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Mariana Popescu is a prominent architect and researcher specializing in digital fabrication techniques and parametric design. Her work and research explore the intersection of knitted textiles in architecture and sustainability, with a particular focus on materiality and fabrication.

Belgian Furniture and interior designer Axelle Vertommen came on the podcast to talk about her sources of inspiration, colour theory and design process for objects and interiors.

Shoe concept knit designer Suzanne Oude Hengel came on the podcast to talk about her career as an independent knit designer in the footwear industry and the evolution and rebranding of her studio.

Studio FURN est un studio d'architecture d'intérieur basé à Paris qui s'attache à laisser le mobilier dicter la disposition d'un espace, plutôt que l'inverse. Ils appellent ces expériences professionnelles rocambolesques "leurs perles", et vous en entendrez beaucoup dans cet épisode: leurs anecdotes sur l'esprit d'entreprise, la collaboration avec le client, les conditions de travail éthiques, les problèmes de fournisseurs et sur la question éternelle du coût de la qualité.

For this episode I sat down with the founder and creative visionary of Inflate: Nick Crosbie. Equipped with a welding machine he started his business out of thin air in 1995 amidst a sprawling creative scene in post-recession London. Tune in to hear all about inflatable objects and architecture, the importance of photography and creating the opportunity of chance.

For this episode I sat down for tea and some cheesecake with King Houndekpinkou, a contemporary ceramic artist with Beninese roots. I was lucky enough to catch him inbetween his travels and international exhibitions to chat about his upbringing in the suburbs of Paris, the waxing and waning of his popularity as a kid, his special connection to the colour pink and the upcoming historical event in the capital of Benin: the official return of the royal artefacts to the Kingdom of Dahomey.

For this episode we sat down with the inspiring design duo Charlotte Foussat and Javier Peces from Simone & Marcel. Their captivating story, design journey and inspiring team energy made us want to know more. After living in the US, UK and China they moved to Spain in 2020 where they started their lighting and home accessories brand. They have been featured in interior design magazines and enjoy a generous and constantly growing following. Their leitmotiv? It’s “the art of being home” that drives them. Find out more about Simone & Marcel and their work: www.simonemarcel.com https://www.instagram.com/simone__marcel/

This episode circles around a topic that everybody is most likely worried and curious about: THE FUTURE. The future is always on our mind. So what is better than turning to somebody who’s business IS the future: Cecile Poignant, a Paris-based trend forecaster. Cecile talks about her interesting career path in the creative world and introduced the concept of serendipity, the importance to keep curiosity alive and the values of long-lasting trends. This wonderful episode encourages to trust in your gut feeling.

A chat about living your best life with Human Design! How do energetics work, how to align your private and business life and daily actions to your chart, and how to focus on your natural human gifts and talents in order to live your best HD life.

Wir plaudern eher weniger über Muskelkater sondern vielmehr über Unternehmermindset, wie er seine Instagram Community aufgebaut hat, gesellschaftlich konditionierte Gedankenmuster und wie er diese überwunden hat.

In this episode Yelena talks about her upbringing in Armenia and her career as a violinist that started at a very early age and took her all around the globe to play music halls. Her family later uprooted and started a new life in the USA, which took her to study at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music and join the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Since she moved to France, Yelena successfully runs a blog where she offers tours to take you to insider spots all around Paris and most recently focusses on the impact of classical music on our wellbeing. (Hint: you’ll find one of her violin solo’s in this episode) Listen to the episode to find out more about what it takes at an audition, what it looks like to live record for Hollywood movie studios and how her love story with Paris made her move across the Atlantic.

In dieser Episode hör ich direkt hinter die Kulissen von Mareike’s erfolgreichem Label NKM. Eigentlich hatte sie für sich selbst eine Karriere in der Beautyabteilung der Vogue vorausgesehen gehabt, doch da hat ihr ihr treues “NKM Dorf” einen Strich durch die Rechnung gemacht. In ihrer Jugend hatte sie immer wieder mit Hautproblemen zu kämpfen und nachdem nichts Herkömmliches Wirkung zeigte, begann sie, sich für natürliche Behandlungsmethoden zu interessieren. Genauer gesagt für's "Selbstrühren" und dem Prinzip der Phytotherapie. Hört rein in unsere Unterhaltung über ein bisschen Hautprobleme, ein bisschen Business und natürlich über Mareike, dem nordischen Kraftbündel, das das “Selbstrühren” in einen angemessenen Zeitgeist übersetzt. Links zu Naturkosmetik München: NKM Atelier @naturkosmetikmuenchen