But Why? A Design Podcast

009 - Change

with special guest Louise Zawada

May 27 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

39:24

008 - Innovate

with special guest Alex Lotersztain

May 9 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

1

45:43

Two Architectural Masterpieces

Taliesin West and The Eames House

May 4 • Eugene Hooks

6

April 2026

007 - Circularity Can't Be An Afterthought

with special guest Huia Adkins

Apr 23 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

34:17

006 - Materials Matter

with special guest Renae Tapley

Apr 8 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

1

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

1

March 2026

005 - Designers Enhance Life

with special guest Jimmy Thompson

Mar 11 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

1

38:04

February 2026

004 - Environmental & Human Experience

In this episode of But Why?

Feb 26 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

2

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

003 - Why Do We Design With Hostility?

With special guest Sarah Booth

Jan 30 • Eugene Hooks and Stirling Fletcher

2

45:56

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