minor details

minor details

Nicholas Baker & James Connors

Episodes 115
Avg. Duration 1h 4m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 4.8 (122)
Since Mar 2018
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
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nicholasbaker.squarespace.com

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About This Podcast

Minor details is an industrial design podcast hosted by Nicholas Baker and James Connors. They share their opinions and stories about living and working as industrial designers in New York City.

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Recent Episodes

S6E116 116 - Are Bicycles Actually Beautiful?

Mar 06, 2026 1h 15m

James and Nick catch up on recent projects, from a Lego-inspired barricade moment to the surprisingly complex reality of building a two-ton “rock chair.”They then dig into a bigger design question:…

S6E115 115 - The Return of Tangible Tech

Feb 16, 2026 1h 24m

James and Nick discuss the trend of incense holders, the "brutalism" of modern coffee machines, and the five-year development of Nick’s modular Strap Box. They also debate Dieter Rams’ design…

S6E114 114 - Reunion

Dec 01, 2025 1h 35m

James and Nick catch up. James talks about a road barrier he designed. Nick talks about the Haybale and Jex. They discuss Ikea, Bambulab’s latest printer, and recent AI thoughts.

S5E113 113 - The Next Wave of 3D Printing

Nov 27, 2023 1h 6m

James and Nick catch up. James chat’s about his new son and coffee routine. Nick is writing essays. They discuss a renaissance of 3D printing.Email us your questions at [email protected]

S5E112 112 - Afshin Mehin

Sep 27, 2023 1h 9m

Afshin Mehin is a designer and the founder of Card79. He discusses his design journey, working for Whipsaw and IDEO, starting his design firm, designing for Neuralink, and the future of design. Check…

S5E111 111 - Dan Harden

Aug 23, 2023 1h 49m

Dan Harden is the founder of Whipsaw and discusses his design journey, working for George Nelson, stories of Steve Jobs, starting his design firm, the business of design, his Skrolla chair, design…

S5E110 110 - The Great American Dyson Debate

Aug 04, 2023 1h 15m

James and Nick review the Strap Box and answer questions about daily practices, prelaunch jitters, Miro, licensing, and Dyson. Email us your questions at [email protected] Support us by…

S5E108 108 - Apple Vision Pro

Jun 14, 2023 1h 8m

James and Nick discuss their thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro. Email us your questions at [email protected] Support us by supporting Momnt, get 10% off your first purchase by using our…

S5E107 107 - Don’t Believe Your Eyes

Apr 19, 2023 1h 15m

James gets settled in Pennsylvania. Nick launches the Super Chair. We discuss the future of design as AI matures to become a useful tool. Email us your questions at [email protected] Our…

S5E106 106 - Designers Critique Every Game Console

Feb 15, 2023 1h 46m

Nick launched his first sofa. James is dreaming about coffee. We discuss talk some juicy design news and rank the design of video game consoles. Email us your questions at…

S5E105 105 - We've Changed Our Design Process

Feb 01, 2023 1h 7m

James and Nick talk about their week, James’s life update, Nick’s organizing rack, lifestyle businesses, and how the design process has changed. Email us your questions at…

S5E104 104 - Unnecessary Inventions

Jan 25, 2023 1h 13m

Matty Benedetto, the evil genius behind Unnecessary Inventions, comes on the podcast and talks about his journey as an entrepreneur to content creator. Matty discusses his process for coming up with…

S5E103 103 - Designing Under Constraints

Jan 18, 2023 1h 8m

James and Nick talk about their break, AI vs NFTs, minor detail rants, and designing under constraints. Email us your questions at [email protected] to Play.ht for letting us try…

S4E102 102 - New Object Archetypes

Dec 19, 2022 1h 5m

James and Nick talk about coffee, hardware wallets, answer questions, and reflect on the year to wrap up this podcast season. Email us your questions at [email protected]

S4E101 101 - The Performance of Design

Dec 07, 2022 1h 6m

James and Nick catch up and talk about amusement parks, ChatGPT, the performance of design, and 3D printed shoes. Email us your questions at [email protected]

S4E100 100 - We Made It!

Nov 16, 2022 2h 3m

James and Nick celebrate episode 100 with a marathon 2 hour podcast. Guests call in to chat about music, AI, and hobbies. Nick reviews the Quest Pro. James has a hot take on Dieter Rams. Email us…

S4E99 99 - the new social media strategy

Oct 26, 2022 1h 9m

James and Nick talk about Storm King, Gantri, social media, and breaking into the industry. Email us your questions at [email protected]

S4E98 98 - James loves coffee & Nick loves web3

Oct 19, 2022 1h 26m

James talks about some kickstarters and coffee products. Nicks talks about the new Meta Quest Pro, Web3, and NFTs. Email us your questions at [email protected]. Big thanks to our sponsor…

S4E97 97 - the meme design era

Oct 12, 2022 1h 4m

James and Nick talk about new AI software, Teenage Engineering’s new release, and meme design. Email us your questions at [email protected]

S4E96 96 - should you specialize?

Oct 05, 2022 1h 6m

James and Nick talk about the Peloton Row machine, Nick’s VR course, more thoughts on AI, and specialization. Email us at [email protected]

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