Today's guest on Out of Material is a pioneering designer in healthcare and fitness, Philip Stankard. Philip is the Lead Industrial Designer at 3M following 6 years in a similar role at GE Healthcare, providing a wealth of experience and expertise in the experiences tied to products.   

Philip explains the shift towards circular hospital waste streams, considers the relationship between architecture, product design and atmosphere in the often unfamiliar hospital environment, and delves deeper into the ways in which healthcare is changing as humans pursue increasingly preventative healthcare, and ultimately life extension. He discusses design at length, in particular the underappreciated merits of the digital age as a sketchbook and exposé for upcoming design trends.   

How do hospitals manage the never-ending stream of bio-contaminated waste material? Are too many internet designers blindly pursuing a following by pleasing the algorithm before designing practical real-world solutions?