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3D Designer, Thomas Heatherwick became an RDI in 2004. Listen to his RDInsight with Mike Dempsey in the form of an informal discussion.

Jenny Beavan RDI, the much-in-demand, three times Oscar-winning costume designer in conversation with Mike Dempsey RDI looking at her creative path that blossomed into an astonishing film career, with productions from ‘A Room With A View’ to ‘Gosford Park’ and ‘The Kings Speech’ to ‘Mad Max: Fury Road', just a small sampling from the 46 films she has worked on since 1979.

In this 60th edition of RDInsights, Tom Lloyd RDI takes over the reins to interview Mike Dempsey RDI about his life and work, his love of music, cinema, book cover design, dyslexia, along with his unconventional entrée into the world of graphic design.

Mike Dempsey RDI in conversation with the celebrated cartoonist, illustrator and author Steven Appleby RDI, who has been entertaining us with her wobbly line drawing style, transporting us into often darker corners of her imaginative musings on what life is really all about, for over three decades. In 2021 her graphic novel 'Dragman' was a Guardian Book of The Year, and it also won the PRIX SPÉCIAL DU JURY at the 48th International Angoulême Comic Festival in France.

Graphic designer and filmmaker Marina Willer RDI talks to Mike Dempsey RDI about her Brazilian childhood, creative education and her path to becoming the first female partner of Pentagram, London.

Mike Dempsey RDI talks with designer Charlie Paton RDI about his passion to provide a low-cost solution to one of the world's greatest needs - fresh water in hot, arid areas of our planet.

Simon Esterson RDI is the art director, co-owner and publisher of Eye magazine. It has gained a reputation as the world’s most beautiful and collectable graphic design journal and has recently published its 102nd edition since launching in 1990. Mike Dempsey RDI talks to Simon about his single-minded vision of his professional destiny at an extremely young age.

Jenny Frean RDI is a textile designer known for her refined use of colour, versatility and unique pattern construction. She talks to Mike Dempsey RDI about her long and fascinating career.

The Illustrator and author Marion Deuchars RDI believes that everyone would benefit from living a creative life. She talks about this, her childhood, work and living under lockdown in conversation with fellow RDI, Mike Dempsey.

Paule Constable RDI is an award-winning lighting designer. She has received a staggering five Laurence Olivier Awards for her lighting design work, which has included War Horse and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Listen to her conversation with fellow RDI, Mike Dempsey.

Mike Dempsey RDI explores the world and early life of cartoonist and author, Tom Gauld RDI

Service designer, Ben Terrett RDI shares his views on design in the 21st century, the future of education and the importance of collaboration.

Mike Dempsey RDI in conversation with Morag Myerscough RDI on her life and work and the revelation that she had to wait 25 years before she had found her true creative heart

In this interview, Mike talks to the pioneering modernist graphic designer, Derek Birdsall RDI about his life and long career.