Studio RDN-X is excited to share Episode 10 of Musings Behind the Creative, featuring internationally acclaimed ceramicist Andile Majolandile Dyalvane.
This episode examines clay as a material of memory, exploring how earth, craft and spiritual practice intersect in creative work.
Andile speaks to clay as a form of ancestral knowledge — a medium that documents history, identity and the evolving relationship between land and maker.
For professionals working in architecture, interiors, material innovation or cultural design, this conversation offers rare insight into how traditional craft can inform contemporary practice.
We discuss material intelligence, cultural continuity, ritual in design, and the role of the artist as archivist and storyteller.
Available now on Spotify & YouTube.
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In this episode of Musings Behind the Creative, we sit down with Charlotte Holland, a fully qualified architect whose journey from student to chartered professional is a story of purpose, resilience, and mentorship.Charlotte shares what it really takes to go from university to qualification — from the long nights of study to the personal growth that comes with finding your place in the profession. With experience across education, healthcare, and life science sectors, she reflects on the architect’s role in shaping a better world for future generations.We also dive into her passion for mentoring, equity, and neurodiversity in the built environment, and how she’s turning those passions into tangible change through her work with the University of Westminster, ARB PPE Commission, and the Women in Architecture Mentoring Programme.This is a thoughtful, grounded conversation for students, emerging architects, and anyone navigating the transition from education to professional practice — exploring how we learn, grow, and give back along the way.
This week on Musings Behind the Creative, we revisit the journey of Alastair Blyth — from his early studio days as a student architect to becoming a leading educator, researcher, and voice for the profession. In this special episode, Alastair reflects on how education shaped his practice and how practice, in turn, reshaped his teaching. He shares the realities behind architectural training, the lessons that carry through a lifetime, and the value of curiosity as the foundation for meaningful design. For students finding their path and architects rediscovering theirs, this conversation is a reminder that growth in architecture never stops — it simply evolves.
In this special on-site episode of Musings Behind the Creative, we take you directly into the heart of our Grade II Listed project with BIM Coordinator and collaborator Sonda Muvla. It’s raw, it’s real, and it’s a chance to hear what happens when ideas leave the drawing board and enter the construction site.From design challenges to breakthrough moments, we unpack the problem-solving, the collaboration, and the creativity that unfolds in real time. Alongside Sonda, we explore not just the technical side of building, but the human side: teamwork, resilience, and what it means to shape a space that will stand for years to come.This isn’t theory — it’s practice. A behind-the-scenes look at design in action, and a window into the lived experience of making projects real.Tune in for insights, reflections, and a candid perspective on the Grade II Listed residential journey.
In this episode, we sit down with Alastair Blyth — architect, researcher, and thought leader on how learning environments and professional practice shape the future of architecture.
Alastair is Assistant Head of School, School of Architecture and Cities, and School Director of Professionalism, Ethics and Practice at the University of Westminster. He also serves as Chair of the DCDI College Research and Knowledge Exchange Ethics Committee. Beyond academia, his work spans global impact: consultant to the World Bank, member of the University of Melbourne Academic Alliance team on Innovative Learning Environments + Student Engagement, and lead researcher on the Project on Architectural Student Employment Outcomes (PASEO).
Before joining Westminster, Alastair worked as an analyst at the OECD, advising governments on education, design, and policy for learning environments — with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and higher education policy.
This conversation goes deep into the intersections of design, research, and policy — unpacking how the spaces we create influence learning, how professional practice is evolving, and what the future looks like for early-career architects worldwide.
Tune in for insights that sit at the crossroads of architecture, education, and global policy.
Architect & Mentor
Charlotte Shields is an emerging architect whose journey to becoming a Chartered Architect in the UK is as inspiring as it is instructive. With a background in architectural design across rural, residential, tourism, agricultural, equestrian, and listed building projects, Charlotte has navigated the challenges of the profession with determination and creativity.
On this episode of Musings Behind the Creative, Charlotte shares candid insights into the path to chartership, inspiring future architects to navigate their own journeys with purpose and confidence.
Welcome to Season 2 of Musings Behind the Creative! In this opening episode, your host sets the stage for an inspiring new season packed with insight and authenticity. Expect conversations with seasoned professionals, early-career creatives finding their way, and voices from the middle ground where growth and resilience live.
We’re also excited to introduce special segments with Professional Architecture Mentors (PAM), diving into the realities of practice, mentorship, and what it takes to thrive in the design world.
This introduction is your invitation into the journey — a season designed to engage, challenge, and celebrate creativity at every stage. Whether you’re a student, a practitioner, or simply curious about the creative process, there’s something here for you.
Can your practice offer a two-week (unpaid) placement for an undergraduate year 3 student in September? The scheme is short by 20 places and needs your help. This is the link to the form practices need to complete to register for the program: https://lnkd.in/dQUs9tMa
Fantastic Mr Marcel is a London based artist, with a background in different creative paths.
On eveolving his muics career he says “I started out pretty much listening to a lot of music and singing along to it with the door so loud. I sang a lot almost every day and I was really bad at it so my mum was always telling me to be quiet. I just really love the feeling I got when I was doing it so I started commenting pen to paper to write my own music and it went from there really.
My goals for 2001 was to put out my first album and release it. It's not an impossible achievement but it's taken me about 5 years to get my first mixtape together and there's been so much change and growth in me as a person, performer and musician. So that was my aim for 2019. Then I released a few singles after to be able to share a new side of me with the listeners.
Join us as we sit down and explore the many different paths of an artist becoming.
On this weeks episode, i share my thoughts on the passing of Chadwick Boseman the lessons i have learnt on his work ethics and how we share and present ourselves in a world that is generally unforgiving.
On today's episode we sit with Tosin Oshinow a registered Architect in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and also a member of the Royal Institute of the British Architects. She has been lead Architect at cmDesign Atelier (cmD+A) since 2012. cmD+A is an architecture design consultancy practice based in Lagos and is best known from the Maryland Mall, which opened in June 2016. We talk all things Architecture, the blurred lens of history and working with our counter parts in the office. This is an episode that is charged with all the culture nuances that we find with having a multi national identity.
In this episode of my personal musings, i talk about how to reinvent yourself to allow you to generate a steady income.
We sit down with Otee Evong, the CEO and creative head of The Vongii Culture and Tatabyvongii. Otee Evong has had the pleasure of working with work with a few celebrities in the past, like; Falz the bad guy, Rude Boy aka Psquare to mention a few...
Understanding how to turn your lived experiences into your superpower.
We sit down with Jimmy Lee Wilson Jr. and talk all things creative, cultural and spiritual. Jimmy was born and raised on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. He not only pastors the church but is also the founder/chairman for the internationally known Jimmy Lee Wilson Jr. Ministries, Inc., Next Level Youth Empowerment, Inc., and Extraordinary Realty Group, LLC (ERG). He believes strongly in the economic empowerment of black people world wide, the abolishing of systematic racism world wide,
In this episode i talk about micro aggressions, mentorship & honouring your needs in a meaningful way.
We take the time to look at how Akeelah's work flows inform her work, while dissecting ideas central to world core views.
In this episode i talk about ways of honouring yourself through your work as a creative.
We sit down with Derick Ofodirinwa, to talk about his current book while exploring literature through spirituality and mythology of Igbo identity & culture in the mainstream.
I take you through my internal and external work flows while developing my identity as a creative & interior architect.