Design · Ian Barnard
by Ian Barnard
A podcast all about Diamond Setting and Fine Jewellery making. Interviews with some of the top setters and makers in the world, as well as allied professions. Hear stories, learn tips and tricks, tool talk, and advice for diamond setters and jewellers alike. Find out how these top professionals got to where they're at, what might have gotten them there faster, and advice they'd have to up and comers.
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Prior to this podcast coming out, I’d been wishing for some sort of way to listen to setters discuss their work, and then this podcast happened. I’ve listened to every episode at least twice! I just started dipping my toes into setting work, and this podcast has been incredibly motivating for me. Please keep it up!!!
Hey! Women go into this field too! How about balancing the way you talk on your show to be more inclusive? It rubs me the wrong way when someone in a male dominated field, or a male dominated discipline within a field, uses language that is so one sided as to sound exclusionary. You run a podcast, and that means you have the power to influence. Use that power for good. This one criticism aside, it’s an interesting show and I’m glad to learn from anyone who has something to teach me.
Ian is a great host and has a good format for this podcast. The conversations feel natural and are quite informative. I look forward to new episodes as they come out and listening to all of the future guests.
I really enjoyed listening to all of the current podcasts. Ian does a great job and his guest are very informative. I was working on my own jewelry projects as I listened. Truly looking forward to the next one.
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