Priya Khanchandani on design in the pandemic and an urgent call for diversity

Priya Khanchandani is the head of curatorial and interpretation at the Design Museum. Prior to her role there she worked at the V&A as well as the British Council. She also studied modern languages at the University of Cambridge and had a five-year career as a lawyer, before moving to the design industry. In our conversation, we track Priya's career, discuss diversity in the design sector and also talk about the role of design in the pandemic and curating museum exhibitions remotely.

Mentioned in the episode:

Design Museum: https://designmuseum.org/ Priya's 'secret' exhibition "Amy: Beyond The Stage": https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/amy-beyond-the-stage Design Can: https://design-can.com/

This episode was produced by Green Podcast Productions.

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