Mafalda Moreaud is a French designer and researcher who works for the Centre for Civic Innovation at Glasgow City City Council.

Fred Wordie is a critical and service designer based in Berlin. He graduated from the BDes Product Design course at GSA in 2017. His work focuses on how society engages with technology and his projects explore issues such as big data, privacy and virtual consumption. In this podcast he discusses life in Berlin, taking on the capitalist system, and what success means to him.

In this podcast, Kirsty Ross from the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Glasgow’s Professor Nicol Keith talk about the Future Experiences project organised as part of the final-year studies for the Innovation School’s BA Hons Product Design course. Topics discussed include how the project came about and how it provides a future-focused examination of themes such as cancer care and precision medicine, as well as the future of cancer care and collective intelligence.

Struan Stewart studied on the BDes Product Design programme at Glasgow School of Art from 2016-2020. His graduation project and dissertation, completed at home during the enforced Covid-19 lockdown, focused on potential applications for wearable technology in the field of healthcare.

Alexandra Steenbeek studied on the BDesProduct Design programme at Glasgow School of Art from 2013-2017. She was offered a place on the course at the age of just 16, having completed high school at the Internationale Schule Frankfurt.

In this special episode, we celebrate the 25-year legacy of the Master of European Design (MEDes) programme — a pioneering collaboration between top design schools across Europe. Hosted by Professor Gordon Hush, we hear from founders, faculty, and alumni about the programme’s origins, its impact on global design education, and the transformational power of studying across cultures. From Glasgow to Helsinki, Paris to Milan, discover how MEDes has shaped generations of designers, fostered lifelong connections, and remained relevant in an ever-evolving Europe. Featuring voices like Norman McNally, Liz Davis, Philip Heidkamp, and MEDes graduates, this episode offers an inspiring look at the value of international design education — past, present, and future.