Diversifying Design with Angela Medlin

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 15 February 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Angela Medlin spent 25 years as a groundbreaking apparel designer in the corporate world. Her design institute, FAAS, aims to train the next generation of diverse designers and creatives.

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0:00.0	While a lot of outdoor adventuring has to do with where we go and what we do, there's
0:09.0	another element to it.
0:11.3	Gear.
0:12.3	We all have our favorite things that make getting outside that much easier.
0:16.2	Those snowboard pants with the perfect pocket and zippers, the running shoes that are so
0:20.6	comfy you wear them around the house, the rain jacket that keeps you dry in a backpacking
0:25.4	trip, and looks good.
0:27.7	As much as we love our gear, we don't often think about how it's created, designed perfectly
0:33.0	to fit our needs and solve a problem, and look good.
0:37.6	Angela Medlin is a legendary outdoor and athletic gear designer.
0:41.8	During her 25 year career as a pioneer in problem solver, Angela was often the only
0:47.3	person of color in her design department.
0:50.2	She spent her career creating durable, practical, and fashionable clothing for major brands,
0:56.3	and you've definitely heard of.
0:58.3	But now, Angela has left the corporate world behind to focus on exciting new projects.
1:04.1	I'm Shelby Stanger, and this is Wild Ideas' Worth Living.
1:12.7	Angela Medlin has worked for so many globally renowned brands.
1:16.0	It's hard to keep track of them all.
1:18.2	The Jordan brand at Nike, Adidas, the North Face, Eddie Bauer, and Levi Strauss.
1:25.2	But a few years ago, Angela decided to make a big shift.
1:28.8	Instead of working at these big brands herself, she wanted to train and prepare the next
1:33.8	generation of BIPOC designers and creatives.
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