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Ayse Birsel

FromDesign Matters with Debbie Millman

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34 minutes

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Feb 15, 2016

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Debbie talks to Ayse Birsel about her expansive career as an industrial designer and how she uses art and design to reconstruct her personal and professional life around a core idea.

Released:

Feb 15, 2016

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Design Matters with Debbie Millman is one of the world’s very first podcasts. Broadcasting independently for over 15 years, the show is about how incredibly creative people design the arc of their lives.

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