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Material Matters with Grant Gibson

Revolutionising waste with Sophie Thomas OBE

March 26, 2026·58 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Can a communication designer change the global conversation on rubbish? Sophie Thomas OBE—a rare blend of campaigner, chartered waste manager, and practicing designer—joins Grant Gibson to discuss her extraordinary, three-decade journey at the vanguard of sustainable design. In this episode, we explore how ‘material intelligence’ and circular design thinking can inform activism. We discuss: Graphic Activism: How design can move beyond ‘guilt’ to create real environmental change.Rubbish Tours:...

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