Playlist

Legends of the design world

Some of history's greatest designers share intriguing perspectives and vignettes from their prolific journeys.

Renzo Piano

The genius behind some of the world's most famous buildings

Philippe Starck

Design and destiny

Alice Rawsthorn

Pirates, nurses and other rebel designers

Paola Antonelli

Why I brought Pac-Man to MoMA

Thomas Heatherwick

Building the Seed Cathedral

Paula Scher

Great design is serious, not solemn

Marc Kushner

Why the buildings of the future will be shaped by ... you

Michael Murphy

Architecture that's built to heal

Stefan Sagmeister

Happiness by design

John Maeda

Designing for simplicity

Yves Béhar

Designing objects that tell stories