Design Talk Hawaii

Joining Matt at the creative table, are James Friedman and Camille Carnevale, initial members of the new El Dorado Casting Lab. This innovative startup seeks to offer networking, workshops and other resources to the Hawaii jewelry designer community and the interested public.
https://www.jbfriedman.com/el-dorado-1

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Joining Matt at the creative table are visionary organizer Jennifer Noel and artist Luke DeKneef - key players in the exciting grass roots effort streetARThawaii, which channels the creativity of local artists to beautify their neighborhood one (or in this case thirteen) traffic box(es) at a time.
https://www.streetarthawaii.com

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Joining Matt at the creative table, is Mitch Viernes, a rising young star in the local filmmaking scene. His most recent short, "Kālewa" just wrapped last week at Hawaii International Film Festival’s “Made in Hawaii” showcase.
www.Kalewathefilm.com

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Matt has local gallery owner Michael Schnack of Cedar Street Galleries in studio. Listen in to learn about the Honolulu Art business community and to discuss his current gallery show Matchbox Plus XIV, on display now through December 31st at Cedar Street Galleries. http://www.cedarstreetgalleries.com

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Russell Wozniak joins Matt in studio to share with us his ongoing passion to serve our homeless and less privileged with suitable local housing opportunities. Russell’s skills as an engineer, architect, and businessman serve him well as a developer in this challenging arena of community service.

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Matt is joined by Joey Valenti, the new Director of Hawaii’s first State Wood Utilization Team. Joey’s a recent U.H. School of Architecture graduate, who has become the entrepreneur behind a serious look at harvesting the invasive Albizia tree for our local building industry.
http://thealbiziaproject.com

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Matt has a fascinating conversation with Archaeologist, Dr. Mara Mulrooney, Director of Cultural Resources at Bishop Museum. Dr. Mara’s extensive research is featured in the museum’s exhibit Rapa Nui: The Untold Stories of Easter Island. 
https://www.bishopmuseum.org/rapa-nui 

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Matt talks about planning and design of the new Neal S. Blaisdell Center with the Lead Project Manager, Eric Johnston of AECOM, and Guy Kaulukukui, Director of Enterprise Services at the City of Honolulu. Listen in as we hear about the exciting transformation of this iconic civic area into a world class facility.
http://imagineblaisdell.com

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Matt sits down with Chris Edwards and Kim Coffee-Isaak of Hawaii Craftsmen, celebrating its 51st Statewide Juried Exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art School Gallery. Listen in as Kim and Chris share their creative insights on this timeless event.
http://www.hawaiicraftsmen.org/page-1853256

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Joining Matt for a lively conversation at the creative table is writer, producer, and author Rachel Heller. Rachel has produced the Writer’s Coloring Book, to help all of us understand and appreciate how words and images are needed by many to create vibrant, authentic stories.
http://rachelfunkheller.com

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