It's hard to describe the career of Athena Calderone - no one label covers everything. She works in interior design, she's an author, a recipe writer, podcast host and influencer in the truest sense of the word. Her work has been on the cover of Livingetc twice, and her style continues to influence how we put our pages together, taking inspiration from the way she curates and collects.
In this episode she talks about how she turned her eye for design into a career, the lapses in confidence and the tricks she used to get over them, plus how she goes about sourcing all her objet.
And stay tuned, for at the end of the episode, senior textile buyer for Heal's Hannah Thistlethwaite shares her thoughts on how fledgling brands can get noticed.
Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, hosted by Pip McCormac. This week's episode was sponsored by Heal's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Athena Calderone

From Livingetc magazine, this is Home Truths, the weekly show where we go behind the curtain of some of the biggest names in the interiors world.
Hear the stories behind their designs, what was happening behind the scenes of their most famous moments, and their incredible insight into how to make it in the interiors industry.
Hosted by our Executive Editor Pip McCormac, a new episode of Home Truths is available every Monday. Sponsored by Heal's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sarah Sherman Samuel’s approach to her career is a modern one - she didn’t have a set path and moved across the country a couple of times, going where the wind took her and landing jobs where she could when she arrived. But her flair for taking a good photograph, coupled with some early career training in spatial design, saw her deciding to renovate her own home and document it online.
Her California sunshine aesthetic resonated, and her project began to be shared and re-shared, growing her an army of fans who still follow along to catch a glimpse of her beautifully lit home - so beautifully lit, in fact, that when we put a corner of her house on our cover, complete with mustard yellow armchair and dappled light, the cover line that summed up her approach simply said ‘golden hour.’
Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, hosted by Pip McCormac. This episode was sponsored by Harlequin.

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Sarah Sherman Samuel

Bill Amberg’s luxury leather goods - his bags, his purses, his baby slings and his floors, are characterised by their buttery softness, by the caramel tones and bright colours, and by how lovely they are to touch. But although his goods tend to belong in a fairly rarfied world, Bill himself is welcoming, passionate and playful inventor, constantly looking for new ways to improve on the material that has been the enduring love affair of his career. He came of age in London at the same time as Tom Dixon, when there was a punky attitude and anything goes approach to design, and its fascinating to see how that feeling has stayed with him throughout his career.  
Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, hosted by Pip McCormac. This episode is sponsored by Harlequin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill Amberg

Kit Kemp's hotels and books and blogs are known for a sense of wonderful, joyful refinement. Bright colours, bold patterns and a real ebullience characterise her work, seeing her become one of the most loved designers working in the industry today. Yet she has no formal training, and much of what she knows she learned on the job, by following her instinct and having an understanding of space and scale.
Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, hosted by Pip McCormac. This week's episode is sponsored by Harlequin.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kit Kemp

He has worked on some of the most revered hotels in the world, from Claridges and The Connaught to The Standard in New York, but Guy Oliver started life very differently.
As a closeted gay navy recruit interiors became his retreat, and his passion led him to apprentice in some very grand Scottish homes before taking over and rebranding the agency he now runs, Oliver Laws. 
Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, and hosted by Pip McCormac. This episode is sponsored by Harlequin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guy Oliver

He defines his designs as Modern American Glamour, and while Jonathan Adler has added glitz and gilt to every part of the home, he began as a potter working all day long to create pots for stores such as Barney's. 
He has turned his work ethic into an empire, using his skill as a creative to learn new techniques and try new things, opening stores, designing homes and hotels and becoming - in his words - the luckiest potter in the world.
Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, hosted by Pip McCormac. This episode was sponsored by Harlequin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Athena Calderone

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