Crafting Human™ Podcast
Crafting Human celebrates the creative brilliance of humans and the value of the soulful human touch expressed in the process of making, building and creating. Each week we have conversations with global creatives, makers, artisans, craftsmen, designers and storytellers, and we discuss how their work creates meaningful connections, distinctly shapes cultures and transforms communities & ecosystems. Crafting Human is a quiet resistance to the values of the industrial mindset that erode and devalue humans in the creative process. Through each guest's stories and creative expressions, we restore attention to what cannot be automated: the human hand, the human process, and the human story, which reflect our identity and values, and shape our experiences. We are reclaiming agency, the value of our humanity and the priceless beauty of the "slow" work made with intention and soul.
Crafting Human™ Podcast
Crafting Human™ Ep. 6 | Garrett Robbins on Storytelling, Cultural Memory, and Andaz Prague
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On this episode of Crafting Human, I sit down with interior designer Garrett Robbins, co-founder of Brime Robbins, for a conversation about cultural heritage, storytelling, and the role design can play in reflecting a sense of identity and enabling a deeper connection to community and culture.
Garrett shares the design inspiration behind the award-winning Andaz Prague project, a hotel design concept shaped by Czech myths and legends passed down through generations. Together, we explore how a narrative can anchor design decisions, how integrated art can bring a space to life, and what it means to create hospitality environments with depth, meaning, and emotional resonance.
We talk about what happens when a building becomes a vessel for shared memory, when craftsmanship bridges generations, and when a hotel becomes a place that helps people remember who they are and where they come from.
Crafting Human™ is a space for conversations that go beyond aesthetics to explore what it means to create and to remain human in a world increasingly shaped by automation and optimization.
In this episode:
– Storytelling as the anchor for design decisions
– Cultural memory and myth as design inspiration
– Integrated art and collaboration with local artists and artisans
– Hospitality as a space for shared meaning and emotional connection
– How Garrett thinks about AI, creativity, and the role of soul in design
You can explore Garrett’s work here:
Website: https://www.brimerobbins.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brimerobbins/?hl=en
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