But Why? A Design Podcast

006 - Materials Matter

with special guest Renae Tapley

Apr 8 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

35:29

Taylor Guitars

Factory tours are one of my favourite ways of getting to know an organisation. They give light to true values and priorities.

Apr 4 • Eugene Hooks

March 2026

Episode 005 - Designers Enhance Life

with special guest Jimmy Thompson

Mar 11 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

1

38:04

February 2026

Episode 004 - Environmental & Human Experience

In this episode of But Why?

Feb 26 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

1

32:26

Special Episode - Perth Design Week 2026

With special guest Sandy Anghie

Feb 12 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

1

25:17

January 2026

Episode 003 - Why Do We Design With Hostility?

With special guest Sarah Booth

Jan 30 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

2

45:56

Episode 002 - Are We Wasting By Design?

What does it mean to be ‘wasted by design’, and are we, as an industry (and a society), designing waste into the system on purpose?

Jan 14 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

3

27:47

There must be better ways for marketing partnerships to manifest

Last week at a Big Bash Cricket game I found myself surrounded by what I would describe as a public display of designed waste.

Jan 11 • Eugene Hooks

4

December 2025

The Irony of Value

Buried amongst demolition debris is a $3,000+ AUD European made armchair that is nowhere near end of life.

Dec 18, 2025 • Stirling Fletcher

2

Episode 001 - Why Do We Design?

In this first episode of ‘But Why, A Design Podcast’, hosts Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher explore the question of - Why do we design?

Dec 15, 2025 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

2

18:40

Episode 000 - Intro

In our very first release of But Why?

Dec 14, 2025 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

2

2:21

Waste That Pretends to Be Value

The Linear Economy is widely known.

Dec 11, 2025 • Eugene Hooks

2