Noteworthy with Nan

This week, Nan sits down with interior designer Elizabeth Lawrence, who runs one half of Williams Lawrence alongside the legendary Bunny Williams. 

They talk about Elizabeth and Bunny's beautiful (and heavy!) new book, Decoration, the internship that started it all, the conversation that turned into a partnership, and why they renamed the firm. 

Elizabeth also shares practical design advice, from how to train your eye and get scale right to the case for painter’s tape and 85 paint samples. She explains where to splurge and save and how to make a room both beautiful and livable. Plus, a peek into her life as a working mom in New York, her noteworthy tips, and a quick-fire round of design questions.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introducing Elizabeth Lawrence

02:30 Elizabeth & Bunny’s New Book, Decoration

04:26 A Different Kind of Interior Design Book

06:24 From Richmond to Interning for Bunny Williams

07:33 Interior Design School vs. Learning On-the-Job

09:53 The Partnership

14:42 Inside the Williams Lawrence Office

16:22 Learning to Manage People

19:11 Clients You Grow Up With

21:15 What's Inspiring Elizabeth Right Now

23:12 Where to Start if You Can't Hire a Designer

25:15 Making a Room Livable

28:16 A Day in Elizabeth's Life

31:36 The Walk to Work

35:01 Life Outside Work: Photography, Parks and Family

37:36 Elizabeth’s Style and the Thrill of the Hunt

40:14 Dressing a Toddler 

42:28 Designing a Beautiful Home With Kids

44:01 Elizabeth's Noteworthy Tips

47:20 Life Motto: It Should Be Pleasant

48:31 Quick-Fire: Interior Design Questions

Follow Elizabeth:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth_m_lawrence/ 

Williams Lawrence: https://williamslawrence.com/

Decoration by Bunny Williams and Elizabeth Lawrence: https://go.shopmy.us/p-98302098 

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Credits:

Host: Nan Philip

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing

Guest: Elizabeth Lawrence

How does a TV-radio-film major who worked at CAA and for Chelsea Handler end up one of the most recognizable illustrators on Instagram? 

This week, Nan sits down with artist Carly Kuhn, better known to many as The Cartorialist, to trace that unlikely path and celebrate her first book, Character Study. 

Carly talks about building a creative career in the early days of Instagram, the courage it took to call herself an artist, how she found her signature line without any formal art training, and her move from LA and Miami to Michigan (and finally having seasons). Carly also shares her best advice for anyone who wants to start drawing and her noteworthy tips. This episode is a love letter to being a lifelong learner and noticing the beauty in the mundane.

Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast 

Stay tuned for Noteworthy with Nan episodes on Thursdays! 

Timestamps

00:00 Introducing Carly Kuhn

00:46 From Syracuse to CAA, Groundlings and Chelsea Handler

06:15 Starting The Cartorialist in the Early Days of Instagram

08:24 Owning the Word 'Artist'

09:40 Inside Carly’s Book, Character Study

15:31 Evolving Your Artistic Style, and Bringing Your Audience Along

18:36 On Being a Lifelong Learner

20:24 A Day in the Life of a Full-Time Artist

23:22 Moving to Michigan

27:12 Building Community After a Move

29:11 Copycats and Finding What's Uniquely Yours

32:03 How to Start Drawing Practice 

36:18 Drawing with Your iPad

40:51 Carly's Noteworthy Tips

47:14 Life Motto: The Art of Noticing

Follow Carly

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlykuhn/

Website: https://www.carlykuhn.com/ 

Buy Character Study: https://go.shopmy.us/p-92725224 

Substack: https://carlykuhn.substack.com/ 

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Credits

Host: Nan Philip

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing

Guest: Carly Kuhn

Nan is flying solo this week with an honest and somewhat random catch up. She shares the news that season one is winding down (30 episodes and then a little breather), makes her case against Halloween, and finally delivers her one-month verdict on the Eight Sleep mattress pad. From there, it's a proper slice of city life: a new pottery class, a trip to DC and what friendship really looks like in your 30s, a Fifth Avenue parade rant, an honest reckoning with Amazon and Shopbop, a trip to jury duty, and a few Tribeca and West Village spots worth your time. She closes with what she's watching (hint: the Housewives are back) and a new book recommendation. 

Find links to everything mentioned on Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast

Timestamps

00:00 Back for a Solo Episode 

01:15 A Favor: Please Share the Podcast 

02:10 Why Nan Hates Halloween 

02:45 The Eight Sleep One-Month Verdict (Pod 5 vs Pod 6) 

06:10 Pottery Class at Upper East Side Pottery 

07:45 Friendship in Your 30s 

09:05 Amtrak, Moynihan and a Margarita to-go 

10:30 The Fifth Avenue Parade Rant 

13:29 The Loeffler Randall Bag vs the Birkin 

14:30 Shopping Your Values + Election Day 

17:20 NYC Jury Duty + Cosmos at The Odeon 

21:45 Tribeca Favorites

24:45 The Hart Store with Tara Gill 

27:05 Watching: The Housewives Are Back 

28:40 Reading: The Table Where We Meet 

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Credits

Host: Nan Philip

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing

Ever wonder what actually goes into a wedding that takes your breath away? 

This week, Nan sits down with Augusta Cole, the event designer behind Augusta Cole Events, known for producing some of the most beautiful destination weddings.  In the episode, the women go behind the scenes on Augusta’s design forward events, the logistics (and emotions) most people never see, and the habits that keep her creative business thriving. Augusta also shares her noteworthy tips and a quick-fire guide to the art of hosting at home this fall.

Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/p/augusta-cole-interview

Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan episodes on Thursdays! 

Timestamps

00:00 Introducing Augusta Cole

01:36 Building a Destination Events Business

06:12 Vetting Clients and The Design Process

18:54 The Logistics Behind the Magic

22:18 A Judgment Call in the Cotswolds

29:35 Dream Destinations and Collaborators

32:13 Life as a New Mom

38:26 Augusta's Style and Fashion

42:55 Augusta's Noteworthy Tips

51:09 The Art of Hosting at Home

58:13 Life Motto

Follow Augusta

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/augustacole/ 

Augusta Cole Events: https://www.augustacole.com/ 

Substack: https://augustacole.substack.com/ 

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Credits

Host: Nan Philip

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing

Guest: Augusta Cole

What if a family tradition turned into a business you never saw coming? This week, Nan sits down with Ann Williams, founder of the fine jewelry brand Yearly Co, inspired by her grandparents’ tradition of giving each other a gold bangle for every year of marriage. In the episode, Ann shares how she built Yearly Co. over the past 10 years – from navigating the price of gold to the leadership lessons she's learned along the way. Plus, she opens up about her breast cancer diagnosis and the joy she found on the other side of treatment. 

Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/p/ann-williams-yearly-co-interview

Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan on Thursdays. 

Timestamps

00:00 Introducing Ann Williams

00:17 The Yearly Co story 

02:27 Influencer Dinner Success Story 

05:32 Leadership, Hiring and Learning from Mistakes

12:17 Inside Yearly’s Gold Bangles and Sizing Kits

14:09 The Price of Gold

16:59 Expanding Carefully and Customer Relationships 

25:42 Ann's Breast Cancer Story

33:54 What to Say to Someone Diagnosed

40:21 Life Outside Work: Dogs, Nashville and Shopping

45:35 Founder Turned Influencer

51:07 Ann's Noteworthy Tips

55:48 Life Motto: Just Look Up

56:58 Quick-Fire: Fine Gold Jewelry Tips 

Follow Ann & Yearly Co. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annbrennanwilliams/ 

Yearly Co: https://go.shopmy.us/p-90038989 

Ann’s Substack, The Stack: https://annbrennanwilliams.substack.com/ 

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Credits

Host: Nan Philip

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing

Guest: Ann Williams

Ever wish a retail insider would just explain what's really going on behind your favorite brands? Meet Sarah Shapiro, the former fashion merchant-turned-reporter behind the Substack, Private Label.

This week, Nan sits down with Sarah to decode how retail actually works: what "private label" really means, what buyers and merchants do all day, which brands are on the cusp of getting big, the collaborations she's watching, and the art of the "channel check." If you love to shop, this episode is a crash course in understanding what’s really happening behind the brands you buy.

Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast

Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan episodes on Thursdays. 

Timestamps

00:00 Introducing Sarah Shapiro

00:43 From Buyer to Retail Reporter

06:58 What is a "Private Label" 

09:37 What is a “Fashion Merchant”? 

13:46 Brands on the Cusp & Others Missing the Mark

17:37 Recent Fashion Collaborations of Note

27:45 Gap Body, Brandy Melville and the Tweens

31:23 Making Time for Hobbies 

45:06 Sarah's Noteworthy Tips

55:43 Sarah’s Life Motto(s)

Follow Sarah

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retail.diary/

Substack (Private Label): https://www.privatelabel.ltd/

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Credits

Host: Nan Philip

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing

Guest: Sarah Shapiro

To celebrate 20 episodes, Nan is back with a solo episode. In this short and sweet edition, she shares her summer reading report and the TV shows she's been bingeing, makes the case for not optimizing every single corner of your life, and lets you in on how she's turned AI into a personal shopping assistant (plus the resale app she's obsessed with). 

Stick around to the end, because Nan is giving one listener her all-time favorite Hermès wallet as a thank you for being here.

Enter the giveaway here: https://nanphilip.substack.com/p/nwn-podcast-120-episode 

Giveaway Rules: 

• Subscribe to Nan’s Substack →https://nanphilip.substack.com/subscribe 
• Leave a comment on the NWN Podcast, Episode 20 post, sharing what you love about the Noteworthy With Nan podcast or something new you’ve discovered through listening. 
• Receive an extra entry by commenting on Episode 20 (this episode!) on YouTube 
• A random winner will be chosen from all eligible comments. Open to U.S. residents ages 18 and over. Giveaway ends Wednesday, September 23 at midnight. The winner will be contacted via direct message on Substack.
• This giveaway is not supported or sponsored by Substack, Instagram, YouTube, Hermès or any other business or platform. It is simply a gift and thank you from Nan. 

Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan episodes on Thursdays! 

Timestamps 

00:00 20 Episodes Published! 

00:45 Nan’s Summer Reading Recap 

03:50 What Nan Is Watching on TV 

06:40 Not Everything Needs to Be Optimized 

08:40 Art Class at Happy Medium 

11:45 Eight Sleep: First Impressions 

14:25 Using ChatGPT as a Shopping Assistant 

17:30 Gem Resale App 

20:15 An Hermès Giveaway

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Host: Nan Philip

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing

What actually makes a piece of clothing high quality and how do you build an entire brand around it? This week Nan chats with Molly Moorkamp, the designer behind her namesake label, about building a classic, timeless wardrobe and the business behind making clothes in New York.

After studying at FIT and working for designers like Ralph Lauren, Molly launched her namesake fashion label with her brother Sam eight years ago. In the episode, she shares how they have built their made-in-New York brand from the ground up, why they work on a pre-order model, and how she went from camera-shy to viral on TikTok. Plus a quick-fire fashion education on trouser length, tailoring, linings, and the closet staples every woman should own. If you’re building a classic wardrobe with high-quality pieces, this is the episode for you. 

Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast

Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan episodes on Thursdays!!

Timestamps

00:00 Introducing Molly Moorkamp

01:10 Scaling the Brand: Product, Prints and Fabric

06:24 Training, Fashion Production and Pricing

08:50 The Pre-Order Model

12:22 Working With Family 

14:38 Being the Face of a Brand

18:19 Molly's Ironing Tips

20:22 Hiring for a Small Business

24:34 A Day in Molly's Life

28:34 New York Spots, Cookbook Favorites & Old Movies

31:46 Molly's Noteworthy Tips

37:18 Quick-Fire Fashion Education

Follow Molly

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollymoorkamp/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_mollymoorkamp 

Molly Moorkamp: https://go.shopmy.us/p-84965646 

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Credits

Host: Nan Philip

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing

Guest: Molly Moorkamp

From diamond earrings to lip blushing to the importance of a great team, Brooklyn mom and Fewer Finer founder Madison Snider Podpirka shares her noteworthy advice for building a business and a life.

This week Nan sits down with her friend Madison Snider Podpirka, founder of the Brooklyn-based fine jewelry brand Fewer Finer, to talk about growing a side project into a full-fledged business. From managing six employees to navigating rising gold prices to building a family alongside it all, Madison shares what she's learned about hiring, motherhood, childcare and creating a life that works both at home and at work. Plus, her Noteworthy Tips have you covered for all your travel, beauty and sleep needs.

Find links to everything mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/t/noteworthy-with-nan-podcast

Stay tuned for more Noteworthy with Nan episodes on Thursdays. 

Timestamps 

00:00 Introducing Madison Snider Podpirka

05:37 Fewer Finer - Madison’s fine gold jewelry brand

10:23 Building and Managing a Small Team 

15:47 A Jewelry Showroom in Williamsburg and Hosting Brand Events

19:33 Business Challenges

23:01 What Sets Your Brand Apart 

29:38 Family Life as a Business Owner (hire a great nanny!)

33:47 Maternity Leave and How to Make Mom Friends

37:17 Shopping, Comfortable Style and Dressing During Pregnancy

45:36 Madison's Noteworthy Tips

1:00:34 Madison’s Life Motto

Follow Madison

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fewerfiner/ 

Fewer Finer: https://go.shopmy.us/p-82425351 

Madison’s Substack, Five Fine Things: https://fivefinethings.substack.com/ 

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Credits

Host: Nan Philip

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing

Guest: Madison Snider Podpirka

Planning a weekend in New York City and don't know where to start? Consider this your insider's guide to the perfect weekend in Manhattan.

This week, Nan is joined by her friend Beth Tomashoff – a longtime New Yorker, real estate agent and content creator – to answer the question they both constantly get in their DMs: “I'm coming to the city for the weekend. What should I do?”

From where to stay uptown or downtown to the shopping you can't miss (and the one neighborhood they think you can skip), Nan and Beth share their favorite restaurants, coffee shops, sweet treats, cultural stops, and break down exactly what to pack. Whether it's your first trip to NYC or your fifteenth, consider this your cheat sheet for spending a weekend in the city like a New Yorker.

Find links to every single place mentioned on our Substack: https://nanphilip.substack.com/p/travel-guide-weekend-in-nyc

As always, stay tuned for new Noteworthy With Nan episodes on Thursdays. 

00:00 Introducing Beth Tomashoff 

01:53 Where to Stay: NYC Hotels 

09:48 Planning Your Days: Coffee and Central Park 

12:49 Shopping the Lower East Side 

22:56 Exploring the West Village 

30:03 Downtown Culture: The High Line, the Whitney and the 9/11 Museum 

31:05 Shopping the Upper East Side 

45:00 Uptown Italian and Bemelmans Bar 

49:37 Blowouts, Flower Markets and Getting Around 

51:50 What to Pack 

Follow Beth

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alwayssimplychic 

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Credits

Host: Nan Philip

Co-Host: Beth Tomashoff

Executive Producer: Julia Aubuchon

Technical Director: Drew Downing