Media
Design Excellence Decided
Get an insider’s perspective on the jury process for the 2024 iF Design Award
Vehicle or House?
My interview of Pininfarina Design Manager Francisco Barboza and his work on electric Transformer House (eTH)
Distilled To The Max
Report on the Honda Saloon and Bollinger B2 cars presented at the 2024 CES Show in Las Vegas.
Is Ai Good For Design?
Here I present my views on Ai and design
at the AiDLab and Hong Poly Technical University sponsored “Fashion x Ai”symposium in Hong Kong.
/Imagine good design.
HUMANISTIC FOOTWEAR DESIGN
Designing the Next Generation World Shoe
Stadia Ventures
2022 European Speaker Series
Lorin Hamlin, Ian Lynam and I discuss the importance of innovation in the sports industry, sustainability, getting people back to sport and the M word.
Kevin Jost, Founder & CEO of Futurride interviews Charles Johnson on design, innovation and his passion for mobility.
Moderator: Product Innovation Apparel Panel Discussion
I had the honour of moderating this panel of Who’s Who in the space of wearable technology sponsored by PI Apparel including Jenny Siede, Mindy Scheier, Jacob Skinner and Billie Whitehouse.
Keynote: Wear It Innovation Summit 2021
Pushing The Boundaries of Fashiontech
In this presentation I shared my views on the future of wearable technology which includes not only microprocessors but also micro-organisms.
Women In Sports Tech Leadership Series
In November, 2020 I attended a virtual conference, “Meet the Women in Sports Tech team: Changing the Ratio in Sports”. I met some amazing people including WiST Board Member, Alysse Soll who profiled me for the WiST Sports Tech Leadership Series. Click the link below to check out our conversation.
Agents of Innovation Podcast
I had a great time talking with long time professional friend Dave Knies for the debut of his podcast, Agents of Innovation. We talked about empathy, our formative years at Adidas in Germany, sneakers, Kobe and humanistic design.
Pause Fest 2021
Aspirations of a Humanistic Designer is a talk about my transformation toward designing for humanity. I cover aspects of my professional journey alongside current events which have lead me to a re-energized design ethos.
Creatables Podcast Interview
The basic idea of Creatables is to promote and drive innovation in the context of sustainability. The word Creatables (Creative + Sustainable) stands on the one hand for the fact that creativity is an essential requirement for innovation. And on the other hand for the conviction that we have to advance the topic of sustainability as a community. In this interview I talk about how innovation processes can be managed and established in a company and offer insight into DESIGN TO FADE, a cross-industry cooperation in Biodesign.
Cowboy Story
The need for exercise during last year's lockdown inspired me to get a bicycle. But not just any bike, a Cowboy Electric bike. Everything about my experience with Cowboy has been extraordinary and I let them know. They were inspired enough to include me in Cowboy Stories - A journal of human stories shared at street level through the Cowboy rider community.
Opening Keynote Bizplay Meets Creatables - Design for Humanistic Values
With DESIGN TO FADE, Puma has started a cooperation with the Swedish design studio Streamateria and the Dutch design project Living Color. Charles Johnson, Global Director of Innovation, gives insights into what a sustainable textile industry can look like and how biodesign can help. He also reports on how cross-industry collaboration supports innovation.
International Design Conference Keynote - Design for Humanistic Values
Having spent 30 years designing for human performance, Charles talks about his transformation toward designing for humanity. He covers aspects of his personal and professional journey alongside current events, which have led him to a re-energized design ethos. Recorded September 18, 2020
Design Driven Innovation 2016
Keynote Speaker
Milan Design Week 2018
Exhibition Presenter
DeSForM 2019
Keynote Speaker
Pause Fest - February 2020
Panelist - Get The World Moving Through Sports Tech
