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Design and Architecture
Design and Architecture

Tesla gigafactory, Whole Foods design, Ben Medansky

Hosted by Frances Anderton Aug. 09, 2016
A tour of Tesla's new gigafactory, under construction in the Nevada desert and how that intersects with CEO Elon Musk's latest master plan. We compare two Whole Foods stores and a look at the seductive power of supermarket design. And, ceramicist Ben Medansky, talks about the support that followed a fire that destroyed his downtown LA studio.

Photo: Deborah English at 365 by Whole Foods in Silver Lake. (Avishay Artsy)

From this Episode:

Tesla gigafactory

Despite recent criticisms of the company, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced new big plans: his "Master Plan, Part Deux." And he invited journalists to check out his new...

9 min

Whole Foods design

If there's one grocery store that seems to have tapped into the zeitgeist -- at least of health-conscious Angelenos -- it's Whole Foods. But is it the power of the products,...

13 min

Ben Medansky

In late July a fire from a blown transformer in a Downtown LA pallet yard spread into the studio of ceramicist Ben Medansky. The studio was destroyed, but out of the ashes...

5 min

Credits

Host:
Frances Anderton

Producers:
Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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