{"id":217433,"date":"2023-10-12T13:40:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T17:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_news&p=217433"},"modified":"2023-10-19T15:24:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:24:33","slug":"behind-the-mic-amy-devers-of-clever","status":"publish","type":"id_news","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/behind-the-mic-amy-devers-of-clever\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mic: Get to Know Amy Devers of Clever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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October 12, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Partner Content<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>courtesy of Amy Devers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Behind the Mic: Get to Know Amy Devers of Clever<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The SURROUND Podcast Network<\/a> is home to the leading shows from design\u2019s greatest storytellers. One of those storytellers, Amy Devers, is host of Clever<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>which is celebrating its 200th episode. We spoke to Amy about why podcasting is so relevant to our industry, where she finds unexpected inspiration, and one bold prediction for the next 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor’s note: This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SURROUND: Can you share the story behind Clever<\/em>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Amy Devers: I\u2019m trained as a furniture designer and fabricator. After grad school, I quickly landed in the TV business and my primary occupation for about 15 years was hosting TV shows\u2014mostly home improvement and design\/makeover type stuff, but also some international high design and architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved it. I loved getting under the hood and learning how TV gets made. I loved the mechanics of production, filming and editing. I loved thinking about the audience and what might resonate with them. I discovered that I really loved storytelling. After a while, I grew very disenchanted with the version of \u201cdesign\u201d that a lot of these shows were (mis)representing to the public. I felt they were flattening it, discounting its value, over-simplifying the process, and stripping away all that made it fascinating and delicious. I really wanted to expand the storytelling around design and offer a counter-balance to this cultural force. I wanted to tell gritty, authentic stories about all manner of human ingenuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was around 2013 when Jaime Derringer and I struck up a friendship after repeated meetings at design events. We found a synergy with our ideals and started dreaming up collaborations together. Circa 2015, the lightbulb above our heads lit up at the same time: \u201cLet\u2019s do a podcast!\u201d We sharpened our pencils and got to work. Clever<\/em> launched Ep. 1 in May of 2016, during New York Design Week. I like to describe Clever <\/em>as a window into the humanity behind design\u2014each episode is a deep-dive, candid portrait of an individual creative who is shaping the world around us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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