Random Talks

Renée Byer has the rare inner lens needed to produce photos with profound emotional resonance and sensitivity. That talent has brought her countless h

If Tetsuya Kaida has his way, we’ll soon be driving ultralight cars built of kelp and transparent vehicles featuring “mood training” dashboards that m

A partner at renowned design firm IDEO and the co-leader of both IDEO’s Bay Area operation and its Asia initiative, Owen Rogers stands squarely at the

Amarit (Aim) Charoenphan (อมฤทธิ์ เจริญพันธุ์) Co-founder Hubba Coworking Space (ผู้ร่วมก่อตั้ง Hubba Coworking Space) Amarit Charoenphan completed hi

Hans Reitz shares a vision with 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus: a planet utterly without poverty. In 2008, the two established t

Are we living in the era of the bold eccentric, the realm of the unfettered visionary? Masaki Takeuchi thinks so, and he should know: he’s the man in

Art Director and Designer Cook, preserve, store, serve—the core sequence of events in any kitchen—is simpler now thanks to the OSORO smart tableware s

Here’s Dave McCaughan in 1986, interviewing at ad giant McCann. Interviewer: So, Mr. McCaughan, I see you’ve been a children’s storyteller . . . a yog

Working to bring a “revolution” to people and companies in this era where change is so fiercely required. Sasaki has been an integral part in the real

Ken Okuyama has spent a lifetime fashioning exotic yet practical things of surpassing beauty. The prizewinning car designer has shaped models for Gene

Batteries made from wood. Stone transformed into paper. Coffee turned in biochemicals to absorb odors and protect our skin from UV rays. Bioplastics a

People love working for Ricco DeBlank. Two years after he took over the Ritz-Carlton Osaka in 2003, for example, an industry survey ranked it as Japan

Amanda Joy Ravenhill believes in the power of business to tackle social issues, most pressingly climate change. She is a professor at Presidio Graduat

Nobu Okada discovered his passion for all things space after attending NASA space camp in high school. Now, as founder of Singapore start-up ASTROSCAL

Brainstorms are Tom Kelley’s stock-in-trade, and when he says creativity is the secret to economic growth, people listen. After all, Tom helped take g

Plastic doesn’t seem so fantastic these days—more an ecological nightmare that is overflowing our garbage dumps, accumulating in vast, drifting island