Three Kings of Design - Epiphany 2010

On January 6th, the Feast of the the Three Kings, Manuel Saez, Pedro Reissig and Mathias Fernandoborg joined us to talk about their particularly unique attitudes towards design. Our Three Kings of Design, not approaching from the east but rather from the south, all hail from Argentina.

We spoke with Manuel about his CMYK folding electric bike, which won 2nd place in the Cooper Hewitt Museum's "Peoples' Choice" award program this last autumn.

Pedro and Mathias are principal in Vacavaliente (www.vacavaliente.com) - where they express their love for leather as the primary (and sometimes sole) working material for whimsical interior elements:

 

BREAKING NEWS!

 

This program marked the end of the studio-based format for Burning Down the House - because, dear listeners - we are taking the program

ON THE ROAD!

Yes!

2010 will be full of many exciting developments, as we take our recording gear into the field to talk with architects and designers in their studios, builders on their construction sites, and even - we do hope - with construction lenders and bankers in their offices.

STAY TUNED FOR MANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

Thanks for listening. Talk with you again soon. 

Curtis