We're really excited to announce Small Talks, a new event series that we're going to be hosting at Made by Many's London and NYC studios this autumn.

Small Talks shines the spotlight on things that go unnoticed but are integral to the way we live. Speakers will share stories about the small, sometimes invisible, humble design whose impact outweighs its fame.

There will be no ‘portfolio presentations’ at Small Talks. Instead, our speakers will discuss what lies at the core of their work - their passion, pain, process and progress, backstories, partnerships, failures and lessons.

Are you interested to know why things are made the way they are? Sign up to our mailing list to receive an invitation to our first event.

We are still looking for speakers for Small Talks. If you are a maker of things* physical or digital, big or small, that are helpful to people but you think have not been shown the love they deserve, drop us a line at smalltalks@madebymany.co.uk.

*This list includes, but is not limited to: airplanes, bicycle hire schemes, cheese, driverless cars, energy saving devices, fun educational games for children, gloves, hotel rooms, iPhone self repair kits, jobseeker support schemes, kids clothing, lipstick, maps, newspaper apps, organ donation campaigns, photo-sharing ideas, quorn, recycling schemes, surgical instruments, TV streaming services, underground trains, vacuum cleaners, wind turbines, x-ray machines, zebra crossings.

Zofia Ciechowska

Zofia Ciechowska

Keep away from children and fire.

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