

Creative Direction & Identity

Architecture & Spatial Culture

Product, Fashion & Industrial Design

Cultural Strategy & Curation

Innovation & Systems Thinking

SEASON

02

EPISODE

35

RENE VAN DIJK

Founder Rene.Studio / Scenographer & Visual Artist

SPACE

On Live Worlds: Scenography, Scale, and Decisions Under Pressure

SPACE

René van Dijk is the founder of Rene.Studio, and a scenographer and visual artist, working at the intersection of music, light, and large-scale live experience. Based in Amsterdam, he creates visual and lighting shows for electronic music artists and festivals, including Camelphat, Charlotte de Witte, Adriatique, and Tomorrowland, as well as for fashion brands like Louis Vuitton and Moncler — from intimate clubs to stages holding tens of thousands of people.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

34

ANNE KREMERS

Director Fenix Museum

SPACE

On Building the Fenix Museum: Leadership, Loss, and the Making of a New Cultural Landmark

SPACE

Anne Kremers is the director of FENIX, the new migration museum in Rotterdam. Her career moved from becoming the Netherlands’ youngest museum director at 24, to several years in Hong Kong, and eventually back to Rotterdam. Today, she leads a museum that merges contemporary art, architecture, public space, and personal histories into one evolving institution. Anne speaks about leadership under pressure, the emotional stretch of parenthood and grief, the impatience that drives her, and what it means to carry the responsibility of a story that belongs to many. She reflects on confidence, doubt, resilience, and how a museum only becomes real the moment its doors open, and people step inside.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

33

BEN WRIGHT

Founder & Creative Director PrettySoon

SPACE

On Creative Identity, Pressure, and Rebuilding Confidence

SPACE

Ben Wright is the founder and creative director of Pretty Soon, working across brand, culture, music, and sport. His path moves from Perth’s tight-knit creative scene to New York’s intensity, and by moments that opened doors, including collaborations with brands and people like Nike, Puma, Under Armour and ASAP Rocky. He speaks openly about confidence, anxiety, and what happens when ambition outgrows your ability to cope.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

32

TIM HOOIJMANS

Light Designer & Co-Founder De Studio

SPACE

On Values, Pressure, and the Cost of Ambition

SPACE

Tim Hooijmans is a light designer whose work sits at the crossroads of craft, manufacturing, and culture. From a small workspace in Utrecht he builds custom lighting pieces for brands such as Stone Island, Off-White, and On Running, always starting from light itself rather than from form. Tim speaks openly about resilience, burnout, and the physical toll of caring so deeply about your craft. He explains why his process begins with light rather than objects, why he refuses to compromise on values, and why manufacturing is inseparable from design. And how to keep believing in yourself.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

31

CHIARA TOMASSI

Architect at 2050+

SPACE

On Time, Transformation, and Redefining Ambitions

SPACE

Chiara Tomassi is an architect and designer based between Milan and Rome. Her career spans some of Europe’s most ambitious cultural and fashion projects, from MVRDV, AL_A, and MCA Architects to the Victoria & Albert Museum, Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, and Nike EMEA Campus. Today, at 2050+, she focuses on transformation over new construction, creating meaning through restraint, awareness, and time.

SPACE

ALL

Creative Direction & Identity

Architecture & Spatial Culture

Product, Fashion & Industrial Design

Cultural Strategy & Curation

Innovation & Systems Thinking

SEASON

02

EPISODE

35

RENE VAN DIJK

Founder Rene.Studio / Scenographer & Visual Artist

SPACE

On Live Worlds: Scenography, Scale, and Decisions Under Pressure

SPACE

René van Dijk is the founder of Rene.Studio, and a scenographer and visual artist, working at the intersection of music, light, and large-scale live experience. Based in Amsterdam, he creates visual and lighting shows for electronic music artists and festivals, including Camelphat, Charlotte de Witte, Adriatique, and Tomorrowland, as well as for fashion brands like Louis Vuitton and Moncler — from intimate clubs to stages holding tens of thousands of people.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

34

ANNE KREMERS

Director Fenix Museum

SPACE

On Building the Fenix Museum: Leadership, Loss, and the Making of a New Cultural Landmark

SPACE

Anne Kremers is the director of FENIX, the new migration museum in Rotterdam. Her career moved from becoming the Netherlands’ youngest museum director at 24, to several years in Hong Kong, and eventually back to Rotterdam. Today, she leads a museum that merges contemporary art, architecture, public space, and personal histories into one evolving institution. Anne speaks about leadership under pressure, the emotional stretch of parenthood and grief, the impatience that drives her, and what it means to carry the responsibility of a story that belongs to many. She reflects on confidence, doubt, resilience, and how a museum only becomes real the moment its doors open, and people step inside.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

33

BEN WRIGHT

Founder & Creative Director PrettySoon

SPACE

On Creative Identity, Pressure, and Rebuilding Confidence

SPACE

Ben Wright is the founder and creative director of Pretty Soon, working across brand, culture, music, and sport. His path moves from Perth’s tight-knit creative scene to New York’s intensity, and by moments that opened doors, including collaborations with brands and people like Nike, Puma, Under Armour and ASAP Rocky. He speaks openly about confidence, anxiety, and what happens when ambition outgrows your ability to cope.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

32

TIM HOOIJMANS

Light Designer & Co-Founder De Studio

SPACE

On Values, Pressure, and the Cost of Ambition

SPACE

Tim Hooijmans is a light designer whose work sits at the crossroads of craft, manufacturing, and culture. From a small workspace in Utrecht he builds custom lighting pieces for brands such as Stone Island, Off-White, and On Running, always starting from light itself rather than from form. Tim speaks openly about resilience, burnout, and the physical toll of caring so deeply about your craft. He explains why his process begins with light rather than objects, why he refuses to compromise on values, and why manufacturing is inseparable from design. And how to keep believing in yourself.

SPACE

SEASON

02

EPISODE

31

CHIARA TOMASSI

Architect at 2050+

SPACE

On Time, Transformation, and Redefining Ambitions

SPACE

Chiara Tomassi is an architect and designer based between Milan and Rome. Her career spans some of Europe’s most ambitious cultural and fashion projects, from MVRDV, AL_A, and MCA Architects to the Victoria & Albert Museum, Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, and Nike EMEA Campus. Today, at 2050+, she focuses on transformation over new construction, creating meaning through restraint, awareness, and time.

SPACE

Why Talks Exist 

Creativity expands when people speak openly about doubt, direction, culture and process. TALKS collects these perspectives: slow, honest and unfiltered, so we can learn how the creative field builds, breaks, grows and moves.

Why Talks Exist 

Creativity expands when people speak openly about doubt, direction, culture and process. TALKS collects these perspectives: slow, honest and unfiltered, so we can learn how the creative field builds, breaks, grows and moves.