Sensuous Peripheries
The Sensuous Peripheries podcast features host Dr. Caroline McMillan engaging in conversations with the leading minds shaping our design futures. A distinctive take on the sensuous edges of creativity and knowledge at the intersection of cultural practice and technology development. Join us to redesign the peripheries of the mind, body and spirit using the patterns of the living world as metaphor and method. Giving you creative strategies and conscious design ideas that inscribe the aesthetics of emergence, growth, transition and healing. Fortnightly. Special thanks to musician BLACK SHELL, who composed the Sensuous Peripheries theme music.
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018. Smell Art: Creating Olfactory Experiences
02/01/2024
018. Smell Art: Creating Olfactory Experiences
Erin Adams of Smell Art joins to talk about her work creating memorable experiences with the disappearing medium of scent, the challenges of working digitally with aroma and the social aspects of smell. @_smell_art_ ____________ There are lots of ways to support the show. Visit: carolinemcmillan.com/podcast and while you're there, you can sign up for my newsletter or sustain the show by becoming a patron. We appreciate the support!
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017. A Perfumer's World: Decolonising the Fragrance Industry Pt. 2
01/17/2024
017. A Perfumer's World: Decolonising the Fragrance Industry Pt. 2
In this second of a special two-parter on the work of Yosh Han, a scent artist known for her elaborate moving image landscapes and public sculptures, we talk about the matter of olfactory energetics. Yosh has a unique vantage on the global landscape of the fragrance industry, and her ongoing work to decolonise the fragrance Industry is the subject this time. This episode is anchored in her work with the Scent Festival platform and her pursuit to address its "O" word terminology. But it also points out the greater systematic connections between Eurocentric fragrance naming, material sourcing, and capitalism, which impacts wealth and power dynamics in the fragrance industry. Her collaboration of the senses in future-focused olfactory projects unveils multisensory experiences to better know our world, and ourselves. Find out more about Yosh’s trailblazing work in this episode here: https://eaudeyosh.com/ @eaudeyosh _______________ There are lots of ways to support the show. Visit: and while you're there, you can sign up for my newsletter or sustain the show by becoming a patron. We appreciate the support!
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016. A Perfumer's World: Scent and Intuition Pt. 1
01/10/2024
016. A Perfumer's World: Scent and Intuition Pt. 1
This is the first episode of a special two-parter on the art and practice of Yosh Han, a pioneer of American Perfumery. Award-winning nose, clairvoyant and aura reader, super-taster, flavourist, sommelier, judge, advisor, speaker, educator and creative collaborator, scent artist, Yosh has her nose to the pulse of all things olfaction, creating and curating the contemporary scent zeitgeist for decades. A champion of independent perfumery, she’s a certifiable rockstar in global indie fragrance communities, actively lifting up and promoting perfumer-creators with an open-hearted generosity and transparency that's refreshing in an industry otherwise shrouded in mystery and secrecy. Find out more about Yosh's work in this episode here: @eaudeyosh ____________ There are lots of ways to support the show. Visit: and while you're there, you can sign up for my newsletter or sustain the show by becoming a patron. We appreciate the support!
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015. Food Choreography
11/11/2023
015. Food Choreography
Tauras Stalnionis talks about his work exploring the choreographies of food through design research. He approaches the medium and topic of hand-held street food as a multidisciplinary practice framed by design, performing arts and food. Using the techniques and strategies of street vendors, Tauras takes food out of the plate and transform it into theatre. @tauras.s @ cafe.muller.2 http://www.tauras-s.com/ ____________ There are lots of ways to support the show. Visit: carolinemcmillan.com/podcast and while you're there, you can sign up for my newsletter or sustain the show by becoming a patron. We appreciate the support!
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014. Food on Mars? Exploring Sensory Food Experience
10/25/2023
014. Food on Mars? Exploring Sensory Food Experience
Laila Snevele—a Sensory Food Designer—talks about her work exploring the perception of food through multisensorial research. She designs recipes for the brain. At the intersection of scientific knowledge and creative application, Laila leads the future of food design with insatiable curiosity to deliver novel food experiences that transform table culture into magical experiences. @sensoverse @sensory_food_design ____________ There are lots of ways to support the show. Visit: carolinemcmillan.com/podcast and while you're there, you can sign up for my newsletter or sustain the show by becoming a patron. We appreciate the support! uZALwXFxnmYKDsNno9Qv
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013. Country Centred Design
10/12/2023
013. Country Centred Design
In this episode, I listen to Prof. Angie Abdilla of Old Ways, New and the Australian National University’s School of Cybernetics talk about Country Centred Design, a methodology with country in mind, in and through a strategic process for relational connections. Dreaming up the future state of A.I. Angie talks about technology development informed by Indigenous knowledges and systems. Where our tools, our technologies have a more meaningful relationship and considered place within our society. https://oldwaysnew.com/ There are lots of ways to support the show. Visit: carolinemcmillan.com/podcast and while you're there, you can sign up for my newsletter or sustain the show by becoming a patron. We appreciate the support!
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012. Following the Plants: Gardening Atomic Roses Pt. 2
12/08/2022
012. Following the Plants: Gardening Atomic Roses Pt. 2
In this second of a special two-parter on the art and practice of Gabriella Hirst, an artist known for her elaborate moving image landscapes and public sculptures, we talk about the language of entanglement. In Gabriella’s contemporary visions of beauty, gardening practices centre around a rare species of garden rose, the rosa floribunda ‘Atom Bomb’, as a site of critique and care. This episode is anchored in her How To Make a Bomb and Battlefield projects that examine structural connections between horticulture, state power, and nuclear colonialism. Pulling back the veil on Britain’s historical and current nuclear armament through rare plant cultivars. Find out more about Gabriella's fascinating work in this episode here: @gabriellahirst To get Sensuous Peripheries podcast episodes and exclusive content delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for my newsletter . Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast!
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011. Following the Plants: Gardening Atomic Roses Pt. 1
11/24/2022
011. Following the Plants: Gardening Atomic Roses Pt. 1
Known for her elaborate moving image landscapes and public sculptures, Gabriella Hirst draws connections between the politics of capture, plant taxonomies and untold histories of nuclear colonialism. She creates contemporary visions of beauty, where gardening practices centred around a rare species of garden rose, the rosa floribunda ‘Atom Bomb’ is a site of critique and care. Find out more about Gabriella's fascinating work in this episode here: @gabriellahirst To get weekly Sensuous Peripheries podcast episodes and exclusive content delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for my newsletter . Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast!
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010. The Past, Present & Future of Olfactory Technologies and Media
11/10/2022
010. The Past, Present & Future of Olfactory Technologies and Media
Jas Brooks, a PhD researcher at the University of Chicago, joins to talk about burgeoning, multisensorial realms of innovation. We plunge nose-first into the exciting matter of our chemical senses to talk about past, present and future olfactory technologies and media. See how Jas is attending to what it means to sense and interact with our physical and virtual environments, to which they’re contributing so richly. The ideas they love to work with the most. Find out more about the fascinating research in this episode here: @jas_x_flowers To get weekly Sensuous Peripheries podcast episodes and exclusive content delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for my newsletter . Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast!
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009. The Essence of Design
10/27/2022
009. The Essence of Design
Karsten Binar has designed countless visual and spatial heartstoppers for high-profile clients such as European culture channel ARTE and Veejay for Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk. He joins the podcast to talk about his remarkable career and share his insights on the essence and core of compelling design communication. To get weekly Sensuous Peripheries podcast episodes and exclusive content delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for my newsletter . Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast!
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008. The Magic & Power of Quantum Artificial Intelligence Systems
10/14/2022
008. The Magic & Power of Quantum Artificial Intelligence Systems
Twain Liu, a heartist, scientist, and trailblazer in human+machine intelligence, joins the podcast to discuss cutting-edge research in quantum computing, Daoism, and her own experience. She reframes the conversation on data classification for natural language understanding towards developing humane, naturally coherent AI systems. Find out more about Twain and . To get weekly Sensuous Peripheries podcast episodes and exclusive content delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for my newsletter . Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast!
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007. The Art & Science of CBD Aromatherapy for Women’s Health
09/28/2022
007. The Art & Science of CBD Aromatherapy for Women’s Health
Why is medicalCBD so popular right now? So, what on earth exactly is CBD? How does CBD Aromatherapy impact wellness when it comes to anxiety and perimenopause? What is it used for? What benefits does it bring to the body and mind as plant-powered, integrative support? How to know which products use top-quality ingredients, and avoid the snake oil variants? On this podcast, I discuss the undiscussable; CBD + perimenopause. I dedicated this episode to the 90% of women experiencing perimenopause symptoms!! I explain how CBD will impact the future of women’s health, exploring some key issues in everyday life and wellness. I answer some burning questions that surround this booming cannabinoid. help women feel their best and balanced. I’m so excited to share the art + science of CBD Aromatherapy, a modern method reclaiming ancient wisdom from the turbulant histories stemming from the war on plants. This week, it’s all about CBD Aromatherapy 101 for women’s health. Get your free CBD Aromatherapy guide : To get weekly Sensuous Peripheries podcast episodes and exclusive content delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for my newsletter . Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast!
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006. Becoming Aquatic. Creative Realms of Mutual Nurture
09/20/2022
006. Becoming Aquatic. Creative Realms of Mutual Nurture
Cross-disciplinary thinker and designer Philipp Schueller joins me to talk about two decades of creative practice. Spanning his professional collaboration as part of fashion duo Schueller De Waal to a recent departure from fashion into speculative future scapes and his aspirational realm of becoming a ‘fashion biologist’. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: @drphis https://www.janvaneyck.nl/participants/philipp-schueller To get weekly Sensuous Peripheries podcast episodes and exclusive content delivered directly to your inbox, sign up for my newsletter . Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast!
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005. Curating Art's Social Economies
08/09/2022
005. Curating Art's Social Economies
In this episode cultural producer, curator, artist, and designer Kim Chin discusses her prolific creative career, her curation work within the London art sector, and ongoing focus towards the care of slower, sustainable, and ethical ways of making. Resources and links mentioned in this episode: @project.credit Project Credit is currently led by Nick Hackworth and Mazzy-Mae Green alongside a wide network of external curators, academics and cultural workers dedicated to enhancing and furthering its aims. The Project originated in 2019 as a response to the inequalities and challenges faced by this segment of the sector, and as a collaboration between the art platform Modern Forms, and universities Central Saint Martins, UAL, and Kingston School of Art. Unboxing Community conversation ESEA Sisters Art Chats x Tate Late Find out more about Kim’s work here: @_kim.chin @the__collective_self @esea.sisters The Global Majority Advisory Branch
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004. The Sensory Intelligence of the Body and Creativity
08/02/2022
004. The Sensory Intelligence of the Body and Creativity
In this episode, Ben Munday joins to talk about his methods and how to tune in to bodily intelligence for creativity. A body-oriented coach committed to raising up women in businesses, Ben shares why body-based approaches are so valuable when tackling bold transitions and deepening life fulfilment. Links mentioned in this episode:
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000. The Sensuous Peripheries podcast trailer
07/27/2022
000. The Sensuous Peripheries podcast trailer
The “Sensuous Peripheries” podcast is a new show hosted by Caroline McMillan. Caroline explores the senses and the patterns of nature through the artistic, scientific and esoteric lens. Every Tuesday.
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003. The Heart of Sustainable Design Architecture
07/27/2022
003. The Heart of Sustainable Design Architecture
In this episode interior designer Emily Cox joins to talk about her remarkable career at the forefront of sustainable practices in the built environment.
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002. How I brought ancient Egyptian perfumes back to life
07/19/2022
002. How I brought ancient Egyptian perfumes back to life
Smell was the vital sensory pulse of ancient Egyptian life. In this week’s episode, I share the path that led me to research ancient cosmetic and perfume practices, discovering how ancient Egyptian perfume artefacts were made and used for both religious and personal use. In 2019, my research into olfactory wearable technologies brought me to make ancient Egyptian perfume cones, temple incenses and oils. What did ancient egypt smell like? Anyone interested in the art of fragrance might almost smell the ancient Egyptian perfume wafting from the speakers. Please consider rating and reviewing my show. , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and “Write a Review.” Share what you liked about the episode. Also, if you haven’t already, follow the podcast!
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001. Introducing: Sensuous Peripheries
07/19/2022
001. Introducing: Sensuous Peripheries
Sensuous Peripheries is a podcast about the senses. It’s the debut platform for the multidisciplinary creative studio Peripherie, founded by myself Caroline, a researcher, designer, technologist, and writer who’s explored sensory design and technology examples at length. Consider this introductory episode of Sensuous Peripheries, a “who I am, how I got here, where I’m going” prologue where I share my podcast content creation approach. I’m a student of the complex; why is design sustainability important? And what is design for sustainability? questions. In this podcast, I’ll shine a light on how the body’s sensory spectrum intersects with nature’s patterns to name and define a centre for conscious art and design aesthetics. These conversations offer the latest, innovative examples relating sensory art mediums, issues, design history and multidisciplinary creative practices. Each week, the Sensuous Peripheries Podcast will release ideas or guest interviews conducted by myself, Caroline, with leading creators in the arts, design, research, business, and beyond, representing work characterised by conscious design or purpose. These people make an impact in their field by contributing to larger conversations about the living world we’re all part of. The familiar thread? These creators are shaping design futures that centre on well-being and flourishing. They’ve fearlessly made the leap to pursue creative new visions by stepping out of norms. Each weaves a distinct perspective on our sensuous experience to imaginate emergent futures. I created the Sensory Peripheries podcast to give you creative strategies that help you do the same. Is there an idea or a moment from this episode that has stayed with you? Then please consider rating and reviewing my show. , scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and “Write a Review.” Share what you liked about the episode. Also, if you haven’t already, follow the podcast! Special thanks to musician , who composed the Sensuous Peripheries theme music.
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