'Design as Craft': Edward Barber and David Chipperfield in conversation

‘Design as Craft’: Edward Barber and David Chipperfield in conversation

13 May 2026

British designer Edward Barber takes part in a new session of the ‘Design in Conversation’ series at Casa RIA. On this occasion, David Chipperfield will speak with Edward Barber about design as craft and the processes that connect creativity, industry and production.

This series forms part of the public programme of the exhibition ‘Design for Living’

March–June 2026

Event in English
Galician translation available

Bookings eventos@casaria.org

The conversation, titled ‘Design as Craft’, will focus on contemporary design practice, from the creative process to production. Drawing on the experience of the Barber & Osgerby studio, the event will explore the relationship between materials, technology and industry, as well as the role of experimentation in the development of new objects.

In dialogue with David Chipperfield, Edward Barber will reflect on the work of the designer as a practice that combines research, innovation and material knowledge. The conversation will explore how contemporary design moves between craft traditions and industrial processes, producing objects that become part of everyday life.

‘Design in Conversation’ is a series of four talks within the public programme of the current exhibition at Casa RIA, conceived as a space for dialogue about the role of design in everyday life.

The series features Maite Sebastiá, Tim Marlow, Edward Barber and Alice Rawsthorn in conversation with David Chipperfield, exploring different dimensions of design: the objects that accompany us around the table, design culture, the craft of design and design as an attitude.

Edward Barber founded the London studio Barber & Osgerby with Jay Osgerby in 1996, after studying architecture together at the Royal College of Art. Since then, their work has explored the boundaries of contemporary design through a practice that combines material research, technological innovation and collaboration with industry.

The studio’s approach is characterised by an experimental attitude towards materials, colour and production processes. This has led to projects that engage both with industrial processes and new technologies as well as with art, including large-scale installations such as Double Space (2014), presented in the Raphael Gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Forecast (2016), a wind-powered installation created for the first London Design Biennale at Somerset House.