S5E14 - Why the Best New Design Leaders Change Nothing in Their First 90 Days | Stephan Clambaneva

Are you designing for the middle of the bell curve, or for the people who need it most?

In this episode of Why Design, Stephan Clambaneva shares the belief that sits at the heart of his work: that industrial design's greatest contribution is at the front end of product development, where 80% of environmental impact is determined, where material choices get locked in, and where the decisions that actually matter are still open.

Rather than taking the conventional path of pure industrial design consultancy, Stephan built a career across mechanical engineering, CAD work, sustainability research, design...