In this episode, Lauryn Menard of PROWL Studio joins Angela Yeh as they discuss why the future of design is almost completely dependent on the new generation of consumers who are more aware and knowledgeable about sustainability and ethical production of consumer products.

She is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of PROWL, a full service design studio that offers strategic insight through their unique trademarked Progress Projections Process, Design Strategy, and Industrial and Material Design. Lauryn also is Chair of IDSA's Women in Design SF chapter. 

Connect with Lauryn on:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauryn-menard/
• PROWL Studio Website: https://www.prowlstud.io/ 
• PROWL Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prowl__/

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For the month of March, we are celebrating Women's History Month by featuring women who have made an impact and are pioneering in the field of the male-dominated industry of design. 

In this episode, Angela Yeh is joined by Vicki Matranga of International Housewares Association (IHA). Vicki created IHA's infamous Student Design Competition in 1993 which has launched thousands of careers and has had over 5,000 students participate since it began. 

Vicki shares with Angela several success stories of students who have competed in the competition and have now found themselves thriving in the design industry. She also talks about a couple pioneering women who has paved the way for women designers today.

Ever since Vicki was young, she had a fascination in not only design but also the history of it. Vicki is the author of America at Home: A Celebration of Twentieth-Century Housewares, a book published in 1997, which presented a unique cultural perspective on the evolution of household products in relation to lifestyles, women, technology, and retailing. She has written essays for historical encyclopedias and museum catalogues. She wrote sections of The Alliance of Art and Industry: Toledo Designs for a Modern America, published by the Toledo Museum of Art in 2002. She interpreted Chicago’s industrial design legacy for The Encyclopedia of Chicago, edited Design Chronicles, a 2005 book written by Carroll Gantz, and assisted in the development of the 2006 autobiography of designer Charles Harrison, A Life’s Design.

Vicki delivers lectures on housekeeping history to varied audiences, appears on television, and is often quoted in print media about consumer trends. She was also awarded by IDSA its honorary membership “in recognition and gratitude for special efforts to enhance the public’s appreciation of industrial design.”

Connect with Vicki:

• Email: VMatranga@housewares.org
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-victoria-matranga-6aa8912/

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"The pace of material innovation has increased rapidly. So, it's hard to keep up as well. That's another thing for designers - they have to keep up with the material innovation." 

Welcome back to the second season of Designing Futures!

We're kicking it off with an amazing first episode featuring Sarah D'Sylva of hyloh. where she discusses with Angela her life as a new mother while running her company as well as how designers are shifting into having sustainable material at the core of their design process with innovation in mind. 

Sarah mentions that her view on design has changed the moment she had her daughter because now she looks at design with a higher purpose because whatever product the industry releases today will predict the world that her child will have in the future.

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Sarah is one of the three female co-founders of hyloh, who work to accelerate the circular economy. Responsible for gathering insights and imagining prospective solutions, Sarah helps brands navigate the most advanced transition of material innovation in history; eliminating waste and regenerating our environment.

With professional experience in Industrial Design, Design Strategy, CMF Design, and Eco-Design, Sarah spans science, sociology, sustainability, and scalability when it comes to materials and design. She uses the craft of storytelling to translate complicated information into satiable opportunities for growth.

Connect with Sarah:

• Email: sarah@hyloh.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-d-sylva-75052b57/ 

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